THE NEW AGE

...WITH THE HELP OF SHOWS LIKE HARLEM HEIGHTS MY EYES HAVE OPENED TO NEW THINGS ABOUT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN RACE. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED OURSELVES TO BE MORE CORPORATE THAN EVER... WE HAVE APPEARED MORE INTELLIGENT THAN EVER ON ANY TELEVISION THAT AS BEEN ON IN THE PAST DECADE. WE HAVE MOVED FROM MUSIC JUNKY, SCHOOL FLUNKIES, DANCING FLOPPIES<-- IM TRYING TO RHYME--> TO MEN WITH HIGH CLASS DEGREES AND WOMEN WITH HIGH STANDARDS... YES THERE ARE THE DRUG DEALERS WHO STILL THINK HUSTLING RUNS IN THE FAMILY AND YES THERE ARE THE GIRLS WHO OPEN UP THEIR LEGS TOO QUICKLY TO ANY MAN THAT SAYS I LOVE YOU OR HAVE A DOLLAR.... BUT THAT IS IN ANY RACE.... OUR EXCUSES FOR NOT ACHIEVING ARE RUNNING OUT... WE CANNOT BLAME OUR MISHAPS AND DOWNFALLS ON OUR RACE NOR COLOR... I REFUSE TO NOT BECOME ESTABLISHED BEFORE 30... MY ASPIRATIONS HAVE ALREADY GUARANTEED ME A POSITION IN THE WORLD I JUST HAVE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN MYSELF... THAT IS THE GOAL WE HAVE SET FOR OURSELVES... I HAVE YET TO FIND MYSELF IN A POSITION WHERE I HAVE QUESTIONED MY RACE... I HAVE WENT THE GANGSTER WAY<--DIDNT WORK... I HAVE TRIED THE MUSIC<-- NOT TOO GOOD... I HAVE PLAYED SPORTS AND EXCELLED BUT IT WASNT ME... I FOUND ART AND DESIGN. WITH BOTH I AM ABLE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE TYPICAL "BLACK MAN" TO THE NEW AGE BLACK MAN... SO TO THE TYPICAL BLACK MAN OR MAN... I SAY YOU MUST ESTABLISH YOUR DREAM QUICKLY FIND YOUR STYLE OR YOUR SWAG AND STICK TO IT... REMOVE... YOU CAN BE A FULL TIME GANGSTER AND HAVE A CORPORATE MIND SET, DO NOT BE JUST THE AVERAGE MAN BE MORE THAN WHAT THEY SAY YOU ARE... AS I LOOK BACK I MUST SAY I HAVE DONE A LOT OF GROWING UP... AND I AGREE I DO HAVE SOME MORE TO DO... BUT I HAVE FOUND MY SELF IN THIS SKIN... AND PLAN ACHIEVING MY LIFES DREAM IN IT... I HAVE A FEELING THERE IS A SECOND GENERATION HARLEM RENAISSANCE COMING JUST MAKING THE PUSH EARLY....