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LET GO

We are often taught that strength means holding on.

Hold on to the relationship. Hold on to the plan. Hold on to the anger. Hold on to the version of life we thought we were supposed to have.

But sometimes holding on is the very thing keeping us stuck.

Let Go is about knowing what belongs in your hands and what has already run its course. Letting go does not mean you stopped caring. It does not mean the pain was not real or the experience did not matter.

It means you are no longer giving it control over your peace, your choices, or your direction.

Some things can be repaired. Some things can teach us. Some things simply have to be released.

Peace begins when we learn the difference.

Let go of the need to control every outcome. Let go of the reaction that keeps reopening the wound. Let go of what cannot follow you into the person you are becoming.

Sometimes the power is not in the grip.

It is in the release.

Let Go by Coach AP

ARTIST STATEMENT: "Cut Ah Rug"

Cut Ah Rug is a song about movement, but it is not movement without meaning.

Coach AP takes a familiar phrase and gives it a deeper cultural frame. On the surface, Cut Ah Rug carries the feeling of dance, rhythm, release, and grown folks joy. But beneath that surface is a stronger message. The rug becomes a symbol of what people see first, the performance, the entertainment, the presentation, and the moment. To cut the rug is also to look deeper. It is to ask what is underneath the movement.

This is where the song separates joy from clowning. Coach AP understands that gimmicks, embarrassment, and cheap entertainment often get rewarded, especially in a social media world where people will sometimes trade dignity for ratings. The Chicken butt moment carries humor, but it also points toward cheap entertainment, something easy to consume but lacking nourishment, depth, and cultural substance.

Cut Ah Rug is not a rejection of joy. It is a rejection of reducing yourself for attention. It is rhythm with roots, laughter with awareness, and celebration with discipline.

Coach AP can move, laugh, and let the groove breathe, but the message stays grounded. The rug is where the culture moves, but what is underneath tells the real story.

Coach AP: Pen Mayi

Pen Mayi is a song about memory, culture, and the meaning we place on ordinary things.

In Haitian Creole, pen mayi refers to cornbread or cornmeal bread. Inside the song, it becomes much bigger than food. It represents home, survival, family, and the kind of wisdom that is passed down through kitchens, tables, conversations, and everyday rituals.

When Coach AP says “sou tab la,” it means “on the table.” That table is not just a place where food is served. It is a place where culture is protected. It is where elders speak, where stories are remembered, where family gathers, and where identity is kept alive.

The phrase “plis pase” means “more than.” That phrase carries the center of the song. This is more than bread. It is more than rhythm. It is more than nostalgia. It is a reminder that the things we inherit from our people often carry lessons deeper than what appears on the surface.

When the song says “nou kanpe,” it means “we stand.” That line speaks to resilience. It reminds us that even after struggle, movement, displacement, and hardship, the people are still here. The language is still here. The rhythm is still here. The flag is still here. The lesson is still here.

Other Creole images in the song deepen the scene. “Pase kafe a” means “pass the coffee.” It brings the feeling of morning conversation, elder wisdom, and family connection. “Beni tab la” means “bless the table.” It speaks to gratitude, reverence, and respect for what has been prepared. “Tanbou nan lè a” means “drum in the air.” It points to ancestral rhythm and the African spirit that continues to move through the diaspora.

One of the strongest lines is “Miami gen yon ritm pèsonn pa ka achte.” That means “Miami has a rhythm nobody can buy.” The meaning is clear. Culture cannot be purchased. It cannot be copied into existence. It has to be lived, carried, remembered, and respected.

Pen Mayi is Growth and Development Music rooted in Haitian memory, Black cultural inheritance, and the sacred meaning of the family table.

"REBUILD SEASON 2" - Coach AP

COACH AP — “OPPORTUNITY COST”

“If it’s not building you, it’s billing you. If it’s not growing you, it’s slowing you.”

“Opportunity Cost” examines the hidden price attached to everyday choices. In economics, opportunity cost is what we surrender when we choose one option over another. Coach AP brings that principle into daily life, where the real currency may be time, attention, energy, peace, discipline, or access to a better future.

The song begins with a familiar image:

“Phone glow at midnight; thumb got a rhythm…”

It sounds ordinary, but that is the point. Some of our most expensive decisions do not feel like decisions at all. They arrive as routines, distractions, shortcuts, and comforts that quietly consume what could have been invested elsewhere. The phone is not presented as the enemy. The lyric asks us to recognize what the habit may be replacing: rest, thought, preparation, creativity, conversation, or movement toward something meaningful.

The central line makes the message plain:

“If it’s not building you, it’s billing you.”

The “bill” may never arrive on paper. It can appear as lost time, weakened focus, neglected relationships, delayed goals, or the frustration of realizing that motion did not produce progress. Coach AP turns growth into a form of accounting. Every repeated choice is either contributing to the person we are becoming or withdrawing from that future.

Another important line declares:

“Time ain’t free; it’s a spend with a story.”

Time is usually discussed as something we “have,” but the song treats it as something we are constantly spending. Every day leaves a record. Our routines tell the story of what received our attention, what we considered valuable, and what we were willing to exchange for temporary satisfaction.

The bridge offers a practical method for examining a decision:

“What am I giving up? Who wins? Does it build me, or bill me later?”

These questions deepen the song beyond simple motivation. “Who wins?” forces us to consider whether a choice truly serves our development or mainly benefits the person, platform, habit, or system competing for our attention. “Does it bill me later?” reminds us that immediate comfort can carry a delayed cost.

“Opportunity Cost” is ultimately a song about conscious investment. Money is only one part of the equation. We also invest through our focus, our boundaries, our relationships, our habits, and the environments we repeatedly enter.

Every yes funds something.

Every routine strengthens something.

Every choice leaves another possibility behind.

The question is whether the life being purchased is worth the price.

Coach AP 105, “Don’t Take It Personal,” is a reminder that not everything aimed at you is actually about you. People project their stress, insecurities, and old wounds onto whoever is closest, and if you absorb it, you end up carrying weight that was never yours.

B.O.N.D. is Coach AP holding up a mirror and giving you a clean four-step way to stop spiraling and start moving. It is a PSA for anyone stuck in frustration, conflict, or excuses, and it does not sugarcoat the process.