Rhyme patterns are nothing without meanings to the words. A lot of rappers can do those flows, but the raps aren't really about anything - which is cool sometimes, but to have the flow and the message is one of my favorite things.
J. ColeRead
I yearn for that livin' large, but mama I ain't done yet/Sit back and watch your son rise, kick back and know your son set
Interpretation
The speaker expresses a desire to achieve greatness while acknowledging that they still have work to do.
In this quote, J. Cole reflects on his aspirations for success and the journey required to reach his goals. He highlights the importance of perseverance, suggesting that despite his ambitions to live large and achieve notable success, he recognizes that he has not yet completed his journey. The mention of his mother symbolizes the support system that anchors him, as he invites her to witness his rise while reminding himself to remain focused and dedicated.
In practice
During a graduation speech to inspire students about their future.
Rhyme patterns are nothing without meanings to the words. A lot of rappers can do those flows, but the raps aren't really about anything - which is cool sometimes, but to have the flow and the message is one of my favorite things.
I'm here to spread a message of hope. Follow your heart. Don't follow what you've been told you're supposed to do.
I always feel like it's two key ingredients when it comes to following your dreams, making something happen that the average person deems difficult. If you truly believe it, that's step one. Step two, is, you know, the hard work that goes along with it.
They say time is money but really it's not_x000D_ _x000D_ If we ever go broke, then time is all we got_x000D_ _x000D_ And we can't make that back, no you can't make that back
Promise to my momma I'ma make it to the Top.._x000D_ So I'ma keep climbing til my heartbeat drop
I don't live for the accolades. I'm more so about the music. Making it, and putting it out. Those are the two best feelings.
The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don't just put off our lives today; we put them off till our deathbed. Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. This second we can turn the tables on Resistance. This second, we can sit down and do our work.
Many more things would be accomplished if we didn't consider them impossible.
You always say 'I'll quit when I start to slide', and then one morning you wake up and realize you've done slid.
When you're throwing the football the way you want to, you're not thinking about it. You're not thinking about your drop or your release point or the trajectory or where your feet are. It's just coming off your hand exactly the way you want it to, fluid and confident.
People say, 'What advice do you have for people who want to be writers?' I say, they don't really need advice, they know they want to be writers, and they're gonna do it. Those people who know that they really want to do this and are cut out for it, they know it.
There can be no darker or more devastating tragedy than the death of man's faith in himself and in his power to direct his future.
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