the story of the chosen: embracing your rose golden and iamOTHERness
- satab0mb
- Dec 22, 2016
- 4 min read
since I was young, been groovin to my own drum
ain't that many teachers, showed me my potential
felt like a failure, mama said "you know better"
future in my hands, God she had a plan
stronger than I know, soon I'd understand
the power I possess, the story of the chosen
r o s e g o l d e n
if you're as much of a kid cudi fan as I am -- or if you just favor songs that literally scream triumph & taking pride in your individuality -- you probably shed a tear reciting the lyrics, too. on kid cudi's sixth studio album, passion, pain, & demon slayin', this anthology cleverly told stories about scott's personal feelings and how rewarding it is to flip the bird to the haters and just do you no matter what.
however, out of the 19 tracks pp&ds contains, the one that seemed to hit home for me was rose golden. when I tell you this song made me cry on my first listen... dog... this song is insane. calling this work of art a masterpiece is an understatement.
if you were an OTHER growing up like me and held the title of being the black sheep of your family, then once rose golden's beat drops and you hear the holy synchronization of cudders and willow smith's voices shine through the chorus, you'll finally hear those reassuring words of encouragement that'll make you love being the peculiar spirit that you truly are.
kid cudi has always been one of my ultimate faves just because of his charisma and pioneering nature. the fact that he loves inspiring his fans to never sacrifice who they are to fit into social norms is so admirable. there is beauty in being the person God purposely birthed you to be.
and as as for the whole "iamOTHER" thing, if you didn't know, iamOTHER is an umbrella term and brand curated by pharrell williams (my other ultimate fave) that acts as an awesome creative collective for a record label, clothing line, and youtube channel. pharrell's goal for iamOTHER and one of his obvious goals in life is for people to embrace their otherness. skateboard p embraced his otherness years ago and look where he is now: out here living his life like it's rose golden all while wearing absolutely anything he pleases and co-creating his cross-genre band, N*E*R*D, alongside chad hugo and shad haley (and if you don't know this band WAKE THE HELL UP AND GET HIP CAUSE THEY'RE MY FAVE!!!).
both titles of being rose golden and OTHER are for all of you who never truly felt like you had a solid place in society. whether it came down to the way you dress, talk, walk, style your hair, act/your personality, your mindset, the music you favor, interests... anything. however you are, it's ok. 100%. you're amazing just the way you are. just because you don't see yourself to be like everyone around you, that doesn't make you less valuable as a person. in fact, my favorite people are those that are incomparable. one of a kind. the so-called ugly duckling out of the flock. those kinds of people are always the most intriguing in my opinion.
and if I can do it, you can do it too. I have been called weird literally my entire life from everyone... people in school, my "friends," and my family. all because of my personality, interests, how I chose to look, because I "talk(ed) like a white girl", what music I favored, my mindset, and who I chose to hang around. I was made fun of because of the hyperpigmentation on my face as well as my severe acne when puberty hit in middle school. and because of my pride (and probably my leo moon for any of you who are into astrology) I never showed anyone how much that hurt my feelings. and I never told anyone either. at all. I just kept it inside, letting my angst consume me to the point where mild depression developed and I didn't even know until I started seeing a counselor.
since then, I've learned to love what makes me different and embrace it more and more each day. and because of that, I am amazed at the amount of people who commend me on my uniqueness and tell me or my friends that they would love to be my friend because they're drawn to my positive aura.
I went off to college at a school where everyone was basic to me because they all looked and acted the same. I felt so out of place because everywhere I walked, people just stared at me. I would try to smile and no one would smile back. it was ridiculous. I did what I had to do academic-wise then transferred to another university. now I am happier than I've ever been. I'm in a wonderful city and am surrounded by a bunch of OTHERS! none of my friends are exactly like me. and I am not exactly like any of them. we all are surfin our own waves and it's so refreshing.
so be true!
be you!
embrace your rose golden and iamOTHERness! xoxo
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