Resurection

Hello to all, this is it the final installment for your enjoyment before the publishing of the highly anticipated book entitled Contribution To Change. This piece is titled Resurection, and in order for change to occour thats what needs to happen we need to resurect ourselves, because without order, there is indeed CHAOS!!!!!


What happened to Hip-Hop?

Can any of you young brothers tell me how it got its
start?

We went from songs like criminal minded to snap ya
fingers do ya step, while we allowed our minds to
linger criminally.

We used to take the wackest songs and make them
better, nowadays the wackest song is always
better.

This blindness has led us to Self-Destruct.

We generated this culture, so why are we no longer
the dictators of its infrastructure?

We’ve allowed radio and the execs to direct and
control our creativity, this will explain why there
is a lack of talented rappers lyrically.

What happened to the classic times when Knowledge Reigned Supreme over every ONE, while Eric and Parish Made Dollars, Erick B and Rakim made us clap to it.

When Slick Rick and Doug E Fresh provided the
audience with a show, right after Ice-T told us
about the Original Gangstas and their Colors.

So I have to wonder where we went wrong and what
will it take to get it right.

It’s not about east, west, north or south, it’s about us
using the power of positively speaking with our
mouth.

When Kanye Graduated, gradually he redirected the
misconception of what was cool.

Lupe fed us Food and Liquor, and we still
misunderstood and acted like fools.

What is Common to Mos Def---innately, is not
common to all the rest.

When you listen to Common and Mos Def lyrically
you understand, and that’s what’s best.

Now let’s be honest with ourselves, when Jada asked
WHY, why didn’t we answer, even though we
walked around singing it like an anthem.

We lost the Malcom X of our time because we truly
didn’t listen, we only heard his rhymes.

A thug to most, but he was a prophet to all, now
who’s prepared to stand so the order of confusion
can fall.

What’s your RESURECTION?