chances of choice choices a chance we live in this world every day saddled
live in this world every day saddled
live in this world every day saddled with the challenge of expectation of
with the challenge of expectation of
with the challenge of expectation of labels struggling to find our own
labels struggling to find our own
labels struggling to find our own identity and figuring out what success
identity and figuring out what success
identity and figuring out what success is
is
is while we constantly accumulate more
while we constantly accumulate more
while we constantly accumulate more pressure and we lose time we want to be
pressure and we lose time we want to be
pressure and we lose time we want to be feel as if we squandered and we compare
feel as if we squandered and we compare
feel as if we squandered and we compare and most of all we fear these are all
and most of all we fear these are all
and most of all we fear these are all limitations that we can transcend every
limitations that we can transcend every
limitations that we can transcend every single day by committing to one thing
single day by committing to one thing
single day by committing to one thing the one thing we share even at this very
the one thing we share even at this very
the one thing we share even at this very moment is now there is no other way
moment is now there is no other way
moment is now there is no other way that’s what now stands true for me there
that’s what now stands true for me there
that’s what now stands true for me there is no other way no matter what you face
is no other way no matter what you face
is no other way no matter what you face but where you are except to continue to
but where you are except to continue to
but where you are except to continue to move forward if you want to get ahead
move forward if you want to get ahead
move forward if you want to get ahead I’ve watched my friends die I watched my
I’ve watched my friends die I watched my
I’ve watched my friends die I watched my father get sentenced to life
father get sentenced to life
father get sentenced to life I watched my mother who’s in this crowd
I watched my mother who’s in this crowd
I watched my mother who’s in this crowd today almost died this summer and every
today almost died this summer and every
today almost died this summer and every single time that happened every loss has
single time that happened every loss has
single time that happened every loss has been a gain for me because it has made
been a gain for me because it has made
been a gain for me because it has made me commit to the idea that I can only
me commit to the idea that I can only
me commit to the idea that I can only continue to succeed and to leave my mark
continue to succeed and to leave my mark
continue to succeed and to leave my mark on this world and grow and discover my
on this world and grow and discover my
on this world and grow and discover my individuality if I continue to press on
individuality if I continue to press on
individuality if I continue to press on a push forward every single day we all
a push forward every single day we all
a push forward every single day we all face challenges every day we lose in
face challenges every day we lose in
face challenges every day we lose in this very room right now is an
this very room right now is an
this very room right now is an accumulation of pain of suffering of
accumulation of pain of suffering of
accumulation of pain of suffering of people who do not know necessarily where
people who do not know necessarily where
people who do not know necessarily where they’re going next but only when it’s
they’re going next but only when it’s
they’re going next but only when it’s happened before them every day we face
happened before them every day we face
happened before them every day we face questions and the biggest question we
questions and the biggest question we
questions and the biggest question we face every day is the person that we see
face every day is the person that we see
face every day is the person that we see looking back at us in the mirror
looking back at us in the mirror
looking back at us in the mirror wondering if this person is good enough
wondering if this person is good enough
wondering if this person is good enough if this person is doing the right thing
if this person is doing the right thing
if this person is doing the right thing if this person is going where they’re
if this person is going where they’re
if this person is going where they’re supposed to go when maybe they could be
supposed to go when maybe they could be
supposed to go when maybe they could be doing something else when I’m telling
doing something else when I’m telling
doing something else when I’m telling you now is that through my path and
you now is that through my path and
you now is that through my path and through my struggling through the art a
through my struggling through the art a
through my struggling through the art a hip-hop I was able to find my platform
hip-hop I was able to find my platform
hip-hop I was able to find my platform to empower others and help them to
to empower others and help them to
to empower others and help them to discover their identity as I have
discover their identity as I have
discover their identity as I have discovered my own I was able to give
discovered my own I was able to give
discovered my own I was able to give somebody the very success that I have
somebody the very success that I have
somebody the very success that I have experienced time after time after time
experienced time after time after time
experienced time after time after time by empowering others to feel the power
by empowering others to feel the power
by empowering others to feel the power that I share because in this moment
that I share because in this moment
that I share because in this moment right now
right now
right now and this burden in this decision that we
and this burden in this decision that we
and this burden in this decision that we made with every breath is power we as
made with every breath is power we as
made with every breath is power we as people lead and empower others by their
people lead and empower others by their
people lead and empower others by their decisions and the standards that we
decisions and the standards that we
decisions and the standards that we create and the things that we considered
create and the things that we considered
create and the things that we considered to be worth keeping but oftentimes it’s
to be worth keeping but oftentimes it’s
to be worth keeping but oftentimes it’s also up to us to let go of the things
also up to us to let go of the things
also up to us to let go of the things that we possess and considered to be our
that we possess and considered to be our
that we possess and considered to be our greatest acquisitions or our assets such
greatest acquisitions or our assets such
greatest acquisitions or our assets such as our pride in order to discover that
as our pride in order to discover that
as our pride in order to discover that there is more to life than simply being
there is more to life than simply being
there is more to life than simply being who you are because who you are it’s
who you are because who you are it’s
who you are because who you are it’s often considered by others simply as a
often considered by others simply as a
often considered by others simply as a definition of what you are of what you
definition of what you are of what you
definition of what you are of what you do so in this in strides with that and
do so in this in strides with that and
do so in this in strides with that and saying what am I am i rapper
saying what am I am i rapper
saying what am I am i rapper am i a a teacher because I teach private
am i a a teacher because I teach private
am i a a teacher because I teach private school and I teach kids about hip
school and I teach kids about hip
school and I teach kids about hip hopping out of ROM am I a politician
hopping out of ROM am I a politician
hopping out of ROM am I a politician because I deal with people in political
because I deal with people in political
because I deal with people in political areas all I am is just like you I’m a
areas all I am is just like you I’m a
areas all I am is just like you I’m a person every single one of us is capable
person every single one of us is capable
person every single one of us is capable of the very greatness that were born
of the very greatness that were born
of the very greatness that were born with from destined to achieve and
with from destined to achieve and
with from destined to achieve and accomplished simply by being who we are
accomplished simply by being who we are
accomplished simply by being who we are not what we are because in this world
not what we are because in this world
not what we are because in this world people will place upon you label after
people will place upon you label after
people will place upon you label after label you go to jail you’re a criminal
label you go to jail you’re a criminal
label you go to jail you’re a criminal you get a degree you’re educated you get
you get a degree you’re educated you get
you get a degree you’re educated you get a job you’re a professional the fact of
a job you’re a professional the fact of
a job you’re a professional the fact of the matter though is that we often
the matter though is that we often
the matter though is that we often continue to choose our own limitations
continue to choose our own limitations
continue to choose our own limitations by saying I can’t I told a group of
by saying I can’t I told a group of
by saying I can’t I told a group of students one time that if you say I
students one time that if you say I
students one time that if you say I choose not to instead if I can’t every
choose not to instead if I can’t every
choose not to instead if I can’t every time that you go to say I can you will
time that you go to say I can you will
time that you go to say I can you will see daily how often you place limits
see daily how often you place limits
see daily how often you place limits upon yourself before this world I’ve had
upon yourself before this world I’ve had
upon yourself before this world I’ve had a chance to defeat you before you have a
a chance to defeat you before you have a
a chance to defeat you before you have a chance to say what am I going to do next
chance to say what am I going to do next
chance to say what am I going to do next what do I do now now my message is not
what do I do now now my message is not
what do I do now now my message is not to be long but to be extreme or to
to be long but to be extreme or to
to be long but to be extreme or to stress upon you it is simply to say I
stress upon you it is simply to say I
stress upon you it is simply to say I placed upon you this challenge turn your
placed upon you this challenge turn your
placed upon you this challenge turn your what now and to now what because no
what now and to now what because no
what now and to now what because no matter what you can’t overcome you can
matter what you can’t overcome you can
matter what you can’t overcome you can defeat it but you’ve got to recognize
defeat it but you’ve got to recognize
defeat it but you’ve got to recognize the power that’s going to come and every
the power that’s going to come and every
the power that’s going to come and every day’s adversity
day’s adversity
day’s adversity the value of your failures because it’s
the value of your failures because it’s
the value of your failures because it’s when we failed that we really truly
when we failed that we really truly
when we failed that we really truly learn who we are and we find out the
learn who we are and we find out the
learn who we are and we find out the true nature and definition of success
true nature and definition of success
true nature and definition of success thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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