After hearing Jackie Hill Perry’s latest track, “I Ain’t Worried,” I decided to fulfill my promise to myself to highlight incredible Christian emcees like her. This video popped up on my YouTube feed, and her delivery and wordplay instantly hooked me. With lyrics like:
“Wayne said G’s move in silence like lasagna / Got four babies and they crazy, call me Donda / Some people hate me, others love me / I’m a genre…”
This track definitely had my head bobbing to the beat, and I immediately put it on repeat.
#Storytime: So, this week, I barely got any sleep (I literally had to drag myself to work every day). During those sleepless nights, I thought about my life – where it is now, where it could be and all that I have NOT accomplished. I cried, I was angry, I thought about the could ‘ves, would ‘ves, and should ‘ves, but you know what I realized? I made myself feel worse by thinking about the worst! So each night I got up and wrote down my goals. From lofty to silly, I put it all on paper, and guess what? Re-launching this platform, Ravishing Raconteur was one of them.
What is Ravishing Raconteur?
Ravishing (adj.): extremely beautiful or attractive; enchanting; entrancing.
Raconteur (noun): a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
Ravishing Raconteur uniquely offers entertainment through storytelling. What if you got a chance to learn about exciting people worldwide, from all walks of life in the first person? That’s what Ravishing Raconteur will offer. RR listeners will experience a day-in-the-life of someone who is not afraid to share their story about their life.
My goal is to motivate others (including myself) all while helping to restore kindness, love, joy, and unity in some way. This world is crazy, and I want to give you a reason to smile. Stories will be shared through poetry, essays, short stories, songs, etc. This is meant for people to learn about different walks of life with a mix of entertainment, arts, and lifestyle features.
So, in my eyes, everyone is a Ravishing Raconteur, and I am excited to record and share stories with you. I am going to start off posting monthly and then eventually work my way up to weekly.