The Wisdom Of God
Theme Music: "300 Bars" by Game
Peace,
I'm not into the whole "Hip Hop Beef" thing, cause it reminds me of when I used to watch WWF in the 80's and wrestlers like Hulk Hogan and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndoff would be friends, then Enemies, then Friends again all within one year. That said, Game Killed G- Unit on his new track 300 Bars! During the song, he takes time to dismantle every rapper in G Unit, One by One. To me, the wildest revelation is when Game states that Young Buck had his chain stolen in Chicago and didn't have the 10 stacks to get it back. The fact that he had his chain stolen at all is a reminder that the hood has a different perspective of rappers than the magazines report. When you're a millionaire, and don't contribute anything of note back to the community, how can you really purport to speak for those who still live in abject poverty?
Secondly, if Young Buck really couldn't afford to get his chain back, then why do we continue to allow the music to lie to our children about the true financial standing of rappers? Most young people are interested in being rappers because they see it as a way to get out of their present conditions without much "work", similar to basketball or the dope game. By perpetuating the mirage that the rappers are financially well off, more youth decide to abandon the idea of getting a education or a trade, and instead move forward with their "dream" of making it big as a rap star. Like anything in American economics, it's a pyramid, with a small amount of people doing very well, and a large amount of people doing bad at the bottom. Meanwhile, because the youth aren't acquiring skills, they cant take advantage of the many jobs that Hip Hop creates (Tour Managers, Booking Agents, Sound Engineers, Publicity Agents, etc..)
Bottom line, those of us who know better have to do a better job of educating the youth about what's going on around them. The vast Majority of Black and Brown youth will be used as cannon fodder for the Prison Industrial Complex or the Service Industry if their not assisted by those who understand the system. In order to prepare themselves for the world that they will soon encounter, we have to teach about the relationship between politics, society and economics. Hip Hop can be a great place to start that process.
Peace,
I'm not into the whole "Hip Hop Beef" thing, cause it reminds me of when I used to watch WWF in the 80's and wrestlers like Hulk Hogan and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndoff would be friends, then Enemies, then Friends again all within one year. That said, Game Killed G- Unit on his new track 300 Bars! During the song, he takes time to dismantle every rapper in G Unit, One by One. To me, the wildest revelation is when Game states that Young Buck had his chain stolen in Chicago and didn't have the 10 stacks to get it back. The fact that he had his chain stolen at all is a reminder that the hood has a different perspective of rappers than the magazines report. When you're a millionaire, and don't contribute anything of note back to the community, how can you really purport to speak for those who still live in abject poverty?
Secondly, if Young Buck really couldn't afford to get his chain back, then why do we continue to allow the music to lie to our children about the true financial standing of rappers? Most young people are interested in being rappers because they see it as a way to get out of their present conditions without much "work", similar to basketball or the dope game. By perpetuating the mirage that the rappers are financially well off, more youth decide to abandon the idea of getting a education or a trade, and instead move forward with their "dream" of making it big as a rap star. Like anything in American economics, it's a pyramid, with a small amount of people doing very well, and a large amount of people doing bad at the bottom. Meanwhile, because the youth aren't acquiring skills, they cant take advantage of the many jobs that Hip Hop creates (Tour Managers, Booking Agents, Sound Engineers, Publicity Agents, etc..)
Bottom line, those of us who know better have to do a better job of educating the youth about what's going on around them. The vast Majority of Black and Brown youth will be used as cannon fodder for the Prison Industrial Complex or the Service Industry if their not assisted by those who understand the system. In order to prepare themselves for the world that they will soon encounter, we have to teach about the relationship between politics, society and economics. Hip Hop can be a great place to start that process.
posted by I Majestic at 8:42 AM
1 Comments:
peace
a few things
1. i appreciate the correspondence
2. i have some research info for you from that book Five Percenter Rap
3. i agree wholeheartedly on your post. in VA we have ER Camp, a program in which we teach the youth about the 4 elements. it works wonders. maybe one day you can witness this
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