99 Homes Movie review Rap

Rap

99 Homes is a movie 

about a man who was evicted 

from his home

So he tried to get some money

of his own

he was offered employment

by his evictor

so he worked with him

In the system of greed he falls

He evicted people

then in the end

became arrested 

to a crime he admitted

While the boss carried on

with his multi-million endeavor

profiting from people's misfortune

Let's put myself as the director

let's recreate the main character's role

after all this is a movie

that we can recreate instantly

Movies can be a tool

for change to occur that is best for all

we act out

the changes we see 

then it becomes reality

Let's give the main character

 a free home

everyone a monthly income

that they don't have to work for

plus a job in construction

for the characters

if they need more

His son investigates 

how one builds a structure

his mom expresses herself 

and does what is best for all

While the real estate mogul

forgives himself

 changes his ways

using tools that work

Living income is the key

The lesson is clear

If we abuse our share

we will all lose

See what is possible 

a movie can be a tool

when you stand 

for what is best for all

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Plot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Homes

Recently unemployed single father Dennis Nash, a construction worker in Orlando, Florida, is evicted together with his mother Lynn, a hairdresser, and young son Connor from the foreclosed home they share. Callous real estate operator Rick Carver is in charge of the eviction, and police officers who provide the enforcement call him "boss." Dennis and his family move into a shabby cramped motel room. Dennis goes to Rick's office and tries to take back his tools stolen by Rick's men. Rick sees the confrontation and is impressed by Dennis' gumption. He offers Dennis work as a repairman at his properties and Dennis accepts. Dennis soon becomes Rick's assistant, helping to carry out evictions himself and set up real estate schemes that exploit government and banking rules to the disadvantage of struggling home owners. He starts accepting large payments of money (in exchange for the work he is performing for Mr. Carver) and dips into the glamorous lifestyle in which Rick indulges.

Almost as soon as he begins working for Mr. Carver, Dennis tells him to keep the cheques he offers (as payment for the work he performs for the real estate broker) in order for him to one day soon buy back the house he was evicted from by Mr. Carver but Rick tells him to keep his money for now since it is not enough anyway.

An evicted home owner living in the same motel as Dennis and his family recognizes and threatens him. Dennis reacts by making a deal with Rick to buy back his family's old house, but the legal process prevents them from moving in immediately, so he decides to get his son out of the motel room immediately by selling the family home and buying a much more luxurious home instead.

When Dennis brings his mother and son to the luxurious house and informs them he bought it and sold their old house so they could get out of the motel room immediately, his mother doesn't believe at first that he has bought the house. Then Dennis' mother is shocked by the loss of their long-time home and is repulsed as she realizes Dennis got his new-found wealth by helping him victimize honest homeowners who have financial problems. Even Dennis' son is not happy with the arrangement. Lynn and Connor leave Dennis to stay with her brother.

Rick puts together a multi-million dollar real estate deal, but it is jeopardized by a legal case brought by a home owner he is trying to evict. Dennis and the home owner were friendly acquaintances, but the man turned hostile toward Dennis when he saw him become part of Rick's eviction business. Dennis obeys Rick's order to deliver a forged document to court that defeats the home owner's legal case. When police try to evict the home owner, the distraught man fires a rifle at them. Fearing that the man, who has a wife and two children, will likely be killed in a shootout, Dennis confesses aloud at the scene to his complicity in delivering the forged paperwork. The home owner surrenders and Dennis is also arrested, but the well-connected Rick, standing in the background, is not.

Big Short : Film Review Rap

Rap

Big Short is a movie

about the housing market

and fraud that is based on profit

When the Housing Market booms 

or when it doesn't

we get our profit

We get a smile on our lips

winning is the illusion

eventually coming to the realization

The economy will collapse

so we will all lose

self-interest is not the key

Focusing on profit

is not the best

energy see-saw 

our body gets stressed

So we have to consider

why we do what we do

for we all will suffer

Free housing for all

is what we need

Money is not see-saw of energy

Money is about man and his expression

aligned to the expression of the earth

Realizing that the house is built 

from the trees

that come from the earth

Just as the air we breathe

bills are made of cotton

coins are metals too

Gratitude to the earth

I can see our equal value

burst the ego bubble

and reclaim our real value

Life = 1+1 =2

Big Short Plot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Short_(film)

Whiplash: Film Review Rap

                     

Rap

Whiplash is a movie

that's about you and me

let's learn from it as a family

Question why we need bullies

to succeed

the fear to fall is behind it all

Self-forgive the fear

breathe and bring yourself back here

express yourself

Use commonsense

bypass the rules

and see for yourself

Tap on surfaces

hear all the sound in the universe

realize they all have a tune

we can change the rules

For not one sound is out of tune

without judgment

we can see clearly

it's not just do re mi baby
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Whiplash Plot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiplash_%282014_film%29

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Andrew Neiman is a first-year jazz student at the prestigious Shaffer Conservatory in New York. He has been playing drums from a young age and aspires to become one of the greats like Buddy Rich. Famed conductor Terence Fletcher discovers Andrew practicing in the music room late one night and eventually invites him into his studio band as the alternative for core drummer Carl Tanner. Fletcher is abusive toward his students, mocking and insulting them; when the band rehearses the Hank Levy piece "Whiplash" and Andrew struggles to keep the tempo, Fletcher hurls a chair at him, slaps him, and berates him in front of the class.

At a jazz competition, Andrew accidentally misplaces Carl's sheet music; as Carl cannot play without it, Andrew steps in, telling Fletcher that he can perform "Whiplash" from memory. After a successful performance, Fletcher promotes him to core drummer. Soon after, Fletcher recruits Ryan Connolly, the core drummer from Andrew's former lower-level class. Andrew believes Connolly is the less talented drummer, and is infuriated when Fletcher promotes him to core. Determined to impress Fletcher, Andrew practices until his hands bleed and breaks up with his girlfriend Nicole, believing she will hold him back.

Fletcher tearfully reveals in class that a talented former student of his, Sean Casey, has died in a car accident. The band rehearses "Caravan", but Ryan struggles with the tempo. Fletcher auditions Andrew, Ryan and Carl for hours while the class waits outside, and finally gives the position to Andrew.

On the way to a jazz competition, Andrew's bus breaks down. He rents a car but arrives late and realizes he left his drumsticks at the car rental office. After an argument with Fletcher, Andrew drives back to retrieve the drumsticks. As he speeds back, his car is hit by a truck. He crawls from the wreckage and arrives on stage badly injured. When he struggles to play "Caravan" due to his injuries, Fletcher stops the band mid-performance to tell Andrew he is "done". Andrew attacks Fletcher in front of the audience and is expelled from Shaffer.

Andrew meets with a lawyer representing the parents of Sean Casey. The lawyer explains that Sean actually hanged himself, having suffered anxiety and depression after joining Fletcher's class; Sean's parents want to prevent Fletcher from teaching. Andrew agrees to testify anonymously and Fletcher is fired.

Months later, Andrew has abandoned music and is working in a restaurant while applying to different colleges. He walks past a jazz club and sees Fletcher performing on stage. Fletcher invites him for drinks and explains that he pushes his students hard so they might achieve greatness. He invites Andrew to perform at a festival concert with his band. Andrew agrees and invites Nicole, but she is in a new relationship and declines.

On stage at the jazz festival, moments before the performance, Fletcher reveals that he knows Andrew testified against him. He leads the band in a new piece Andrew has never heard or rehearsed, and he finds no sheet music for it in his folder. Unable to follow the cues without sheet music, Andrew struggles through it and leaves the stage humiliated. As Fletcher addresses the audience, Andrew returns to the stage and interrupts with the "Caravan" drum intro, leading the rest of the band. Infuriated, Fletcher reluctantly follows. When Andrew ends the performance with an extravagant drum solo, Fletcher and Andrew exchange smiles.

Living My Utmost Potential: My Created Word Tarot Cards: Group Reading: Impromptu Speech

This is a video of what I call Group Word Tarot Reading at our Speech Club Event. 

I challenged myself to speak impromptu using 4 word cards . I asked 4 people from the audience to pick a card each from my word tarot deck. Then, i spoke about the words they chose (which i did not know beforehand) in a speech.

Happy New Year Rap

The new year is coming up

do not look and see the past

but create the moment here and now

for the past 

is done  

Make the past and future

equally relevant

create tomorrow here and now

for the future of mankind

Let it be known

and realize you are creating 

the future here and now

Watch what you say 

when you speak

words 
they are symbols 

as letters 
they become words

sentences become paragraphs

sounding off the truth

See ourselves

see the world

create the change in our words

align with your deeds

and your thoughts

you are ready to celebrate

happy new year to you all

The year is not new 

but change in you

makes the old new

so celebrate 

the change 

that will happen 

in the world too

Celebrate the change

not the luck

nor happiness 

nor money lo

Expose the self

enjoy your expression

embrace in unison

the alignment of the mind, body 

& being 

all working in unison 

for what is best for all

world change then will have to come

from giving everyone 

a living income

plus work they need

to get it done

so we can celebrate 

the new year that is to come

accompanied

by change that matter

within and without 

we can see the dawn

self expression is the call

it cannot be suppressed

for change is a guarantee

when there is living income you see

see the liberation

i am in ce-lebration

romance is not a necessity

as long as you embrace 

the cells within your body

say hello to the organs

hello liver

hello heart
i am grateful you are here

celebrate the phenomenon

sing the song

even you are out of tune

or out of pitch 

even if the tone is high or low 

damn we do not have to 

obey the rules

express yourself

sing in unison

sound off and yell 

and express yourself

speak and sing

see the melody

that exist in silence 

of our oneness and equality

the ears cannot hear for it is busy

in the mind we exist

in an alternate reality

figuring out the right pitch

the right tone

the right note

for it is a musical pattern 

done for the popularity award baby

so one can earn money

in exchange for the singing personality

Happy New Year

Unt-rap the Trap

UNT-RAP-ZZIN

The Immigrant Zombie RAP : UNT-RAP-ZZIN

UNT-RAP-ZZIN

The Immigrant Zombie

Immigration to another country 

in desperation we flee

what happened to the land 

that the earth allotted to me?

I am supposed to survive 

in my country

with all the amenities

you enjoy in your country

The greed of some

who have taken more than

what is given

to all equally

Created a lack for others

they cannot enjoy

a life with dignity 

Do not be greedy

forgive yourself and see

that the consequence outflow 

is massive in degree

Unequal distribution

we do not have a solution

but to flee to another country

who has more 

in terms of jobs, health care

 and social security

We do not have much of this 

in our country

The multinational companies

build a business in my country

to extract energy from the sea

to earn more money you see

Then donates to the unfortunate

to make up for making money from the 

earth's resource 

we call the sea

They made sure the guilt will not be felt

they got the media to take pictures

 to make it look

as if its good

then provide food for the guests

pictures taken

the guilt disappears

Some leaders hide their face 

and take the money in secret

given by these businesses

It never reached the poor

the pocket is still empty

when they closed the door

and allegedly took the money

They took them to jail

and they call this the solution

I say No

repair it from the source

for tomorrow 

someone will do the same 

and the problem will 

be a vicious cycle

It will be inherited 

by the next generation

and the solution 

will not be known

Because the band-aid was on

no one can see the wound

they layered the band-aid  

now it turned into a cancer

that multiplies uncontrollably

in the country's body

They try to put another leader

hoping to fix the cancer

another band-aid was provided

and now they say

he has balls

Unknowingly creating 

the same cancer as before

the whole body

as a whole 

gasps for breath 

like a living dead

A zombie

 alive but dead

when the body's life force

is absent

Walking here equally 

enjoying each others company

that is the life force of society

take them away and you will be 

an immigrant zombie

You migrate to another country

to ask for a job

so you can survive

the same company 

that took energy from your country's sea

will be giving you charity

help for the poor zombie

who now wears a smile 

because he's got lots of money

education plus a job

savings to give his family

making up for the loneliness

of being separated from the group 

who watched you grow

and stand on your own

lulling you to sleep when you were born

now everyone is happy

they celebrate and jump in glee

they call this the solution

but i ask myself

is this really?

what about the cancer 

that is the consequence 

outflow of not taking responsibility

to give your country

a living income guarantee

plus an incentive to work for more 

when needed by the people

so they will not migrate for money

to live in dignity

in their own country

wearing nice clothes 

and shoes

eating food that is delicious

they walk with grace 

smile brimming on their face

money in their pockets

they've got certificates

but deep within

they are dying

like a zombie that is smiling

only they cannot see

 they are the immigrant zombie

they ask help from the zombie hierarchy

to survive in another zombie country

where the living dead 

celebrates its joys

with money aplenty

the zombie hierarchy in another country

employs the immigrant zombie

and gives them money for they too 

needs an employee

they take advantage of each other you see

then they say

you got your education 

you look able so come and work for me

that way we will enjoy 

each other's company

for I have helped you and you have helped me

we are brothers and sisters 

who care

don't you see?

But i disagree

this is self-diminishment you see

I say no, thank you

I will take my life back

I do not want to be the living dead

how can we enjoy each other 

when I am an immigrant zombie

in your country

and you are in a zombie hierarchy

we do not even know

that this is a consequence outflow

and not the solution that we say so

to be content and call this happiness

isn't rightfully so

this is self-diminishment

in disguise you see

we have to hit rock bottom

to bring life to the zombie 

and see the illusion

 self-forgive

have an intimate moment

with yourself

then when you are ready  

to be reborn

and see that the solution 

is standing for what is best for all

rejoice and celebrate

for you have seen the real solution

Living income guaranteed

for dignified life to be restored

do not pretend to help

when you cannot give ones equal share

that amount of money you give 

is alms for the poor 

do not call it help

for it isn't so

it is out of pity 

because of the superiority

and inferiority in society

this HEL-l in Peoples lives

we should turn

to be the HEL-ipad  

a P-latform where we see each other 

as equals

we are a part of this one life 

zombies we are not

we are the breath in this body

in awareness we should move our body 

do not forget that walking as equals

 is the solution that we seek

do not give it up

do not diminish yourself

pull yourself up

take your life back

do not be the living dead

you are here as part of this one life

be the helipad - the platform where we equally stand 

UNW-RAP the TRAP

UNT-RAP-ZZin

I Am Not an Immigrant Nor A Refugee

LYRICS

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The migrant is a refugee

we too were forced to leave our country

not because of war, religion or politics

like a refugee

we do it to earn money

to survive

in another country

where food and money is a plenty

in our country

corruption is a guarantee

theft is part of society

and becoming a beauty queens 

becomes the veil

that covers up

reality

help me temporarily to 

sort out the crime and inequality

But give us tools that work

like a Living income guarantee

plus a guarantee to work if i need more

freedom of expression to the fore

give me something temporarily

that heals the cause 

so I can heal myself as a whole

not a bandaid that will 

cover up the hole in the wall

Do not interpret the smile 

but look through my thoughts

Do not give me a refuge

a home away from home

for i am not a refugee

I am a human

just like everybody

I am not here to beg for pity or money

for you not to feel guilty

for creating the guns

and the war 

that gives you more money

give me back my home

that was taken forcibly

We are citizens of the earth

divide the land equally

create a home for everybody 

where we are given the body

or where we choose to live in dignity

free of chaos and poverty

because of inequality

free from guns and abuse

We do not want charity

all we want is dignity

to live as your equal 

for the earth is our home

take your share

but leave others 

what is rightfully theirs 

I am not a refugee

It was you who took my home

and now you want to help me

pretending to give me back my dignity

by giving me work 

in exchange for money

I do not need your pity

all i need is dignity as a human

that lives on earth

where all are given land equally

the land where we grow food

and fetch water 

to quench our thirst 

when we sweat our brow

It is for all

we are the collective owners

so it is rightfully mine

as much as it is yours too

distribute rightfully so

let common sense

based on 

oneness and equality

be the law

the primary principle 

of what is best for all

lived so it will be so

self-interest will not carry us through

what is here as the breath

is the law

breathing each others breath

speaks equally so 

ease the pain 

of you and me

forced to migrate

looking for a dignified life 

to ensue

we might smile

in front of you

as an ideal refugee 

or a successful migrant 

who earns lots of money

but that smile means

NO, thank you

I am claiming what is rightfully so

I am not an immigrant refugee

who works for money

to give me dignity

I am a citizen of the earth

The earth is my refuge

I deserve an equal share

for what it has given all 

Equally

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by June Roca