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December 25, 2006 10:24 PM PST

RemarkableScholar (Renato Mixdown Instrumental, John Legend Composer, "Again" Sample, Once Again Album 2006) The chords and everything else makes just the instrumental heartfelt in itself. I listened to the actual song on the album addictively, it naturally makes your eyes close, it is absolute poetry. The literature of the song is unique because the choice of words beautifully compliments the piano. It is poetry.
After waking up, my cousin shows me his remix of the song and I immediately think to myself that I want to write something real special. So I go and teach my 8th grade students, and a few of them I tell about the beat and my plans to write a new song. They give different suggestions like "making money", "what school is like for them", "immigration", "love", "the war", "parents", etcetera... I listened to both the John Legend Album and the remix back and forth, when I got home, grabbed a drink, sat down and after a few hours I begin to write. This is my music.

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A voice of a Teacher. Educational Media.

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Education is essential, and public education serves millions of children across the nation, and billions worldwide. In many of my songs I made a concerted effort to intertwine and sway the listener to new ideas and vocabulary. Many words yall'â„¢all know, but I wanted to include familiar diction to make it a part of everyones conventional wisdom. My intent with this album was to express my concern for education and its current state of affairs. Being on the frontline, I see things that Americans are not seeing and must be reported. I am a teacher in Boyle Heights, educating young minds who along the way has swallowed facts and now is spitting out a strong opinion. The issue, "Why are students not meeting nor exceeding the standard? Many issues than stem off, like ACCESSâ„¢? The bottom line is public education does not give all students a competitive advantage. Technology is essential, especially laptop computers, it is the tool that all students must be equipped with because it gives opportunities that are limitless when comparing it to many of the already resources available in the classroom. (i.e. books, notebooks, pens, and glue). Basically, the purpose to this educational mixtape is to offer listeners a verbal assault, knowledge, a showcase of diction & syntax. I want you to find your favorite track, play it over and over again and know why you like it. For more insight, you can also check my POV @ www.myspace.com/teachinlaâ„¢

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