SO WHOSE FAULT IS IT FOR THE CONSTANT TALK OF MONEY?
THE ARTIST, THE MACHINE, THE SYSTEM OR SOCIETY
This face you see is a real popular face, most would begin to judge her motivation by this image without knowing her story. She is the 1/3 of Dirty Money (the others include P. Diddy and Dawn from former group Danity Kane). She is a mother, wife, and a big giver to a foundation that stands for a righteous cause but this image wouldn't help because of how easily distracted people can be by image and maybe even celebrated lyrics of monetary gain when there are some way bigger schematics going on behind the image and talk of that ole mighty dollar.
Before I begin I do not want anyone to take this as a majority rules perspective but its a very interesting thing when it comes to the attention paid to a rap or hip hop artist. People think its superficial but you can't front on the grind & its really not fair to knock the hustle. I would use some of my lyrics to explain this paper chase you hear celebs (especially rappers) constantly talk about but I rather just flow with these thoughts. We see them flaunting and speaking of having it or getting more, sometimes you get sick because of how saturated this lust for wealth has become and its not the ideal message to send a child but it starts from home and they are not to be faulted. It's the society we live in. When you see a mass of people supporting it than you better understand the mind set of the majority, people that you live amongst, you now know what society you live in thanks to the artist.
I am not saying just because majority rule the system is right but to those who know better continue to pay close attention. To those who don't like it WAKE UP and seriously figure out what should be done and do something about it. I for one have my concerns about this monetary system and if I could think of another way, like a grand idea that the world can find peace in the exchange of goods than I would live for that idea and push it. I think its madness to pay for water and food but hey until I can think of a better way then I will continue to get my bread up to afford these things cause it keep my family and I physically alive. I feel these artist are forced to express what type of system we live in because its hard to get around it.
Speaking up and raising eyebrows is GREAT but pointing blame for this web that society agreed upon and gave their signature stamp on (before Hip Hop was even birthed) is so unfair to rappers and hip hop artist. If it's up to me and in my power my child may never know certain channels because I don't agree with all the programming. It's a parents job to raise a child, not hip hop artist so I will warn him about every and anything before he step foot out of my home. The creative artist has one real responsibility and that's to have integrity, they are giving you the image that they see, showing the world we live in through their perspective and putting it in art form, before rappers and hip hop artist there was still billions being made secretly while the poor work crazy hours away from loved ones just to eat and survive...Oooops that still going on.
