Clear Visions

...I'm here...late and inconsistent *laughs*. In this round of talking, I talk about the lack of support I experienced from recent events I hosted. I give some points as to how to deal with not receiving love from people you expected to support you. FYI, it's not healthy at all to depend on people to support you. Please acknowledge the feelings that come with it, BUT, find ways to deal with it and keep fighting your way TO THE TOP...!!! I also speak on the recent defunding of publ...

This was an extension of my Thankful Thursdays thoughts and doings. I wanted to speak (more) about having, and ultimately finding gratitude in the things that surround us. Granted, it’s very easy to focus on what factors aren’t assisting specific systems and environments, but it seems difficult to find the small, or big things that serve us. In this state of things, we have to learn to lean more in what serves us greatly. Even if it’s a little gesture. In this episode, I share my though...

This morning, I received a call from a job I applied for. The voicemail started off with ‘hey Curtis…’ and the message commence to give details about ‘Curtis’ getting the position vs. me. Talk about feeling like I wasn’t worth enough to get the job and also feeling like ‘sheesh…how do you call the wrong candidate and leave a message about the other candidate getting the position’. Yeah. More on that AND other positions I didn’t get in the episode. Gotta keep it pushing and stay positive...

Great day or evening, Neighbors and Groovers. This is a short one. I took an article that I wrote about this podcast and made it in an audio version. Boom for the short work...even though writing the article was quicker than recording it. Over on my Substack page, I'm writing articles about the numerous components that make up The MPN Network. I believe this is my fourth article that I've written. More will come, for sure. The plan is to write an article up until December 2025. We're c...

I took an indirect week off but I'm BYKE with the talks and such. In this episode, I write a sincere letter to Fanbase founder Isaac Hayes, III. I would like to see him be effective in these tech and social media streets, so hopefully its reached with love. Also, we talk about community and how that's suppose to look like. Then we speak on transactional friendships and how these relationships are terrible and uncalled for. Lastly, I introduce my new segment: Vision Check. I'm look...

Kendrick Lamar makes Black History Month blacker. Everyone has an opinion on R&B parties and the music played at them. Canva seems to be the best kept secret. That's enough to talk about this go 'round. Hope everyone is good and moving correctly. On this episode, I spoke on K. Dot's BLACK performance and the things surrounding Super Bowl 59. I also shared my logistic thoughts on R&B parties, being that I've seen more than a few people speak on the repetitiveness of the songs pla...

We are BYKE...for the first couple of thoughts of 2025. I'm working on doing video for every podcast, including Clear Visions. I had a homie insist that I do a show that speaks on my thoughts that will live on YouTube. I've been putting it off FOREVER, so this are the efforts. In this episode, I speak about the "IT" factor that people believe that Joey Bada$$ is missing and why Hip Hop is judgmental towards emcees and the culture. I also speak on a few books that I'm reading: High and Ris...

1. work (noun): activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result. Ex. "he was tired after a day's work" Based off the definition, a lot of people, organizations, institutions are not doing the work to reach the results. Maybe the results are in the beholder of who is doing the work. Listen...I don't know. I do know that people work ethics are simply trash. Someone might believe that my work ethic isn't the best. They better not say it publicly becaus...

Simply put: market yourself. If you don't know how to, look at the people you admire and reach out to them. Find a friend that's good at it and ask them to show you what's up. All of that...but please, Neighbors and Groovers...market yourself. No one is going to help you. Even if you pay them. Well...rephrase...act AS IF no one is going to help you. Follow all socials and subscribe to my websites: Mr. Al Pete and The MPN Network.

I've had this script since September of 2023 and I performed a test run on the process in June 2024. I'm sure on why it took long. I was being a student and everything else you can name and didn't lend myself to the creative side. I thought about it often but I wanted to be free of obligations when I had the chance to fall in to experimentation Pete... ...the irony was that I had two gigs the same day I got the bright idea to start on it. The creative side was itching for a scratch...so...

I didn’t realize its been over a month since releasing a show. No bueno, Pete. Well…here’s a recording I did in between time and “forgot” to release it. It’s me being grumpy Pete. Enjoy. Follow all socials and subscribe to my websites: Mr. Al Pete and The MPN Network.

We’re pushing and pulling…pushing and pulling…AND pushing and pulling, yall. *laughs* Here’s a quick pod episode where I speak on some school things: push strategy and pull strategy. I understand these methods but reading it in the space that I’m in made the ‘ah haa’ light bulb come on. I share my…vision…on how push and pull strategies apply to marketing…or whatever your involvement is with your purpose in life (shout out to the capitalist/’GET MONEY’ folks out there). I’m not near my...

Grace be upon to you and yours. This should be one of the standards for humanity. Your grandparents probably exhibited this growing up…and if they didn’t…you know of a person that extended grace and mercy to you…when you KNEW you needed it the most. When you get grace and mercy offered to you without any warning, you feel a sense of luck. You definitely feel thankful. That’s how you SHOULD feel. With that, I share my thoughts on grace and mercy and the applications surroundi...

I’ve been receiving inquiries about what an EPK (electronic press kit) is and what needs to be in them. I’ve also been in various conversations where some artists missed opportunities due to not having certain tools to present to media, DJs, event promoters, and even to their fans. One would say that its tragic to not have an EPK, but for me, I give grace…to an extent. To an extent = Google, networking, asking an OG or someone that has done this over and over is always a reliable resour...

…I’m slightly coming down from the high I’ve been in for a month now. I’ll probably jump back to being high again because of the episodes I’ve been producing…and what I have in mind. If I could have more time…while resting…that’ll be great…but who said it’ll be easy? *waits on no one to reply* I’m thankful to everyone who sent their warm blessings to me about the show. I’m thankful to everyone who gets a chance to listen to it. I’m thankful to WJCT/JME for the opportunity. I’m thankful for a...