YoungBreezy.com is 2 years old

Before I get started I wanted to give props to my boys Jay Clipp and DJ Cuzzin B and the true school movement. They are part of the TrueSchool camp that includes the producer 9th Wonder and there is a story on them cats on www.allhiphop.com check it out and hit me up if you want either of their contact information both of these dudes are sick on the tables and I promise that they will put your spot on lean.. Here is the True School web site http://www.trueschoolcorp.com/ ...........OK now on to it

I haven’t said anything to anyone but 1/27/07 was the two year anniversary of my blog. Since so much of my life is shared only through the written word I felt it’s best to celebrate with my fans. That’s right……… I have been writing for 2 full years now. At this point I consider myself somewhat of an artist. I am not in a position where I can let my art support me but I do see how things are going, and I am very positive about what is in the works. Today I read some of the post that I written and it is positive to see my development over the past two years. Along with learning about how to write I have learned about myself. I don’t look at anything the same way I did before I committed myself to be great at this sacred art. The art of recording details of my life and my opinion on the times I live. I do this because I want those who are here now to see how much we all have in common and I want the future to see what we were battling and what we found to keep us going.

Creating something changes who you are or at least it should. It is from the creation of anything that you look back and you see what you are capable of producing. Something should happen, you should see something that makes you proud or you will see something that will make you want to work harder to make something else better than what you have now…….You see people are only capable of creating what is inside them, when that is realized you will take stock of who you are. What investments have you made to make yourself a better person? Questions will arise, you will ask yourself is this the only level that I can create or am I capable of more? The answer to that is simple everyone is born with greatness inside of them. It is the choices we make everyday to either help that greatness or kill it. Much the same way a plant is given life by some things and death by others. It is a living thing just like we are and it produces just like we do. It needs protection from the elements and when given light (truth) and food (encouragement) it grows.

The first thing that had to happen to me as an artist and as a man is that I had to stop lying to myself. This happened in a several forms, I lied about being a good person, I lied to myself about me not caring about my father, and I lied about what I was working towards. These were lies that I told only to myself, I didn’t pretend to be more than I was to anyone else but I told lies to myself that kept me in the same circle of failure. Secondly I had to come to terms with the fact that God (Or what ever you see as the higher power) treats everyone the same. The devout church attendee sees no less trouble that those that do not get out of bed on Sunday mornings. But when you learn to humble yourself and see through your issues and learn to become a vessel of good works and good intentions, hard times become easier to bear. Then others start looking out for your well being so the everyday struggle of dealing with the world becomes easier than trying to make it alone.

Next I had to really start working and stop relying on my methods of influencing people. I had to say to myself does my work speak to who I am? If someone was to see what I did would they speak as highly of me as someone who knew who I was. I think too many people rely on who knows who they are and not what they can accomplish. I had to adjust my attitude and ask my enormous ego a question. Am I doing everything in my power to make this situation better or am I just complaining? Struggle is the common denominator, if you cannot produce something of quality from nothing how can you say you deserve more than anyone else.

From there I started spending time with people that were where I wanted to be in their personal life. People who were right with themselves treated family and friends as if they were vital to their existence. I saw how much influence a Grandfather has on his grandchildren. I saw how a man’s duties are more than providing money he has to provide guidance and protection for everyone that carries his name or that is brought into his life. I was in a car with a cat that said “man you see why I can’t flip them thangs no more…that shit would kill my grandfather. This way is slow but I don’t have the heart to hurt Pops.” I saw that every one has a family and when they stop running from it and start running towards it they can find a peace that they will find no where else. I saw brothers and a sister who dedicate time to insulting and beating down each other unite like nothing I have ever seen when their father had a serious health issue. Now I treat my real brothers just like the brothers I gained outside my mother’s home. I am lucky to have them; they beat me up until I learned how to defend myself. And my father didn’t give me much but he did give me something very important…… he gave me life.

Two years have made a very powerful impact on me. I have learned a little about the Bible and the meaning of line They saw it was good. I have seen the greatest comedian of my lifetime and shook the hands of countless individuals who strive to be more than their imaginations can comprehend. I get emails from Paris from people asking about my mother; they say what I wrote about her still makes them cry. I get emails from Los Angeles, CA people asking about helping my son get into a summer soccer program. I get text messages from The Bay when a model is having trouble with this dude that plays in the NFL who doesn’t come see her when she is sick.(LOL) And all my friends ask me everyday what is up with that same model.…… I have answered many of the questions I had but it only to lead to more questions. But that is good because now I know more and that makes me better. Hey, I smoked herb with my uncle and my cousin the weekend we buried my Grandfather. It was the first time my family was all together in a very long time. I saw all my cousins’ kids playing around the house where I grew up. I met family that I hadn’t met before and it was like we have been friends forever. For the first time and saw how much my family really does love each other. Yeah I can’t wait for the next two years…………..Thank everyone that has ever read a word I wrote and had emotion because of it. Bless all of you keep me inspired and in line with what’s real…….Happy Birthday YoungBreezy.com and BreezyJr. My son…….. He turned five on 1/30/07. Freedom and blessings to the real and Fuck you haters……..