My homie Bradley Troast had me speak on one of his panels at Northwestern University a while back, and since then he’s been doing big things with Cabrini Connections, a mentoring/tutoring program, which aids and assists Chicago youth, who live in and around Cabrini Green. The program teaches the students vital skills in preparation for college and the real world.
Last night, Rhymefest stopped by the workshop and spoke to the class for an hour and a half and covered a wide range of topics. Pretty cool stuff.
Rhymefest spoke for almost an hour and a half, capturing the attention of about 25 students and their mentors. At one point, he said fellow hip hop artist Rick Ross recently asked him, “Would you rather be loved or would you rather be feared?” Rhymefest solicited responses from the students before providing his own. Using the example of Martin Luther King, Jr., he said, “True love sometimes inspires the greatest fear.” He went on to discuss radio and say, “Music is constantly telling us not to love ourselves.”
He also asked the students, “If you could have any power, what would it be?” Someone said, “The ability to fly;” he said, “You could become a pilot.” Someone said “superstrength;” he said you could become a fitness instructor or a bodybuilder. The point being: you can be whatever you want to be, you just have to ask yourself, “What is my power?”
If you’re so inclined, you can donate to Cabrini Connections here.
Hit the jump for ‘Fest discussing the making of “Jesus Walks”
See that’s what i’m talking about! Uplift our youth! Great job fest!
rhymefest looks like a child molester
fest doesn’t look like roman polanski in this vid