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Latif Mercado Deep In Thought 

Talk about a learning experience. I don’t think I have ever been as mentally exhausted as I am these days.  We are just about 2 weeks from the 2008 Freestyle Music Awards and we still have so much to do. All the presentations I’ve mentioned before have been secured and are currently working the creative parts now.
We had tons of support from some really great people, I just want to thank them so much for everything, especially for believing that we are going to pull this off. Along with the support, there is also the hate, wow, I never realized the serious issues some people have, it’s sad. The same people that are claiming to love and support this market, are at the helm of its destruction. I don’t get it, how can you claim to support Freestyle and try so desperately to bad mouth and sabotage the first ever Freestyle Music Awards? Of course to no avail. But just the thought that someone can be so bitter and angry about their own failures that they can’t stand to see anyone else succeed.
But those that attempt to go against me and my people are going to lose. Why? Our intentions are sincere, with our number one priority in mind being to conduct an event so spectacular that the masses will be forced to pay us some mind.
You see, God don’t like ugly, and he’s proved that to me many many times as I keep seeing the ugly one’s get kicked out my path.
What saddens me is when I see the weak fall for the deception put out by the enemy, and when I try and warn them, it’s too late, they’ve fallen for their trap and are engulfed by their hatred.
I’m a bit exhausted, but at the same time, the obstacles being thrown in front of me, kind of make me smile.  You see I’m an advent reader of Biographies, especially those of successful people. And the thing in common that those successful people share, are the obstacles that are thrown in front of them. It’s as though it is a necessary must in order to achieve a certain level of success.
From Martin to Malcolm, JFK to Jesus, all have experienced resistance, deceit and hatred from the same people they were trying to help. A hatred so strong that it finally resulted in their death.
Of course, the situation that we are in, is not even close to those, but the principle is exact.
The 2008 Freestyle Music Awards will happen. Same date, same place, same time. And negotiations to bring it back next year are already happening. A big shout out to all, who have been supporting us and helping us.  To my partners Ovidio Santiago and Lillian Bolden and a big shout out to my wife Angel, who is more a part of this event than anyone would ever expect. Her support and encouragement is unending, as she makes life’s as easy as possible for me so that I could stay focused. I keep nothing from her. She is the first to know when I am excited about something and the first to know when I am down. Either way, she’s there for me, to celebrate with me when things are going great, and to pick me up when things aren’t going exactly as planned.
I’ll see you guys at the 2008 FMA’s