The People’s Rapper: A Reasonable Conversation With Jon Connor
From having DJ Kay Slay and Dr. Dre as mentors to finding beauty in independence, Jon Connor tells us how his story represents Flint, Michigan, to the core.
About Me
A freelance writer and emerging name in both sport and music journalism, Jacob DeLawrence (formerly known as "Ghost" or "DeLa") continues to provide a refreshing take with his honest, witty, and almost conversational style of writing along with his multimedia work.
The Story of ReUp Sneakers as Told By "Nike" Nate
Do you feel like you would've been able to even get ReUp off the ground without her?
No, no not at all.
If she would've given me a hard time about it or not backed me as strongly as she did and still does, there's no way it would've happened. I owe her a lot of gratitude for the simple fact that she was supportive and she told me to go for it. Once I had her blessing to really pursue it, I really went for it and things really started to move.
Leaving a job of 15 years to go start something of
No, no not at all.
If she would've given me a hard time about it or not backed me as strongly as she did and still does, there's no way it would've happened. I owe her a lot of gratitude for the simple fact that she was supportive and she told me to go for it. Once I had her blessing to really pursue it, I really went for it and things really started to move.
Leaving a job of 15 years to go start something of
Jacob DeLawrence –
A look at Jacob's work for Still Crew
First 48: Freddie Gibbs and Madlib Wave Their ‘Bandana’ in the Face of Rap’s Sophomore Jinx
Welcome to the ‘First 48.’ What’s the ‘First 48’? It is simply the first 48 thoughts that come to mind when listening to an album for the first time. It’s not to be taken as a full review of a project. To diminish an artist’s body of work, no matter the quality, to a review consisting of just forty-eight thoughts would be unfair to everybody involved with the project. ‘First 48’ is more of a book report outline than an actual book report.
How Charles Bradley’s “Changes” Helped Me Accept My Father’s Death
I thought I had accepted my father’s death even though I never really put thought to how it, for lack of a better pun, changed me until I came across Charles Bradley’s cover.
The People’s Champ: A Reasonable Conversation with Shea Serrano
There’s a proverb that says “Necessity is the mother of invention.” For Shea Serrano that couldn’t be any truer. Necessity is what led Shea to go from a high school teacher in Texas to a New York Times bestseller.
In this edition of A Reasonable Conversation, I was able to sit down and talk to Shea about everything from politics to why the Seven Second or Less Suns teams are severely overrated to why Regina George is a classic movie villain.
In this edition of A Reasonable Conversation, I was able to sit down and talk to Shea about everything from politics to why the Seven Second or Less Suns teams are severely overrated to why Regina George is a classic movie villain.
JustJazerai
A look at DeLa's work for JustJazerai
Jacob DeLawrence
DeLa's work, under his real name, for The Jaguars Wire, an USA Today website dedicated to all things Jacksonville Jaguars.
DeLa
DeLa's work at Fashionably-Early
Ghost
DeLa's work at Rhyme Junkie under the moniker Ghost
