Rapping is just like any other career, you have to get better and better in order to perfect your craft. That’s exactly was Marlanna Evans set out to do. She wanted to be the best and show the world what it took to get to the top and be a female rapper. Evans donned the name Rapsody and quickly became well known in the rap world. Growing up her family wouldn’t listen to rap as much but she still found time to listen and focused on her craft for rapping. Another obstacle faced was where she lived. She was from a small town and in North Carolina, but she didn’t let that stop her dreams of rapping. She drove herself even harder to get known and make it out the small city Snow hill in North Carolina. Lastly why I like Raspody is her ability to make connections. Ever since her College days, Raspody has never stopped networking. From small college singing groups to working with big time artists like 2 Chainz and Jay-Z, she always was involved. For me as someone new to the mass communication field Rapsody is important because no matter what she faced she always had a plan.

Recently I watched a film ceremony that gave Tyler Perry the award for best producer. While receiving his reward we as the audience saw the timeline from his first film all the way up to him making his own expanding film studio. After the short film Tyler talked about his values and how even with all the wealth and fames he’s acquired, he still prefers a simple keep to himself life.

January 21 2020, 1:32am

Prime Time ActionMartin Luther King Jr. day saw 14 NBA games take place. All of the games were major prime time matchups, but the game of the day was The Golden State Warriors X The Portland Trailblazers. When these teams last met on a big “Prime Time Stage” was the Western Conference Finals which the Warriors won 4-0. This time the stakes were a lot less, but the game was played at a high volume. Star Point Guard Steph Curry was hurt, same with Guard Klay Thompson. There was also the fact that Draymond Green and fellow guard C.J McCollum also out were out of action. This game focused on Damian Lillard as his battered Trailblazers took on a batter DeAngelo Russel Warriors. As Martin Luther King Jr. once said “The time is always right to do what is right“, and Damian Lillard sure got hot at the right time. Damian Lillard had a career night hit a 11 3-point shots last night and went for 61 points in a 129-124 OT win. The Blazers are currently 2 wins away from the 8th seed with a 19-26. This isn’t the exact way the Blazers wanted to have. With injuries all over the team Damian Lillard is going to need to rely on his deadly shooting and complimentary help from Hassan Whiteside and surprise comeback player Carmelo Anthony to make a forward push to the playoffs. Damian and The Portland Trailblazers next game is a date with MVP race candidate Luka Dončić and the Dallas Mavericks.

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— Oscar Wilde.

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