I wanted to put a few things into the atmosphere while they were fresh on my mind.
Rap music does not equal the sale of narcotics:
Although entertainment in general is a narcotic, the trade of cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, etc. has been far more disastrous to the fabric of the global family than rap music can ever be. There are so many orphaned and diseased children being raised by their grandmothers or worse because of drugs.
The psychological effect of narotics on the user is debilitation and depression caused by drug use dependency. Listening to CAM’RON may make you depressed but you will more than likely still be able to hold down your day job.
The physiological effects of narcotic usage speak for themselves. You would not want to be in the same room as a hard core heroin user. The smell would make you vomit. There has never been a rap record made that has made me not want to bathe for a month.
Rap music is not a game:
Rap music is a business which generates billions of dollars through the consumerism of various products not related to music. Rap stars sell sody pop, clothing, luxury cars and alcoholic beverages. All these items are non-investment grade and depreciate instantaneously the moment that the consumer takes possession.
I have yet to hear a rap star describe his investment portfolio other than his jewelry. I have yet to watch a commerial where a rap star will even promote the equipment that he uses to ply his trade. The last song that did this was D-NICE’s ‘The TR 808 Is Coming’ which was recorded nearly twenty years ago. The title refers to the Roland TR 808 device which helps producers create the various beats and rhythms that have been the backbone of Hip-Hop music since its beginnings.
If rap music were a game then there would be a clearly defined playing field. There would be limits and rules that govern the players’ behaviors. There would be penalties levied to players who did not adhere to these rules. And most af all, games have a finite timespan where players eventually run out of time.
Rap music is not the truth:
Despite all the credit that KANYE WEST received for his partially correct statement that, “GEORGE BUSH doesn’t care about Black people”, there has been no other truth in rap music. Rappers fabricate everything relating to their stage persona. At the time of this post all the following rappers have claimed to have been successful narcotics dealers prior to their entertainment careers, but none of them have been prosecuted federally or otherwise for what is regarded as a capital offense…
JAY-Z
NAS
T.I.
CAM’RON
JIM JONES
JUELZ SANTANA
PRODIGY
HAVOC
MASE
YOUNG JEEZY
CASH MONEY BABY
LIL’ WAYNE
JUVENILE
At some point you are going to have to decide what you want for your reality because you may not be content with the fantasy that has become mainstream rap music.
That is an insanely great last point. I always wondered why most people fail to note that NWA was started with an inheritance from a rich aunt and there are many sections of South Central Los Angeles that can accurately be described as middle class.
on point as per usual! it’s amazing to me that we are lacking in leaders to the extent that someone such as kanye west would be looked at for more than pure entertainment purposes…..
That shit with the bodyguard is ridiculous, because you know it was rap artist related.
Having “millions” of dollars wouldnt stop these negroes from shooting up a video shoot.
Arrest all the rappers and see what crimes stop getting committed.
*stands up and claps*
couldnt have said it better. u made some great points. and i heard ice cube was from the ‘burbs anyway. at the end of the day ppl need to recognize hip hop for what it is…entertainment. if i believed er’thang in most hip hop songs, i’d swear the projects was the best place to be seeing as how er’body always rappin’ about cars, cash, jewelry, etc.
I could have sworn TI did a bid for selling drugs. Was that fabricated?
Baby from cashmoney also did time for “trafficing” during the late eighties……as for the rest of them I don’t think they ever did time.
^sorry mac, but rappers living the street life is just more urban mythery.
“Trafficking” drugs is not punishable as a misdemeanor. If the record label Cash Money had been funded with actual factual drug money then you would never have heard of the ‘Hot Boys’. That offense is called money laundering and you aren’t guilty of it just because you rap about it. That’s called perpetrating a fraud.
The real people that do real things get served with real bids and they aren’t kids.
http://www.ussc.gov/1994guid/parts.htm
Not only is this clearly outdated, but this is just a poorly written rant that can be applied to almost anything. These vague generalities of not equaling drugs or not being a game or not being the truth is silly. Isn’t that common knowledge?
Politics does not equal drugs. Politics is not a game. Politics is not the truth.
Religion does not equal drugs. Religion is not a game. Religion is not the truth.
Reggae does not equal drugs. Reggae is not a game. Reggae is not the truth.
Dont these all work?