Have we come to a point where we do not see the negativity we put out to the world. Is it bitterness or ego?
Out of something that one person does or aspires to achieve there is always those that are quick to throw in a negative comment, an attack. Why hate on sumin that’s about your craft? Something that could be beneficial to you? Why hate on an idea that can only offer you more. Why publicize the glitches when you could highlight the importance. Why hate when you can love? It’s sadder when hate comes from those who are for the same course.
Out of something that one person does or aspires to achieve there is always those that are quick to throw in a negative comment, an attack. Why hate on sumin that’s about your craft? Something that could be beneficial to you? Why hate on an idea that can only offer you more. Why publicize the glitches when you could highlight the importance. Why hate when you can love? It’s sadder when hate comes from those who are for the same course.
Sometimes I just feel like people don’t really love hip hop. They just in for what’s in it. They are pushing what they pushing. It’s all about I’m in this because I got sumin going on that’s related to this, but the love aint there. I just feel like Mcs do this for what if it, they rappers because they rap but they not for the culture. They do not concern themselves with learning, supporting and ‘reppin the culture.
Mc’s don’t go to gigs to support, they go there coz they on the line up. They don’t attend awards cause they gone support, they go there cause they nominated. This problem stems from the lower points of this, from the up comers, from the small gigs in the hood where some upcoming cats are trying to handle a young hip hop session and only those on the line up show up. This culture is bigger than all of us. We owe it more than we know. People who are not passionate about hip hop but claim to rep it are phonies. How you gonna be hip hop if you don’t rep it all the time, every time. If you not 100 with it, Do you support the movement because or do you support it for a course?
People should start being real about this. People should stop claiming hip hop. Be about it. Just because you wear sneakers don’t make you a game player. Just because you got a CD out don’t make you a player, it goes beyond that. You can be a part of the craft within the structure but it you are not about the structure then you not one of us.
I love hip hop its obsessive. To a point where I just do not get people who love it less. The passion must be above everything else. Maybe I'm too naive and haven’t seen all the bad side of this thing I love. But doesn't one love what they love regardless. I get surprised when I ask a lot of game players “are you entering the competition?” and he’d be like “what competition?” So this person tells me he doesn’t listen to hip hop power nights or full clip or any other hip hop show that put out there.
People complain that radio stations are shutting doors on hip hop but yet the small door that’s opened we don’t squeeze ourselves in. we sit on the outside as if that door ain’t for us. If one hip hop shows aint hitting big numbers then it’s not saying something to the program or station manager. Rates are important.
If you do not listen to that show that promotes what
you do who will? Who will listen to it when your ish is playing there? Are you taking care? Are you making sure that you do today what will pay off tomorrow? Be smart about this. If you are not part of the people that support hip hop regardless what’s your give? Should I even call you a game player or just someone who works within the ranks of hip hop?
Maybe if we all stopped trying to be mcs and djs and dancers and graphers and just be the supporters and promoters of this. I’ve been asked a question very often that I have now gotten used to. Although I cannot blame people asking to want to know but I think it’s very ignorant. People often take it that I am a rapper or somehow involved in the four elements of hip hop because I’m constantly all about it.
Why would the public come to hip hop gigs if game players themselves ain’t there? Like self love starts from within, love for the game should be expressed from within.
"Where is the love?"
TheNASHmag Ed.
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