And I want to show you why the job that you have that you hate is a waste of your life. See this right here is our childhood and our teenage years and we have a lot of fun.  And most people will retire at the age of 65. Now if we're lucky, we'll live all the way to 80 years old. Now if you look at this, the majority of our lives will actually be spent at work. But a recent Gallup poll found that 85% of people in America don't enjoy their jobs. And in China and Japan, that number is almost 94%. Now that's just crazy statistic. Most people hate what they do but spend most of their lives doing it.  And just so you know, if you're slaving away for retirement down here, you're missing the point because only 82% of people in the world will actually live to the age of 65. And if you get to 65, on average you only have about 15 more years left to live after you retire. And also so you know, only 65% of people actually live into the age of 80. So don't stay at a job where you dread Mondays and live for the weekends. If you don't like your job, quit it. Find another way to make money. It's okay to wake up tomorrow and completely reinvent yourself and become the person that you've always wanted to be. It's never too late to start. Now you may be thinking, well that's unrealistic because I have a family to feed and what I want you to think of is this.  The same thing. Do you want that life for them? Since you rather have your children watch you live a fulfilled life doing what you love so that they can grow up and do the same, even if it means that you make less money because no matter how you make your money, whether you're the CEO of a billion dollar company or a janitor, we all end up as dust. And so it's with really great love and respect that I want to challenge you to rethink your life. If you're not happy with your job or your purpose or your meaning in life, change it.  You don't have to keep up with the Joneses. Don't fear of being judged by people just because you don't have that great job title. Don't look back at the end of your life and see unfulfilled dreams or chances that you didn't take in days that were just wasted away at a job that you hated. Don't be so busy making a living that you forget to actually make a life because life is so short. Do something that you love and be proud of it. And when you're not working, spend that time with the people that you love because here's the deal.  You were born to thrive.


It's time for Mountain Music, presented by Mountain Music Exchange, the heart of music in the mountains. Welcome to another edition of Mountain Music. This week down at Mountain Music Exchange we're doing something a little bit different. Now normally we feature an artist or even a band. This week we feature a collection of bands and artists. We head over to Letcher County just on the other side of Pine Mountain to a place called Wilde's Last Resort where we're featuring this week, the Supermoon Festival. Check it out. The Supermoon Festival has been drawing in hundreds of people into Letcher County for the past few years for an event unlike anything else you'll find in Eastern Kentucky. There's no real music festival here in Eastern Kentucky and we decided that we were tired of driving to Ohio and central Kentucky and we just decided to do it here in Eastern Kentucky. Last year we had about 300, 400 people come and it's Thursday through Saturday festival, July 14th through the 16th. It is kid friendly, kids under 12 will get in free, kids over 12 need to have a chaperone or adult with them. It's $65 at the gate. Actually till Monday you can go online to www.supermoonfestival.com and you can order your pre-sell tickets. They're $50 online right now. No matter your taste in music there's going to be a little something for everyone at Supermoon. We have a lot of different bands, some of them are local, some of them are from central Kentucky. We've got one band from New York, we've got a band from Asheville. Most of the music is bluegrass, rock and roll, jam band, we have two DJs, we have a rapper, we have somebody that's going to sing country western music. So we have a whole variety of music for about anybody that really likes to get outside and enjoy live music. Not only is the event unlike anything in the area, but the venue is just as unique. The Wiley's Last Resort is more, it's hard to describe, a resort actually fits it pretty perfect. You know there's old cabins, there's a pond to swim in, there's a back road that takes you throughout the property. You don't have to travel on the main road to get from place to place.


Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'll just give arrivals a chance to settle themselves in Before we lock the doors and bolt them keeping you all inside My name is Adrian Monk. I'm head of public engagement here at the forum My pleasure to welcome all of you and our co-chairs to this World Economic Forum on Africa 2015 25th World Economic Forum on Africa We'll be hearing from each of our co-chairs in just a moment But just to introduce them glad to welcome Anthony Jenkins group chief executive officer of Barclays Pumsile Mlambo Nuka executive director of UN women Patrice Motsepi founder and executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals Paul Pullman chief executive officer of Unilever and So Michael Rake chairman of BT Group So I'm going to ask each of our co-chairs just to share with us some thoughts about their expectations and hopes for this meeting Then we'll be able to take some questions And if you could keep your questions on the meeting and its themes if you have anything to take up with our Co-chairs individually on their own work that we plenty of time in the next two days So without further ado, I'm going to turn over to Anthony and ask him to share a few of his thoughts on This year's World Economic Forum on Africa Anthony Well, good morning, and thank you. It's always exciting to be in Africa I've been coming here for about a decade now in various different roles that I've had at Barclays and You're all familiar with the positive story in the optimism about Africa and I share that optimism Of course, there are many challenges around things like infrastructure education and so on But the real question that confronts Africa is a question that confronts Every part of the globe in a world where we're going to be experiencing Structurally lower global GDP growth and that we became used to in the 20 or 30 years before the financial crisis And the impact of that is that every part of the globe is going to have to compete Aggressively and vigorously if it's going to stake its place in the global economy There are no free rides anymore and Africa has benefited of course From the growth in activity particularly in Asia and the commodity-based economies But as I said, it's going to have to work hard going forward and there's two areas in particular There are of interest to me and I think are important areas of focus for this meeting The first is the promotion of financial inclusion by some metrics Over 80% of people in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to the Conventional financial systems and without access to the financial systems. It's very hard for people to build Economic stability and security. It's hard for them to start businesses and promote enterprise and growth And so financial inclusion which is a matter both for the financial industry for governments and the third sector is a critical topic The second topic in my mind is also the promotion of trade my customers and clients in the developed world are Extremely interested in doing business here in Africa and there are many African companies which are increasingly doing business across the continent and globally We need to continue to facilitate and promote that trade as a spur for economic growth So I think we need to go into this meeting With a sense that there is a lot that can be done But it won't just happen. We're all going to have to work together to create the conditions for Africa to Experience and create its full potential. Thank you and say, thank you Can I ask you to share your thoughts, please? Thank you very much It's good to be home for me My expectation and an interest in this year's world and economy coming forum Is to encourage the seven hundreds and more business leaders who are here to use what I call the power of one To make change happen for women We've evaluated what has happened 20 years since we adopted the declaration in Beijing and we came up with a very mixed picture women Are out at home working about 50 percent with the modest increase from 40 percent But 75 percent of them are in the informal sector So they end low wages the jobs are unprotected no minimum wage So there's sustained poverty there But they are showing resilience and there's an opportunity to work with those women at that level Including access to final inclusion for them to become significant players and entrepreneurs and Both governments and private sector who are here can support the growth and the involvement of women in the economy Because they are part of the missing story That could propel Africa's growth women are not a charity case Their solution make us and we need to position and recognize them as such and as leaders of companies They can actually make the decisions to take full advantage of the women on the continent in addition to that unequal pay just from a rights Angle the fact that Women in Africa and 30 percent less than their male counterparts the global average is 24 percent Which is also bad But if every CEO's here would go back to their companies and just check how much women are paid Most time when I ask you all about that they actually don't know they've never checked And when they check sometimes they are shocked to to see that so that is just one thing that most CEOs can do And of course the issue of representation of women In decision-making bodies both in the private and in the public sector is quite an important Intervention that is that is that is needed. So if I could get some of that significantly moved forward Enembraced by the delegates who are here that that would be nice Bums here. Thank you very much Patrice. Can I turn to you for your overview on this year's meeting? Thank you I've just arrived from the giving pledge in in the US, but the three points I want to make is that The the world in Africa is is Going through a very challenging Economic period in Africa particularly as far as commodities are concerned the price of commodities and it is critically critically important that We recognize the The need to remain globally competitive in terms of a tracking investment both private investment and domestic investment as well as Investments from other parts of the world. I cannot over emphasize it, you know, sometimes We we We see good things and And we assume that the good things will continue Almost like we have a right to expect that the African economy will continue to do well But that is that's not correct the if you look at the history of Some of the most successful economies in the world when they cease to be a Competitive and an attractive destination for domestic and foreign investment The good work in terms of job creation economic upliftment economic growth Stalled and in many respects went backwards So it's it's critically important. I Need to emphasize as well in that regard the need to Perceptions about corruption in Africa is is increasing in certain areas There should be a zero tolerance as far as corruption is concerned critically important and And the last point I want to raise and and I hope these are some of the things that will be discussed Xenophobia So that South Africa in particular our future is inextricably intertwined with the future of the continent We have to be a country that welcomes and creates a Dispensation that allows all Africans and people from all over the world to do well the best economies in the world Have grown on the back of creating an environment that it's that is tolerant and also accommodating so We have to do a bit of hard talk that there's in some areas the uprisings in Burundi It is important that we Recognize the confidence we have in the people the democracy in the continent if you have terms of Office as a head of state and we are businessmen, but we have a duty to comment on these issues Doesn't send a good message That you want to change the Constitution to extend your term of office. It's it's it's not good and Of course, you know these things We are business people that people are more qualified to comment, but at times when We are under duty to comment on We must continue the good work as far as democracy. We must talk about that freedom of speech freedom all the basic political socio-political dispensations that have led to the success of many countries in the world prudent and responsible macro and Micro fiscal Regulatory environments and good work has been done stay the course so I hope those things will be discussed and and of course all of my friends Yeah, what you were saying and others It's not what the politicians say about investment in Africa. It's what the Investors say they make the decisions and we've got to make sure that they view us as a good place There's the only way we can create jobs have inclusive growth because at the end of the day We cannot grow if the middle class is not growing if there's no we reduce poverty create jobs and Create a future for all our all our people on the continent over to you it's hard to follow But certainly agree. We need that good governance the I'll go back to the theme for one second I'm not tight tried to duplicate the comments made by the the previous speakers but the theme of the Conference then and now reimagining Africa's future is a very important theme And if you look the first thing we did this morning is look at the people that are actually here Together despite an enormously busy global agenda was many people running around trying to do many things we have a record number of young people here a record number of women a record number of business partners that are present here at the web and about 700 business leaders and we equally have a Significant amount of people representing the different governments. That's from this part of the region So being together for two or three days don't underestimate the power of Having these people meet and talk exchange ideas create new projects and concepts to drive things forward Africa has done well the continent has grown consistently for about five percent and frankly it needs to grow to the five six seven percent If we really want to get where from silly is give everybody a chance and develop everybody And so the gross is actually to some extent encouraging compared to the rest of the world But it is below what we need if we want to lift the people out of poverty Especially in this part of the world you still see a significant gap between the Millennium development goals and what we need to achieve So only economic development can achieve that and increasingly that economic development is not coming anymore from overseas development aid The European markets and the US don't have that money anymore It has to come as as patrice is saying from the private sector So you have to create the environments for the private sector to be able to do better in the developed Developing markets alone the private sector is about 60% of the economy It's about 80% of the financial flows now and it's 90% of the job creation So if that security that clarity isn't there then obviously things will not happen as fast as they shoot And it's not the business that suffers frankly although we make the point for business It's the poor people that suffer this. Let's be very clear what we're talking here There are three topics of focus areas on the web which are already addressed by patrice from silly and Anthony Which is the first one is marshalling resources if you want to do anything We have to get the right resources behind that and the resources that are being talked here are around energy are around Infrastructure are around the financial resources and Anthony talked about but most importantly the human capital We have to create more leaders leaders like patrice coming from this region or from silly That actually take charge of a lot of the things that need to happen It should not come from outside of the region. It should be from inside of the region We have to talk about enabling markets if these markets are not enabling Food security is a great issue, but the markets often don't function the financial markets the trade zones How do we make them work the more efficient these markets function the better? We can create the environment for businesses to prosper and then last but not least obviously We have to inspire the creativity being here in South Africa and reminded of Elon Musk and his enormous creativity But he does it in California You know this country has more this continent has more young entrepreneurs than any other continent in the world So how do we harness that and create the future for many of the things that are coming from green technology to? Obviously the information aids that Mike undoubtedly will talk about this continent has a lot of potential to lead on innovation we We see this as a very crucial year and we see this as a very Important meeting because this is the year that we have the finance for development Conference in other Zababa in July. We have the sustainable development goals that we all need to agree on in September in New York and we have the COP 21 Which is the climate change negotiations in December in Paris and not surprisingly all of them are related and they are all about the development agenda The climate change is affecting the poor. There's no development if we don't attack climate change So the goals the sustainable development goals the word s the s from sustainable is a very important part of that and the Financing for development is the mechanisms. Hopefully that can unlock some of these things And what we find increasingly is as this continent grows as well It is actually the biggest risk to its growth is climate change This continent will be more subject to the effects of climate change Despite being a low carbon emitter than any other continent in the world And it will put people back at a faster rate and people start to realize Simply because we are at a point in the world if we like it or not that the cost of not acting is becoming higher than the cost of Acting so one of the most important things that we need to do is to have a Clear discussion with the facts about the fact that you can only get healthy growth if you also Attack the issues of climate change. There is no compromise anymore We will be launching the Africa progress report which was sponsored by Kofi Annan and we'll talk about what is needed to keep Africa growing whilst also be climate smart We're talking about agriculture to grow Africa initiative or the tropical forest alliance dealing with these issues of sustainable Agriculture dealing with these issues of preventing deforestation Just the food sector alone the deforestation basically driven by the demand of food The food sector alone is about one one-third of the global warming and we have to be sure that in Africa We don't import the bad practices from the Far East Because as the Spanish would say the Spanish have an expression that says pan por hoy Ambre por mañana you might think you have bread today, but you're starving tomorrow So if we don't do this properly We obviously don't get there and then the final thing that we will be focusing on as we've learned an enormous amount from the Ebola crisis On the positive side and on the negative side 11,000 innocent people of their lives 27,000 cases many of the health workers that went there were absolutely heroes Because more of them lost their lives than in any other crisis in the world where they volunteer themselves to be there So you talk about leaders you have some there that are enormous But we have to learn because it was a pretty chaotic response. It was very late It was uncoordinated and it affected the business community as well If you take my premise that we see a more volatile uncertain world We see more effects of climate change political instabilities Natural disasters pandemics because of a global interdependent world We need to come to grips with a better emergency Disaster system and as from silly rightfully says it always boils back to the use and to women as the first thing You need to focus on probably the highest return in the best investment So the fourth part we will be spending time on in the two days here is is to rally the young that are here And rally the young about around some of these major activities when we started to develop the Sustainable development goals and I had the honor to be part of the high-level panel at the request of the secretary general The main response we got was from young people in Africa They they understand which by the way is half of your population Oh, I'm gonna jump in on you for a moment because these are these I'm done and these people understand that they are not Only half today. They're a hundred percent tomorrow and they want to actively help shape that future And that is what we will be talking here as the last point over to Mike. Fantastic. Thank you Well, thank you, and I'll be most as think has been covered. I've been coming here since the late 70s It's great to be here and I've watched during those years the advance of Africa the challenges of Africa and the huge opportunities of Africa that have been discussed on resources on demographics and the challenges that remain on the spread of Democracy corruption and so on and and I guess that's why I'm very much here as chairman of BT Because what we do here is to look often run networks for global companies who increase thing looking to Africa to invest and African companies looking to invest regionally and across the world and it's critical We do that because one of the challenges is infrastructure. It's critical to a lot of things to be said about climate change about education There are clearly, you know You know really top of top graphic issues around spreading infrastructure There are regulatory issues about having the right levels of telecommunications So I'm here to listen and learn around these issues and these developments Which I think is so critical for this continent to what it can do and last but not nice I'd mentioned the other thing I think it's very important is intra African trade And I think the upcoming tripartite FTA on the 10th of June is critically important to reducing Barriers to trade right across the continent, which would be a huge impetus to the investment countries that you talked about Michael, thank you very much. Thanks to all our coaches We have to have a hard finish at 11 at 1045 So can I just get a sense in the room of who has a question if you could raise your hand? And we'll get a microphone to you and if you could tell us your name and your organization when you put your question so lady in the front and then Let me behind. Yes. Good morning Linda insore from business day I Just have to get some comments on how African growth can be Taken to the next stage Industrialization and moving away from pure commodity Growth commodity led growth, which doesn't lead anywhere if you could probably come if you could possibly comment on that Thank you sure and just take that question too. Okay So who wants to come in on commodity on getting away from commodity led growth? I Can see Well, it's very important You cannot just dig holes here and ship it out to other countries to then consume it and it sometimes even Import it again at a very high price.  We are in the tea business It's ridiculous to have the big tea plantations here to ship our tea and then have Africans pay an enormous amount of money To buy back the tea bags that come in from Europe or somewhere else So we all understand that so the most important thing is to develop these markets First of all, because if these markets have a critical mass, you can also go to the added value You take South Africa for example, which is more developed Unilever is a very very big business here. We make 95 percent of our products are Developed here and they're also produced here, but also the raw materials I made here So you create that ecosystem when these markets develop Infrastructure is a big issue for that if you pro for example sell products in Nigeria It's cheaper to have it come in from Vietnam nowadays and have it come in from Ghana next door And so you have to make these markets function here to be very efficient Otherwise you you have a bottomless pit So we're working on that in terms of energy, which is a very important thing in terms of infrastructures of a very important thing and what has been said before is you have to be sure that these markets function So governance is a very important part as well So that if you make these plans that you're not having the setbacks because of the rules laws or regulations or sometimes absence of that So if we focus on these basic drivers, which are not different than any development drivers I think you'll also see the manufacturing sector, which is absolutely crucial But next to the manufacturing sector. I just want to make one sentence is Don't forget agriculture Africa is going from one billion or 1.3 billion people to 2 billion people If we don't bring and the average age of a farmer is 57 years in Africa now If we don't bring the people back to small-holder farming and this continent to feeding itself We're not going to solve the enormous issues that this continent has of use and employment which are over 50% So it's value-added production, but the answer is not only there It's also in some of the other areas like agriculture Metrice We're not saying mining is not important commodities is not important the export of oil the export of minerals will For many many decades continue to be a critical part of the growth of of the African economy or the African economies the the emphasis is on diversification and and You know, we've had for many years not just in South Africa, but in many parts of the continent and spoken about beneficiation and and I think part of the secret in relation to beneficiation is you've got to make it Attractive profitable to the private sector it'll take off and you may have to look at Mechanisms like tax concessions. I mean look at if you'll see the most successful economies in the world they have Used various measures and instruments. You will not have to worry about beneficiation if If it makes commercial sense, but Can only happen when we do these things in partnerships with the governments and and the private sector But commodities will continue to be very very important With the needs of the economy because I think we are also losing the plot because we're continuing to produce the people That's a I'm not going to be the drivers of industrialization So and that means the discipline of both training institutions and our policies that's drive a Drive our people to to industrialization To need you want to claim I completely support the The education and skills point. I think particularly around the higher value-added industries Engineering high tech those types of things We should perfectly viable of Africa to develop vibrant segments in those areas and the other thing I would say is entrepreneurship is very important. It is a skill. It can be taught and in many ways As Paul said this is a continent of entrepreneurs But we need to give them the skills not only to get started, but also to scale up So skilling would be a big part of the agenda Michael from the technology Yeah, no, I mean I think it's all been said I think it's absolutely critical of this continent with this huge population very high levels of youth unemployment has been said to attract Investment with a bright infrastructure right regulatory demographic Democratic environment and the key that I would add more than anything else is on education and skills to the workforces Available to fulfill the needs as investment comes in which also deals with the social problem of youth unemployment and Technology has a key part to plan that Thanks to all of our co-chairs. I wish you all a successful meeting and Look forward to seeing more of you in the next two days. Thanks to everyone


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Think of where you were or will be at age 28. Most of you would probably say starting a family, working a job, kicking it in prison, or living in your mom's basement. Figures. In 528 CE, one Roman 28 year old named Flavius Belisarius was having the time of his life. And by that, I mean he was in charge of an entire war, leading a bunch of raw recruits and going up against an army who had an elite band of troops called the Immortals. Maybe your desk job isn't so bad after all. But Belisarius wouldn't have it any other way. He was an ambitious, talented officer who at a young age had a lot to prove. This was his moment. So how was it then that Belisarius ended up in this situation and what did he do? Well, that's exactly what we're going to explore. In the 6th century CE, two superpowers dominated the Near East, the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire, and the Sassanid Persians. Sometimes, these two powers would come to blows, sending armies against each other and engaging in massive battles. Most of the time, however, conditions were peaceful. Peace being a relative term, the two empires would not battle each other directly, but sought to establish spheres of influence over neighboring minor states in Arabia and the Caucasus. Through them, they would engage in proxy conflicts. In the 520s, relations had again broken down between the two giants and direct conflict was back on the menu. First, diplomatic communications were severed after things went to ride during a potential adoption deal when Byzantine Emperor Justin I insulted Persian king Qavad. Later, the Persians got into a scrap with their client state, Iberia. We'd know not that Iberia, this one. Confused? Me too. Anyways, as it turns out, religion was the root of the conflict. Simply put, the Iberians were Christian and the Persians were not. The Persian king demanded Iberia begin adhering to their customs, which the Iberians did not take kindly to. Imagine that. Iberia defected to the Romans, and the Persian king had something to say about that, so he sent his forces to retake Iberia by force. The Romans responded, and the powers of the Near East in 526 CE had yet again found themselves at war. The first year did not go well for the Byzantines. Emperor Justin had died, leaving his nephew Justinian in charge, and the Iberians completely folded. There was a real danger the conflict would spill out into new areas. Namely, much of the remaining drama would occur between two fortresses situated across the border. Dara and Nizibus. Nizibus had previously been a fortress of crucial strategic value for Rome, but they had lost it to Persia in a previous war. Still needing a strong fortress in the area, the Romans built Dara just a couple dozen miles down the road. After coming to power, Justinian wanted to better defend the empire from the threat of Persian invasion. He had met Balasarius previously and recognized great potential in him, so he appointed him commander of Dara. His first task was to construct a new fortress at a place called Tannerus. The Persians noticed the construction and began sending threats to Balasarius. They knew allowing the Romans to build a new fortress would be a huge blunder. After making no headway, they sent in their army. Balasarius was reinforced by two other senior commanders and they prepared for battle. The Romans lost badly, with several of their commanders killed or captured. They were forced to retreat to Dara and the Persians destroyed their construction. Balasarius's first real action had been a defeat. Luckily, he was outranked by the other two commanders and as such was able to avoid much of the blame of this loss. Still in good favor with Justinian, he was even promoted to senior command. In Dara, around a year later, talks of peace abound. Justinian had dispatched diplomats to facilitate peace talks and they were currently awaiting an answer from the Persians to begin negotiations. Suddenly, reports came in that the Persians had instead sent an army to capture Dara. The Persian forces consisted of around 40,000 well-trained men, many of which were heavy cavalry, with them were the elite Persian cataphracts called the Immortals. As their cool name implies, these guys were the best of the best. Balasarius was in command of a much smaller force of around 25,000. To make matters worse, many of these guys were untrained in inexperienced infantry. They were so hastily recruited that in order to get some help out of them, Balasarius had to train them in archery at the last minute. Many of them had never even touched a bow. Still, Balasarius had large contingents of heavy cavalry available who were tough fighters in their own right. He also had his own crack units, his elite personal guard the Bukalarii, and a few small contingents of allied Hunnic and Harul cavalry, barbarians who Balasarius would continue to use throughout his career. While Persia marched, Balasarius considered his options. Sure, they could pull back behind the safety of the walls of Dara, but then they would have to be under siege and they wouldn't be able to get any food in and just, eh, Balasarius really wasn't about that life.  Instead, Balasarius brought his army out in front of the walls and made preparations for a pitched battle. He knew his troops were outnumbered and outmatched, but that just meant he had to get creative. He ordered his troops to begin digging a system of trenches wide enough that a horse couldn't jump over them and close enough to the walls for archers to provide support. At certain points, he left breaks in the trench that acted as choke points for the Persian cavalry to funnel into. The wings of the trench were forward while the center was further back, making any enemy attacking the center easy to flank. The trench works mitigated the impacts of a full-on Persian cavalry charge and gave Balasarius a significant defensive advantage. Not long after, the Persian army arrived. They made camp just a few miles down the road and began to array themselves for battle.  Balasarius placed his weak infantry behind the center trench and his cavalry behind both wings. On the interior were the contingents of Hunnic cavalry to provide support. Balasarius himself was positioned with his Bukalari behind the center where he could observe the battlefield best. The Persians began with a cavalry attack against the Byzantine left. Overwhelmed, the Byzantines began to fall back, but the Persian cavalry paused feeling threatened by the Huns in the center. This gave the Byzantine left time to rally and counterattack, forcing the Persians to retreat. Once back, a young Persian soldier rode out in front of the Byzantine lines, taunting them in demanding individual combat. The call was answered by a wrestling coach named Andreas. The two men charged. The Persian was good, but Andreas was better.  The Roman troops cheered and celebrated. Angrily, another Persian rode out to demand single combat. Andreas again, in spite of having bed forbid to do so, rode out to meet the Challenger. This time, both men missed each other, their horses crashing into each other, and everyone falling down. The dazed Persian began to rise. Too slow, Andreas was already on his feet and struck the Persian down. A deafening roar emanated from the Roman lines. The soldiers were ecstatic. In their humiliation, the Persians were done for the day. The following morning, an additional 10,000 Persian troops arrived from Nizibus, further stretching the Persian advantage. Belisarius sent a letter trying to reason with the Persian commander. Peace is a blessing, as is agreed by all reasonable men. If one should destroy the peace, he is most responsible for the troubles to come. We have made it clear we desire peace, and urge you, do not destroy this, lest you be held responsible by the powers that be in Persia. The Persian commander arrogantly responded. Why, as words, were they not coming from a fickle and untrustworthy Roman? Prepare yourselves for battle, and tomorrow, make sure you ready my bath and lunch before I arrive in the city. Hubris. The following day, the Persian commander launched his attack around noon, just before the Romans ate their first meal. The battle began with the two sides barraging each other with arrows. The Persian archers were better and more numerous, but a strong and steady wind was coming from behind the Romans, limiting their casualties. After the barrage had ended, the Persians launched their attack. They split up their cavalry into two groups, which would simultaneously engage the Roman left and right. On the left, Belisarius' trenches had worked wonders to stop the Persian charge outright, but as the Persians began pushing their way across the gaps, the Romans began to lose more and more ground. But Belisarius had a trick up his sleeve. He had placed the contingent of Harul Cavalrymen behind a nearby hill out of sight of the Persians. As soon as they had crossed the trench, the Haruls charged down. At the same time, the nearby Huns wheeled and charged across their bridge into the Persian lines. They were being flanked from both directions. The Persians were now being pushed into each other, being cut down left and right. Panic began to set in, and the Persian horsemen fled the scene in fear. On the Roman right, the Persian attack had limited success. After taking a moment to regroup, the Persian commander decided to fully commit to breaking this side. With his remaining heavy cavalry, including his cracked squadrons of immortals, he launched a staggering attack on the Roman right. The overwhelmed Byzantines could not keep up with this for long and began to falter. From his central position, Belisarius saw their movements and ordered reinforcements from the left to attack, and to great effect. The Persian back line had become bogged down in the fighting, and the first line continued chasing the retreating Romans. Belisarius then ordered his elite Bukalarii to split the two and engage the Persian first line from behind. Realizing reinforcements were here, the Roman right rallied and charged back into the Persian line as well, a devastating encirclement. Just as before, panic had set in, and the Persians were pressed up against one another like sardines. Eventually, the Persian second in command was slain, and the line broke. The Persian infantry, now on an island, began to panic and rout as well as their defeated cavalry scattered. The Byzantines gave chase for a couple miles before Belisarius called them off, fearing the Persians would rally and destroy the disorganized Roman forces. The battle had been won, and the Persian invasion of Roman lands boiled. The war continued for some time, and Belisarius would get one more chance to display his skills as a general. He lost, mainly due to his inability to control his junior commanders, one of his few deficiencies as a general that would plague his entire career, but his efforts prevented the Persians from continuing their campaign. The Battle of Dara was the first example of Belisarius' shining star. He proved himself at a young age to have a robust and imaginative understanding of tactical defensive concepts, primarily depicted with his use of the trenches and pre-battle deployment. More so, he proved to have a dynamic grasp of tactical offensive concepts as well, ordering timely and swift counter-attacks during the Persian charge on the right flank. As he transitioned to pursuit, he remained cautious and did not allow his troops to overextend themselves. His use of terrain was excellent. He dictated to the Persians where the battle would be fought, and held terrain that was necessary for them to take. He forced them to attack over difficult obstacles which limited their avenues of approach. He made excellent use of the terrain to provide concealment from which he could surprise the enemy. Finally, he positioned himself and his army in a place where they could easily observe the enemy and react quickly to their movements. While the Persians were for sure over confident, they were the real deal. Their troops were elite and heavily outnumbered the Romans. Their commander's decision to attack the Romans before they ate their first meal proved that they had not abandoned measured strategic thinking. Balasarius earned this victory, and it proved to be their first battlefield victory over the Persians in over 150 years.


Anyone vs. anyone. This set of words is often confused. Let's take a look at their differences. Anyone, spelled as one word, is a pronoun and indicates any person. It is only used for people, for example. I'm throwing a big birthday party and anyone can come. Anyone, on the other hand, is a phrase made up of two adjectives, any and one, and means any single object or person, for example. I cannot think of any one bad idea you had today. Here it refers to a thing, idea. You are my best friends. I don't want to lose any one of you. Here it refers to people, you. I hope the difference is clear now. That's it for today. See you next time.


Hi everyone, Joe for JazPeesCaseRace.com coming at you with 2023 Panini Chronicles Baseball. Eight box half case picker team number one, brand new release just dropped today.  Thanks everyone for making it happen, appreciate it. Dave you ended up with last bottom mojo with the light socks before we pulled the remaining teams for that filler that we did in prison pack number nine. Thanks everyone for getting in, appreciate you. Now let's pop open this fresh case and let's see which half we're going to do. So Oliver you had a chance to break 80 at Skylinks today but you finished eight, you triple bogeyed the 18th. Oh no, I can almost hear who's that golf announcer, is it Azinger? Who always says pressure? Says it too much? The pressure got him? Pressure. I can almost hear that. Empty box. So let's create, we're going to put this stack of four right on top of that stack right there and this stack of four right on top of that stack right there. So now we've got one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight boxes on either side and now we're going to roll the die, one, two, three for the left side, four, five, six for the right side and it's four, one, two, three, four, five, six and this side we will save for break number two. Let me just mark these number two so we don't mix these up with any of the other breaks. So I marked all those number two. So next time we do the second half you'll know they're from the same case. Put these here for now. That's good though, already, even, you've got two birds, six pars, let's see what do we got in here. Three autographs and one memorabilia per box on average. And for hobby exclusive on-card autos from the America's pastime brand, a lot of brands in here, a lot of fun stuff. Good luck everybody. Best you ever played. Oh, and unfortunately we got points here that takes the place of a hit. So we'll do winner take all on those points. So at the end, hopefully that's the only points card we have that we'll do winner take all. Also there's a chance there's a redemption in here. There's no checklist out yet. So if there is a redemption we're going to send it, we're going to send it to the team that they're currently on if they're active or the team that they played for the longest if they're not active. So I do love seeing baseball and kind of brands that you generally don't see. Same Wakefield to 199, that's for Boston, that's going to go to Michael. His butt-sealing card right here will also be part of that randomizer. Points randomizer. And we got rookie Kevin Alcantra, 25 out of 25 in that Origins design. That's really sharp. We do have Origins football on the side, folks. Last filler with some giveaways that are tonight only. Check out the website, jaspyscrakes.com. Cubs. Kyle won the Cubs in the filler. We got a 19 out of 50, Roger Clemens, Orange Parallel, Boston Edition, a lot of numbered cards here. We got three out of 49 tanks, hence for St. Louis, it'll be for the X-Line. Wow, we got characters of the game. One-of-one on-plate autograph, who has the Royals. The X-Line has the Royals. That's awesome. That's a cool looking card. Josh, all aboard the Big Hit Express. Woo-hoo. You got an Ethan Salas to 99, and that XR design. You got Carl DeFist to 25 for Boston. Ray Langford for the Cardinals. You got Logan Tanner to 25 for Cincinnati. You got Paul Mauler to 27 out of 99 for Milwaukee. Cincinnati, that would be Brandon, and Milwaukee, that would be Rex, who won that team in the filler. Diego Cartaya, piece of the jersey, 54 out of 99, and that gold standard design, that looks pretty cool. That's going to go to Michael and the Dodgers. Yeah, I saw that. Ron Wash, and that's a good hire. I'm going to actually stack some of these boxes up here, and bring this down so you can see the top camera, you can still see the rest of the table. That's the way he plays, and the way he brings that focus every day. Actually, that Dale Murphy was numbered. Nice Ellydella Cruz. K-Line to 199, and Trevor Hoffman. Yeah, I think that was a, I like Ron Washington. He's a good coach, and I think that's just good for the Angels, no matter what happens. Ron Washington, an old, steady hand, who will be like, if he has Otani, I'm sure he'll make that work. If he doesn't have Otani, he can make that work too. Now remember, folks, this is going to bring us pretty much close to the end of the night, but if that Origins Filler sells out, I'll do it. You need to start buying spots now, and then let me know, I'll be keeping my eye on orders anyway, but if I see spots start to move, then I can tell you, and try to keep pushing that break. It's going to get too late really quickly, so hopefully you'll get your spots now. Sooner rather than later. Chance to win extra spots, more importantly, chance to fill the break, and I'll do it. Even if we go over a little bit, I'll do it. If Origins sells out by the end of this break, which should be plenty of time, but we've got to start now. Ladies and gentlemen, jaskyscasebreaks.com. All right, there's Nualbi Marte to 199. Ron is Cincinnati. That's going to go to, it's going to go to Brandon. There's Speaker to 100, and there's a redemption. We were talking about those redemptions. No checklist, unfortunately, but you remember what I said at the beginning of the break, that the redemptions go to the team, they were on the longest, if they're retired, or the team they're currently on, if they are active. If they're a free agent, then the team they were most recently on. A lot of numbered cards here as well, another Bud Selig. And that's an Elidela Cruz flipped around. Is that a relic? Is that an autograph? Could it be? It is a relic, gold standard relic, Elidela Cruz, or getting warmer, Brandon, getting warmer. We got a Kyle Manzardo, 5 out of 25, Origins, autograph, and gold ink. I love that. Another Elidela Cruz in a different design. There's Evan Carter, a nice postseason to 199, Rangers, that'll be for Walter. And the redemption is Bobby Miller. We know where he goes. Origins, auto, gold ink, Dodgers. That'll be for Michael, one of the Dodgers in the filler. I can't believe, though, there is enough time for them to fix it before the deadline.  You know, congrats. You got a really nice rookie here, sort of pressed into service, you know, but performed admirably, and that experience should be vital going into a sophomore season in 2024. Oliver, I don't know if all of you are still listening, but Oliver, we were talking about Otani, not necessarily where he's going to go, that could be anybody. But when is he going to go? Do you think that happens, that deal happens sooner or later? I think for the sake of the free agent market, I'm sure people with teens want them. I guess everyone may want to see that happen sooner rather than later, but will it drag out? There's Diego Cartaya, there's Jet Williams to $199, you'd think it's later, later, later as in not this year, not this calendar year. Jeff Bagwell, status relic. I kind of like the status design, I wish I would bring that back. Houston, that's going to be for Rex. We've got more points here, we're going to add that to the points in Budsea League pile, Bill Mazurowski, Ricky Henderson, Zenith Design, Jared Schuster, and a die cut right here. Wow. Elijah Green die cut. 45 out of 49. I'm going to watch out for those die cuts now. Nice, one of the nationals top prospects, that's going to go to John, got the Nats straight up. 45 out of 49, Oliver says, peeps want it by the winter meetings, you're thinking January. Now I'm thinking about when did the Aaron Judge deal get done, when did some of those other big deals get done? There's a Drew Jones to 25, nice one from Michael and the Diamondbacks. And wow, nice America's pastime majestic marks, Pete Rose, 10 out of 10 for the Reds, branded with the Red Legs, nice. And there's a Billy Zenith card to 199, all right, another box down, got another box going, I think the Dodgers go six years, 300 million player option after three, I don't know if that gets that done. I think it's a great deal. How old is Otani? I think Otani is already, like, you're going to look it up, 29 years old, he'll turn 30 in July. I guess he can opt out after he's 33-ish, all right, so I guess that would be good. The option's good, I think he's almost starting to take the option at that point. Nice penmanship here, Goose Gossage, 73 out of 75 for the Yankees, that'll be for Matt Smith.  Another future Kings die cut auto, this time for Boston, this time for Michael, got the Red Sox straight up. There's Mason Wint 25, yeah, I don't think that gets it done all over. I mean just looking at, like, you know, the big guarantees that Xander Bogart's got, the big guarantees that Correa was going to get before all the medicals were coming back weird, the Aaron Judge contract, you know, because of that, which I think almost all of those contracts don't have any kind of out, yeah, Judge signed 9 years, $360 million, I don't think 6 is going to do it, I think it's going to take 10 to land Otani, is that number that looks different though, that looks cool. All-part ship, and there's the babe, to $199, and there's Clark Elliott 17 out of 25, and Ellydella Cruz Relic, nice. I mean maybe it won't be the Dodgers, that's a smart move, well, yeah, I think, right, the Dodgers do go high yearly and shorter years, I'm saying that's not going to get it done. Some other team is going to get Otani, because you know some team is going to pay 10 years, go 10 years easily, and then give them like $490 million, $510 million, something like that, and be smart for the Dodgers, I think it'd be, you know, I would love for Otani to realize then what a deal that would be, there's Dylan Beavers for the Orioles, that's Smith, Mike Piazza to 100, Trevor Hoffman, Dennis Eckersley, Kumar Rocker, Joe Maurer 9 out of 50, right, I mean at that point, yeah, you can take that $500 million or $600 million, I don't think it's going to get to 6, I feel like people are talking 6, I feel like $5, $550 million, $550 million, $550 million for 10 years, $55 million a year, but at that point, it's pretty crazy, but right, I mean, why 10 years, $600 million with a third-year player option, that could be interesting. There's Roy Campanella for the Dodgers, $25 million, Masataka Yoshida, piece of the jersey, that'll be for Michael in Boston. There's an Origins Relic and Autograph, nice RPA, Gabriel Gonzalez, $40 out of 99 for Seattle, Rob with the Mariners, right out of 50, Pete Rose, and Dalton Rushing Luminance, I thought that was going to be numbered or something like that, other cards flipped around, what if I go this way, would that change anything, that does not change anything, these gentlemen, these are all flipped around. I mean, it's worse, I think. I mean, this is the right way to do it. The primary reason why this break takes so long, this could be half the time, I think, if all the cards are in the right position, just how to graduate at 50, and in America's best autograph, Vince Coleman, nice, I like the on-card autographs in here. 81 out of 150, Cardinals, the X-Line. Right, yeah, why not spend that on, like, Snell, there's a pretty decent, there's a pretty decent, what should I call it, free agent pitching market out there. Yeah, get Blake Snell, get Aranola, Sonny Gray, and have tons of money left over for others, if you're using the Otani budget. All right, three boxes to go. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm down to do that origins, if it fills by the top of the aisle, eight extra spots being given away, 10 spots left. Now someone's been buying spots, so there's 10 spots left, but that eight free spot giveaway, it's a tonight only special. Add those eight spots back in as soon as I sign off. There's Colson Montgomery, 34 out of 99 for the White Sox, that'll be for Dave. Yeah, the Dodgers do need that starting pitching. I mean, I like the youngsters, more points here. I like the youngsters, but I would love to see some more established pitching be added. What do you do with Clayton Kershaw? I think we need some Bulldogs on the offense too. Speaking of Bulldogs, did Michael or did I or someone tell you that we were at that Fanatics Live event at USC yesterday? And before we went live, we were supposed to talk to who I thought we're going to be student athletes, talk to them about Fanatics Live, the app, you know, the e-commerce group, Breaking World kind of thing. And then we were like, and so we were like just 10 minutes before one of the guys came in, I think actually the maybe it was the CEO of Fanatics Live. Nick Belzer. And he was like, he was like, yeah, I was like, so when are we going to see these two athletes?   Oh, Walker's going to be there like very casually. It's like, oh, Walker, Walker Bueller. Cool. And there's a Elvis Martinez, 14 out of 50. Yeah, Walker and Mark Mullanson was there too. Mullanson was really nice. He had Mark Mullanson actually came up afterwards and like wanted pictures with me and Michael and shook his hand. We shook hands with this this Rockies prospect, A.J. Lewis. It's in their minor league system. And he was really nice and he asked some questions. I did not fanboy Bueller. No, I'm not. That's just not my M.O. To 99, there's Frank Thomas. Die cut, that's going to go to the White Sox. Dave last Bob Mojo strikes again, 70 percent of the time. Last Bob Mojo hits 100 percent of the time. And Dave, I'm pretty certain that she'll like it too.  No, by just, you know, just treated Walker Bueller like, like I treat all Versoria, you know, I don't think I asked him a direct question, but I kind of looked around and was like, it was like, because we were ripping through all those McDonald's. We were someone else was supposed to be there. We would have brought a different product if that person was there. But anyway, we so we were ripping open cards. And I kind of looked at the crew. It's like, I know some of you kind of made eye contact with Walker. I was like, I know some of you have have had some experience in signing cards, sign a huge stack of cards. And so it's like, you know, like, what are you like, where are you doing it? When are you doing it? What are you, you know, what are you doing while you're doing it? Are you like binge watching a TV show while you're and Walker's kind of like, yeah, you know, he's a Louisville guy. And he's like, yeah, I just just sit back with a couple of beers and just sign cards. And it was a great story. I thought I thought that was a great story. I always wonder what situation these guys are doing. Oh, nice Diego Cartier. Do we see him next season, Oliver? Goes to Michael P. And the Dodgers got their top prospect in the organization, 002 out of 150 on that one. I'd like to see some more youngsters for the Dodgers come up the ranks. No offense to Austin Barnes, but maybe maybe we give Diego Cartier a chance. There's Mason, wind to 49. Another redemption to 199. Oliver, what do you do with Clayton Kershaw? Someone have a bill. There's how you lean, 36 out of 50. Without looking at the superman, you're sharing all values in that superman. Like fire, fire to the fire. We've got Mason Oher to 108. Jackson Holiday, rally. Baltimore, that's going to be for Matt Smith. If there is alcohol spilled on these cards, that may last. But I've yet to see a card damaged by alcohol. There's Mason. Other substances? I don't know if they would stick, though, by the time they get packed up and sent back in and sent to the factory and then inserted into the cards. And he sort of substance may have wiped off by then. He was Gabriel Gonzalez, obsidian autograph for Seattle. Rob, Kershaw's looking to come. I feel like Kershaw should get like, I don't know, why not just give him like 15 million, 20 million dollars and just give him, just have him do the thing where he, or he just takes the first half of the season off and just pitches the second half of the season in the playoffs. Mark McGuire to 10, nice goal. Could decrease the service grade of the card. I suppose, yeah, I suppose if some substance got in there. All right, redemption is Henry Davis. Origins rookie material autographs, that's easy. That's going to go to the Pirates. Big catching prospect there. That's going to be for Chris Parent, picked up the Pirate straight up. All right, eighth and final box. Good luck, everybody. Second half in the store. Rex, you should do that. Rex was wondering if you took black light to any of these autograph cards with you. Yeah, you should do that. That could be a hit YouTube, that could be a hit YouTube channel. You could be an easy offer. You could be a black light Rex. Hey, I'm Rex and I'm going to put black lights to a card. There's the 100, Ryan Howard. There's Tori Hunter to 99 and Joe Jackson to 199. You got Pat Gillick, we're going to put that with the other. Wait, actually, Pat Gillick says Toronto. So that's going to go to the Blue Jays, actually. Not like the Bud Selig cards. There's Tristan Veerling to 100, Davis and De La Santos, piece of the jersey to 99 for Arizona. It's going to be for Michael. You don't want to ruin the hobby, you wouldn't be ruining the hobby. Rex, you'd be cleaning up the hobby. You'd be a hero. You know, you would praise the people that return clean cards and you'd expose the people that are not delivering clean cards. Who knows, Oliver, maybe clues to the real killer. And we've got Curtis Mead, Tampa Bay, Origins autograph. Do you love the Origins vibe on here? That's to 199. Oh, that's not funny, Rex. Miners, we're talking about there. And it's Cole Young, Mason Nguyen, David Wright, Elijah Green, another Elijah Green, 95 out of 99. That'll be for the Nets. That's going to go to John and the Nationals. See if we got anything else.  Just Dustin Harris. So there's a whole smorgasbord of things here, ladies. Now, we're going to close out with nice Bobby Witt Jr. Royal Signatures 26 out of 49. That's for the X-Line on card as well. So I like, listen, it's a whole smorgasbord of stuff. It's visually fun to take a look at. These cards being flipped around and right side up and upside down, that's a little annoying, but the stuff is pretty great. A lot of cool designs, a lot of on-card autographs, was every card an on-card autograph. All right, so we're going to randomize all those points and those two bud sealant cards to one person in the break. So let's flip back over and I'll do a quick recap. Let's gather everybody's names, winner take all. This is from, let's close that. There you go, new dice, new list, and the top name after three out of three, six the hard way. One, two, three, four, five, and six. After six times, it'll be Jared, Jared Patterson. So there you go, Jared. Nothing too crazy here, but didn't call your name too much in the break, but you're going to get a few points cards, couple of these bud sealant cards right there. Thanks for getting in. Second half in the store ladies and gentlemen, Jasmine'scaserakes.com and here's a quick little recap. So look at that, they're all on, that's a sticker, all right, but they're mostly on card autographs. That's a sticker, but mostly, right, sticker.  So, and of course, there was that one of one as well. On plate, autograph. There you go, gang. I'm Joe for Jasmine'scasebrakes.com. Thanks for watching, thanks for breaking with us and I'll see you next time for the next break. Bye-bye.


I've always wanted to have this sit down with you We're here now DJ Raj is representing you and listening to the sounds of DJ Raj's Maybe you want to say a few words before we take over I'm going to learn the hip-hop That's on me I feel like I can say it Hip-hop nation Hip-hop nation I'm going to learn the hip-hop So the hip-hop, the camera is number four Look them straight into their eyes Take them out of the corner And just tell them who the hip-hop is In 2019 And we're going to introduce you to the city who started this thing But in 2019, who is the hip-hop? I'm not the hip-hop guy We wanted to be hip-hop But guys already know man Hip-hop artists New school Kenyan hip-hop pioneer I'd like to think I've been playing a major role Just putting the real Kenyan hip-hop out there For the guys who are enthusiasts like me And all that But you know Hip-hop I think is the biggest genre Because it kind of Spends off into every other genre Because I'd like to think guys who do Kapuka is still hip-hop Because they rap and mostly Guys who do Gengi They still do hip-hop So I'd like to think hip-hop is the Biggest genre in Kenya Do you think hip-hop is the biggest genre in the world? I think hip-hop is the biggest genre in the world In Kenya That they jump on hip-hop beats And vocalize up and make it nice So I'd like to think I'm that guy That pioneer So keep your comments coming K-Boys in the building Watch 5.4 on Twitter Watch 5.4 on Instagram And watch 5.4 on Facebook When you say you're the pioneer Of new school Kenyan hip-hop Yes bro The song that rings Is Death Wish When you dropped Death Wish You were in high school? Yes man I was in uniform 3 I was in school with Mingi But I was happy Dude I went to like 6 high schools But at that time I was in uniform 3 I remember So when this dropped When I was on TV I wasn't in Nairobi back then I was in Ushago When I was in Japan I was in Ushago Anyway I was in Ushago When I was on TV I was in the sky During that time Hip-hop from Dandora Yes man Gangae And then this From 3 students And English rap And slang What was going through your mind Like would there be a plan to take over And you were just doing your thing Actually I started making hip-hop music Out of Adair When I was in class 8 When I was in class 8 I was talking to Cornelius I used to share the cubicle With him in school I was in school He used to be our child So when I was So when I was in Ocha When I was in Nairobi I used to go to my grandpas Back to school So I was in Boeka I used to relate power When I was in Somana I used to have a disc man I used to have a disc man Exactly I used to have a disc man Most of the time My cousins used to hook me up With compilation CDs With Jay-Z With 50 cents With MP3 I used to have glasses That sounds like But anyway I used to listen to that And then I used to Sing those lyrics back Had no life I used to So when I was in Boeka I used to have a freestyle So my homie was like See you record these things I was like I'm like I don't have talent to record So when I came back To the city My kid bro I tried to get into These Inside My kid bro You never know So I got in I remember that time I was in shortwave And EMO I remember I remember Just getting there So I got in there Unfortunately I didn't win I was second I was in shortwave Then it was me and EMO Shortwave is still doing music? I don't know But last time I checked He does software design I'm not sure So from up with O I got a little recognition Unfortunately it didn't work out The guys from inside took us Took me to Agopa Unfortunately it didn't work out I think my style is not What they were looking for at the time But it's fine They weren't very keen On hip-hop Dancing Lambalolo type We were kids then So I saw good But I think God was on my side Ted Josiah So Ted Josiah and Wairae Actually approached me He's my compa And Wairae and I Come see if we can do some B.U.Palleted At Blue Zebra records Wairae was producing that Wairae was an artist Producer I remember There was B.M.Z.G There was Necessary Noise There was Cheng Obura There was Mara Ted was just a guy He was like Kenyan music royalty I never actually got to record I stayed for like a whole year I went to the studio But I think they were Trying to mentor me What people don't understand Do you see records Back from studios Exactly bro I chilled there They made for me a couple Songs like one or two But I don't know If these guys can do it So can I Plus I'm not trying to be looking For guys to be carrying me all my life So from then We opened our own studio And until now The same spot in Yesiu record I work with that Of course The production quality Has improved dramatically Equipment is good The management is also in check But When we started out My boy and I went to Gish He's actually a lawyer He used to make music He used to sing But he started to produce So it's him and my home He's so fresh It's been a journey So fresh goes way back Like that That tag you hear All those songs so fresh You know I know you came to come With so much These guys called Mantai Yeah those are one of them That's how I came to know So fresh So fresh man You already know I'm sure you're watching So fresh is responsible With so many hits out here From Leban as well From Leban Karisma He's doing a lot Like the song with With Taurus Riley And Ziki That's still so fresh He's very well versed In what he does So after Still interested in This death wish What's your record You have to live in a bedroom Yeah exactly So it's my boy And it was Cecil He's actually in South Africa right now He's called Cecil So he was in South B So I think he saw Napenda Hip Hop He saw that song on telly Then he was like imagine my guy Since me I'm a DJ And I also produce what do you think We collaborate and make an album like this So we made an album actually Your death wish was part of an album The album was called Nari That's like the first CD I ever made In my life So we hooked up So we didn't have the video So the video here Another homie of mine He hollered at me He's actually from Europe and He hollered at me I'm hearing this song I bought this CD You remember we used to rap I bought you a CD And if you're down Do you think we can Put heads together and See if we can shoot a video for it I was like That's awesome Dude I had zero cash To spend on videos So he hollered at me He hollered at me He went over the dynamics Then he learned Computer graphics Animation So we set up A green screen And just shot the thing I think I was Sasa I think in my career I've just been lucky I'm exceptionally talented On live but I've also been lucky At the time There were many guys rapping from Kibera And generally from the west side I think they were from Iceland Dandora California I think So At the time me and Octopus were coming up And I think When we approached the likes of DJ Pinyin told them You think you could also put on For this other side We kind of feel like we're being left out So we were lucky In the beat and all that So I think At least we didn't notice We were asking And then you know us we had mad fans We got to the end of the show I'm like 300 guys So it even becomes hard to He call He call So we got to Roll with a large crew and all that So that's kind of how We built the hood Because Before me and Kibera There were some guys Doing it but they weren't Doing it the way it's supposed to be Before I came up I was like I'm busy and you know That's not the new school Hip-hop that we're looking for So It kind of gave everyone else Confidence to Because Most guys used to shy away from Saying they're from Kibera Not even in music bro I'm like So where are you from You know those chiles the way they are I'm like I'm from So I'm from So when I started Putting on for the whole deal Proud man I wasn't scared of anyone saying That's where I was born Unfortunately man That's where I was born So At the time when we were Coming up All that Kind of Social segregation I used to enjoy that I used to feel nice anytime I'm the outsider That means I'm unique I'm different from these other guys So even the way guys treat you Is not the same way that they treat these These other guys From brapping in English What's your problem Kibera Kibera And then just Being proud of you from where you from In fact in case you haven't noticed In all my songs I have to Big up the hood This number nine I have to say this I have to say this Do you feel like Your movement The guys from number nine Impact the spirit of the young kids In that good Actually it has bro I'd like to think The guys who are coming up Are even more vibrant than we were In my songs I'm not old by the I'm not The reason most guys think I'm Older than I am Is because The guys who are my age And rapping were pretty much nonexistent So I used to Chill with older guys I used to chill with them I used to chill with them God bless your soul bro I used to chill with them Over time Over time by the time Bro, I used to feel like I'm not that old But the thing is bro I just turned 30 I was 40 I mean I'm the third flow So guys used to That mature vibe Even guys who are my peers When you do not do the same thing now I want to meet a big bro I'm not old by the time I want to meet a guy Just because I started rapping when I was really young By the time I was 15 I was with John and Kina and Josiah 16, 17 I was with Bro So by the time I'm 25 Bro, I have like almost 8 years Experience I don't know what time I'm in I don't know what time I'm in I don't know what time I'm in I don't know what time I'm in I don't know what time I'm in I don't know I don't know Fast forward Yeah, right now I have Actually we have two record labels One is mine We need to have banana music And the other one is a spin-off That I can create now Some of my friends DJ Device and Mr. K4 So we have two labels So banana music is all me And The guys I'm trying to put on I have two social responsibility Kiasi And the other one is the number 9 skyline We've released a couple songs And the number 9 skyline Of course there's Mighuna It's on YouTube, guys can check it out Nobody There's Letter to Mama It's also online and it was a dedication To all the mothers out there All the African, Kenyan mothers And mothers worldwide It's also out there Guys can check it out on YouTube K4K4 And we also have Some two new upcoming projects Which one is already out But just the audio The video is under construction So here we go out in it on my ninjas So it's just about me and my friends And how we try and push each other In the right direction And just support each other's hustle And all that The guys is working Yeah, bro So there's one of your songs That really instilled out for me last year Okay, which is I want to feel safe when I'm walking Actually it's called Hakkino Osalama But the hook is catchy You can find yourself Titling the track according To what you remember from the song Hakkino Osalama is a very dope song We sang on this So the song was actually Part of our compilation album The album is called The Mona Inchi Initiative But in short TMI So I did the Mona Inchi Initiative Because of When it comes to politics Kenyans think about politicians More than they think about themselves Or ourselves So this was just to Highlight the fact that The whole album was just to highlight the fact that As much as we support Different factions and different political Parties and politicians And their ideologies and all that At the end of the day We are what's important It's not them who's important We are what matters Because most actually Exactly Exactly Exactly They're just interested in the numbers So this was just to remind guys That you know Out of bad governance The corruption Comes up The tribalism Comes up What do we call it This religious Segregation in order Isosotesi come out of bad governance So at the end of the day We end up killing our energy End up killing our social Standing with each other Of some pointless things Things like politics The album was just to remind us That After all is said and done After all the politics and all the support For your different factions We are what's important So it was just to highlight The ills that come About as a result Of bad governance And tribalism So those are the things I was addressing in the album So I did two videos From the album So the one you're talking about Is called Hakina Usalama Where I just pretty much talk about Just being in a safe environment To hustle Being in a safe environment To thrive where your kids can grow Exactly And you know There's no safe environment And conducive Any growth We won't have any growth if you're always Looking over your shoulder These guys still come and get me So in layman's terms The song pretty much just means Like I want to feel safe When I'm pulling in work Like Mr. DJ Apa and you I want to feel safe when I'm having a nice time When I'm out on the town with my boys And all that It's just a feel good song The whole album was produced By my friend he's called Akish With the help of my other friend He's called Farouk So they are the ones who are very instrumental In helping me Put together the whole thing Before I talk about another song That is going to lead to another thing People don't know that this song Was A live production Actually the whole album Is going to be a live album If you listen you'll hear there's no electronic Sound up under me It's all authentic instruments And all that So we pretty much linked up With this one guy From Yunasi band He's called Toby In case you didn't notice The thing is mostly acoustics So it's a lot of guitars So that homie of mine Is going to work for me In the Yunasi band I see y'all I see you That authentic Kenyan I just love the whole vibe Those are my big bros right there They may not do hip hop like me But we're on the same page As far as that is concerned Music is the universal language I'll take you to another song That really stood out for me Nubaba How did this come along? Actually Me and Rain go way back Rain is my boy From when I was Master been in college I was in university with Rain's sister So Rain's sister was my friend In college At that time Rain was in College also but in Russia now So when he came back I was going to do medicine So when he came back His sister was like His sister is my fan So his sister was like Do you think you can do something with K-Force Manzee Because I think I can make it happen Hook you guys up So I met Rain courtesy of his sister So At that time I was in a camp I think So when I arrived We did one song back A while back he said Welcome to Nairobi So we did that From then we've been homies on and off But this time we're in traffic I think we're going to South B Or Mugoya or somewhere So Rain is like I think we should do another song It's about time So I'm like So I'm like Then he's like But I don't have any production Right now I don't have any guys who can source beats So I told him Let me make a couple calls I called one of my boys Asked him If you have any Beats that are Just lying around See if you can drop me something Then after the project is done So Ujo is like Yeah sure why not So Ujo He sent me some beats So he said Yeah So we listened to the beat I came up with the chorus In traffic I came up The hook was created By the time Tunafika studio We had the chorus But we didn't have the verses So by the time Tunafika We weren't even going to the studio We just We just went to the studio Let's just go in Let's carry the sessions Go mix them Exclusively on Y254 On Y in the morning After the break We are going to know how Steph Capella came to jump on the track as well Let's take a short musical break I hope we're going to play some cable cables Then we'll be back with some more of Hip Hop Thursday on Y in the morning Go tight like that