tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849197989457216262.post7635670656663758394..comments2024-01-20T17:06:53.151-05:00Comments on Maurice Garland: World-Renown, Locally-Respected Writer, Photographer. Tastemaker and Lifestylist: Hip-Hop and Crack: An Artistic Examination or Irresponsible Glorification? by Amir Shawsouthpeezyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10569579646642589612noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849197989457216262.post-18193199585019616712009-12-16T09:20:36.210-05:002009-12-16T09:20:36.210-05:00Great blog as for me. It would be great to read a ...Great blog as for me. It would be great to read a bit more about that matter. Thnx for posting that information.<br />Sexy Lady<br /><a href="http://www.secret-agent.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">UK escorts</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849197989457216262.post-28801737859640870302009-07-04T11:47:09.397-04:002009-07-04T11:47:09.397-04:00At seventeen years of age, and not to say that I m...At seventeen years of age, and not to say that I myself witnessed the helm of the crack epidemic in the 80's, did listen to Notorious B.I.G., Ice T, and an extensive soul catalog thanks to my Father. What I do have to say is that in songs such as "Ten Crack Commandments" Notorious does not glorify crack, but keeps it about as real as it gets by laying out the rules and the repercussions of not following these rules. He wrote songs that had stories. (Niggas bleed) tweaked your brain (When they double parked by a hydrant) Gucci Mane talks about cocaine and selling weed and as much as some people love him, he's ignorant. He's a brainwash, these upper and middle class kids find out that the black kids are listening to this particular rapper as a collective, and then the white kids love the same rapper (Lil' Wayne, Yo Gotti, Gucci Mane, OJ Da Juiceman) How does it feel to know that twelve year old kids are listening to songs that literally teach them to cook crack "The Recipe" by E 40. How does true rap feel as a whole that no one's truly a fan of them or their music, but their image. It's ugly. True lyricists aren't appreciated, because people are too stupid to listen to it. But someone that talks like a four year old with teeth missing (OJ Da Juiceman) DOES get hella respect. I think he looks like a fruit bat. But what does my opinion matter? Thanks Garland. For keeping it trill.Scotty Rocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849197989457216262.post-91135714042624815962009-07-01T22:33:38.877-04:002009-07-01T22:33:38.877-04:00I was born in 1980 and Hip-Hop and I "grew up...I was born in 1980 and Hip-Hop and I "grew up together." I love all kinds of Hip-Hop- from the Clipse to Slick Rick to Mos Def. I also grew up in the DC Metropolitan area and I remember watching the news and seeing how the crack epidemic led to DC being the murder capital in 1987 and <br />1988.<br />Music is a means of expression and N.W.A. , Ice-T and the like offered a glimpse into the realities of low-income and impoverised areas. Even on "Hell Have No Fury" The Clipse rap about all aspects of dealing drugs. (Listen to "Nightmares") At the center of it is little to no opportunities for a vast majority of the youth. Most people who live in the middle/upper class may disagree, but when one lives in an environment where survival is a struggle then he or she does what they must. <br /> In the 80's scores of young black men felt that their means to survival and attaining a substantial lifestyle was selling crack. For example, listen to the intro of the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Juicy."<br />Songs and artists that offer an "artistic examination" into the perils of life in poverty leave me to wonder what can be done in these communities where selling a substance that has robbed our people of so much, is the means of survival?<br />On the other hand, the artists that glorify selling drugs without offering the dire consequences leave me to wonder where many of our youth are heading. Especially when many of these artists have never experienced poverty or standing on the block just so they can eat. Or when these artists that are promoting anti-education lyrics, have college educations. <br /><br />Defintely a thought-provoking article!! Thanks Maurice.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05843815707403682660noreply@blogger.com