A Great Start to My Weekend

I'm thankful for waking up every morning and getting another chance to live my life. The beginning of the week however can be long and boring, but when the weekend comes, it's definitely a reason to celebrate. Since coming to Georgia State University, my weekends start on Thursday afternoon when I get out of my last class for the day. As is the case for most students on campus, Thursday is a friendly reminder that the weekend is only hours away. The weekend symbolizes a break from school, and possibly even work. When it comes to breaks, Atlanta is where it's at, especially at night when the bright city lights illuminate the city and class is not in session.

Yesterday was one of my longer days on campus. I've been wanting my good friend Andre to come to school with me for a while now to check it out and see how it is during a day when class was in session to meet new students and check out a program for massage therapy. Since Dre was off work yesterday, he got the chance to come to campus and check it out. We both woke up at 5:30 am and hit the road for school at 7. When I was finished with my classes st 3:45, Andre and I were invited to hang out for dinner at the dormitory of mutual friend, Victoria, while Andre and I waited for the first GSU basketball game of the season to start at 7pm. The three of us went to shop for the ingredients to make dinner accompanied by a mutual friend of Victoria and I, Ricky, and a friend of his. For dinner, we had chilli dogs and tortilla chips, a dinner perfect for budgeting college students.
Dinner was so good, we missed the game's tip off at 7, but we left the dorms with enough time to see the game before halftime, or so we thought. Victoria stayed in student dorms that were off campus so we had to drive back to the school to watch our GSU Panther's play against Clark Atlanta's Panthers. There was only one problem, Atlanta traffic was bumper to bumper because the Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and the Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) were playing home games in arenas that were next door to each other. We didn't make it to the basketball game until there were 10 minutes left in the second half. The game ended up going into overtime, where GSU was defeated by Clark 56-53.



Although the game was over, our night was far from it. Andre, Victoria and I went to the basketball game, while Ricky and his friend went to visit the "Taste of Africa" dinner in the campus ballroom, so I went with Andre and Victoria to meet the guys in the ballroom. That was a party in itself filled with food, music, dancing, and overall fun. I didn't stay to enjoy all the festivities of Taste of Africa, because I was more interested in the Fraternities and Sororities outside of the ballroom who were officially welcoming their former pledges into their brother or sisterhood. Victoria accompanied me outside to watch. There was a live DJ, a huge crowd, and the brothers and sisters of different Greek chapters on campus. That was my type of party, and I had fun watching. The night drew closer to an end as midnight approached. Andre and I had just enough time to make it back home before 1am. When I got settled in at home, I made my bed my best friend. I love it at GSU.

Hi haters, I'm back off HIATUS

It's obviously been months since I've written a blog to share with you. I haven't even been updating my twitter on a regular basis either. I'm at a new school (Georgia State University) and I'm still working diligently with 2 jobs on my plate as well as being a full time student, son, friend, boyfriend, etc. I haven't even had much time or money for my music. But that's about to change for good really soon, with no excuses.

Get ready...

An Ode to Lindsay Lohan

What's up people? It's already July which means that 6 months of 2010 are already over and we have just started the first month of the remaining 6. The year is flying by super fast, but the one thing that has me making a blog entry right now is LINDSAY LOHAN. What the heck happened to this girl? I had the illest crush on Lindsay since that movie that she starred with Tyra Banks in as a kid. My crush on her continued when she played in "The Parent Trap" and way after I got older and hit puberty, she made me want her even more after her transformation from nerd girl from Africa to the new hottie from the Plastics crew in the movie "Mean Girls."



Heck, I even thought she looked pretty hot in her "Rumors" music video from her album "Speak."


But in the last few years, Lindsay just like her career have gone downhill: from snorting coke, to her numerous DUIs, now she's about to get locked up for 3 months.



I sure hope Miley Cyrus doesn't follow in her footsteps cause that girl's getting PAID right now and I'd hate to see her career get ruined over cocaine and alcohol. Why Lindsay? WHY?

My Superman Complex - Why I lead a double life

When people ask me who my favorite super hero is I tell them Superman. When when they ask me why, I say because he saves people. He is an alien from another planet who was sent to Earth as a baby by his birth parents as his home planet Krypton was was being destroyed. His parents knew that he would be considered a "god among men" when he arrived to Earth with powers and abilities no regular man would have, yet they sent him to be raised by humans who would raise him as their own child and teach him morals as he grew older. His birth parents wanted him to use his powers to prevent the destruction of Earth at the hands of man. They didn't want the fate of Krypton (destruction caused by war) to be the fate of Earth. As Clark Kent, Superman's secret identity, he is a mild mannered news reporter for the Daily Planet in Metropolis. Whenever trouble or danger is near, he disposes his disguise to reveal Superman to the world and stop crime and other disasters wherever they may be. Superman uses the Daily Planet as a way of knowing what is going on in the world.




I am a journalism major in school. I want to know what is going on in the world so that I may be able to use my talents to help make a difference in this world wherever or however I can. I want to rescue those in danger. That's why I am SoloStar. That's why I do what I do. I want to use my talents (music and the gift of rhyme) to speak to people. Whether they take my advice or not is up to them, but I won't stop saying what I have to say until I see a drastic change in society. I have what I like to call a "Superman Complex." Journalist by day, motivational lyricist (because I am not just a rapper) by night.


COMING SOON...

http://twitter.com/SoloStar
http://www.youtube.com/solostarjanuarymusic

It's Already June?

Time really flies doesn't it? I made a return to the booth a few days ago to record some songs after a 10 month hiatus. I almost forgot everything it took to make 1 song! I will be posting videos of my tracks on youtube, and then here like this one I recently recorded featuring my boy Space b. It's our take on Wale's "Pretty Girls."



I also had the pleasure meeting up with one talented young lady who can sing her heart out. She goes by the name Brittnee Camelle. I met her sometime last month at my job, and then at our Alma Mater's 2010 graduation. Here's Britt's first video:



We got the chance to meet up today and get a feel for each other's style of music and how we do what we do for our love of music. After our session today, she tweeted

"Had a great meeting/chill session with @SoloStar. Dope MC and humble person. Lets get it B!!"

Let's get it indeed Britt!

Be on the lookout for the heat Brittnee and I are about to bring to y'all! You better get ready! Be sure to follow her on twitter @MissCamelle.