Poet and Producer Mannie Rivers created this track as a letter to his younger self. Mannie has learned from bell hooks that the most revolutionary act a black man can take is to deal psychoanalytically with his childhood. Mannie’s parents abandoned him when he was four years old. Mannie’s adverse childhood experiences score is ten—the highest score possible. In every moment of the day, he creates. Predictably, he has developed multiple pathologies in adulthood—creating keeps his demons at bay.more