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A lesson on motivation learned through “Intro (Lord Willin’)” by The Clipse (2002)
Before the harvest there is the work. Before the work there is the vision. Before the vision there is the motivation.
These three simple truths were understood to the core by The Clipse when they released their official debut album “Lord Willin’” opening with a straight to the point “Intro” featuring some epic bars that reveal how Malice and Pusha T from The Clipse became kingpins within their industry (in their case the coke game, but who’s judging).
Back in ’84 when I saw Crockett & Tubbs as the law
These eyes got big when they televised that raw
My mama should’ve seen it comin’
Me runnin’ up and down the stairs too quick
Hummin’ Miami Vice theme music
- The Motivation
Finding your motivation at a young age is priceless. When you see Sonny Crocket driving a ‘rarri and you get this certain kind of feeling when it rushes through the Miami night while Phil Collins is bumping out the speakers you might realize: Hell yeah, I want this, too! (Or you’re more the Frank Ocean type of guy, but be aware: The person you let out at Central wouldn’t have jumped into your car in the first place if it was a goddamn’ Honda Civic.)
2. The Vision
As soon as you’ve found your motivation, developing your vision is easy. Just embellish your motivational thoughts. Add more details. Add the mansion, the infinity pool, the white tiger. Reflect on it again and again. Rappers generally are very good at this.
3. The Work
However, just as Clipse’ Malice found out a 9 to 5 job couldn’t quench his thirst, you might have found that a white ‘rarri and all that other stuff don’t come over night by just being motivated and doing internship after internship in some half-baked upstart. Another owner of a ‘rarri (and a BMW I8 of course) — Patrick Bet-David — might say it takes 7 to 10 years and 80+ hours a week of running your own company to come into ‘rarri spheres.
But no matter the exact metrics, putting in hours is necessary to become so proficient in your occupation that people start paying your ‘rarri installments. As Malice puts it:
Partner, please, I grinds, I hustle with ease
Can damn near eyeball any weight in my sleep
∞. The Harvest
When you basically can measure weight and quality of your product in your dreams (hopefully not cocaine in your case), you are as proficient as to get to the highest levels of your job. As soon as you become a luminary in your field, people are going to throw rubberbands at you. And you finally bring in the harvest.
Lesson learned: Find your motivation - develop your vision - work, work, work, work, work — then drive your ‘rarri through Miami.
