THE PEACE OF MIND

WRITTEN BY KARIM EVANS

FORWARDED BY:

JEROME FITTS

When I started the single; “Peace Of Mine”, there were no intentions of doing a full album. The “Peace Of Mind” single is a blessing because I believe all music is inspired by life experiences. Real music is created by what is happening in a person's life at that time.

I was going through trials and tribulations in my life for some time The lyrics were composed of the energy I had at the time. That was the foundation of the song. The events that were taking place at that time led to the evolution of my peace of mind.

The single is part of my sixth studio album. It has to be said that it was my easiest album to record because of the time in between my last fulllength record, which was seven years It was long overdue but the life experiences in between explain why this record starting with the Peace of Mind single just flowed.

r countries' or various societies' relabelling hip-hop. For example German Hip-Hop or J-Pop in Japan and even Irish and UK Hip-Hop.

With the documentary "Soul Brother" we tried to keep the settings as real as they come The beat and movements that I displayed through the dance are real. I didn't choreograph any of it. It was how we danced during the incarnation of Hip Hop.

This is why towards the end of the film, it was important to show where I came from, South Central Los Angeles.

When I started the single; “Peace Of Mine”, there were no intentions of doing a full album. The “Peace Of Mind” single is a blessing because I believe all music is inspired by life experiences Real music is created by what is happening in a person's life at that time

I was going through trials and tribulations in my life for some time. The lyrics were composed of the energy I had at the time. That was the foundation of the song. The events that were taking place at that time led to the evolution of my peace of mind.

The single is part of my sixth studio album. It has to be said that it was my easiest album to record because of the time in between my last fulllength record, which was seven years. It was long overdue but the life experiences in between explain why this record starting with the Peace of Mind single just flowed.

It is hard for me to accept other countries' or various societies' relabelling hip-hop. For example German Hip-Hop or J-Pop in Japan and even Irish and UK Hip-Hop

With the documentary "Soul Brother" we tried to keep the settings as real as they come. The beat and movements that I displayed through the dance are real. I didn't choreograph any of it. It was how we danced during the incarnation of Hip Hop.

This is why towards the end of the film, it was important to show where I came from, South Central Los Angeles

Someone asked me why I think it was important to show the true nature of the origins of Hip-Hop.

When I was in Japan, I told the audience or students that I taught dance that Hip-Hop is American and derives from Black American culture. It was created by people of colour from within America We call it HipHop and that is what it is. It is a culture and it is one genre.

For the last twenty years, people from different countries have been putting their culture in front of the phrase Hip-Hop. They have made it their own. It is not theirs, the genre belongs to us.

It is universal, so you do not have to put a country's name in front of it. There is no need to pronounce another culture in front of Hip-Hop. The major problem is instead of acknowledging true Hip-Hop, they put their cultural moniker in front of the phrase Hip-Hop.

I understand why because of the dialect of Black American English I get that part. They cannot rhyme the way we can.