My inspiration to this post is me listening to Lupe Fiasco's new album "Food and Liquor". The reason for this is because this is possibly that one or two rap albums that I buy each year. Which is not a lot for such a big "music lover". But the truth is I don't really like a lot of rap. BUT there is something about a cd that actually does reach me. Something that hits me both intellectually, emotionally, and aestitically. Its this reason why music seems to have such a big part of my life. And I think its this reason why so many black males my age live and breath hip hop. It has everything to do with how I relate to people and things. Now the point I'm getting at is....Can I really ever TRULY relate to anybody who is not on that same tip? And when i say "anybody" i mean a girl. I ask myself every so often, "is music really THAT important to you?". Honestly it really might be. I'm trying to figure out why and how its become that way for me. I honestly think, that as Black people, we relate to each other through music. I hesitated before typing that. I wasn't sure if that was true. But in retrospect EVERY single memory i have of my extended family has some sort of music in it. I think this kind of explains why when Black people party....We dance. When white people party...they drink. My first night of college I may never have gone to a BIG party before....But I did know I if I had a choice of the party behind the house with people standing around drinking....Or that party with the house rockin' to the music I'd want the music.
Could I chill with a girl who doesn't have this same feeling about music, or MY music? I don't even mean just like she listens to Slipknot or something and I listen to Nas. I mean her luvin' her some Franchise Boyz and well....me not. I think what people get out of music kind of reflects who they are as a person and how they think.
Its funny how relationships work. I took a "Movies in Hollywood" class that explored Fight Club and the fact that its "homosocial" (along with spitting all sorts of stuff on capitalism). I was once counseling a friend on a girl of his and she essentially "wasn't on his level" according to him. Me and him though were able to relate on a deeper wavelength. This was the basis of him acutally being a FRIEND. Now since neither of are gay obvoiusely no relationship is coming from that. But if a girl isn't there (when theoretically it should be AT LEAST on that level if not greater) why should he continue it. When I said that to him (coming to the realization almost at the same moment) I think that actually is what changed my perspective on girls. If I can't relate to a girl on the same level as I can my bestest best friend and this is the chick I"m spending most of my socializing waking hours with then that relationship, whether it is romantic with a girl, or even social (with a guy) is destined to never get past a certain level just because its simply not possible. Its like one person diving in the deep end, the other in the shallow end, then expecting to give each other a high five under water. Your bound to have to meet each other at 4 ft instead of 14. But you miss out on the fun the other 10 ft. provides. After a certain point...you wonder when you can play in that other 10 ft. The more you can't the more you wonder about it.
If i were to grade this post I would say it is unorganized and "all over the place". Ironically, it began because of how I think of music intellectually. And relates because the females I related to the most...Had similar music tastes.
Could I chill with a girl who doesn't have this same feeling about music, or MY music? I don't even mean just like she listens to Slipknot or something and I listen to Nas. I mean her luvin' her some Franchise Boyz and well....me not. I think what people get out of music kind of reflects who they are as a person and how they think.
Its funny how relationships work. I took a "Movies in Hollywood" class that explored Fight Club and the fact that its "homosocial" (along with spitting all sorts of stuff on capitalism). I was once counseling a friend on a girl of his and she essentially "wasn't on his level" according to him. Me and him though were able to relate on a deeper wavelength. This was the basis of him acutally being a FRIEND. Now since neither of are gay obvoiusely no relationship is coming from that. But if a girl isn't there (when theoretically it should be AT LEAST on that level if not greater) why should he continue it. When I said that to him (coming to the realization almost at the same moment) I think that actually is what changed my perspective on girls. If I can't relate to a girl on the same level as I can my bestest best friend and this is the chick I"m spending most of my socializing waking hours with then that relationship, whether it is romantic with a girl, or even social (with a guy) is destined to never get past a certain level just because its simply not possible. Its like one person diving in the deep end, the other in the shallow end, then expecting to give each other a high five under water. Your bound to have to meet each other at 4 ft instead of 14. But you miss out on the fun the other 10 ft. provides. After a certain point...you wonder when you can play in that other 10 ft. The more you can't the more you wonder about it.
If i were to grade this post I would say it is unorganized and "all over the place". Ironically, it began because of how I think of music intellectually. And relates because the females I related to the most...Had similar music tastes.
