365 Questions--June 25

A song that makes you think about life

“Calling My Name” by Hezekiah Walker always reminds me of my life. I feel an extreme amount conviction. I am a very headstrong individual. I don’t care who tell me to do something, if it’s not something I’m interested in, then I’m not doing it. I can remember being a kid, maybe 14 or 15 years old and I heard God talking to me. I didn’t know it was Him at the time, but for some reason I felt an overwhelming feeling to turn my life around. I remember I re-wrote my About Me section on Myspace and everything. Even recently, I tried to talk myself out of what God has called me to do. I felt like I couldn’t go back to God because I had did so much wrong, but yet and still I hear him calling my name. 

“Change” by J. Cole also makes me think about life. It mentions so many things that I’ve seen as a child as well as things that I’ve experienced as an adult. To be completely honest, J. Cole is one of the realest lyricist of my time. He doesn’t pretend to be this overcompensating thug. He’s just being Jermaine. Jermaine is from the hood, but his mind is above that. Not that he thinks that he is better than anybody. He is humble enough recognize where he comes from, but he also knows that just because he is from there does not mean he has to stay there forever.