WISee - April 07 - D2Nott

What I See - April⁰⁷ by D2Nott

"This year has started off as a sort of coming of age. You let them other ni**az get the name, skip the fame. Ten thou' or a hundred Grand keep yo' shit the same. On the low. Yeah, the only way to blow! You let your shit bubble quietly; AND THEN YOU BLOW! Hey keep your cool. The only way to peep a fool is let him show his hand, then you play your cards. Then he through dealin I understand!" -Memphis Bleek and Jay Z- Coming of Age

All this noise from an industry that is really just trying to make sure that the only avenues to making money is to come through the systems that they already have set up. Artist portray this glamor that isn't real; you can fool some of the people some of the time; this is "What I See".

What's the next move for hip hop? As a culture, as a fad; with more and more exposure, the concept of hip hop has dividing lines. There are those that stay true to the craft and those that just sell records with gimmicks. There are a select few that do both. Hip hop is being defined everyday, as the music flows more through the mainstream you get new twists. From segments on 60 Minutes with Cam'ron about snitching, to radio talk show host Don Imus' comments, to hip-hop heavyweights calling for the ban of words while others defend their First Amendment right.

Detroit NAACP holds funeral for "n" word

Posted by MSNBC

The NAACP held a symbolic funeral in Detroit 63 years ago for Jim Crow. The civil rights organization will do the same this summer for the "n-word," the Rev. Wendell Anthony said Sunday. Anthony, president of the civil rights organization's Detroit branch, said members and supporters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will conduct services and a "eulogy" for the racial slur. The mock funeral will be held during the NAACP national convention July 7-12 in Detroit, he said. "We are committed to ending hate ? word and talk," Anthony said. "It doesn't do anyone any good, whether it's a journalist on TV or a rapper on the radio."

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