Grammy's...

There is so much to say about this years 52nd Annual Grammy awards. Overall, I was very pleased with the show.

Beyonce made history by being the first female artist ever to take home 6 Grammy's in one night. She was so emotionally charged and overwhelmed that she broke her usual code of personal silence by thanking her "Husband" and telling him she loved him. I think even Jay-Z was surprised by her unorthodox move.

Drake became the first artist ever to perform at the show and win a Grammy before actually releasing an album. Taylor Swift made history by being the youngest artist to win a Grammy for album of the year and Mr. Big... ahem, Ego, Kanye West made history by actually not showing up to an award show even though he was nominated.

I am #teamkanye all the way and actually to tell you the truth his absence was definitely felt. He was nominated in a slew of categories and actually won a Grammy for "Run This Town" where he was featured with Jay-Z & Rihanna.

He also was supposed to be apart of Drake's performance of Forever since he was featured on the track with Lil Wayne and Eminem. But his actions at the MTV music awards were unsanctioned and rude so I guess he needed to take a break and maybe the Grammy awards exec board panel made him sit down somewhere as well.

Other than Kanye being M.I.A., the night was full of action and didn't disappoint. Jamie Foxx had a party on stage during his performance of Blame it. Pink made sure she kept the crowds mouth watering for more by being drenched in water and swinging from a tight rope wearing a tight cat suit. And Lady Gaga brought out Elton John as they sang a duet while both playing the piano.

And of course at the end of the night you knew the question was bound to come up. Would Kanye's outburst from the MTV Music awards help Taylor Swift and would it hinder Beyonce in winning album of the year...

I really don't know, but I will say this, only a few Urban, (meaning rap, reggae or R&B) albums have ever won Grammy of the year. Thriller and Speakerboxx/The Love Below are the two I can think of off the top of my head. I was kind of upset about how some of the media wrap up shows down played the rap category as Jay-Z, Eminem and Drake all did pretty well winning in the category.

Numbers wise, the country music genre sells the most albums, so that should tell you how hard it is to beat out any country singer with or without Kanye's outbursts.

Drop The World...

Have you ever had a day when you woke up already inspired and motivated to accomplish your goals? And then things (positive AND negative) just kept happening to push you to work even harder to accomplish this goal.

If I may, I think I can do a run through of the occurrences going through your head...

First,

these situations keep happening, literally pushing you to the point where your ambitious mind leads you to have animosity towards everything.

Then,

you are put in a mind set were you are no longer motivated but angry, bitter and agitated if you don't finish what you started.

Now,

its no longer considered inspiration or motivation, its annoyance and spite that has been directed at everything including yourself.

Am I Right?

An example would be by you saying "You know what, forget that!!! This is some BS! I am ready to prove to the world that I am EXACTLY what I said I would be! And when I do prove it, I will rub it in your face all while screaming at the top of my lungs I told you so."

First of all, if you have ever had that feeling, I feel your pain because that is how I feel today. If you have never had that feeling then just be patient you will eventually.

The interesting thing is that, you should really never feel that you have to prove anything to anybody but yourself. It is okay to be inspired, just don't let your inspiration turn into a disastrous attempt at spite of someones negative ill will towards you.

My I'm focused song comes from 2 MC's that have had that fair share of "What? No, You Can't Do That..." Last night Lil Wayne performed at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards and for the opening act, he performed "Drop The World" featuring Eminem.

"The top gets higher, the more that I climb The spot gets smaller, and I get bigger Tryin to get in where I fit in, no room for a n*** But, soon for a n**** it be on muthha'**** Cause, all this bull**** done made me strong muthha'*****! So I Pick the world up and I'ma DROP it on yo' f***** head!" - Lil Wayne

These are words of inspiration to say the least, and to be honest, that's exactly how I feel right now, I'm just motivated to do whatever I set my mind to and then after I have done so successfully, I just want to drop the "accomplishment" on the haters, doubters and nay-sayers heads.

But I have to remember, the reason I became an artist was to be remembered for my positive body of work and thoughts, not by the bitterness left over as a result of backlash and nonsense.

To dig deeper in my emotional midst, exactly two years ago today, February 1st 2008, my grandmother passed away and I think that sourness towards dealing with death is intertwined into my motivation.

Either way, I will remember to remain positively focused as a way to remember her legacy while steadily building my own.

With that said, take this song and use it positively by building your legacy and deciding to not let anyone dictate how you live in your world.

Lil Wayne, Drake & Enimem's Uncensored Grammy Performance

Lil Wayne - Drop The World feat Eminem