Dear Black People… Why is going to jail a badge of honor??

[Wild self]

Yea the destruction of the Black family unit really took effect in the 60s..then was in full effect by the time crack came along.

It set us back BIG TIME...why we got a bunch of brothas who think their manhood is reliant on p*ssy or their criminal actions.

Damn shame.

Even the 80s, you still had black images on the media like "The Cosby Show" to counteract against the negativity.''

Problem is, "reality rap" started talking in the 1st person perspective instead of the 3rd person perspective. That's when the lost dudes gotta be superthug 3.0 just to stand out and be the most authentic. Even today, you got posters in here that refuse to listen to rappers that ain't did a jail sentence or caught a body.

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

Even the 80s, you still had black images on the media like "The Cosby Show" to counteract against the negativity.''

Problem is, "reality rap" started talking in the 1st person perspective instead of the 3rd person perspective. That's when the lost dudes gotta be superthug 3.0 just to stand out and be the most authentic. Even today, you got posters in here that refuse to listen to rappers that ain't did a jail sentence or caught a body.

Word...rap is detriment when it comes to this.

Hollywood saw how much money NWA was bringing in and it's been a wrap ever since.

 

[BaggerofTea]

Im just a country cat, I dont know what bullshyt you are talking about or trying to talk about

 

[Wild self]

Word...rap is detriment when it comes to this.

Hollywood saw how much money NWA was bringing in and it's been a wrap ever since.

And if you listen to throwback radio of the 80s and 90s, People will rate NWA all damn day like its the Black Panther Movement, but never say a word about X-Clan or Public Enemy.

 

[keon]

I never met a person that acted as if goin to prison was an honor.

BUT sometimes I may talk about the experience with another felon in a way that could be misconstrued as bragging or whatever to a person that never been to prison.

 

[Sad Bunny]

Nobody takes it as a badge of honor especially in 2022. This is not the 90’s

Now they get praised for murder

but I disagree. Xxx took off after his mugshot dropped.

 

[Wild self]

Now they get praised for murder

but I disagree. Xxx took off after his mugshot dropped.

Yeah, Drill music has wayyyy too many rappers going to jail at once. Can't even create a buzz. That is how Drill from Chicago died out.

 

[Seoul Gleou]

i don't know, twitter user. why are you tweeting about it and not being the change you want to see? where is your conviction, twitter user? maybe it's easier to sit on your phone and type this than it is to work in community centers, for NPOs, advocating and doing the work? tell me twitter user, what purpose does your tweet serve

 

[Will Ross]

I would not say it’s a badge of honor.
But going to prison gets you a certain type of respect that you don’t get for doing what is normal.

 

[Take It In Blood]

it stopped being a badge of honor when Kanye blew up and ppl started rocking skinny jeans

dude in those tweets a little behind the times, this ain't the 90s anymore

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Eh, it speaks to our authenticity in the community because we know white ppl want real niccas locked up and will even make up stuff on us to lock us up

With that said, I've never been to jail and don't plan on going

 

[Wild self]

it stopped being a badge of honor when Kanye blew up and ppl started rocking skinny jeans

dude in those tweets a little behind the times, this ain't the 90s anymore

Yeah, by 2004, that mindset FINALLY started to break in the Black Community, and also mad people started to go to college for the first time. By then, it was the twilight years of the superthug paradigm was breaking its vicegrip of the black youth. It even gave birth to blog era rap.

But nowadays, these Gen Z kids think that they are gangstas just cause they got guns. Most of them cannot fight hand to hand combat for worth a shyt, and even the oldheads are calling them out for acting stupid.

 

[Sex Luthor]

Going to prison isn't anything to be celebrated. Surviving your bid and never going back is tho.

Everybody does dumb shyt as a youth. Some get caught some don't. The ones that got caught like myself, have to learn very early that that shyt ain't cool. Every year that passes and you didn't have to deal with police should be celebrated. nikkas that keep going back need their ass beat

 

[Wild self]

Going to prison isn't anything to be celebrated. Surviving your bid and never going back is tho.

Everybody does dumb shyt as a youth. Some get caught some don't. The ones that got caught like myself, have to learn very early that that shyt ain't cool. Every year that passes and you didn't have to deal with police should be celebrated. nikkas that keep going back need their ass beat

Tell that to the fake thugs, that did so for the clout and the hoes.

The reason why fake thugs even exists is because the perks of acting like a jailbird gets more recognition than the 9 to 5 dude. At least in previous generations.

 

[Justin Nitsuj]

Better question, why is it a badge of honor bragging about murdering other black people?