All My Life I Want Money and Power

I've done the Metal yoga thing and that was great!  What’s next?

Hip Hop yoga, obviously!

On Wednesday, I took a Hip Hop yoga class: Kendrick Lamar versus ScHoolboy Q.  I figured it was something worth trying and had no idea what to expect.  The room was candlelit and at least 80 degrees.  The music was a mix of Kendrick, ScHoolboy, and some more Zen yoga tunes played at the beginning and end of class. 

Each sequence of class consisted of three rounds: first doing the “flow” on the right, next on the left, and then the instructor would blast the music and we were to do the sequences on our own with no instruction until she told us to stop. 

The difference with this class and the Metal class was at Metal yoga, the music was a backdrop to the class, a minor detail.  At this class, the music was the focal point.  The class was really all about losing yourself in the music.

The first blast was to “Backseat Freestyle” and I was like yessssssss.  Luckily the class was candlelit so no one could see me lip singing "Kendrick had a dream!" nor could they see a little booty bounce on my warrior one.

I am very VERY particular about the Rap and Hip Hop that I listen to.  When I am amongst other people and Hip Hop is playing, it doesn’t really matter what it is.  However, when it comes to the Hip Hop music I select to listen to on my own time, it has to be worth it.  I don’t have many rap albums I listen to all the way through and very few artists that I respect and would care enough to see them in concert.

Kendrick Lamar is something special.  You hear the emotion, the anger, and the intellect in his music. And though I didn’t really know ScHoolboy Q (apparently I saw him at Austin City Limits and was a fan) I really enjoy his music too.  I suppose most Hip Hop I feel I can’t relate to.  When Future is rapping about fucking up some commas, I can’t relate at all.  I can barely afford rent, buddy!  And when Rick Ross is rapping about throwing dollar bills at strippers I  . . . .

Anyway, I find Metal much more relatable.  I haven’t bought a Cadillac but have I felt fucked—shit out of luck?  You bet I have!  But there are those gems of rappers and Hip Hop artists that have it.  They have all the bling and flash but still keep themselves at our level.  Kendrick is one of those rappers.  #Respect

As my big passion is music, after most fitness classes, I look up the instructor on Spotify and see if they have a profile and public playlists.  Here is the playlist from class.  Hope you enjoy.