off topic but you noticed in the various things Black folks have been elite in.....the one thing we have not had a renaissance in was Film and TV?
all our "classics" in that department always gotta be some corny comedy shyt
this BET hip hop awards show was the quintessential example just straight corny jokes...everything is a joke...
how long are we gonna be going with this "oh its just having fun you guys are just being boring grandparents criticizing party music"
WildSelf did you ever sit back and realize to yourself our community has for months been hyping up a song with the lyrics "nicca i ain't worried about nothing!!"
what is wrong with us???
20 years from now when lebron james is looking at his career highlights......do you think he will remember why he was saying "nicca i ain't worried about nothing" when he beat the spurs?
why don't we try to make music that is long lasting and just "music for the moment" all the time simply because we want to have fun and cannot take criticism over it and automatically call someone lame for the wack ass "club music".
folks make fun of you for listening to in their words "boring old school music" but i would feel more comfortable blasting "ruffneck" by mc lyte than hearing this trash
sorry for the rant but this shyt really pisses me off not always because of how it makes people my age look by the elders who we already know can be condescending as hell
even our legends like bone thugs& harmony end up being horrible struggling live performers.....it looks embarrassing as hell seeing an older family member not knowing of people like rakim, mc lyte, nas, tragedy khadafi,etc seeing random people on stage just yelling into a mic rapping about some nonsense.