For years when I needed inspiration, something to get my creative juice flowing, I would listen to Kanye. His music would be the only thing I would listen to for weeks, at times, months. Interesting fact about me is that I'm not a huge Hip Hop fan. I never felt like I related to the music aspect of Hip Hop but oddly enough I related to Kanye. Creativity drives me. For years, when the question was asked "what do I want to do when I am out of college", my response would be "Create!". People would stare at me awkwardly, repeat the question as if I didn't understand what they had ask me the first time. I would answer them again, no seriously I just want to create, there isn't a specific job that I long to have, a position that I die to be in, the ability and freedom to create is all I want. There are little babies inside of me, that I just want to be able to give birth to, freely.

I always admired Kanye because of his creativity and his willingness to go against what is popular at the moment. I always felt that he releases things ahead of its time. For example 808's and Heartbreak, people despised it at first because his sound wasn't like anyone else's in the industry but it was great because he was willingly to rebel against pop culture and bring to life the melodies and thoughts that were inside of him. Little did I know that my admiration slowly turned into idolization which ultimately lead to neglecting the One who is responsible for giving me these creative ideas. That is when I realized that I needed to have boundary lines. Having boundaries may seem pointless to many but it's one of the greatest things I've done for myself. The limitations I set for myself, kept me balanced not only as person but as a creative. There should be a boundary line for inspiration. Inspiration, unknowingly can lead to imitation.