Like I've said a dozen times in this thread, it's not about color.
hiphop used to go against the grain and make statements, it was the rebel music
now it's pop and it's politically correct
if it's not it's barely promoted
it pretty much sucks now
Alicia Keys flat out told everyone that hip hop, gangsta rap etc. was specifically molded to have a negative impact on the black race as a whole, as well as youth in general. She quickly recanted that statement, as some powerful people were angry that she revealed that agenda.
Mike brown incident was not a turning point for me, had it several years ago when I really started seeing how much people emulate these rapper lifestyles (that's not even their life really, they are actors a la Rick Ross etc). I can't vibe with that negativity anymore.
Mainstream only pushes drugs and violence anymore, the proof is in the pudding.
That negativity carries a certain vibration and attracts negativity to anyone who listens to it. You might think that's some bullshyt, but some very wealthy and powerful people believe that and been programming yalls ass ever since. They ain't dumb either.
I just watched this video and the words sounded nice but he was saying a whole lot of nothing.
Nah he actually said some very enlightened things. As he also mentioned in the video maybe not everyone is open to those concepts or cannot hear him.
can you explain what he was saying from your point of view. seems like his solution calls for us to "look within" and see what we are first, I'm not so sure this really means anything in the real world we live in.
It's like pit bulls. Sure there are some lovable pits. If you see one off the chain headed straight for you do you take time to try and snuggle with it? You hop your black ass on a stranger's car. ASAP. If you had a burner you'd pop the dog as soon as it was within 15 feet. Even if it was coming to lick you and have it's belly rubbed. Niqqas have created and championed this thug image. Once you dress up in the thug uniform and start screw facing passer bys, why act all shocked when they assume the worst? Sure there is racism and maniacs and serial killers and all kinds of weirdos but niqqas HAVE to know they are being provocative by tatting AKs on their necks. Pop Rap is perpetuating this idea that young blacks don't give a fukc about nothing... cause those are the lyrics to EVERY song.