Ever since I became involved in Creole Hip Hop my life has changed dramatically.  These days I don’t even remember what a typical day used to be for me.  For the past two years, I have literally been chasing Creole Hip Hop just like an addict chasing his favorite source of high.  I’ve used my eyes, ears, mouth and wits to continually get myself more and more entangled with just about anyone that promises me more insight in this world of passionate Hip Hop music.

Two years later here I am.  Now many see me as their source into Creole Hip Hop.  I am now serving the same purpose as those that were opening up the doors for me allowing me in.  I now have links in Haiti, Montreal, Canada and France.  Artists are now contacting me at times before I get to pick up the phone and making the call.  I realize how far I still have to go in making my true contribution to Creole Hip Hop but when I do sit back and reflect, the music and I have come a very long way.  I am looking forward to the day I can stand there in the audience watching my favorite artists performing in front of a full hall filled with fans chanting their names and reciting their songs.  I look forward to the day when we are under the sun in Haiti watching all of our favorite artists from America, Canada, France and Haiti on one stage.  Those days are still a long time from now but in the meantime, I must hold onto the moments that keep me looking forward to waking up everyday to Creole Hip Hop and going to sleep each night remembering how Creole Hip Hop has impacted my days. 

One example of those moments was a day in December when on my first day of a two week break from work and school, I filled up my calendar with chores and appointments.  After taking care of my house cleaning obligations and laundry in the morning and throughout the early afternoon, I took the express train heading into Manhattan to my job for a group Christmas party.  Right afterwards, I walked down a block to 35th street to meet up with a young woman that contacted me asking for a sit down to talk about how she can contribute to my work with the Creole Hip Hop Movement.  We sat down at Starbucks for an hour and spoke about the movement, my plans for next year and doing some work with the artist Bennchoumy.  Halfway through the meeting, she let me know how intrigued she was with the work I am doing and wanted to be part of my team.  This is great news for me who have been searching for motivated individuals that want to assist me in bringing light to the movement.

After our meeting we decided we’d go to a performance downtown and see Neg Maron perform with an underground rock band JE.  We arrived outside the club hosting the event at 8pm.  We were greeted outside by Mike P and Suicide of Neg Maron who seemed very surprised to see me attending.  Mike P especially showed a lot of emotion explaining it was his birthday and he didn’t realize I and the other attendees from the Creole Hip Hop community even knew of the event.  It was a touching moment for me as I tried to calm him down and explain that any time I hear there is a Neg Maron performance I make it my business to show up.  It felt good and is ironic to see how much my presence and the others who showed up was so appreciated while I am just a fan who appreciate what they are doing.

Besides myself and my new assistant, in attendance were Bennchoumy who never misses an opportunity to support any Creole Hip Hop artist.  Also there I saw all those that usually show support to Neg Maron, including their manager Patricia.  I also bumped into an old friend in the community, Marcus the Producer who does a bit of everything for the movement and very much like me is also serving as a publicist. 

My night ended early as I had to get back to Brooklyn to stay on schedule with some more work I had planned for the evening.  I only stayed for the JE and Neg Maron performance as there were other bands to come up.  So at approximately 9:30 pm I started saying my goodnights to all those in attendance from the Creole Hip Hop community.  Before I headed out, Marcus the producer handed me the new CD from Sky’z Da Limit an Orlando Florida based Creole Hip Hop group that is well respected in the Creole Hip Hop community.  I was impressed by the CD right off the bat and by the professionalism that went into the cover.  It was a sign that this movement is well on its way as some of the artists are now starting to put together beautifully decorated CD covers and the CDs themselves are being mastered in professional studios bringing them up to par with those being put out by their Hip Hop counterparts.

I woke up the next morning and decided to listen to the Sky’z Da Limit CD before I got started with the rest of my day.  By track number 4, I had to send an email to Sky’z to thank them for putting out this kind of work.  The CD is going to be played in my CD player for a while.  The CD is perfectly constructed.  The production is perfect, lyrics are pure and energetic.  There is a lesson in every track. 

From the small but significant events of the  night before and listening to the CD this morning, it all just keeps me remembering why I am in this and why I will be in it for as long as I am alive.  I love what Creole Hip Hop stands for and where it is going.  I will continue to do my part and promote these artists.  In the meantime, there are still tracks on the Sky’z Da Limit CD Afrikayiti I still haven’t heard yet so I will sign off for now.  In the meantime, check out one of my contributions to the Creole Hip Hop Movement, www.dahaitiansarecoming.com

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