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Lunch Break Concert #11 went down on Monday August 26th, 2019!
I open with an R&B classic “No Diggity” and then perform 2 of my original songs - The Mess Around and Perfect. Hope you get inspired form these songs!
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Lunch Break Concert #10 went down on Monday August 19th, 2019- Live From Austin!
I perform 3 of my original songs - Believe, Dreamer, and Influence. I also talk about what it means to be a dreamer and making sure you have the right people in your life who build you up.
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Lunch Break Concert #9 went down on Monday August 12th, 2019.
I perform two of my new singles - Perseverance and Nesting. I also do a cover of Bill Wither’s Lovely Day.
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Lunch Break Concert #8 went down on Monday August 5th, 2019.
I perform 2 songs from my first album Welcome To The Fellowship. The songs are The Mess Around and H.O.P.E. I also do 90’s hip-hop classic - Jump by Kris Kross!
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The new single from Chris Swan is here!
If you are still looking for the one, you are not alone. This song is for you.
Lunch Break Concert #7 went down on Monday July 29th, 2019.
I perform 2 songs from my first album What Is Your Soul Motivation?. The songs are Dreamer and Gaspin’. I also do a cover of Stevie Wonder’s Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing.
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Lunch Break Concert #6 went down on Monday July 22nd, 2019.
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Lunch Break Concert #4 went down on Monday July 8th, 2019.
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Lunch Break Concert #3 went down on Monday July 1st, 2019.
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Hip hop has saved my life more times than I can count. When I felt lonely as a child, hip hop was there for me.
I would sit in my room and listen to all my favorite rappers like Dr. Dre, Coolio, Cypress Hill to name a few. It was the 90’s, ya know. These rappers were my friends. They were there to encourage me. Hang out with me. And they inspired me to go into my own studio and create my own songs.
When I quit drinking, hip hop was my outlet to voice my frustrations. I could use this music to talk about how hard it was. I could also use this music to show others that it was possible for them too.
To this day, when I struggle with resentment, fear or shame, hip hop is a big part of the healing for me. There are so many songs that have inspired me over the years. I wanted to put some of my favorite inspirational rap lyrics together in a blog post and share them with you.
I hope you find as much encouragement in these lyrics as I have.
“If I ever took a loss, I learned a lesson
I won’t ever think I’m better than the next man
I’ve been down before the come up, I ain’t stressin’
Baby I’m too busy countin’ all these blessings, blessings”
“They try to shut us down, and it ain’t gon’ slide
Only thing I fear is God and He on my side
That’s the confidence of God, ‘cause He got me
That’s why I really feel like
You can’t stop me!”
“You only get one life
And every time you lookin’ at yours
You feel like everything you have is a waste!
And the problem and the reason you could never fill a hole in your life
Is because you were never awake”
“But I can’t forget the motto, motto
No more mediocre, just getting by though
I’m in His image, I been down for a minute
But I’m getting up today, and I’ma fight till I’m finished”
“I got my full armor on, my head to the sky
I’m going into battle with my horns up high
And I’m through playing games; you can see it in my eyes
And you can go and ask anybody I’m a ride and I ain’t turning back”
“Take a hit and never quit
Might be down but never out
There are days that I fail
And the trains off the rail
Through the pain we prevail
Tell ‘em you just gotta live”
“I’m a dreamer but I ain’t the only one got problems
But we love to have fun
This is our world, from here to your hood
We alive man, it’s okay to feel good”
The new single from Chris Swan is here!
I had a friend in college who always used to say "No man is an island." I mean, he said it all the time. And even though we used to make fun of him for it, we knew he was right. A life lived in isolation is sure to be a life of misery. We need people. We need community. I wrote this song to remind us all how true this is.
Community is Principle #7 in my 12 Core Principles to a happy and fulfilled life.
Lunch Break Concert #2 went down on Monday June 24th, 2019 and we had a blast!
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The very first Lunch Break Concert went down on Monday June 17th, 2019 and we had a blast!
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The new single from Chris Swan is here!
This year I am releasing a new song every month. Each song represents one of 12 core principles I have found to be the key to a happy and fulfilling life. Perseverance is the 6th principle and my single for June. It's also the hardest principle to spell. :) It is fitting that it is halfway through the year because it is all about seeing things through to the end.
It's a simple, quirky song that I hope inspires people to never give up. Home is always just one more step away!
The new single from Chris Swan is here!
If we want to achieve anything in life, we need to stop being so cynical. We need to allow ourselves to believe in something. I have lived on both sides of this principle and found nothing but misery while being cynical.
Once I chose to believe in possibility, everything changed. I want this for others who dream of changing their lives. If that sounds familiar, then this song was written for you!
The new single from Chris Swan is here!
This year I am releasing a new song every month. Each song represents one of 12 core principles I have found to be the key to a happy and fulfilling life. Abundance was the first, Gratitude the second, Acceptance the third and now comes the fourth principle - Serve.
A life dedicated to serving others does so much for us. It makes us feel helpful, it brings us joy and it makes the world a better place. I'm excited to share this fourth principle with a pop-influenced hip-hop song that is beat heavy, catchy and sure to bring some joy your life!
