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My Spoiled-ness is Ruining My Overseas Experience...

      I'm 31 years old, and up until about three months ago, I had lived my entire life in the United States of America. Sure, I've gone on a cruise outside of the country before, and I made a crazy trip to Tijuana back in 2004, but beyond those experiences, I'm American born and raised. When I left America in August, I was excited to be getting away because things in America seemed to be getting bad. Race tensions were rising, the presidential elections was dividing everyone, and I just wasn't really feeling the vibes as I left. However, as the time has passed, I realize that maybe leaving wasn't going to be as awesome as I expected.        Now, let's not get me wrong here. There's a lot to enjoy about Spain. I have really enjoyed the culture here and how friendly most people here are. It's been fun to travel to the different cities we've gone to here, and we've seen a lot of great stuff, even some castles! Hell, we live 10 minutes from the bea

Jay Z - Kingdom Come 10 Year Anniversary Review

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Watch the video review here! I remember it like it was yesterday. A young 21 year old me, fresh from Basic Military Training, and currently in Tech School, rushing into the local store, and directly to the music section for the first new Jay Z album in 3 years, Kingdom Come. I had been anticipating it all day long, and probably didn’t pay much attention in class due to the excitement. I rushed into the store, found the album, paid for it, and rushed back to my dorm room to fully indulge into it. This was 10 years ago this week, November 21st, 2006.  While I thought the album was good back then when it released, it wasn’t until this past summer that I actually appreciated the album for what it was. Kingdom Come is a more mature Jay then we had been accustomed to hearing before that point. This was businessman Jay, mid 30’s Jay, in a serious, long term relationship Jay, etc. This wasn’t the same, I’m in these streets, chasing money, cash, and hoes Jay. At age 21, while I thought it s