CL - Fear Freestyle (CL's Road To Redemption Week 1)

What's going on everybody? It's been a long time since you guys have seen me actively dropping music and that's simply because I've been working on new material. Not only musically, but as well as other things which you will seen within the next few weeks and months. I've used the down time I've have sans performing, and recording to focus on not only writing, but finding out who I am, and what's the message I'm trying to convey. I realized, God gave me the innate ability to write, and pen my expressions in several ways which include, music and poetry. Also, I love interviewing people, and luckily my outgoing personality has helped me craft some successful interviews. So, I decided, every Sunday I will be dropping some new music, videos, poetry vlogs, and even interviews to help people understand who CL essentially is. Essentially, I'm not trying to just be "a rapper". That's too cliche and simplistic for dynamic character such as mine. I want to elevate my brand as a personality, because I feel I got the voice, but more importantly, the pen to do so. Ride out with me. I promise this will be special. Once again, thanks for all your support. - CL

Poem: Single

Single She Hates Being Single... Because Everybody Singles Her Out... You See, She’s Living With Women Who Were Given A Spouse... While She’s Roommates With Infidelity And Living With Doubts... Every Saturday, She’s Playing Donnie Hathaway To Captivate Her Mind... To Remind Her God Is First, And That Men… Are Here To Pass Away The Time... While Her Friends Are Cuddling, She’s Huddling Around Her Little Cubicle... Saying That “I Don’t Need A Man To Tell Me That I’m Beautiful”... Her False Bravado Is Cute But Unusual… You See, At Nights She’s Out Clubbing Always Loving The Scene... Rubbing On Guys, And Always Touching Their Jeans… But Inside, She’s Craving Forehead Kisses... She’s Craving For 30 Second Hugs Instead Of Stepping In The Club... But Nobody Gave Her A Chance, That’s Why She Questions “Where’s The Love?” No Valentine, Nobody Who Grabs Her Mind Nobody With Heart To Steal Her Heart, And Come Past The Line Ain’t That A Shame…. Love Is So Infectious But Affections Are So Rare That’s She Stresses On The Daily, And She Questions If It’s There.

Poem: A Woman's Scars

You See, It’s Hard For Her To Focus When They Focus The Lens On Her... A Model Who Models After The Goddess Of Love... But Encounters Throttles, And Quarrels Every Time She Mixes Bottles And Morals… You See… She’s 22... Her Master Plan Is A Masters, While Mastering Different Ways To Capture A Man... Now Ask Her… Why You Still Single? Her Facial Expression Answers The Question... She’s Behooved By Her Own Past Maneuvers… Past Accusers Said Look Past The Ruler To Measure Her Level Of Insecurity Because… Her Sensibility Gets Derailed By Her Sensitivity... “Like Monica. You’re A Model. Tell Me What You Scared Of... Fingerprints Left On Her Broken Heart... Footprints Left On Her Deflated Soul... She Said Trust Is Hard To Come By... Because Some Guys Run Lies Or Run Game... That Keep Her Off track, So She’s Always Scared To Hop On That One Train... So Could You Blame Her?... If That One Innocent Stranger Says Look Beyond The Danger, And Look Neons Ahead... But Says No...Because She Seen Used Condoms Her Exxes Would Leave On The Bed... She Goes Through Phones... Because She Seen Her Exxes Roam Through Homes... She Seen Betrayal First Hand... Is It Insecurity… Or Being Scarred By That One Man... O

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CL: Never Looking Back Mixtape

What's funny is, I was just reading an old comment from two years ago. It touched me. It was in regards to my Maybe Tomorrow mixtape. I felt happy. I feel appreciated. There was a time when I was recording in my basement, and had no engineer. My dream was merely a pipedream. I had no resources. I had no faith. Then, I decided to take things a bit more seriously. Got around people who believed in me. I hustled. I worked hard to make my first official mixtape. Now, this mixtape had came out in September of this year, but I never posted it on here. My apologies. But this was a beautiful piece of work that I'm very proud of. Check it out guys. My FIRST official mixtape. I'm grateful for Ballerstatus.Com, SwindleSeason.Com, HipHopGame.Com, Indie Flava, and of course you guys for supporting me throughout and giving me a reason to keep going, and believe that I can actually do this.

Download Link: http://limelinx.com/files/233164155d532a2ebf204580f4e84b31

Wynter Gordon Interview (Page 31)

This an interview I did awhile back with Pop Star Wynter Gordon. I first met her almost 5 years ago when she was just on the come up back when I was interning at Vibe. We'd later meet up again. This time, she's a buzzing pop star, and i'm a buzzing journalist. Get the picture? As you can see, she's found her niche, her sound, and she's on the verge of making some noise on the pop scene. Video Courtesy of Page 31.

Bei Maejor Interview (Ballerstatus.Com)

Bei Maejor is a Michigan-bred recording artist who earned his chops over the years as a producer/songwriter, but in recent years, has chosen to step out from behind the curtains and take a shot as a solo artist. So far, so good.

In early 2010, he landed a deal with Jive Records (which has since folded into RCA), and followed with his first mixtape, Upside Down (Download at DatPiff.com). Since then, Bei has released his debut single, "Trouble" featuring Roc Nation signee J. Cole, and is currently hard at work on his solo debut.

We caught up with the young University of Michigan graduate while on a promo run in New York, during which we discussed his buzzing "Trouble" single and what the concept and sound behind it is all about; how he was able to balance his music and academic career; and the animated cartoon got him into music as a young kid.

In part two of our (below), Bei Maejor explains how he got his start with R&B star Trey Songz before learning more about the industry with Ne-Yo's camp; who amazed with the most when he got into the studio with him; what he thinks his strongest talent is; and what's up next in the near future.

Poem: Girls Vs. Women

A Girl Wakes Up, Needs Make Up, To Simply Feel Beautiful.

She Needs To Go Tanning, Extra Planning For Her Cuticles. Yeah You Know The Usual.

A Girl Lets Material Possessions Just Posses Her…

Rather Than A Man, She Needs Gucci, Prada, And Fendi To Caress Her…

Marc Ecko To Undress Her…

Not Mark, Because Mark Isn’t A Full Time Investor…

A Girl Feels Loved When A Guy Is Feeling Her On The Outside,

She’ll Get On Her Knees, And Be Ready To Open Her Mouth Wide.

But You See, A Woman Doesn’t Need Compliments To Increase Her Confidence,

Because She Already Has The Competence And Common Sense, To Know She’s Simply Dominant

A Woman Doesn’t Need The Glamor To Feel Glamarous…

She Rather Move To Los Angeles, Sit Down With The Candles Lit, Open Toe Sandals, Holding Hands While We Stand And Kiss

A Woman Speaks Volumes Through Her Intellectual Conversations, Minus The Confrontations, Cuz She Knows Talk Is Cheap, So She Doesn’t Strive For Compensation…

You See, A Woman Outgrows Being A Girl...

Because A Woman Knows, In Order To Become One, She Has To Be Someone...And That's More Than Being A Girl