The Kid Honors: Music

So, I was talking to a friend one day and she wondered why BET has a "BET Honors" something almost every month! Now, while no one gives a rats whisker about who I am honoring, I'm going to do my own honor thingy. It will be called "The Kid Honors: Honoree name here". I will mostly be honoring those in the music business, but if I find an actor or local town hero to honor, I will do so. In this first installment of The Kid Honors, I will honor music. Now, I know that seems a little broad, but I can't go on to honor Alicia Keys to Jay-Z (get it? A to Z) without honoring the whole basis of why they're even being honored. Within this blog I will tell you, how music became such a passion for me and how it is THE second greatest forms of art.

It all started when I was about 5 or 6 years of age. My dad had this Janet Jackson video that told a story about some black boy and a white boy. The video was about 15-20 minutes long and it featured her hit songs such as "Rhythm Nation","Miss you" and others. In all honesty, I never really knew what was going on per se about this short film or long video, but I did get the jest of it. I knew even then at 5 or 6 years of age that Janet was conveying a message through song and video. Now, lets fast forward to 1997. I think I had just broke up with my first real boyfriend of one year (one year being 3 years for an adolescent and "real boyfriend" as in, walk me home, call me , and sit by me on the bus). I was watching the TV on mute and the radio was playing as I was spraying, no, POURING Sta Flo starch on a nice pair, soon to be burned pair of jeans( Yall, know extra crispy, starched jeans were hot back then.SMH) when MA$E said, " I wanna see you happy even if it's not with me". MAYNE!!! Something about that last bar, just meant so much to me. Keep in mind my boyfriend at the time loved east coast rappers and prior to hearing that line, I didn't really care for rap like that. But after I heard that, I was like, "Damn, maybe these dude DO have something to talk about. And ever since then, I've been a hip hop head! So, then we skip to my senior year in high school, class of 2001-2002. My senior year I took a class that was equivalent to biochemistry: Music Theory AP. Hardest class in my life, but I loved every minute of it. The summer before the semester started the teacher (Dr.Chinn) gave us a small homework assignment. She wanted us to listen to seven songs over the summer and to point out each instrument in each song and describe what that instrument is doing. We could pick three songs that we wanted, but the other four had to be classical. I didn't mind. I thought it was fun. I don't remember all of the songs I picked, but one of them was a song call "Something Like You" by Nsync. This song had a harmonica playing by the great Stevie Wonder. Now, while the feature was a great addition to the song, I felt like it wasn't necessary. I think the chorus and hook of the song made that song so damn good. Since then, I have over analyzed most of my favorite songs to figure out, why I love it so much. Would the song be good if they had added this or left this out? So with all of those 3 events happening in my life, that brought you the music enthusiast you read before you today.


Now, I will tell you why music is one of the most important genres of art. GOD. LOVES. MUSIC!! Think about it. Music is probably the only thing that ALL churches regardless of your denomination do on a regular. Some churches take communion the first Sunday, some the last, some every Sunday. Some Churches take up 1 offering a week, some take 3 a week. But music is the one thing that is consistent and the one thing that is solely for God. Sure, the collection is for God in "theory", but the money doesn't physically go to God. It goes to the Churches building fund, to pay the preacher, or to the church organizations. The communion is for our sake and the remembrance of Jesus Christ. The preaching is for our knowledge to become better Christians, but the music is for Gods glory. Now, I'm not trying to go to church on yall, but dangit, holler if you hear me! God wants us to praise him through song! That is how great music is! God didn't say, put on a play for me, or paint me a picture, he said sing my praises (Isaiah 12:5)! Music is the art he chose. Horns are what are being played in Heaven. I'm telling you, if cleanliness is next to Godliness, music MUST be on the other side! I just hope that when i die, my eight years in band wasn't in vain and I can play in the Heavens band right between, Louis Armstrong and Winston Marsailis. I seriously hope I did not offend anyone, but I think we should all have a deep passion for music and also know WHY we enjoy the music we do.

Please recognize next to the art of being a human being, music is the most important. Some of you wont agree with my theory, but if you dare judge it, you can go choke yourself! Please enjoy this recycled Marvin Gaye classic that brought all (ok, really just pop, R&B, rock and rap) of musics genres together for one great cause.