I agree...with as shyt as bad as it is you would of thought as political and outspoken as rappers have been in the past it's sad that hip-hop has demonstrated as little outrage or even forming an opinion that's radically in line with some sort of progressive black thought. But as a 30-something year old man that's now become very aware of racial issues in America and as a black man as well I've had to come to the conclusion that that era is gone and never coming back. People say entertainers shouldn't be looked at as beacons of thought on political issues, but considering how politics effects black life in America on a 24/7 basis, it really is cowardly for no rappers to speak up.
Black people in general have been deluded into thinking we've finally "made it" as Americans, so the music reflects that. Black ignorance is marketed to white America (who buy the majority of the records), in turn black people in the entertainment industry in general are afraid to rock the boat and say anything that might make those same white people uncomfortable or that might makes them seem as if they are "racist towards whites" (which is not possible). Look at how quickly black men and women in the entertainment industry are quick to denounce the existence of racism. Look at how those same men and women are happily giving into those stereotypes set by their white peers just to be able to make enough to afford shyt they average person could never dream of affording in a million years. Today's generation of black entertainers are dumb prostitutes that can't be trusted to do anything positive for black people other than the donation tax write off here and there and a couple of symbolic photo ops. Kendrick and Cole ain't gonna cut it especially when compared with their contemporaries.
As well the black youth and black populus in America loves to avoid the reality of race because of the sting it continues to afflict to us. If anything, all the rampant drug use and promotion (lean, molly, coke, weed, etc) is a mask for the pain it has caused. The self-hatred shown by each (black men parading around non-black women as the standard in music videos, black women who are lighter get promoted in the industry more than their counterparts so they give into white washing themselves in one way or another) really displays how little blackness and true blackness is desired or even held upright in a position that remotely resembles one of pride.
Too long...didn't read...that's our problem. While there are some of us that are "woke" most of us (I hate speaking for other black people as I can only really discuss my own experiences which may or may not be equal to those others face) from what, when, and where I can see it...don't want to be.
Black people in general have been deluded into thinking we've finally "made it" as Americans, so the music reflects that. Black ignorance is marketed to white America (who buy the majority of the records), in turn black people in the entertainment industry in general are afraid to rock the boat and say anything that might make those same white people uncomfortable or that might makes them seem as if they are "racist towards whites" (which is not possible). Look at how quickly black men and women in the entertainment industry are quick to denounce the existence of racism. Look at how those same men and women are happily giving into those stereotypes set by their white peers just to be able to make enough to afford shyt they average person could never dream of affording in a million years. Today's generation of black entertainers are dumb prostitutes that can't be trusted to do anything positive for black people other than the donation tax write off here and there and a couple of symbolic photo ops. Kendrick and Cole ain't gonna cut it especially when compared with their contemporaries.
As well the black youth and black populus in America loves to avoid the reality of race because of the sting it continues to afflict to us. If anything, all the rampant drug use and promotion (lean, molly, coke, weed, etc) is a mask for the pain it has caused. The self-hatred shown by each (black men parading around non-black women as the standard in music videos, black women who are lighter get promoted in the industry more than their counterparts so they give into white washing themselves in one way or another) really displays how little blackness and true blackness is desired or even held upright in a position that remotely resembles one of pride.
Too long...didn't read...that's our problem. While there are some of us that are "woke" most of us (I hate speaking for other black people as I can only really discuss my own experiences which may or may not be equal to those others face) from what, when, and where I can see it...don't want to be.
