Here’s a funny scenario. You turn on the tv & desire to be entertained with a little Hip Hop. You know….something to make you wanna bounce or set the mood. You turn to BET and you see booty. You flip to MTV and you see even more booty, but this time, the lame chick is standing in front of a Benz. In the midst of all the raunchiness, you might catch a glimpse of the “MC’s” grill. What are my choices? Am I going to learn how to “Walk it Out”, make “Chicken Noodle Soup” or “Peanut Butter & Jelly” sandwiches? Hmmm, very mentally stimulating, huh? But hey, that’s hip hop, right? So sad…….
Today’s so-called artists are good at marketing b.s. materialism and a** shaking. KRS One once said, “If you’re a rapper, sell lyrics, if you’re a ho, sell sex.” It seems these rappers have it all wrong, they are the hoes.
The music is no longer about creativity, expression and fun. It’s about acting like you’re pissed off all the time and being FAKE. The break dancers and graffiti artists at least have retained some of the original spirit… of course there’s not much money in that, so that might be why.
It’s all a commerialized package these days where one rapper gets a deal with a quick catchy song. Soon thereafter, he’s created his own record label, brings his homeys on the label, and multiplies the garbage. That’s a quick recipe for disaster, but it sells right? All you need is a hard beat and a recycled nursery rhyme (Eeny Meeny Miny Mo….how many b****** in the club wanna go? I knoooow you see it).
In the midst of all the garbage, there’s some light at the end of the rainbow. You still have good quality artists out there like Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, The Game, T.I., Missy Elliott, Da Brat, Common, Twista, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Mos Def, etc. It’s all up to us whether this garbage on the radio will survive ladies & gentlemen. Support real hip hop and let’s make booty-shakin’, grill showin’, candy paint crap a thing of the past. If you don’t the ghost of Mike Jones will haunt your kids. I said, if you don’t the ghost of Mike Jones will haunt your kids (lol).
