Dear Duke

when I graduated last year I thought my world was over. for six years, my life was about duke-- first two years tryna figure out how to get there, and the last four figuring out how to stay. to say graduation was bittersweet would be inaccurate. more like bitter. I wasn’t done there. there was so much left to see, do, take advantage of. at the very least, there was a half-empty bottle of captain at dillo waiting for me with my name on it. but 11.may.08 came and it was a wrap. was this what it felt like to be evicted?

so I tried to beat them at their own game and returned to campus every chance I could get. homecoming. vacation days and money to burn. roundtrips, roadtrips, I was there. but it’s not the same. hasn’t been the same. won’t be the same.

though things have changed and I can’t spend 24/7, damn near 365 with the people I’ve come to love dearly, I recognize that I was fortunate enough to not only attend what I deem to be the best school in the world, but most importantly, the best school for me. it’s not just course offerings, facilities, extracurriculars, and that other shit they sell you in the catalogue. it’s about the people. my classmates. all 6,000+. some of the smartest, most ambitious and talented people you’ll ever meet. my best friends are beasting med school, law school, grad school, wall street. and I’m gonna go ahead and dust my shoulders off for scoring a pretty sweet advertising gig. they’re chapter president. nphc president. student government president. they’re all kinda a big deal.

the greatest part? we’ve only just begun.

I’m excited to see who becomes the next big Hollywood director. Surgeon General. Media Mogul. President of the United States.

and the next big rapper.

meet anthem. an incredibly gifted wordsmith who got his start on the poetry scene, going in beast mode for the Sigma’s “Roc Da Mic” sessions. in the pursuit of happiness, he quit his day job to share his gift with the world.



please press play. it's his first single "Bachelor's Anthem" and i'm dead from the intro.

visit www.iamanthem.com for some great music.

so to my old workout buddy, good luck and, of course, stay gassed, boo :)

there go those Duke kids again. we’re taking over.