I like the beat, tempo, rhythm of the rhyming even, but it's the actual lyrics that ruin the world of hip hop as a whole....
Floyd Mayweather Accuses Rap Industry Of Making It “Cool” To Be Drug Addicts
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I like the beat, tempo, rhythm of the rhyming even, but it's the actual lyrics that ruin the world of hip hop as a whole....
Absolutely true.
A lot of people wised up to the label tactics, so they switched up. Fiends are easier to control.
A lot of people wised up to the label tactics, so they switched up. Fiends are easier to control.
I would rather him glorify getting money than drugs. He promotes getting money but also being your own boss. He's about business as much as he is the money. Our community need to see more of that.
No he was right to say rap music, since rap music is more influential on the black community, than any other genre.
....somebody said Motley Crue....if you don't sitcho old ass down somewhere!!
where you grow up? I grew up in East New York Brooklyn in the 80's and crack was everywhere in my neighborhood.
I grew up in eastern NC, I was talking about 1980-82 before crack. We didn't start seeing it until late 1985.
yea Money is right on this one.
It's getting played real quick.
It's getting played real quick.
sad shit,one of Nixon's boys admitted the the gov flooded the black community with dee rugs
But then again, in your arrogant ignorance, you think America is the world
Most niggas don't care just as long as "he gettin' money doe!!!"
Junkie mrusic. Buddy said he spunt 50 rikes on lean. Damn, nigga is j's. Liquid heroin is all it is.
Are you doing drugs???
Are you doing drugs???
No, are you???
Again, nothin he said was profound. But most are in here mincing words and trying to argue if he's right. Yet only a few actually spoke on my initial comment of stepping up and being a role model so the kids have a real, live grown man to look up to. You ninjas would rather circle jerk about the capt obvious shit he said...
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I mean, one of the most popular songs out right now the whole chorus is about molly and percocets lol. Kinda hard to deny.
He got a good point.....
Im a hip hop head from way back in the nineties, but nowadays i refer to rap as CIA drug music...I mean from Rick Ross admitting to funding some early L.A rap groups, to 700lb pounds of weed being found on one of Faboulus's tour buses that was linked to bmf, it just seems that drugs and drug dealing have always stood in the periphary of rap music...
Really makes you wonder who is pulling the strings and what end result they wish to recieve.
Really makes you wonder who is pulling the strings and what end result they wish to recieve.
You are correct about spending time with the youth. However my reality stands. We live in an attention based culture which is why I mentioned the "cool" aspect. I remember when youth was wearing African medallions and reading books on their history and then all of the sudden we had "self destruction does not pay the fucking rent" and "that black shit gets no play in my ride". Like I said sad but true. I agree once again about engaging the youth because that is the most effective way. Yet we still have to understand that we are a musical people and better messages need to get out and it should be made to inspire/motivate instead of degrading your community. The music of the Jim Crow through the Civil Rights struggle was about progression and positivity. That needs to return today and we have to demand that it does because the times and conditions of our people are going through have to demand that it is that way.
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Everything you said was on point and I appreciate you expanding on why his surface layer "hot take" was deeper than just... An easy stance. I'm just so tired of these people throwing molotov cocktails at anything black, and not actually talk about reasons outside of the obvious, or offer any up solutions. So respect.
My thing is music as far as we are concerned has always been a reflection of what's going on in our communities, at least that's my opinion. So... If I'm correct, I'd rather concentrate on making the outlook less bleak, and build up the youth rather than try and nitpick artists speaking on their reality. Kind of like... It's far easier to build up your lawn to resist weeds, than try and get rid of them once they appear...
We already know what the solutions are. The problem is that people don't like the truth, nor do they like the solutions.
Sure there is drugs in other genres but they don't make whole albums or mix tapes talking about selling and taking it..
I dare anyone to name one non rap music artist who made a whole album with nothing but songs about drugs, not to mention 90% of all new rap albums have at least two songs about drugs..
Rappers know that if they want to make it they have to please the power that be by cooning and glorifying drugs, sex and violence against blacks..
Don't believe me, and think that these rappers are allowed to be as reckless as they want to be because many of them aren't actually signed to a label, well simple, let one of them rap about Jews or say some anti gay shit, and see how fast his ass gets shut down..
Bruh that bs. Who cares if they make a whole album about drugs or not. The songs that are most popular and influential are either about drugs, violence, and just all around bad behavior.
This hypocrite has the nerve to say this when Tecate sponsors his fights?
As bad as these drugs are they pale in comparison to the effects and the fallouts of alcohol. Not to mention the brain damage that boxing can cause.
Fuck him and his "music was better back in my day" rant.
As bad as these drugs are they pale in comparison to the effects and the fallouts of alcohol. Not to mention the brain damage that boxing can cause.
Fuck him and his "music was better back in my day" rant.