Listen, I know complaining is in our DNA. As humans, we lack stuff. As Americans, we want stuff. And Blacks, well, we expect not to get stuff. Those three realities created a culture that even the Church has not been able to counter. We shout, dance, sing, but also COMPLAIN. We are just as spoiled, just as pessimistic, just as negative, bent on scandal, and generally unhappy with the state of things: our lives, our relationships, our local church, the pastor’s sermon, what she’s wearing, what ..read more

Listen, I know complaining is in our DNA. As humans, we lack stuff. As Americans, we want stuff. And Blacks, well, we expect not to get stuff. Those three realities created a culture that even the Church has not been able to counter. We shout, dance, sing, but also COMPLAIN. We are just as spoiled, just as pessimistic, just as negative, bent on scandal, and generally unhappy with the state of things: our lives, our relationships, our local church, the pastor’s sermon, what she’s wearing, what ..read more

Listen, I know complaining is in our DNA. As humans, we lack stuff. As Americans, we want stuff. And Blacks, well, we expect not to get stuff. Those three realities created a culture that even the Church has not been able to counter. We shout, dance, sing, but also COMPLAIN. We are just as spoiled, just as pessimistic, just as negative, bent on scandal, and generally unhappy with the state of things: our lives, our relationships, our local church, the pastor’s sermon, what she’s wearing, what ..read more

You'd imagine that most songwriters start writing with the first line or the chorus. "Cycles," however, didn't start the way you'd expect. I have suffered from acid reflux (like almost half of America). Some of it is diet, some is stress. But it occured to me in the shower that the food I thought I had fully digested "was coming back up again...must be something I ate..." My battle with acid has been a troubled one; affecting my singing, affecting my skin, affecting my sleep. Most solutions ..read more