You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.

- Lou Holtz

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A few months ago, I was watching a Basketball game on TNT and saw something very motivating during the half time show. It was a video about Wayman Tisdale and his fight with bone cancer.

What stood out the most to me was this huge smile he constantly had on his face, even with the loss of one of his legs.

I could relate to the way he spoke of his passion with making music. Although he had retired from the NBA, he still had his first love to offer him peace and a way to express himself through playing Jazz.

It saddened me this past weekend when I saw the news that Wayman eventually lost his battle with cancer. Hopefully his powerful story and continued positivity through adversity impacts others to appreciate what they have and live life to the fullest.

Below is the TNT special that aired a few months ago.

For more info on Wayman Tisdale, please visit his wesite at:
http://www.waymantisdale.com

 Wayman Tisdale
June 9, 1964 – May 15, 2009

Rest in Peace....

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

- Harold R. McAlindon

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Being a Hip-hop head and producer, I am always researching Hip-hop classics and discovering where samples originated from.

I came across "We Almost Lost Detroit" by Gil Scott-Heron a few nights ago. From the musical arrangement to the message, this is such a brilliant song. You just don't hear music like this being made today.

Some of the Hip-hop artist to sample this great song are Grand Puba - "Come On", Black Star - "Brown Skin Lady", MF Doom's - "Camphor", and most recently, Common - "The People".

Check out the Corner 10 Song of the Day, "We Almost Lost Detroit" by Gil Scott-Heron.

Enjoy!

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You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?

- George Bernard Shaw

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My friend sent a link to me yesterday of a painting by Dai Dudu, Li Tiezi, and Zhang An titled, 'Discussing the Divine Comedy with Dante".

I thought is was very cool so I'm sharing it with you all. You can click on the people in the painting for their bios also.

Check it out here: http://cliptank.com/PeopleofInfluencePainting.htm

Enjoy!

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This is another video of the artist, Ladessa Sullivan, creating a painting titled, "Taurus". I love the smoothness of this piece and the way the colors are blend together so well.

If you visit the video page on youtube.com, you can read more detailed information about the painting and also subscribe to her so you can receive updates on her upcoming videos.

Enjoy!

I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure--which is: Try to please everybody.

- Herbert Bayard Swope

I read this article about Cinco de Mayo, written by Nsenga Burton, from an online newsletter I subscribe to. I thought it was pretty interesting. Below is the first paragraph from the article, followed by a link to the entire article.

I hope everyone has a good Cinco de Mayo!

Enjoy.

Cinco de Mayo is one of those holidays that many use as a time for celebration, while knowing very little about the holiday and its importance to the people of Mexico. The holiday commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. Outnumbered 2-to-1, the Mexicans defeated the French. No other army outside of the Americas has invaded Mexico since.

Click to read entire article.

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