The Black Star Elephant, You Need to Listen

Let me tell you. This is my favorite album of all time. I love all types of music. In middle school and high school I listened to rap, pop, and R&B. Lil' Wayne, T.I, The Game, Jason Derulo, Sean Kingston, Chris Brown, you name it, I was there. Once I got to college I started branching out and listening to different genres. That's when I found country music and when I found the Black Star Elephant. Today, I am mainly a listener of country music but nothing tops the Black Star Elephant for me.

My good friends Nico & Vinz from Oslo, Norway put that album out in 2014. They aren't really my friends, but I listened to it so much they should have been my friends. This album means a lot to me. I have a dear friend from college that I shared this album with. He was my roommate every year from freshman year to senior year. To this day, we share songs off the album with each other. It's created a loving brotherly bond between us like no other.

The album has such deep meaning and messaging and I would encourage all young men to take a listen. It will make you feel good, really good, I promise. Give it a chance, please. It will enlighten you. It will motivate you. It will lift you up spiritually.

Here are some of my favorite lyrics from four of my favorite songs off of the album:

Know What I'm Not:

I've been a victim of trying too hard, now I finally see

That every person was fighting so bad

I won't be who they want me to be

The said that I should act a certain way

And I would listen, what a great mistake

It's my life and my choice to make

Now I know what I'm not

Am I Wrong:

Am I wrong for thinking out the box from where I stay?

Am I wrong for saying that I'll choose another way?

I ain't trying to do what everybody else doing

Just cause everybody doing what they all do

If one thing I know, how far would I grow?

I'm walking down this road of mine, this road that I call home

People:

If everybody were poor, we would all be rich

If everybody up on this Earth were poor, we would all be rich

If I had no work, I would enjoy life

I would put my family first

When The Day Comes:

We raise our arms and hope for better wins

We fight a million battles every day

I don't wanna see us falling

So we just gotta keep on running

Even when the day comes calling

I'm ready to march, oh-oh-oh

Enjoy your listening.

Be Well, Stay Young.