I'll admit it, the new Kendrick song made me come to these realizations.
I think that's because I can relate to Kendrick's story the most, rather than a Wayne, a Future or a Jeezy. Being a young kid, I've always had my eye on entertainment, music specifically.. apparently since I was two. By age eight, I could play a basic song completely by ear. (I can still do this.) And I also had a knack for acting too, I loved reading books. (I still do, I got Catcher and The Rye near my bed!) I loved the whole concept of entertainment, it was fascinating to me. So while everyone else was doing other things, there I was, wanting to join band or was in choir or wanting to be in a play.
The point of that little back story is, there's no doubt that music saved my life at a very young age. So, I hope one day I can do the very same thing for a kid who was just like me. I don't want to encourage ignorance, knowing how susceptible people, ESPECIALLY kids, can be. But the same time.. it's up to the parents to do their job correctly, the power is in their hands.