Gowhere Hip Hop 1 Year Anniversary

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Today commemorates our 1 Year Anniversary of the birth of this beautiful thing we are proud to call Gowhere Hip Hop! It’s a very motivational day for us here as we reminisce about the history, the obstacles, and the heart of what is GWHH. It began with a positive idea, and was fueled by the ambition and the determination that is Chicago; the ambition to be the best.

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It all began 1 Year ago today, when gowhere? created his first blog site called gowhere.blogspot.com. His intentions were simple and positive; to create an outlet for sharing real hip hop for hip hop heads who got tired of hearing the same recycled music over and over again. This music was fresh at one point I might add, but it became so recycled that people didn’t care about what’s “real” anymore, but rather got used to the idea of being fed “feel good” music. There’s nothing wrong with that, but like the Oracle at Delphi said, “Nothing In Excess.”

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During this time many were saying how Hip Hop was dead, but I think it turned out for the best. Society gave the message that Hip Hop was not about the passion and the love of the game anymore, but about the money. About how to make the money, and about the best way to make it. Now by late 2006 there were fool proof formulas set in place by the music industry people of how to make a “hit” and how to make that “hit” bring in millions of dollars. They weren’t worried about quality, they were worried about quantity. How many to sell, and the best way to do. It got to the point where artists adapted to the music industry’s formula, and started putting out this “feel good” music that didn’t mean anything, but made you brainwashed by it. The originality and creativity weren’t that big of an issue, because everyone was doing it. Everyone that was “big” that is. These artists would recycle the same sound until there was nothing but a facade left. A facade that rained down money. A facade that didn’t make anyone truly happy.

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Once people started to realize this, and started to complain about the lack of passion left in the game; society gave the opportunity for “FRESH” to come back! The only city that wasn’t affected by this bland, industry corrupted formula was undoubtedly Chicago. The reason being was because Chicago had too much soul, which wasn’t ideal for the industry’s formula. It wasn’t ideal to make money that way during that time, which is why I think Chicago was slept on for so long. I mean Lupe did a back flip on the mattress that the industry slept on him on.

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The reason Chicago was put on the map, was the most simple reason of all. It is undeniable. The city is known for it’s passion, and it’s determination to succeed with the knowledge that no one will help Chicago except Chicago. This kind of environment breeds Titans. People who do it to be the best, people like Kanye who do it for the belt. The money is secondary to the positive competition to better ourselves as a human race. When you have this kind of mindset, you will not only bring a positive change to the world and open up the eyes of those that cannot see, but you will most importantly be genuinely happy. I am happy to be living now in the Age of Aquarius, my sign, the water bearer sign, which will undoubtedly continue to bring and create the NEW GOLDEN AGE that is our time for the next couple thousand years.

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We are proud to be part of this new era of CHANGE, which will transform our modern soul-less world to the passion and happiness that is life. Chicago in my eyes is the center of the world right now, and it is the catalyst that will and has already begun to manifest itself as an object of light that will revolutionize the World whether the World gives it credit or not. Chicago, The City of Light.

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We here at GWHH commemorate our 1 Year Anniversary by giving thanks to all those here in Chicago, and to all those that are with us in sharing the same passion to be the best at what you do, in order to inspire positivity, creativity, beauty, truth, and the knowledge to better ourselves as a people.

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After gowhere? created the blogspot site, it was the synergy of myself, Sgt. Tibs, and gowhere? that truly made us an unstoppable force. It is a beautiful thing when you bring a few people together who are passionate about the same ideal with the same goals to virtuously better each other. We fueled each other, and motivated one another to bring it as hard as we could with what little resources we had. GWHH is such a beautiful thing to us, because it started as an idea, which became and grew through our hard work into a positive snowball of events. For those readers and artists that have been with us since the beginning will know how much GWHH has evolved from a simple idea.

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We have spent countless hours, problem solved countless issues, dealt with constant failures, and yet we will succeed in that our goals are unbreakable. 1 Year today this is where we stand, and 1 year from now we hope to stand that much higher. Thank You to all of our supporters for being with us, and sharing your creativity, positive reinforcement, and bringing your own unique voices to our domain. We hope everyone will grow with us and celebrate the 2nd Birthday of GWHH one year from now as we continue to try and revolutionize the World as best we can. Peace and Much Love to Everyone!

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Below are some motivational lines from these Chicago greats that are the ideal examples of Humanity rising to a peak performance that no one thought possible.

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“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

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“Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.”

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“If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.”

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“All of us have to recognize that we owe our children more than we have been giving them.”

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“The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they’re not.”

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“You show people what you’re willing to fight for when you fight your friends.”

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“My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”

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“If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think.”

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“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.”

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“What we’re all striving for is authenticity, a spirit-to-spirit connection.”

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“What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you.”

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“KNOW YOUR WORTH! People act like they’re doing more for you than you’re doing for them. Ask yourself this question, “Why would they do that?” Obviously, you bring something to the table for them to even do business with you.”

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“Life is 5% what happens, and 95% how you react!”

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“You should be Happy right? I refuse to accept other people’s ideas of happiness for me. As if there’s a “one size fits all” standard for happiness. Regardless of your position in life, no one but you is qualified to determine your happiness. I think it’s great to never be completely happy or satisfied in life. If I ever became completely satisfied with the work I put out as an artist…that is the moment I would suck!”

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“They tryna censor the influencer. Makes me sicker, influenza.”

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“I’m just trying to do the opposite of left, as long as there’s the opposite of death, ya know? Yes, ya test and I just might bring the opposite of life, til’ there’s no one the opposite of right.”

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“From the cradle to the cage, we bring our sons up to get gunned down.”

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“I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying.”

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“Heart is what separates the good from the great.”

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“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.”

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“I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . Failure always made me try harder next time.”

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“Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That’s truly about the game, and in some ways that’s about life too.”

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“To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don’t isolate.”

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“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”

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“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”

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“I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn’t know how to get along without it.”

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“I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things.”

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“I’d say it’s been my biggest problem all my life… it’s money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.“

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“Life is too short to be living somebody else’s dream.“

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_Max G_