Urbanfit Magazine Summer 2013 | Page 6

M1 talks about the campaign of the new dead prez album and also has some advice to our youth .
M1 : Get some reality beneath your feet . It will change our circumstances . It will change what we do and what we rap about and who we want as our wife or our girl . Get some reality around us and that will change our circumstances .

confidential :

“ MY DISCIPLINE AND DIET IS ON A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL “

We are living in times where teens are more into clothe then current events . The television box portrays the lifestyles of the rich and famous while artists like Lauren Hill are doing bids for tax evasion . Countless of them are filing for bankruptcy . The lingering message is that we need to be more accountable of our lives and our communities through financial development and philanthropy . Artist ’ s such as M-1 of dead prez isn ’ t missing a beat when it comes to this mission . We first touched the topic of discipline . M1 : My discipline with diet is on a whole other level . It helps me take it from the mind and put it on the paper which is where the word becomes reality mostly all of the time . It ’ s the will and determination . Only discipline is going to help me do that , like , sit down and do this . Do the push up . Get on the floor … You didn ’ t do that right . Do it again , do the next one right . UF : What is your regimen ? M1 : My physical regimen leaves alot to be desired . I have a single on my album “ Confidential ” and the hook is ‘ do or don ’ t do ’, and that comes from Bruce Lee . The fundamental difference between working out or not getting up and getting your ass to the gym . The contents of my regimen is being up early , doing a healthy stretch , meditation ( yoga ) and from there we take to push ups , sit ups to just the bar . I depends . It ’ s not a regular thing since I am so much on the road . I move so much , so I just don ’ t have a regular work out because sometimes I might have to get up and catch a plane at 6:00 in the morning and not get off until 5:00 in the afternoon . UF : So where do you find balance ? M1 : The balance is eating healthy . See one of the things about being an artist is that you could never get enough rest . I take little naps where ever I can . It helps repair my body in it ’ s crazy way . That ’ s the balance of it and first and foremost keeping a peaceful state of mind so that my world won ’ t be all up in the air . Stress will do it to you . Stress will kill you like a motherfucker . UF : What is the campaign of the new dead prez album ? M1 : The campaign of this album is recruitment . We are looking to recruit new soldiers . We are looking to put out our regimen . You see , many have come and gone while we ’ ve been doing this . We are still here . We are saying come with us . We ’ re not going anywhere . I ’ ll even join your army , but it ’ s got to be right . UF : Advice to our youth ? M1 : Get some reality beneath your feet . It will change our circumstances . It will change what we do and what we rap about and who we want as our wife or our girl . Get some reality around us and that will change our whole circumstance . It will inspire us to to get political education with these realities . It will get us where we have to be in order to be the true revolutionaries we have to be . That ’ s it .

UrbanFit is more than just fitness
UrbanFit is more than just fitness

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