On My Rivals

The pressures of inner city living is not for the faint hearted. From the early years in the playground through the schools moving on to surfing through busy traffic to make it to work is such a picturesque experience worth writing about. Particularly, growing up young and black in London Town has its stigmas, from the inability of schools to instil a meaningful academic discipline to the constant harassment by the police to the drug infested neighbourhoods which inevitably alienate the young black child from the very beginning. The feeling of not belonging has a detrimental impact on the mental state of a young person which undoubtedly strips them of their ability to better themselves. This I believe is not a permanent defect but rather a challenging huddle whereby ploughing your way through this makes one resilient as seen in the many successful people of black descent with similar experiences. “London state of mind” is a song which takes you on a journey placing you in a setting whe