what to do with my hair

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okay so from what I have gathered I have thick course hair. I have been getting a buzzcut for quite some time and am ready to change my hair style. The only problem is that whenever i try and let my hair grow it is always sticking straight up like porcupine spikes is this because of my hair type? its been about a month since my last hair cut and i plan on growing my hair out. I dont know what to do with my hair i have been wearing a hat to keep it down (it's about an inch and a half i would say) but it looks so bad is this temporary because of it's lenght? what do i do with my hair?