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WhoaitsZ · 08-06-2003, 10:11 AM

In a bizarre way this reminds me of a semi-mainstream hate rock period about 10-12 years ago. Some fuckwit racist white trash do ‘hate rock’ and its metal…. Needless to say I made us all metalheads look bad awhile until it was known that, hey, those guys are not us. We do not claim them at all.

I agree with about every single thing the author stated and I have a lot of respect for him. People are so afraid of other people these days that they lie to everyone, including themselves, to stay popular or in fear of real pain. You can’t be quiet. I stray

Back to the point at hand. I’ve always seen ‘gangsta’ rap in three ways:

1) Possibly good for mature people who need to vent.

2) reality for some people. Not all of the ghetto life protrayels are fake. Life is life and they should be honest in their medium.

3) The whole ‘bitches and hos’, drug abuse and over the top violence worries me shitless and needs to stop besides rare artists.

But the problem is where do you draw a line? I have always back entire free speech. Even the fucking KKK and other hate groups have a right to speak. So do rappers.

However, when did we decide kids had the right to do and listen as they please? I know by fact that if you say ‘do not hear this’ the kid will listen. Quickly. But we let them go too far and our state of caring for the kids has dropped unbelievably low. Whatever happened to parents (or parent) teaching kids Reality from Fiction?

See, I am a writer. I have violent, violent, violent material and I have honesty in my words. My fiction is for adults, not kids. Some things are for kids, some for adults.

I can see some rappers viewpoints, in a sense and I encourage them. But I also encourage them to show that hey… this is my vent. Not my current lifestyle. Oh, and the bling bling bullshit needs to go. Glamour + violence = major trouble.

I definitely see this as a major social problem. Now, instead of simply finger pointing, what do we do to clean up this negativity? Any volunteers for kids? Big brother/sister? Become a second father/mother, or a mentor to this tormented children?

See. We all see the root. Some people have shit lives and they are in their right to talk of it. However, a lot of kids that know nothing of it for true is converting because they think it gives them the gonads to easily push any and all authority and mentors away.

So…. Dr. Dre, your young life fucking sucked. I think I can see your side long ago. Things have changed. The hate and violence is now a bling bling issue. This is horrible for people.

This, to me, is the problem. False prophets of music.

One thing we could do is play more hip hop of a neutral to positive style all over so they may hear it. Be willing to give the kid honest insight without preaching or being an asshole.

Our kids need guidance. Bad. Their parents are not, their society are not, the schools can’t. . . . someone has to.

Okay, I’ve typed much an am tired and need to go.

Sorry I jumped around so much above. I may post more later.

08-06-2003, 10:11 AM	#13 (permalink)
WhoaitsZ Crazy Location: right behind you...	In a bizarre way this reminds me of a semi-mainstream hate rock period about 10-12 years ago. Some fuckwit racist white trash do ‘hate rock’ and its metal…. Needless to say I made us all metalheads look bad awhile until it was known that, hey, those guys are not us. We do not claim them at all. I agree with about every single thing the author stated and I have a lot of respect for him. People are so afraid of other people these days that they lie to everyone, including themselves, to stay popular or in fear of real pain. You can’t be quiet. I stray Back to the point at hand. I’ve always seen ‘gangsta’ rap in three ways: 1) Possibly good for mature people who need to vent. 2) reality for some people. Not all of the ghetto life protrayels are fake. Life is life and they should be honest in their medium. 3) The whole ‘bitches and hos’, drug abuse and over the top violence worries me shitless and needs to stop besides rare artists. But the problem is where do you draw a line? I have always back entire free speech. Even the fucking KKK and other hate groups have a right to speak. So do rappers. However, when did we decide kids had the right to do and listen as they please? I know by fact that if you say ‘do not hear this’ the kid will listen. Quickly. But we let them go too far and our state of caring for the kids has dropped unbelievably low. Whatever happened to parents (or parent) teaching kids Reality from Fiction? See, I am a writer. I have violent, violent, violent material and I have honesty in my words. My fiction is for adults, not kids. Some things are for kids, some for adults. I can see some rappers viewpoints, in a sense and I encourage them. But I also encourage them to show that hey… this is my vent. Not my current lifestyle. Oh, and the bling bling bullshit needs to go. Glamour + violence = major trouble. I definitely see this as a major social problem. Now, instead of simply finger pointing, what do we do to clean up this negativity? Any volunteers for kids? Big brother/sister? Become a second father/mother, or a mentor to this tormented children? See. We all see the root. Some people have shit lives and they are in their right to talk of it. However, a lot of kids that know nothing of it for true is converting because they think it gives them the gonads to easily push any and all authority and mentors away. So…. Dr. Dre, your young life fucking sucked. I think I can see your side long ago. Things have changed. The hate and violence is now a bling bling issue. This is horrible for people. This, to me, is the problem. False prophets of music. One thing we could do is play more hip hop of a neutral to positive style all over so they may hear it. Be willing to give the kid honest insight without preaching or being an asshole. Our kids need guidance. Bad. Their parents are not, their society are not, the schools can’t. . . . someone has to. Okay, I’ve typed much an am tired and need to go. Sorry I jumped around so much above. I may post more later.