An oscar, apparently.
Before I rant, let me just say that 90% of everything is bullshit. I forgot who told me that but it holds true. Test it if you don’t believe me. It's probably why I have such a small circle of friends. That thought rang thought my head along with the last note to the Oscar award winning song as performed that night. “It's hard out here for a pimp.” As she held that note my heart shattered like a wine glass.
Yall, I didn’t plan to watch the award show. The house was a mess and we decided
to put on the TV as background noise as we cleaned up. We happened to pass the tv at the same time as the performance began, complete with choreographed pimps whores and Johns. We both watched in AWE as they won an award. And then, QUEEN Latifah - your name cant get more black than that - the author of
ladies first, and
UNITY) followed them to present an award and said nothing to acknowledge the sickness that preceeded.
Now the Oscars are not my show so they can award whom ever they please, however it was crazy to see that mythology affirmed in such a global public way.
Quick query. Why don’t “conscious” rappers get in to battles with corporate sponsored “gangsta” rappers? Oh and just so no one says I didn’t offer an alternative…if you still listen to hip-hop and want to hear some thing gangsta, check out
Immortal Technique.
Bush (and all of the corporate sponsored politicians) knew about Katrina. It's on video tape. So stay focused... an Oscar pales in comparison to the crimes that are being committed in this country daily. We must value ourselves and our image. No one feels compassion for a pimp no matter how hard out there it is for him. Let's broaden our mythology so next time (omnipotent life force forbid) we are wading though water looking for food to survive, we are not labeled looters.
First Octavia passes and now this? "Are we living in
Parable of the Sower already? Was my first thought. Then my next thought was "perhaps I should douse myself in gasoline and set myself on fire" BUT with the price of gas being so crazy right now I would hate to waste that on little ole me. My very next thought went to what am I doing artistically right now?
Then I thought, well we do have EXITTHEAPPLE. But sometimes I feel dwarfed by the corporate sponsored rap group that is only a drop in the ocean of wack shit out there representing us. For as many people as there are who come though this site, more connections should be made. I KNOW for a fact that there are folks who come to this site or attend our events whose life works compliment each other but never cross paths.
And I’m guilty of over working and never acknowleding that stuff has actually been done. And people do meet and accomplish things so to that end I do want to thank those of you who do put forth the effort and occasionally shout us out. It helps…however what do we do NOW?
Right now I’m going to finish these scripts I’ve been working on.
As for you my fellow exiters/nerds ask yourself what have you done, what can you do, and are you part of the 90%? Be honest. No pain no gain. The struggle continues.
Peace
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