Ain't No Future In Frontin'

On this wonderful Saturday, I want to take a couple moment to give you some advice that hopefully will impact your life greatly: Stop Frontin'!!! Now for those of you who have no idea what that means, I'll attempt to define. Frontin' (verb) is a form of behavior when a person(s) pretends to be something that s/he is not, for the purpose(s) of impressing someone or others. Example of usage: "Every Shantika/ Ricardo come in the club s/he be Frontin' like s/he got all this money, but we all know s/he live at home with momma." People who put up a Front, tend to live life in this fairy tale. So much so, that they believe their Frontin' untruths to be true. But just like lying, at some point you will run out of Fronts and will have to face reality. To that end, I say to you today, "Just Cut It Out; Ain't No Future In Frontin'!"

Now, I hear you. I know you are thinking, "Now that I know what Frontin' is, what is the whole: Ain't No Future In Frontin' spiel about?" I am glad you asked. It's more so that fact that Frontin' is a form of lying/acting. Once those around the Fronter figures out that they are Frontin' then the cat will be let out the bag soon for said Fronter. Eventually, someone like me, will most definitely call them out on their Frontin' ways. Or, people will allow them to keep Frontin' and talk about them like a dog behind their back. It's sad, but Frontin' is so popular in this modern-day society. Everybody is doing it like it's the latest dance craze. It's like people are afraid to be who they are for some strange reason(s). Know this: "If you were suppose to be something or someone else, that's exactly who or what the MAN upstairs would've designed you to be. So just be yourself--Quit Frontin'!

Listen, I know there is so much external pressure for all of us to be damn near perfect or larger than life. But, the truth of the matter is, you are awesome just being who you are. If you have to develop a persona or alter ego (Francois Dillinger) to impress others, they don't deserve to be in your life anyway. Don't Fake, Don't Flaunt, and most importantly Don't Front. Just be who you are. There really Ain't No Future In Frontin'. Once the Fronter is discovered; it's all down hill anyway. Learn to love you some---you!