Black History Month doesn’t just inspire black people. Black voices are an inspiration for all.
I hope you enjoy my bathtub tribute to the living rap legend, Schoolly D.
The bubble bath is my church. It is where I align to my path. Plus, I think my voice sounds best in the tub, until I can get in a real studio.
Livin’ Proof
I am really proud to know a man who is without a doubt a living legacy of Black History- Schoolly D.
In respect for Black History Month, I want to dedicate this feature to him. So, please indulge my sycophant flattery because he deserves it.
Besides being a rap pioneer, this man was one of the only people I could talk to about spiritual awakening and ascension that didn’t think I was crazy. Because he has been creating with his third eye too.. for a long ass time.
How we met: It was 14 years ago on the dance floor. It was a Philly Style Best of Style Party at the Kimmel Center. We were vibing at the same frequency. It felt like a divine connection. I now understand that it was. We were instant friends.
I was always a hip-hop fan but I didn’t fan girl out. Not my style. So, he invited me to shows.
One time, I watched Talib Kweli, one of my favorite MCs, pause and pant, drooling when he got to meet Schoolly, one of his idols. That was when I really started to realize what an influential trailblazer Schoolly was.
There is a video of Talib singing along here . ( that link is from my old Facebook page that was unfortunately hacked, so I can’t access it anymore from the inside)
Once I started to realize just how much Schoolly influenced the trajectory of the genre, I dug deeper. He is often called the OG Gansta Rapper. This is facts.
He was the first to start talking about sex & violence in rap. He was one of the first three MCs to drop the N word in a song, reclaiming it for the culture.
He produced and released his music under his own label, which allowed him to break out, with no restrictions on what he could say. Artists should not be restrained. Watered down art is what you get on Top40 radio. Sorry Taylor.
He put Philly on the map for Hip-Hop. This man is the truth.
2025 is also a BIG year for him. His breakout song, P.S.K.( What does is Mean?) turns 40 years in June.
All those other cats were featherweight.
Schoolly D. openly rapped about sex, violence and the gritty reality of living on the streets. At the time hiphop was still just a subculture and the only artists with some mainstream success were people like the Sugarhill Gang, Kurtis Blow, Afrika Bambaata and Run D.M.C. All of them, except Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, had a clean public image and avoided controversy. Therefore Schoolly D. struck a nerve. His songs 'P.S.K. (What Does That Mean?)' and 'Gucci Time' (both from 1985) became underground hits and albums 'Schoolly D.' (1986) and 'Saturday Night!' (1987) bestsellers.
Schoolly D is a self-made artist. He personally produced his debut album 'Schoolly D.' (1986) and also provided the artwork on the cover. It features a black-and-white comic strip starring himself. The first image shows him being cheered by fans. To the right we see how a crowd of literal blockheads dismiss his music, because they don't understand. In the left corner below Schoolly is talking to one of his detractors and manages to convince him he is "not fuckin”
Schoolly D. will forever be an artist pushing boundaries and a change maker. You can check him performing at shows around the world ( He is still huge overseas) and see his art in galleries from NYC to LA. For more music: YouTube. Someone please call the The Hip Hop Museum and induct this man immediately.
Our relationship evolved beyond parties in recent years, as we both began embracing our purified crown chakras and connecting on spirituality, the universe and its magnificence.
When I launched my RemixedbyLP fashion line last year, Schoolly was my biggest supporter. We collaborated on graffiti purse and clothing. He supported me by wearing my Masturbation is Meditation tee everywhere, despite the controversy it seemed to drum up.
The controversy actually made him want to wear it more. I love him for that. That’s why we are connected.
Guy friends up in Woodstock were like “ Ugh, you are wearing that again, Man?” Women loved it.
He had the tee on in a hospital and they asked him to turn it inside out.
We were both stunned by how uncomfortable that made people. Its funny how rocking a Miller Lite tee in the same context is totally ok, despite the fact that it causes cancer, but repping self-love is not?
**Why is LP rapping? Hip-Hop is in my soul. I would say it is a soulmate.
Expression heals trauma. So does Masturbation.
I have always loved music and found one of my soul mates, hip-hop in 1999 at college, as a DJ at GW. After uncovering my spiritual gifts, I started channeling spiritual truth in the form of poetry direct from the divine. Rap is a natural evolution from poetry.
I have also been through a very traumatic situation on my 40th birthday and was divinely directed to use poetry and rap to release the pain I was carrying from betrayal and hypocrisy of friends and loved ones. So, that’s why I rap. More on that story in the next episode.
I’d like to know, how do you release trauma?
For my paid subscribers: the The BSide “Gucci Time” Remix-”Cootchie Time”
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