To Develop: Blog 365 Day 26 – Deeply Honored and Genuinely Terrified
By Jiddoe S'Phatt
Warmest greetings! My name is Jiddoe S’Phatt. Welcome to day
26 of “To Develop: Blog 365”.
Inspiration to write comes from a number of places. For this
blog I’ve been inspired by hip-hop artist Rick Chyme and producer
David K. Manley of Man@Work Productions. Through a collaborative project
titled #DailyPieces365
these two artists will release a new song every day for the next 365
consecutive days! Their impressive dedication has motivated me to write a new
blog every day of 2018.
A little piece of me goes into each entry I write. I hope
you enjoy this one!
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Hip-hop artist and philanthropist HighTyde just announced
the recipient and lineup for his annual charity concert Project Cypher.
I’m already looking down the calendar to Project Cypher V!
It’s not until on May 19 but butterflies are already
starting to form in my stomach. This marks the 4th consecutive year I’ll serve
as its co-host. The event has become like a family reunion for everyone that’s
been involved. The closer it gets to the date the more excited I get to see
everyone.
Cypher was created by HighTyde aka Ryan Evans as a way to
give back and build up the community, and to also show hip-hop culture does
have a heart. All proceeds from the annual show are donated to a family with a
special needs child.
When HighTyde offered me the role prior to Cypher 2 in 2015
I was both deeply honored and genuinely terrified.
My writing career has allowed me to attend some incredible
public events. Being at those functions, however, doesn’t require everyone else
in attendance to stare at me all at once. This is what I’ve agreed to contend
with each time I co-host Cypher.
Why is this an issue?
I have terrible, sometimes debilitating stage fright.
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