The new drug for the common peeps
The new drug for the common folk
What if I told you that kids are being feed a drug right under our nose everyday? This drug is available 24hrs a day 7 days a week and 365 days a year. This drug is in escapable and is doing more damage than crack and heroin or meth. This drug is perfectly legal and is often distributed in several of ways. The drug I am referring to is Rap music, as we know it today. Gone are the days of lyrical dexterity, flipping styles. Gone are the days of MC’s. MC’s are replaced with rappers who have no style. The difference between an MC and a rapper is, a rapper will go into a studio and not put much thought into what he or she is saying because he is blinded by dollar signs to make a hit. Record companies pressure these young black men from all over to produce a hit and make some money for him and the rapper. This drug pacifies us because our kids run to the set to see the latest from 50 Cents, Mike Jones Ect. There is nothing wrong with these types of artists expressing themselves, but they should be aware of their audience and the impact they are making and could make if the message is positive. The real MC’s fall by the waist side, like Common and the Roots and Talib Kwali. These type of artist are very seldom heard on the airwaves, however they do receive some type of success. R and B artist have be replaced with firecrackers like the fine ass Ciera. Her looks propelled her to the forefront. She is not doing anything that Janet did not do twenty years ago when Ciera was still in diapers.
(Think about that. Still in diapers.) She only eighteen and can dance but her vocals do not match the range of Jill Scott or Vivian Green. Therefore, what I am trying to say is because and selective of the drug your kids watch and listen to. This drug will have an impact on them and their social skills, as far as knowing how to properly talk to someone who may potentially hire them for a position. Please keep a care eye on this drug because all they see is external bling but the fact remains records are not playing the type of music or videos for them to shine in the inside. Feed your kids some jazz or old school rap to give them a history of where it all started. Because most of the fans now were not born when it started. Like the old saying goes if you do not know your history (of rap) you will not know where you are going.
Peace.
Cho Woods
www.chowoods.com
What if I told you that kids are being feed a drug right under our nose everyday? This drug is available 24hrs a day 7 days a week and 365 days a year. This drug is in escapable and is doing more damage than crack and heroin or meth. This drug is perfectly legal and is often distributed in several of ways. The drug I am referring to is Rap music, as we know it today. Gone are the days of lyrical dexterity, flipping styles. Gone are the days of MC’s. MC’s are replaced with rappers who have no style. The difference between an MC and a rapper is, a rapper will go into a studio and not put much thought into what he or she is saying because he is blinded by dollar signs to make a hit. Record companies pressure these young black men from all over to produce a hit and make some money for him and the rapper. This drug pacifies us because our kids run to the set to see the latest from 50 Cents, Mike Jones Ect. There is nothing wrong with these types of artists expressing themselves, but they should be aware of their audience and the impact they are making and could make if the message is positive. The real MC’s fall by the waist side, like Common and the Roots and Talib Kwali. These type of artist are very seldom heard on the airwaves, however they do receive some type of success. R and B artist have be replaced with firecrackers like the fine ass Ciera. Her looks propelled her to the forefront. She is not doing anything that Janet did not do twenty years ago when Ciera was still in diapers.
(Think about that. Still in diapers.) She only eighteen and can dance but her vocals do not match the range of Jill Scott or Vivian Green. Therefore, what I am trying to say is because and selective of the drug your kids watch and listen to. This drug will have an impact on them and their social skills, as far as knowing how to properly talk to someone who may potentially hire them for a position. Please keep a care eye on this drug because all they see is external bling but the fact remains records are not playing the type of music or videos for them to shine in the inside. Feed your kids some jazz or old school rap to give them a history of where it all started. Because most of the fans now were not born when it started. Like the old saying goes if you do not know your history (of rap) you will not know where you are going.
Peace.
Cho Woods
www.chowoods.com
posted by Mortal Thoughts at 4:50 PM
4 Comments:
Well, all I can say to that is: it is what it is.
It goes without saying that "concious" rappers and "neo-soul" artists aren't mass selling like other artists who are propelled by their looks/bodies/dance moves but I think what pleases us and keeps us listening is that these are the people who are remaining true to themselves and making the music they want to make, music that feels good and right to them.
Of course, they do this at the risk of their CD's never reaching platinum status, receiving little to no radio airplay, etc. Is it sad? Yes. Is it a shame? Hell, yes. But it is what is.
And does this mean that Ciara isn't being true to herself? The Mike Jones and 50 Cent are just out for the dough and the bling?Not necessarily. I would like to think they are doing what feels good and right to them. Yes their lyrics are questionable and most times transparent, but they are all over the charts for a reason. They are in demand. We may not always agree with it. We may not always like it. But apparently someone, hell lots of folks out there, do.
And after all, we can't expect everyone to be another Aretha Franklin or Patti Labelle. We can't expect everyone to spit lines like The Roots. Sometimes we need something light, something we can just shake our ass to and not worry about it making us cry or think too hard.
And so, it is what it is.
But think about this. In ten or fifteen years, who is going to have staying power? Which of these artists is still going to be making music and which one will have been replaced ten times over?
Jill Scott, Vivian Green, Jaguar Wright... those voices are irreplacable. Common, Talib Kweli, those lyrics can't be mimiced or recycled. They are unique.
I guess my point is, everyone and everything has a place. Diversity, it makes the world go 'round 'eh? It is what it is.
And to tell you the truth, I'd be the biggest hypocrite in the world if I said I wasn't shaking my ass to "Goodies" just yesterday and everytime I hear Mike Jones on the radio, I'm turning it up, talking about "Back then they didn't know me, now I'm hot, they all on me." LOL!
But that's just me.
Um, yeah, I guess I got on my little soapbox there and missed your whole point, lol.
No, I wouldn't let my kids listen to that crap. You should always be selective about what your kids are exposed to and you can't rely on radio and television to raise your children, no matter what's on it. Turn all that mess off and read a book.
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