Big Pimpin’, Spendin’ Cheese: How Rappers Like Jay-Z Help Keep You in Poverty

[Mr. Somebody]

Not fully, but we have to take control of it, and the first step in taking control is taking responsibility for it

It seems like black people should be creating an entirely new culture because the current one is very self destructive, non productive and non progressive. I cant really say with an honest heart that the common traits of our people at this moment in time are good for us, which makes me think that our culture, is wrong in more regards then its right. (there is some right, like our honesty)

 

[theworldismine13]

It seems like black people should be creating an entirely new culture because the current one is very self destructive, non productive and non progressive. I cant really say with an honest heart that the common traits of our people at this moment in time are good for us, which makes me think that our culture, is wrong in more regards then its right. (there is some right, like our honesty)

yeah of course we need a new culture, that is why i espouse hip hop culture as defined by KRS-One, the fundamental problem with black culture is that it doesnt promote academics and education but in hip hop Knowledge is one of the 9 elements of hip hop, and (in theory anyway) the element of Knowledge is equal to the element of rap

and right now i think its an open question whether rap music represents hip hop, i think we need to ask if the direction that rap music is heading is where we in hip hop want to go, hence this article and hence the website its on http://raprehab.com/ its for hip hop heads that want to revitalize the culture of hip hop

but this whole notion of putting the responsibility on white people or corporate america is not something i will partake in, they are certainly to blame, but the responsibility is ours

 

[Kritic]

you ain't got it like that dude. probably not better than anyone else.

 

[theworldismine13]

you ain't got it like that dude. probably not better than anyone else.

 

[Kritic]

there's absolutely no one making real money constantly making threads in this stupid ass site. you can continue to lie to yourself i don't give a sh1t.

preach whatever feels good to you. i don't give a sh1t.

 

[No1]

Word, seems like they don't know about the black market, swap meets or deeray's

You still mad Hov didn't push Joey

Love and Hip Hop showed us all why he didn't

 

[theworldismine13]

there's absolutely no one making real money constantly making threads in this stupid ass site. you can continue to lie to yourself i don't give a sh1t.

preach whatever feels good to you. i don't give a sh1t.

real money (ie wealth) comes from education and financial literacy, everything else is just chump change or a distraction

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

The common traits and habits of people that identify themselves as black and/or African American

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

All these things thatpeople say are endemic to hip hop existed before hip hop, and consumers gravitate towards what they want to hear. Is it programming or promoting something to you or giving you something that you can relate to or aspire to or to take your mind off things.... It's all those things, but people will make bad decisions regardless of what type of music they listen to. The people who don't make bad decisions are capable of enjoying music without following it literally or they just listen to different artists period. I don't think hip hop is mostly a bad influence if you're a listener unable to take the good with the bad and appreciate art for what it is, and discern the right messages. Suburbanite black kids listen to the same music, but aside from some posers, don't get involved in the same problems. It's because of what they're around. The person who listened to a rap song and did something stupid would've been persuaded by something else sooner or later. But articles like these also fail to recognize that much of hip hop's influence is in what the artists represent which may entirely different from what their raps may say. What is funny though is that writers have figured out over the last 8 months that if you name drop Jay-Z in a title you can go on whatever tangent or critique you want and it'll get you views regardless of the merit. It reminds of that New Yorker review where the guy said the problem with MCHG was that Jay-Z should've been more offensive to white people and for the Picasso Baby performance he should've put on a black hoody and went around the crowd scaring white people with a fake gun so they could know how it feels to be racially profiled

I agree with this for the most part, but I think everybody knows if camel wasn't singled out in the article, you wouldn't have bothered responding.

 

[superunknown23]

"Higher Learning"

 

[Robbie3000]

Eh, I don't even like the Camel and I agree most of his fans are a bunch of fatherless, materialistic, airheads, but I can't really put the blame him like that. After all, the people listening to his vapid music also have a chance to buy music from the Talib Kwelis and Lupes of the world but they don't.

Why they don't is the more interesting question to me.

 

[Serious]

You still mad Hov didn't push Joey

Love and Hip Hop showed us all why he didn't

 

[Serious]

I agree with this for the most part, but I think everybody knows if camel wasn't singled out in the article, you wouldn't have bothered responding.

I'm saying funny how he's always one of first posters in any camel related thread ing

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

I'm saying funny how he's always one of first posters in any camel related thread ing

And it's never less than 3000 characters.

 

[No1]

I'm saying funny how he's always one of first posters in any camel related thread ing

Yeah, that's right because I didn't have a huge ass back and forth about this topic with TheReal in the Booth based on Lorde's song Royals. 99% percent of anything I say Jay related is me and @Broletariat trolling people with two sentence responses and laughs. But keep that hate Jay train and claim that anyone who dares to contradict it dikkriding, it'll help you fit in well with the same Booth e-militants you call retarded when they post those Hidden Colors vids.