As promised, here is the follow up from my #introduceyourself post explaining my emcee title: ELAmental.
ELAmental is what I am known by in the world of Hip-Hop. This name came to me one day during deep thought about what my music represents. As a noun, an elemental is a supernatural entity of spirit usually manifested by, or who's power is sourced from one or more of the forces (or elements) of nature (i.e. fire, water, air, Earth, love). As an adjective, an elemental force relates to or embodies the powers of nature.
I see the word elemental as a description of a soul who seeks a natural way of life, one that is synergistic with nature, and wishes to protect the beauty of this world. I feel I align with this lifestyle, which is why I have adopted the name. Intuitively, I felt I should spell it ELA-mental instead of the grammatically correct spelling of ELE-mental, although I was not sure why at first. After a while I did some research about the title I came up with, and here are the insights I realized, the results of the intuitive spelling of ELAmental:
ELAmental
EL
Hebrew/Aramaic Language descent:
Meaning: both a generic word for any god and the special name or title of a particular god who was distinguished from other gods as being "the god".
AKA: “God”
ELAmental: God-mind, or literally God-a-mind? That's a serious question for some folks.
Ela or Elah
Meaning: A masculine name given in the early times of the Israelites.
Literal translation of name: Oak, or Oak tree
ELAmental: The mind of the oak tree or tree mind... Pot-head?..very ELAmental
E.L.A.
In present day educational terms, that stands for English Language Arts, which is precisely what I deliver...and hope to master in terms of my style of hip hop.
ELAmental: English Language Arts Mind
Any comments or further insight into the meaning behind the ELAmental emcee tag will be greatly appreciated. Let me know what you think about this. Blessing my people.
