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  • If you could have something named after you, what would it be? I was talking about this with IAM earlier. Instead of an award, I want a sports arena or field named after me. It would be so dope to have some pro sports team like the Lakers play at a place called the JAS…

  • “Whatever you do [whatever your task may be], work from the soul [that is, put in your very best effort], as [something done] for the Lord and not for men, knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [not from men] that you will receive the inheritance which is your [greatest] reward. It…

  • I love the original by Mos Def ever since I first heard it in a Air Jordan commercial when I was in high school.  To be honest I think this is the first cover of Umi Says that I have ever heard.  The live band touch also gives it an organic feel. Check it out. …

  • What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had? I wish I could play the piano OR be skilled in a marital art. Music exercises the brain and to be adept at it indicates a highly developed one. For the second part I want to be physically adept to the point where…

  • What is your favorite type of weather? Fav type of weather: That’s the best. You can go out for a glass of lemonade and chill.

  • What do you wish you could do more every day? I wish I could get more sleep, i.e., at minimum 6 hours per day. I normally wake up early to go to the gym (almost every day). I go to sleep late. It’s Night Owl/Early Bird mixture. (There’s some word for it.). I’ll add this…

  • This is a dope video featuring all the made baskets during the 1984 NBA All Star Game and set to a decent soundtrack.  Give it a watch when you have time.

  • Who was your most influential teacher? Why? My most influential teacher was my AP Calculus teacher from high school, Mr. Binghi.  I had been going through a lot of turmoil at home and school was sort of a welcome refuge in my life.    He had a peculiar way of teaching.  It was almost frenetic…