4 Comments:

At 2/4/05, 2:06 PM,  Anonymous said...

"The hip-hop generation needs real jobs and resources in the neighborhoods, community-centered problem-solving, and a long-term commitment to their emotional, mental, and physical health. Anything less is bad faith."

this iz real thing

 

At 3/7/05, 8:35 AM,  Anonymous said...

jamo, Biz Markie did a huge fundraiser with Bill Clinton up at Dream during the campaign.

I don't think he's a Republican.

I think what you might be talking about is this piece:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21812-2005Jan19.html

Let's not get all hyped up on Republican rappers while they're still as rare as chicken teeth.

 

At 6/3/06, 7:43 PM,  Anonymous said...

hip jop generation needs more than anything real jobs and resources out of the neighborhood, because the neighborhood is the center of failure in african american lifestyle, just think how many times you see a well known african ameerican on the news 84% of the time the trouble began with a problem in the neighborhood and escalated to something else and as far as mental and emotinal health blame the U.S. gov't they have that effect on everyone,and physically we are natures best product to date

 

At 12/11/06, 11:41 AM,  Anonymous said...

I relly like thins quote, and so i'll post it agin.
"The hip-hop generation needs real jobs and resources in the neighborhoods, community-centered problem-solving, and a long-term commitment to their emotional, mental, and physical health. Anything less is bad faith."
I second that.

My question is: WHY DO ALL POLITICIANS SOUND THE SAME?
Why aren't politicians representing the voice their constituancy the way they're meant to be represented? People are ANGRY about their conditions, but I hardly see or hear politicians expressing any sense of urgency or anger about current conditions. If they are expressing any anger, it has to do with everything else, but not the people who are running the political system. Politicians never blame themselves. That's why Trent Lott can make racilly insensitive comments but still have a very healthy political career. A politician who makes these kinds of mistakes is not EXCELLENT.If he/she is not aware of the voice of the people they represent, then there needs to be someone better. The voter, unfortunatly is limited to few options. I have never seen someone who never went to college, doesn't have a law degree, and writes rhymes for a living run for public office. it;s a waste of time. You need money and television airtime to get votes.
My point is: Anything less than EXCELLENT representation doesn't belong in political.
I think that whether republican or democrat, Hip Hoppers need to be in congress saying what is on their minds, and finding ways (other than in hip hop) to represent their people in the political arena. Let's face it. Politicians are not listining to Common, Tupac, Biggie, Jay-Z, or Dead Prez. Congress is not go

 

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