A.J. Throwback

Happy 14th International Day to the Revolution’s Favorite Label ✊🏾❤️🖤💚! Given the times we’re in, this sentiment hits harder than ever before!
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🎶: “Thermostat” by
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The sights and sounds of my birthday (in no particular chronological order lol)…

Slide 1: My first walk along the National Mall in at least a year. Had to soak in that sunshine today ☀️ and it had to be IN D.C. and nowhere else.

Slides 2 & 3: In my Ladell Betts/Alfred Morris year 🏈❤️💛. Plus, they were two workhorses who don’t come up in everyday conversations for their contributions and I can relate to that.

Slide 4: I had my cousin rolling this morning when she called me and asked was I up late partying last night and I told her, “Nah, I was in here watching ‘The Golden Girls’!” 🤣🤣🤣

Slide 5: “Sweet Sixteen” anniversary of my first mixtape. Run it up for a real one’s birthday one time for the one time, please and thank you 🎧🎶📈.

Slide 6: In my Jermaine Dupri voice, “Y’ALL KNOW WHAT THIS IS!” 🥳🎂🎉🎊

Sound: I specifically chose “Coming of Age” by JAY-Z featuring Memphis Bleek to honor the late, great DJ Clark Kent on what would’ve been his 59th birthday and what has always been one of my favorite beats he’s ever produced 🎶🙌🏾🕊️.

BIG thanks to everyone who called, texted, or messaged me. While this was a unique birthday in a lot of ways and life got the butter from the duck on the way to it, all praises be to the Most High God for getting here and what He has in store for my 47th trip around the sun.

🎉 ♎️