Boosie contributes virtually nothing to society and society would probably be better without him. It's funny how so-called musicians don't inspire other groups around the world to succeed in academics. Rap has nothing to do with academics. The ingredients necessary to suceed in academics aren't encapsulated in rap music. Academic success necessitates strong impulse control, long attention span and compliance. Rap is filled with people who lack these things and these people encourage what they are. I'm not saying one can't find inspiration in rappers, but blacks don't need them and great research has nothing to do with Boosie.
Well his artistic contributions and their worth is an entirely
subjective thing. I don't listen to boosie and what I have heard so
far I don't find to be particularly enlightening but ultimately my opinion
doesn't matter in the eyes of a boosie fan.
Your second point has pretty much no weight, the vast majority of popular music
doesn't push the "necessary ingredients to succeed in academics".
I don't know where you guys listen to music but I must have missed the
top 40 hit where Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus sang a duet on the necessities
of good grades and a commitment to hard work in between getting Juicy Jay features
and aping southern style snap/trap music.
On topic :
Much respect to that young black man.
The same goes for the other two that've been highlighted on here.
Some links for those who don't know :
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...league-admissions-college-university/7119531/
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/25104147/five-ivy-colleges-vie-for-dc-student#ixzz2xPPiae6j
Stupid comment. People support black achievement and making a big deal about fans celebrating the release of a rapper is total divisiveness. That's why coli "militants" are some funny backwards mafukkas misusing words like c00n and gettin duped into hatin other black people. The intentions are good but its no understanding of context. Boosie encourages people like Tunde to do what he did, if you listened to the music you'd know but ignorance is easier I understand.
Coli militants engage in this goofy caricature of real figures who had a real feeling
for their people and a need to see their success.
You have to realize you're quoting a guy who celebrated a kid being killed by an
off duty cop. I'm not one to endorse criminality but it had to be one of the most cringe
worthy posts I've ever seen.
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/negro-thug-teen-gets-murked-in-foiled-robbery-attempt.190294/
Just
Oh course I understand and how I treat incarcerated relatives is not your concern, they are two seperate issue. I will say this if that relative is a repeat offender then no I'm not gonna go out of my way to help him. or her. I have nothing against Boosie. The narrative is something we had some control and relinquished to some extent. If you're friend or relative of Boosie of course you should be happy he's out, but we should not go out of our way for someone who broke the law and clearly has not learned his lesson as he just got arrested again. Now obviously I don't think is the severe criminal he is portrayed as in the media, but dude is a dealer and a user of illicit drugs and should not be celebrated to the extent he was. It really speaks to the sort of prison culture we have adopted to our detriment.
Oh please.
I don't think it speaks to some detrimental "prison culture".
I'll say it in simple terms :
Rapper is popular.
Rapper has fans.
Fans are happy said rapper is out
of prison.
This isn't unique to Hip Hop.
You've got coked up failed former rock stars with fans numbering in
the millions but I get the feeling no one will say their fans are
invested in a "culture of deviancy that passively fuels a drug
based economy" and instead will look at the situation plainly
without looking for agenda serving undertones.
