Have you ever read a book by an author and been left questioning the author's sanity? Often times you read a novel and the crazy factor is beyond your normal threshold leaving you questioning what is going on in the author's mind. I have gotten that a lot with my new release Jaded. Many have asked how it was possible for me to write so candidly yet be sane in my own mind? There is…

From its disputed pioneers Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, to the Sugar Hill Gang, and Afrika Bambaataa, Hip Hop has planted itself firmly in our culture. Sparked from a young generation’s cry out for an outlet from their disenfranchised existence on the streets of traditionally low income areas, Hip Hop made its way on the scene with a vengeance. It sought to expose a subculture of music that was plagued with social, economic, and…