welcome to burning in paradise

  • RADIO BNP101.X Episode 23: Rants and Raps

    Tracklist
    Ain’t it Nice by Madison McFerrin
    Dont you worry baby feat. Madison McFerrin by Tyler, the Creator
    world gone mad by domo genesis
    rough diamonds by Domo Genesis
    Tapatio by Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist
    Purity feat. Frank Ocean by A$AP Rocky
    Provider by Frank Ocean
    F.I.C.O feat. Stove God by Clipse, Pharrell Williams
    VCRs feat. Vince Staples by JID
    Get in Line ft. Jaszy Shavers by Curren$y

    Movie Recommendations
    But I’m a Cheerleader (1999) on Tubi starring Natasha Lyon, Melanie Lynskey
    Clerks 2 (2006) on Pluto with Rosario Dawson
    Death Proof (2007) with Rosario Dawson
    Dazed and Confused (1993) on Netflix
    American Pie (1999) on Netflix with Natasha Lyon

    TV shows
    Two and a Half Men (Peacock) with Melanie Lynskey
    Russian Doll (Netflix) Natasha Lyon
    One Piece (Netflix)

  • the increased military presence in D.C. isn’t going to change the city in the long term. America loves taking a military approach with everything as our military has been one of our best assets but all that does it make things happen with force. and forcing Americans to do anything usually results in a large amount of push back. i don’t think you change a cities culture by having more agents and officers making more arrest. that’s just going to cause a larger distrust between citizens and law enforcement. targeting high volume areas where young adults go out to drink and have a good time, doesn’t make me feel safe, it makes me not to avoid d.c. all together. and agents targeting lower income communities where law enforcer knows that they don’t have the public trust in these areas seems more predatory than anything else.
    to “fix” the crime problems of d.c. you have to create opportunities for people to make money and have self-worth and have love for the communities that they are in and apart of. like a lot of us cities, the cost of living is beyond what the average American can afford, and rather than fall behind people are going to start taking risk to make up for the differences.
    mobilizing military and government offices on everyday people is only going to cause descent

  • RADIO BNP101.X: Episode 22: Vulnerability and Honesty

    today i did a bit of thinking out loud and ranted about vulnerability and honesty. talking about what it is to vulnerable with someone and what people are really asking for when the ask for vulnerability from men. i think people want honesty instead of vulnerability, they think that vulnerability automatically comes with honesty but that’s argument for another day. i talked about Taylor Sheridan and the run he’s going on with yellowstone 1883 and 1923, definitely recommend you watch them if you haven’t. the characters he writes are just awesome so i have a few things to say about that. and the importance of dreaming

    tracklist
    wish the wind would blow me by bob schneider
    sierra leone by frank ocean
    sweet life by frank ocean
    pyramids by frank ocean
    lost by frank ocean
    fade into you by mazzy star
    the birthday and death of the day by explosion in the sky
    welcome, ghosts by explosion in the sky

  • Sunset by the marina.

    “It’s all between the fire red morning sun and a golden sunset.”

  • i don’t care if you don’t like me, the world doesn’t like me. and when you have nothing to lose.. you have everything to gain.

    I’ve endure a pain that was unnecessary and unfair but that’s the way of the world. what i am going to do about it? complain. yeah, a little bit because were all human and flawed and even a warriors shield has cracks in it after battle. but what makes man great is that we push through. even when there’s no chance for survival. a lesson i wish i would’ve of learned a long time ago. you don’t let the pain consume you and take the reins. you stare it in the mirror, down your beer and get back to work ’til you fail again and again and again. ’til your knees are weak and you back is sore. that’s what separates the greats from the ordinary, from cowboys from the cow pokes. “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” -William Shakespeare

    And the only thing in the way of greatness is me. I’ve always said if I could get out of my own way.. I’d be great but I wasn’t that I was in my own way it was that I didn’t know. I didn’t have the information I didn’t know what more to give given the limitation that were given to me. I bare the weight of the world on these shoulders and the weight of society in my mind. The only choice I have is to be great because for some reason I was chosen.. and these blessing have been bestowed upon me. So the question isn’t why me? But why not? 

    Greatness can be given but respect must earn. Hard work and hard times are just apart of any man’s story. And the only thing promised is death. a warrior’s dreams and a warrior’s nightmare.

  • i’ve came across dasia on instagram a few months ago when she was talking about the surviving capitalistic nihilism. the clip she’d posted peaked my interested and stopped me from doom scrolling long enough to decide this is a message i want more of. instantly went to youtube and sat through the hour long video essay she had made and have continued to watch her videos whenever they come across my feed. today this video popped out and i had some time to check out her thoughts on privatization of public goods and service. giving an in depth look what privatization has done for americans over the years. i think it’s good food for thought