Charlamagne Tha God, the voice of Hip Hop, co-host of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, social media, and TV personality. He currently debuts his NY Times bestseller, Black Privilege his outspoken and powerful memoir and self-help book. He outlines eight principles one can use to activate one’s God-given privilege.
Charlamagne chronicles his life and struggles growing up in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, he reflects on his childhood memories. He credits his mother for his prolific thirst for reading; she constantly introduced him to books of diverse genres. His father, on the other hand, doled out street knowledge, instilling in him that there are three essential principles: procrastination, passion, or poison that a man chooses for his direction in life.
As a teen and young adult Charlamagne delved into “poisonous” life-shattering choices that eventually led him to jail, alcohol, and drugs. After years of pain and suffering on a precipitate path, he chose to turn away from the cataclysmic struggles and sought to empower himself using his eight principles.
Charlamagne is a self-proclaimed, “guy that tells the unadulterated truth.” At times his “truth” is expressed without compassion; it sounds just plain brutal, and it stings to one’s core. He takes a hard look at his relationships, encounters, and the self-realization that turned him to change the trajectory of his journey. Instead, he finds redemption through “passion” and purpose. Author, Christian D. Larson quote, “Believe in yourself and all that you are and know that there is something inside of you that is greater than any obstacle.” Charlamagne activated this belief and transformed himself and now he professes, “Whomever, you are you have the power within to create your own opportunity.”
To recognize, accept and activate this God-given power is a privilege; everyone has, and Charlamagne just happens to be Black. Hence the book’s title Black Privilege, “Huh?” what ‘s a black privilege and what does it look like? Triumph over adversity, as he reveals in his 321-page saga. As Les Brown, the motivational speaker says, “not to impress you but to impress upon you,” that you too can be the master of your victory.
Charlamagne shares eight principles he values that allow him to evolve, grow, and prosper in Black Privilege. For example, his principle, “Put The Weed in the Bag” Huh? Simply says, work before profits.
He expresses his message ” create your own opportunity” to the hip-hop population in the urban community. in a strong passionate fiery tone. His vernacular, profanity, slang and dialect is well suited for this target population.
The title Black Privilege is bound to evoke one’s curiosity. Charlamagne cleverly defines His message: “opportunity comes to those who create it.” One must recognize and access his privilege. He cleverly illustrates his message: “create your opportunity by sharing his own personal saga.
Charlamagne drives the point like an uncle on one’s shoulder whispering the principles to activate triumph over adversity, activating one’s God-given privilege to live a victorious life.
