http://afrostoshelltoes.com/word/2009/08/24/dead-prez-cultural-pimpin-and-hip-hop/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:52:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://afrostoshelltoes.com/word/2009/08/24/dead-prez-cultural-pimpin-and-hip-hop/comment-page-1/#comment-18485 Donna-maria Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:39:14 +0000 http://afrostoshelltoes.com/word/?p=3435#comment-18485 Well said, Brother Ed. Love the references to the "studio gangstas," and the fact that record deals afford "artists" the platforms to be who they really are. The sad truth is that mainstream hip hop is a rope that swings some to greater wealth and/or the opportunity to educate and do good, while also serving as a noose that hangs others as their dying utterances celebrate profanity, violence, hyper-sexuality and ignorance. Well said, Brother Ed. Love the references to the “studio gangstas,” and the fact that record deals afford “artists” the platforms to be who they really are. The sad truth is that mainstream hip hop is a rope that swings some to greater wealth and/or the opportunity to educate and do good, while also serving as a noose that hangs others as their dying utterances celebrate profanity, violence, hyper-sexuality and ignorance.

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