i love a bad “before” picture to show us how far someone has come

i love seeing people’s beginnings before they make it.
it truly inspires me as someone trying to make it as well.
some of these folks were on the brink of giving up or unliving.
many didn’t have support from the masses and felt alone.
all of them looked regula degula until they got the hollywood glo’ up.
a foxholer sent me jonathan majors “before” and i was like…

…plenty of us wouldn’t give him the time of day.
don’t even lie to yourself.
i think i read he was broke and living in hotels around this point.
again: this is the reality that we aren’t shown.
who here can admit that:

Many of us look like a before picture right now as we are trying to make it.

it gives a testament to “all your hard work paying off“.
our hard work will pay off soon foxhole.
our big breaks are coming.
hang on because when you glo’up and look like this:

The ones who didn’t support or fuck wit chu are gonna be swingin’ on your dick HEAVY.

7 thoughts on “i love a bad “before” picture to show us how far someone has come

  1. Beautiful brotha. And like a lot of Black men he actually gets more handsome as he ages. I’m glad he’s having his moment and I hope it continues (with our help, love and support).

  2. I always found him attractive.The first time I saw him was in this movie called “The last Man in San Francisco”?? [ Something like that]

    I thought it was a Gay movie ( ha ha ha ).

    I think Danny Glover was the big name then?? Next thing I knew he was in “LoveCraft” and had developed this “Buzz” ( smile).

    1. Black is beautiful
      I too, thought it was a gay movie. I lived there and was prepared for it to be. I love his nose, he is amazing.
      ❤️💕

  3. “i love seeing people’s beginnings before they make it….
    Many of us look like a before picture right now as we are trying to make it….
    …it gives a testament to “all your hard work paying off“.
    our hard work will pay off soon foxhole.
    our big breaks are coming.
    hang on because when you glo’up and look like this:
    The ones who didn’t support or fuck wit chu are gonna be swingin’ on your dick HEAVY.”

    Thank you for this post, Jamari. Yes, to everything you just said in this post. And yes, we will make it, one day soon. I definitely do agree with you. And yes, when we do make it and are in our post-struggle into our glow up phase, then yes it will be a lot of individuals who will be on our dicks heavy too. Maybe I’m being a little bitter or not, but when I am in my post-struggle and into my glow up phase, then ALL of those “fine ass wolves” whom I lusted after and wanted so badly, I will PASS on them ALL! I will literally be giving them the “Whitney Houston/Oprah shun!” Like…”Do I know you?” I’m sorry, but that’s how I feel. Because I feel like, if you didn’t want me during my glow up phase ‘internally’ then you definitely will not have me during my shining phase & season, externally then! And that’s on period.

    Yes, you’re correct, some of us wouldn’t even give Jonathan Majors the time of day back then. Although he wasn’t ugly back then either, but like you said, let’s all keep it a buck. We probably wouldn’t have. BUT at the same time, that’s why whenever I see someone else have their “glow up season” I be glad for them. Because I am traveling that same journey, and I know that my day is coming too! And I can dream through them to see how my glow up season and phase will be too!!

    And the same goes for you too, Jamari! Ours will be greater, because it’s at the end here. Where everything is being reset in the universe.

  4. He was literally just less muscular….still had the same cute face….people are haters man.

    1. ^ i mean,
      people are hating on him even after the glo up.
      whether it’s his looks or dating preferences.

      is it hating or maybe it’s the truth to some?

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