My Name Is

Eh, it doesn't really matter, names can change.

What I really want to know when I meet someone, is not their name, but who they are. The name itself is just a template, fill in this blank with the appropriate sound to identify a person/place/thing.

And that, in some weird way, is associated with why I engaged in this project.

In my readings, rap has been one of the most successful exports in history. From identity declaration raps like My Name Is, songs in which rappers announce their persona to the world, to collective movement anthems like Fight the Power. Even in cases where rap music articulates grievances about rap itself, it's a template well suited to adapt to a myriad of artists and messages. And if the bare minimum is words and a beat, like soccer or poetry, it's affordable.

I like to write things that make me laugh. And I'd like to share some of those laughs with the world. And I like rap because I can write. But I have no musical talent. I cannot draw. I cannot make music.

So maybe this is my affordable effort at having fun with art.

Whatever entertiainment I get out of writing this, I hope it'll bring you some joy. You'll eventually find some rap in this story, and I'll likely leave the beat to your imagination. Maybe by the end of this project I will be able to draw. Maybe I will be able to make music. I know you'll find some easter_eggs and we'll play some games along the way.

Sometimes I jot notes down when ideas come to me, sometimes I start typing and see where a page takes me, sometimes I think of something funny and then write around it. This will be amateurish indeed, but who says it can't be entertaining. I hope we share some laughs. I imagine by the end you'll know who I am.