Step # 1 To Saving Hip Hop

The guy who "plays" Rick Ross, without the beard, at his real job as a correctional officer.


Each form of media glorifies traits that many would call immoral. For example, in movies we see actors portray a vast array of personalities from evil geniuses, cross dressers, murderers, child molesting preachers, the list goes on - actors/actresses are given awards and praised for being able to cross different mediums to reach into these roles. Somehow, hip hop personas never turn off.

I guess part of this is because hip hop is the guinea pig for the drug wars, homophobia, dudes wearing pink (ok, this one I can't argue against), and others issues that originate elsewhere. Seriously though, it seems that black folks from the gutter want to believe that hip hop artists are really those sort of people because they want to make it to that high status themselves. Artists are becoming popular off street cred and so they continue to live the lie.

Rick Ross ain't the only one. Ice T said he was a pimp but now I can't think of a role he played on TV or in a movie where he is not a cop. Ice Cube, formerly of Niggas With Attitude i.e. "NWA", makes family movies now. The only time Lil Wayne has ever been shot was when he shot himself before he signed with Cash Money Records. I could continue this forever sadly.

I say all this to say we got to stop taking entertainment as reality. Phase one of bringing back the essence has yet to commence.






"Ha! You thought I was jumping off this bridge with you!"