beleaf "Injoy"

New Music

Wuddup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to all for checking out the blog! I got good news we got new music for you!

This artist is called beleaf! Really really dope rapper! Speaks truth without holding back and i really started liking beleaf's music more when I took in his latest album "red pills and black sugar". It took on different topics about everyday struggles the average rapper doesn't talk about from an honest point of view talking points like; racism,suicide,shame, domestic violence and depression amongst other topics.

Beleaf is part of a group called dream junkies, if you take a look at earlier posts I posted a freestyle from them earlier this year.

Do check out the music. It's dope music try something new.

Have a blessed weekend

The Lakebloke

New Music

I came across this today! Found it interesting, kind of different, new compared to the kind of music usually listen to. Mostly the ladies will be able to relate to it. In this Ep Natalie Lauren talks about a whole bunch of topics from Heart break, to love and a whole bunch of other interesting issues.  If you ask me I like the honesty in the music and it comes from an honest place and she's trying to depict a picture of real life issues that women face as they go through relationships. Sometimes it's always good to look at the picture from both sides hence the post.

Enjoy!
It's a free download with the link below

http://noisetrade.com/natalielauren/cliff-notes-ep


Artist Name: Natalie Lauren
Ep name: Cliff Notes

Been a while

Hope your'e doing well?

Just wanted to take this time to remind you that you are loved! No matter what the past has brought you or whatever circumstance you are going through I want you to know you are Loved! You are loved by God the Alpha and Omega. He loves you so much that He sent his only son to die for you that you may have eternal life through His son Jesus Christ.

Remember you are Loved!

I personally have Love for you! Thank you for continuing to even pass by and just look at the blog
Have a blessed week!

much love
the Lake Bloke

What is your identity? who are you?

Feel free to join the forum page as we discuss certain world issues, I would love to hear your take on them and discuss as well.

Been a while..

Dream Junkies!

Making of School of Roses

ALBUM PREVIEW

Album Preview

I love music so why not do an album preview.
If you are an R&B fan or lover this is an album for you.
It's an album preview for one of my favourite artists Christon Gray. Amazing talent can sing and rap he's a gospel artist but let's get out of that judgmental bracket for a second the truth is good music is good music. Even artists you don't really like or won't really waste your energy going to search for have good music. But in my opinion he is a great artist and this is coming from a real music critic.

The title of the album is called "School of Roses". Which he says is about real experiences going through the motions while in a relationship. I'm a realist and the truth is if you are being honest with yourself there have been those moments in a relationship where you feel like your on your own and that's what he titles a "school of roses moment".

Anyways I'll urge those who love R&B to step out of their comfort zone and take a listen, for those who don't there is no harm trying new things. I am a true Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae fan and i stepped out of my comfort zone and friends got me to listen to Heavy metal, techno and rock which I'm not really a fan of but to be honest there was some music i actually liked.

I'll be posting the making of the album above so feel free to preview it.

Have a blessed one
The guy by the lake

NOSTALGIA

Nostalgia

Definition: a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

Today March 8th, 2014 was a very beautiful day, for me one of the most beautiful views I have had all winter. I was sitting down and just thinking about home that is Nigeria for me. Wonderful times I spent growing up with family and friends, sharing wonderful moments. In the middle of all this I thought for a second "am I being draped in Nostalgia? what is all this, why is this happening?' People call it the good old days or their childhood, or they start the whole when we were growing up speech.  But today has has made me realize that i may have to rebuttal. Time is limited it really is and we never finish growing up till we are gone. There are so many people I know we haven't kept in touch with and we all should be, just try giving someone a call, someone you haven't talked to in a long time a family member or a close friend and catch up with them. You can still grow up together.

bye for now
The lakebloke

A VISIONARY

A VISIONARY

A lot of times the question beckons in my mind "what is it you want do with your life?"
It's a question i will admit has made me waste a lot of hours in my life, i get lost thinking "what do I want to do with my life?", why am I here?", "what is my passion"? I honestly think these are questions we all should be asking ourselves because believe it or not life is very short,tough and can be very draining. So without further ado lets tackle these questions more in depth.

What do I want to do with my life??
This is a very BIG question. It's a question i believe everyone has at least asked themselves 10 times, but really though what do you want. Our lives are governed by this thing we call time. There are 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week and bla bla bla. The thing is are we actually just going through the motions; you know, looking forward to the next assignment, waiting to hangout with friends on the weekend, watch whatever shows or movies tickles our fancy or are you making the most of every second,minute and hour of the day. Yh yh I may be sounding a little too serious but in due time you will come to this reality. What's the time right now? Do you know thats the last pm or am of that particular day or month you are going to see?? Think about it

Why Am I here??
Sigh... This is a very philosophical question for some. I am a Christian and I am not religious but my answer is I believe I am here to bring God glory and enjoy relationships with my brothers and sisters that is all of you reading this, those who know me and those who may not know me. Live in love peace and harmony. Pretty simple and straightforward right? What are you here for?

What is my Passion??
I honestly hated writing until i wrote this post, but you know i think i am beginning to like it, haha. Well i love music, I love to sing, i rap and i used to and on the occasion love dancing. I love making and seeing people smile and laugh. I love helping people that is giving advise if I can, a helping hand here and there making conversation you know that type of stuff. What is yours?

Hope these questions help you discover whatever it is you aspire for in life?
It was nice sharing thoughts with you.
yours sincerely
Mr lakebloke

Listen!

food for thought!!!

real music comes from the heart

A very interesting article by my bro Rodrique

So, some time ago, as I was sitting in my room, I unexpectedly heard a thought that dropped into my little noggin.

It had to do with "relationships". It had to do with that stage of butterflies in your stomach, and feelings of hearts soaring on eagles wings, walking on air with not a care in the world, nothing else matters. It had to do with the stage of "catching feelings" or finding interest in the opposite sex.

This was the thought.

"The stage of having feelings/or looking to be in a relationship, and also even being in a relationship is like driving a car "

By the way no, this has nothing to do with the "test drive the car, before you buy it" metaphor, not at all lol, not even close.

Finding interest in someone,

desiring a relationship,

being in a relationship.........

They're all like driving a car. When you drive a car, you enter the car, and you pull out of your drive way and then you get onto the road. At that moment in time, when you get onto the road, and as long as you are on the road. You are in danger.

From point A, to point B, you have no clue if you are going to get into an accident or not. Can you guarantee your safety? ....... No you can't.

Your OWN actions behind the wheel can help you increase your safety, OR if you're reckless, you can in fact make sure that you ARE in an accident. However, YOUR actions are not the only determinants. You could be following every law of the road, trying to ensure your safety, and still get into an accident...... because of someone else's actions. When you drive and obey all the rules of the road, can you guarantee that you're safe? ...... No you can't. Someone else's carelessness can still affect you and damage your car.

With the above stated truth, the question is; what does a smart person do to ensure that if something goes wrong, their car is protected?

Think about it?.... They get insurance, they get insurance so that if they end up in an unexpected car crash, they are protected, they are covered!

A quick search defined insurance for me:

A practice by which a company provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for paymentInsurance requires you to MAKE INVESTMENTS. Concerning cars, this is financial payments, financial investments so that if something goes wrong, YOU ARE COVERED, YOU ARE PROTECTED and you have a GUARANTEED COMPENSATION AWAITING YOU, therefore, you can drive knowing that you are covered if any accident does occur.

That stage of finding interest is like driving a car :)

When you get to that stage, You are actually in danger. Can you guarantee your heart's safety when having feelings for someone you're not in a relationship with? or even if you are in a relationship with them? .... No you can't. Your OWN wise actions can increase your chances of safety, doing what you believe is right and honorable and not self seeking. However, If you do everything right in a relationship, does that guarantee your heart's safety? ..... No it doesn't. The other persons actions, if careless, can still hurt you, there could be a "car crash", a "break of the union".

So what do you do? .. same thing lol, get insurance.

Make investments!

In terms of desiring a relationship, invest your heart in God, not the relationship. People start to fantasise and desire what they see, not knowing if this is what God desires for them or not. While still not having the green light from Him, they believe they see an advance green and they completely invest their heart in something that could be wrong for them and could leave their hearts jeopardised. Until you get the green light, Invest your emotions in God, not in the relationship, invest your time in God, not in the relationship, invest your burning desire in God, not in the relationship. Wait, has he given you the green light? Wait, driving forward at a red light is a recipe for a car crash, WAIT. We try it too often, lets wait for the green light, or even an advance green! Whatever it is, make sure its green, not red, not orange. Wait

Invest your thoughts in Him, be careful, don't dwell on that person all day. Guard your heart (psalms 4:23), in many little practical ways; Do you talk all the time? spend time with eachother all the time? Have intense deep conversations and share intimate portions of your identity with each other? ... If this is all happening, How can your heart not be invested in that thing you call a "friendship". Lets get real, please? If this is happening, you are not insured.

You do this so that if there is a "car crash" your insurance will have covered you, you would be protected. You made investments, your heart was not invested in the relationship, but it was invested in God and his plan, and you waited to see his plan unfold. Maybe this one was not the one, sure, no problem it crashed, but you're still fine, you made investments in your insurance. You know what that means? .. look at the definition of insurance. You are getting a "guaranteed compensation", your heart will not look like a damaged car. The insurance company HAS TO COMPENSATE YOU, YOU ALREADY MADE ALL THE INVESTMENTS, YOU WILL BE FINE. lol
What happens if you don't have insurance? .. YOU MUST PAY OUT OF YOUR OWN POCKET,..it can take time to gather enough money to cover the damage, maybe you wont be able to drive for a while, maybe the other person's car was also very damaged. You're up for paying for all of that out of your own pocket? ......That will hurt.
God is your insurance, invest your heart in Him. He knows your heart's desires, but he needs you to wait for Him to switch the light and turn it green, or perhaps keep it red for a while, or possibly ask you to switch lanes at some point. I don't know? lol... and you don't either. Let Him be your insurance, so that when you do drive, you'll be covered, knowing that if there is a break in the union or things don't go as YOU planned, your blood pumper (heart) is always protected and always safe.
Strange? ... no.
Truthful? yes...
Hard to accept? .....possibly ...It depends on whether you like seeing clearly or not?

What is music to you??

Does it have meaning or is it just a bunch of sounds that go together and makes you want to dance?? Is it real lyrics or just repeating a few lines of a song??

Well to me music is a very powerful tool, its more than just sounds. This is poetry at it's peak accompanied by scintillating sounds that get in you to that moment where you just want to be left a lone to bask in the sounds of a song that automatically channel the way you feel.

But i feel most of it has lost it's touch....


I remain the guy buy the lake

yours
Mr lakebloke