Yesterday, I was feeling depressed about certain aspects of my life. I didn’t want anything to do with anybody. I had turned my phone off and I was just sulking all day. Then later on in the day, I turned on the new song by Lupe Fiasco – I’m Beaming. I kept it on repeat because the song was gradually making me feel better about myself.
“They said my future was dark…You see me now? Just look around…I’m beaming. They used to talk when I wasn’t around…You see me now? I’m beaming. “
Once I started feeling a little better after doing some crying and sleeping, I checked my phone and saw that I had a message from a friend who wanted me to go out to this restaurant with her. I figured why not…and I’m glad I did. It really helped me take my mind off things.
However, I was back to the point where I was feeling down again this morning. I tried to keep myself busy with work and doing other things but of course my mind kept going back to the thoughts that were making me feel sad. Then later on in the afternoon, someone sent me a message on facebook. Knowing that I’m a big fan of Lupe Fiasco, he told me that there was a new mixtape with 50 plus songs and gave me the website to download it from. Once I downloaded the album and put it on my iPod, I got on my treadmill for an hour long workout listening to Lupe. I have noticed from past experiences and really realized today that listening to him makes me feel better. I continued listening to him while I was doing some more work on my computer. Lupe Fiasco is a talented rapper who does not get the credit he deserves. What I love about him is that he doesn’t rap about the typical stuff you hear on the radio. He raps about life, he tells a story with his music, and he speaks the truth. As one of the title of his songs says, hip hop has saved my life – his music made me feel better about myself and not worry about the things I was worried about.
