One of my favorite songs is Fela Kuti’s “Zombie.” The rebellious pioneer of Afrobeat released the satire of the song, taking lyrical shots at Nigeria’s military elite. Only a few had the audacity to speak up against the brutal military regime. They stopped dissent by any means necessary. Disappearing journalists and other freedom fighters with […]
2 times 1: 2 2 times 2: 4 2 times 3: 6 2 times 4: 8 Oh sorry, I’m having flashbacks of wearing my blue uniform in primary school back in Ikeja, Lagos. That’s what math was all about. Reciting the multiplication table. Ours was at the back of the blue notebooks we used. Beginning […]
Just before we get into the letter for the day. Come unlock the flow of writing along with me and a few other multifaceted people with a 30-day writing challenge. Use it to reflect, get clarity, and build your creative confidence as we gear up for the new year. Now back to our regularly scheduled program. A […]
Entrepreneurship is hard. It’s not as fancy as people cook it up to be. You know what else is hard? Working at a job you don’t like. That’s tough. Not having a job. That’s even harder. Not advancing your career as you’d like. Hard like 50 Cent’s first album. Selling art online. That’s hard too. […]
A few years ago, I read a book called the Creator’s Code. It was written by Amy Wilkinson, a leading innovation and entrepreneurship expert. In the book, she discussed six attributes that helped creators and entrepreneurs breakthrough with their innovations and ventures. What stuck with me the most since I read the book six years […]
What’s going to be your next year’s new year resolution? Too early to ask? Just asking for a friend. A lot of times, I find myself in mid-january asking: ”Wait, what are my plans for the year?” Every year, I tell myself, “I should have thought about this last year” before the series of holidays […]
There are 86 days left in the year. That’s enough time to hit the goals you set for yourself. You might think that’s not enough time. Whaaat? That’s almost a whole lifetime. Do you know that you are reborn every 100 days? I know it’s Saturday. I’m not trying to indoctrinate you into any digital cult. […]
When I created my third album Interpretations, I was in my last quarter of my MBA program at Stanford. When you listen in on that album, you can tell my mindset was opposing something bigger than me. A system that didn’t completely gel with my body. There’s a song in there called “Teacher” (check it […]
There’s something that is at an all-time high. It’s not Apple’s market cap.It’s not the GDP of the latest emerging market.It’s not Ja Morant’s vertical leap.It’s not the number of LinkedIn posts that start with: “I’m honored to announce..”And It’s definitely not the number of NFTs minted each day. Oh no. It’s something you can’t […]
“Just…do it for your friends.” That’s what my music professor at Stanford said on the last day of one of my digital music classes. “Just do it for your friends. Make your music for them” I thought he was underhandedly telling us – students – that our music was not good enough for anyone beyond […]