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It began with Pimp C's death. Like, actually. I remember falling into a river, dragging myself out, and becoming aware of how Pimp C had died. The dream segued into a music video for a Bun B song, one of the ones he did as a tribute to Pimp C after his death. This was not one of the real songs like that. The title had something to do with California, and featured a beautiful (not fine, exactly, but beautiful) light-skinned black woman and a van. It was all driving around, somewhat similar to the video for the K-OS track "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman" but minus the surrealistic elements. Surprisingly, the beautiful light-skinned woman was no

I was having a conversation with someone a while ago about what Heaven looked like, so here's my interpretation of how all that works. First off, start with a big city, alright? Imagine a beautifully-designed large city, but one that's sort of…dilapidated. Not to a dangerous extent, but enough that there are creepers and vines growing over a lot of the buildings. There are libraries that contain basically everything that's ever been written, and the wooden shelves they're arranged on are growing new leaves and branches. Old, dusty ATMs spray out Bay Leaves if you press the buttons on them. A best-of-the-old-and-new fusion of nature and

     Chuku, mightiest god of the Ibo people in what is now called Nigeria, was floating in the sky contemplating the meaning of life. After meditating for many centuries, he felt something within him stirring, something telling him to create. Chuku was delighted, thinking that he had finally discovered the purpose of his life, and he created mother earth, which he called Ala. Ala pleased him, and he created life on her.     Chuku loved all of his creations, and he had a particular soft spot for humans. He decided he should reward them, but he wasn't sure how to, as this "gifts from the gods" thing was somewhat new to him. So again Chuku con