Think everything’s all happy happy in the rap and hip-hop community? Think again. Most of America is blinded by the cars, jewels, and women that’s seen all up in the videos cruising across their televisions to realize that they’re only seeing a small segment of the culture and music as a whole.
Thanks to Eric at Stinkzone for posting a couple weeks back (yeah, it’s dated but it’s well relevant) about Taalam Acey’s report on what’s real in the world of rap and hip-hop. You might be surprised what you see and hear. Don’t be. If you miss any of it, check the lyrics here.
My favorite part of the whole segment was…
“while record execs continue to puff on fifty dollar cigars looking at pop charts trying to figure out how they are going to make the next self-deprecating black star
and, because there is so much apathy in the ghetto, they ain’t gotta look far
and, since talent is no longer necessary, no matter where they look, there they are.”
And for those of you who didn’t catch it, the track in the background is “Hip Hop” by Dead Prez, whose killer chorus is “It’s bigger than…Hip Hop…” ’nuff said.
[via The Blogship. Thanks to Cal Ulmann for leading the way.]
