I've posted the video below,listen for yourself. Peace
Here we go again. Listening to my local radio station, a song came on that I had heard many times before. Now I'm not one to degrade an artist, or any individual for that matter. And I certainly don't believe in casting judgement on one's creative expression. Art is life. Life is art. Art is beautiful. We should respect everyone's individual liberty. But on the other hand,(Gemini see two perspectives on almost any subject. Sorry, lol ) I must comment on this song by the rap artist Future, entitled Shit. That's right, you read right- Shit is the title. In the intro of the song, he talks about or let's say ,down people who have guns but have so carelessly failed to kill someone. In the political climate of America right now, do we really need songs like this? Just less than a week ago in Northern New Jersey, some depressed guy opened fire in the mall, shooting at patrons. Ultimately, killing himself, thankfully not harming anyone else. And then in Maryland, also in a mall, a 19 year old killed two people before killing himself. Young men and women all across America are being gunned down because they appear scary ie...Trayvon Martin, Renisha McBride. We're angry when people make these notions about urbanites. Understandable, I myself have felt and continue to feel the pains of the suffering youth. I understand that because someone wears a hoodie, doesn't mean that they're out to rob me. Or because a defenseless 19 year old woman knocks on my door, doesn't mean that she wants to break into my house. I'm writing this for the youth. We must think about who we support. We must think about who reps us. We must think about the energy being brought from this wicked music. Yeah, Future may be cool and all, he may have hot beats, but at the end of the day, it's you who has to walk the streets. It's you who has to deal with mainstream paranoia brought on by the imagery as seen on MTV Jams. Meanwhile, your favorite rapper goes home, takes off his fake dreads,fake tattoos,costume and laughs all the way to the bank while wearing a three thousand dollar suit, paid for by you!!!!
I've posted the video below,listen for yourself. Peace
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