So I say to myself, self, see if you can take over the radio show Friday night at WXDU 88.7 FM Durham... so you can have some air time. SO, I send a text to the DJ, and the convo went a little something like this:
ME: I'm bogarding your show Friday... K? I need to download some new music, too.
DJ: Yeah that's cool... what are you doing around 10:15 tonight?
ME: Um... Nothing, y?
DJ: Someome will be at the station.
ME: Sum1 like who? For me to download music?
DJ: No... who is your favorite Rapper?
ME:.... :-O SHUT YO MOUF!
As I proceeded to think, WOW! OMG! How do I not come off looking like a groupie? I said, self, you have met so many people in the past... Xzibit, 112, 50 Cent, Heather Headly, Ludacris, Twista, and been able to hold it together (except that one time, when my mouth outran my brain, but we won't go there... lets just say there is a marriage proposal still out there....) there is no need to be nervous, but at the same time, I think to myself, THIS IS COMMON! He is a MAJOR part of the foundation of Hip-Hop... he has helped shape and mold conscious music into what it is today! He has encouraged and enlightened the best of us... He is one of the first out of the Chi to make it with the music HE loves and believes in, and can take it to a whole-nother level by being the positive influence that is COMMON! Not allowing the industry lables to sway him to put out or become that crude, bull$h*t they (and many other unfortunate souls) consider music, is one of many reasons I admire him so much.
I just wanted to share MY experience with the world. People have perceptions about artists and how they interact with fans and other personalities. Common is a naturally cool, INTELLIGENT, down to Earth brotha. He walked in the room cool, calm and collected without having to make his presence known... He wasn't flashy... no jewelry, no sunglasses -that is so tacky! THERE IS NO SUN IN THE ROOM, AND YOU DO NOT HAVE A MIGRANE, NOR DID YOU JUST HAVE YOUR PUPILS DIALATED!- My apologies, I digress... I guess when you've been in the game that long, and you have been around so many people; from fans to other artists and producers and actors and actresses, you become a little numb and begin to blend in... at least that's how he made it seem. He was just one of us, although we knew he was so much more than just one of us (he seemed even shy at moments, but he talked to me like we had been homies for a minute! That was maybe one of the best moments in my book of life!)!!!! Thank you Common... for exceeding my expectations of who you truely are as an artist, and as a human being... and thank you DJ for thinking enough about me to tell me about this opportunity (although you probably wouldn't have called to let me know if I hadn't text you first! :oP )
THROWBACK!!!!!
