Friday, February 19, 2010

Rant #1

I’ll start this blog by letting everyone know that I do not think I am better than anyone else and I feel sympathetic to those in horrible situations. This is more of a rant than anything else. I also do not think that this applies to everyone in rough neighborhoods.

This blog idea came from watching a couple of videos on worldstar hip hop about so called “unsigned hype.” Now I’m speaking as a fan of hip hop, not as an emcee trying to get on. I was watching videos that endorse gang initiation, drug using and distributing, and plain old negative hustling in general. Before I continue, let me make things clear. I am a complete advocate of doing what you have to do in order to feed and protect your family. I understand that some people deem it fit to hustle in order to pay the bills, but when you’re hustling to be able to take you and all your boys to the strip club and to buy an arsenal that can infiltrate a small country just because the “streets are tough” is just ridiculous. The streets are tough because of all the hostility that we ourselves create.

I also understand the formation of gangs. People want to fit in. There are plenty of wolves out there and you must protect yourself and your loved ones from harm, but when a dude is wearing a given color shirt and he gets attacked for it, that’s as ignorant as shit can get. There are so many other things that can be done with the formation of gangs instead of robbing, stealing, killing, etc. Organize fundraisers, supervise parks, help an old lady cross the street, I don’t know. By becoming killers and ignorant humans in society all we are doing is making it easier for the intellectuals and power hungry politicians to elevate while we fall into the abyss. With every “w@zz g0oD!” we slowly become more of the dumb creatures society shapes us to be. Plenty of times have I asked people what the last book they read and the reply was either a laugh or a “last book I read was Moby Dick in high school, some shit about a whale.”

I’m not saying reading will pay your bills, or that their aren’t intelligent people in rough neighborhoods, I’m saying that whenever their is a smart one in a group of dumb fucks he/she gets outcasted as a “nerd.” I mean, I’m guilty of doing this. I was also the nerd in several different groups. Cutting class, drinking on a corner, looking at other dudes with angry eyes and women with the spirit of a porn star seemed much more desirable than reading, studying, paying attention in class and lending a helping hand. Why though? Why is being a dumbass attractive in society? Why is it that when conscious rappers try to spread wisdom they get no shine or get classified as “underground”? Questions, Questions, Questions.

Hip-Hop has a lot to do with it. A LOT. Most of these mainstream artist talk about money, gangs, and women in ways that only makes us want it… BAD. Every other song has to deal with spending, and making tons of money, so the dude that makes $10/hr feels miserable. These artist are our role models. We see videos of these ugly looking dudes with fine fine fine women and we treat decent looking women like shit or think that all the girls are gonna get into thongs and dance for us… NOT HAPPENING. Every group has to be a gang or a unit or a military or soldiers….all fighting the wrong war. So when the few that do question the music scene, or the media shows (coughs Jersey Shore) we get called “Haters.” If you forget… we are all entitled to our own fucking opinions so everything I’m saying isn’t right or wrong but merely an opinion from a dude who sits down and thinks.

Now.. as an up-coming emcee I’ve had the pleasure of meeting a lot of artists and people who are fighting the right war. The war against stupidity… the war for lyricism.. the war against secrecy, corruption and ignorance. This specific blog is a textual toast to those I know and those I don’t know. Special shout outs to all the emcees, producers, directors, musicians, bookworms, philosophers, promoters, managers, and everyone else who plays their part.

I’m not saying I have the right answers, I’m just seeing the wrong solutions

That’s it for now morons…



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