Looking at this situation with Chief Keef and his cousin Blood Money getting killed and many including myself are upset.. We are upset with violence in our community, we are upset with what seems to be a constant commercialization of violence, we are upset with Hip Hop being associated with violence.. With that in mind, we know that we need to hold folks in the community accountable.. and we know we need to hold the marketing of violence at bay.. My question is what does Hip Hop not associated with violence look like? Yes we can point fingers at some of the artists of today like a Chief Keef, but there are many artists who are applauded, held up as pinnacles within the culture who have had under violent lyrics and been involved in acts of violence that one could label Black on Black.. How is the lyrical violence uttered by Chief Keef any different then say a group like Mobb Deep who everyone is happy to see come to town next week?? Is it because they have better rhyme skillz? Some say its ok to have violent lyrics because its a way to release tension and express yourself.. Apparently a lot of folks are releasing themselves and making money doing so..But whats that costing the community? Should one stop spitting violence in their songs after they release themselves or do we have to own up to the fact that many of the Hip Hop artists we hold up are violent? And to the degree these songs when marketed have influence, what should Hip Hop be doing moving forward? Do we put a moratorium on violent songs? Do we demand artists change their songs or do we as promoters, deejays etc stop playing songs that say such foul things?? In short can Hip Hop disassociate itself from violence? Should it? If not what should we be doing about the violence unfolding all around us? The fact still remains the first time I seen a drive by in a video was Eric B and Rakim
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 23:39:48 +0000
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