If you’re offended by foul language, you shouldn’t watch this video. If you’re even more offended by the crap of the music industry, you should watch this video.
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Hot damn that was good. Glad to see he can see the truth and knows how to express it.
"God gives me what I'm worth…"
Being 15, I can tell you right now that kids are more focused on hating and following what is more popular than exploring alternatives and finding out about the world. I feel like I have a big role to fill, something that will change the world, but the rest would rather just party their life away. Every time I discuss world events in class, I just get eye roles, yawns, or people texting. The few that are interested are usually not enough. It's disappointing, especially when I see people posting statuses about their religion preaching love & peace, and the next minute they're calling someone a 'f*g' or getting into an argument over Jersey Shore. I ain't even a believer, I'm agnostic, but these kids don't even have an opinion any more, they're just drones.
IM 14! YAY! KIDS MY AGE BELIEVE THIS TOO!
Nice one. But what are all these?
.. is this my sarah!" LOL Shes 14 and Ive def planted the seed LOL
… go pay attention to the teacher young lady!
14!
its nice to see your interested in knowing the truth tell your friends! Even if they think your crazy! Remember god gives you what your worth…;)
I'm 13 and I get omg really?!? Stop with that cr*p
Yeah I know I'm 8 & whenever I try to talk to my friends about any of this stuff they just slurp their chocolate milk & give me a blank stare before recounting the spongebob episode they seen last night Sigh!
i understand what your saying, but when shit does happen and nobody listened to you, be at least happy you tried to warn them.
The Truth is We look but we don't see
We hear but we don't listen
Keep strong u are very young and it takes lots of courage 2 go against the grain. from experience i suggest u b subtle and not actually try 2 tell people about the system. for e.g. say hey guys why does orange juice have so many chemicals that we can name? etc be indirect. stimulate thinking.
Do not attempt to con-vince ppl of whats happening. u will meet ppl who want 2 know, share with them. otherwise say less caus eu will b labeled a quack
sweetheart, I WISH someone had planned the seed in me early. Pay no attention to the disillusioned and focus on YOUR path. The fact that your mind is tuned into the evil doings and inequity in the world at such a young age certainly tells me that you have some profound work to do!
You stand tall and stay focused on your path, Ill be looking for you to chnage teh world in a few years!
OMG! is all i can say, i am 15 too and i do try to get more people aware of what is going on and it is very difficult as most of them are quite sheeplike and go with what's popular… and i could not agree more with the religion and love and peace thing you said! its like the words don't even have meaning now
its all about being popular and stuff, sad really.
WoW! I'm very happy to read a reply like this (I usually don't). I'm 24 and I didn't know all this stuff at your age but I knew something was wrong and always tried to seek answers but I was looked down on like I was a freak. Which adults still do it to me so nothing has changed but I just don't care. I'm really so happy to see there are young people out there that have some sense and aren't just slaves to the media and crap like jersey shore haha
15 here too, oh you have no idea how horrid it is for me! i study in India man! and i will not be the first to tell you, that kids (even in the really good schools) are beyond help, i try being nice to them, i treat them with respect too, but the fact is that because im different im an outcast and will be forever hated too, I'm dating the 'popular' kid, you should see how much they hate, people iv never even spoken to call me a sl*t and a bit*h oh also beyond weird and crazy as hell only because i see things in music they cannot, to see the world for what it is (what ever my mind lets me see) and because i know whats going on in this world, even though i dont wish to hate, i must say, if we ever had the chance to stop all of this, raise our babies right, my peers can never be changed, maybe some can but the rest are just weeds, sometimes even though the humanitarian in me screams against it, i do wish the population would be cut down to just half of india's. At least we would be rid of all this negativity….
So much respect for you dude. I'm a 14 year old girl! And it seems like Gym Tannin' Laundry has become kids' lifestyles now. Their goals in life are to become the biggest douche-bags and b*tches because, newsflash, it's what's on TV. I once tried talking about the banks that gained from the Norway terror attacks back in July. "STFU IM WATCHING TV." "STFU you're insane" "STFU….. I don't have the brain capacity to understand what you're talking about but STFU" are the replies I got. Ok so the last reply was a bit of a stretch but you catch my drift. I've learned to keep my mouth shut and have quiet debates with few kids who aren't completley conditioned to all the rubbish the media offers.
And I must admit, I couldn't agree more with you on the kids being drones thing. They say "Love and peace for all!" and then can quickley switch to "Omg wtf ur such a f*ggot go kill yourself". It's like I'm living in a world where almost everyone has Borderline Personality Disorder. Now I'm not the type of person who thinks reptillian shape-shifters are pouring toxic chemicals into our Lucky Charms when we're not looking, but I do recognize when things don't seem right in the media/television. And it would be very nice if I started seeing more people doing the same – noticing that not everything is a complete and utter coincidence.
Anyways, I think I've swayed off-topic. But to all the like-minded adolescents and adults, you have my respect.
Thank's for all the support guys, I really appreciate it. As for your comment, I couldn't agree more. I do not believe everything is a conspiracy, that's just too far. But the elite have the power to tip the balance of an event with a few people, it does not need to be huge collaboration. Me and a few of my friends have been diligently linking and spreading awareness about Occupy Wallstreet, and the most we get is something like "oh thats cool". While my links get a few 'likes', someone posting "LOL JERSEYDAY PARTY TIME" get's 20. It's sickening, they're assisting the rich and corrupt by being idle and unaware. Glad to see a lot of you kids my age feel the same.
I feel the same way
Shoot, I understand hon. I just turned eighteen this year, and the older and wiser to the "system" I get, the more I realize that it isn't our generation alone, it was the previous generations as well. We as a people have been taught from birth to follow, most everyone.
The only difference is, that with these younger people..us younger people, we are the "sheep prototype", so deluged with a sea of information without being taught how to swim that we just lose ourselves if we can't teach ourselves…and cling to the ignorance that we were given to stay afloat.
I know what it's like, to an extent.
I'm not much older (21), but if I could give any of you younger visitors advice, it would be to stay strong, believe in yourself and your intuition, and dwell in the positive and focus on things that make you happy. Don't let yourself become overwhelmed by the negativity that's out there. And finally: stay curious.
Don't be discouraged and don't loose sight. You're not alone out there, I have a 16 yr. old daughter who sees this too. Try to be gracious to those who are hypocritical…..we are all broken, molded by the same media, but it is God who gives us wisdom and insight. You are truly blessed.
Sovereign- It's not just your age group, I'm 33, and I am very aware of world events, I spend a large amount of time studying and learning about what is going on all around us. ALL of my friends do the same as your classmates, they roll their eyes and blow off my attempts to open their minds, all the while they are contributing their own problems thru ignorance. It's very disheartening, and it can make people like us feel isolated, like we are the only ones who care about the abject suffering in the world. I, however, am very proud of you! We need our young people to wake up to reality, to start in your young years to care about the world; people like you can, and will, make great changes in this world. Don't let those, no matter what age, who would silence you succeed in doing so. You have a voice, don't let it be quelled. You are obviously intelligent and compassionate, and perhaps one day your classmates will open their eyes, but many will not. There isn't much you can do about it if they won't listen, but some will, and it's those who will that need to what you have to say.
I LOVED this video, this guy is wide awake and he knows what's going on. Two thumbs up!
it is really great to finally see the younger generation interested ,willing to educate themselves on this sensitive subject. Im 18 and I started researching this whole thing when I was about 16 and it is sad to see my peers wanting to follow the trend and not pay attention to the important things. Others need to wake up and smell the roses, because in actuality they stink and we are the future its up to us to take over and bring awareness.
He's dead. I say it will be a 'heart attack' or 'shoot out'.
Or an overdose, just so they can make it look like he was a hypocrit.
Or a malignant tumor
He's not dead…Def poetry has been over for some time now. This video is about 4 or 5 years old (not the Youtube, the original taping).
He was right, every word is true, the music industry is making the streets and the ghetto worse, can you believe that nowadays weed is the new thing? Little white kids at my school who used to be sweet and innocent are now all smoking weed because "Lil Wayne does it, Wiz Khalifa does is, Tyler The Creator does it, so maybe I should do it too to seem cool." Its a shame. Poor kids.
Tyler doesn't smoke -_-
You obviously havent watched any of the OFWGKTA videos, they smoke all the time, and they pop pills, matter fact theres a video of the making death shakes, its where you mix pills, weed, and alcohol together…..
Tyler doesn't smoke weed or tobacco, and he doesn't drink alcohol. As for the death shake you're probably referring to Earl Sweatshirt's 'Earl' music video. Everything in that video was fictitious including the removing of fingernails, regurgitating blood from skateboarding injuries and such. However the majority of the members of the Odd Future Collective do in fact smoke marijuana.
its not just "the sweet little white kids" almost everyone is doing it. Im 18 and its hard to find ppl who have never smoked weed before
Ok,
AWESOME VID AND THAT'S THE TRUTH.IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT OTHER PEOPLE SEE THE LIGHT AND THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE.THE TRUTH SHALL SET US FREE.
Simply tight
Amen!
I know this show is kinda mainstream but it really does help shine the spotlight on important issues.DMX and a lot of others have all killed it on that stage
WOW !!!!That gave me chills.
Beautifully Said!
All I really know is that, THEY don't really care about uss ! P.s: I'm a VC student
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Michael Jackson – they don't really care about us (song/video)
Your on the right track……… He's saying how their handlers don't really care about them but the fact that they can get so much out of that one person. Just like when a little kid makes a big deal if they fall knowing it doesn't really hurt you honestly don't think much of it. When people like Brittany Spears go through major crap their handlers don't care they know its the result of them being a puppet!
That was awesome! How refreshing!
i know i heard this somewhere in a song…. heres the song …….. it sums up the whole skit.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vcievHnzRw
Right on! Social media tends to distort the truth.
Looks like someone has got the right idea, even if his language is, ahem, somewhat vulgar. Nonetheless, it's nice to see that some of us can still think. Being a teen I see tons of mechanical kids my age who are so absorbed in the media and the materialistic. I often wonder if a single rational thought floats through their heads. Seeing this video, as well as some of the comments I feel some hope. There are people, even a few in my generation, who can still think for themselves. God bless. =)
my internal bling shines in the darkness.
nice. dude's got talent.
Other then the profanity, i agree with him. How the "majority of an ethnicity is this and that way so apparently every single person of that ethnicity is" I'm gonna be honest and not being racist because i'm black myself. But black people putting black people down! If you wanna rise then you have to stop putting each other down.
this is So very old. but still true. Black Ice has tons of up to date material. you all should look him up he's great
I feel what this brother is stating in his poetry, the youths minds are distored to reality by the constant over exposure to entertainment personalities, stars, celebrities, or what ever you want to call them. Never before in history has the American population, and maybe the western hemisphere, been bombarded with images and video clips of so-called reality show celebrities and other actors and actresses, think Kim Kardashian( even though she is fine), Tila Tequila, Every body from Jersey Shore, American Idol, Dancing With the Stars, why are these people famous again? Oh thats right sex tapes, sexual objectifying themselves for fame and in the case of the cast from Jersey Shore just being typical douche bags. I pray for every parent during this generation, may God grant you with wisdom to guide your children, because Satan wants it all. If he can't have YOU, your precious little DAUGHTER or only SON will make a delightful play toy for the Enemy's mission/amusement. Be safe and be vigilant!
Black Ice was out with a message; his conviction was almost palpable as he echoed his message, he cared little about the applause he got. I'd posit that he had almost been there, and has seen his friends in there with all the blings, almost like everything's cool, but he knows better how sullen and wretched these dudes are, almost like whitewashed tombstones… Its a wake up call to parental guidance; if music can affect or interfere with the mood, it can as well mold perceptions as well as opinions especially on touchy issues that border on morality.. Music could be doing the work of most parents, I shudder to dare imagine what the future holds especially considering the decipherable and subliminal messages which modern secular music contains..
i think this extends to pretty much the majority of the population, not only "niggas" like he's saying
This guy has talent and some important things to say, no doubt.
The only problem here is the "victim mentality" and how he keeps saying "they" (like as in maybe "the man"???) did this or that or made niggaz criminals or drug dealers, etc. Come on, man.
We all have freewill, brothers and sisters, given to us by our Creator. Everything you say and do, and all that you choose is on YOU.
Having said that, the rulite elite are scum and we all know that. Just watch out and be vigilant, because they come in every color – it ain't a black or white thing – just look at who is currently in the White House, living large, taking more expensive vacations than any other Prez in history, while Rome burns – golfing more in 2 years than George W did in 8 years, etc.
They want to corrupt and enslave our souls – and souls have no color or labels.
But what they think is free will is actually mass mind control, so we are brainwashed into making certain decisions.
I think that what Black Ice is trying to say is that where Blacks are MOST successful or “granted access to ” is in the entertainment business, looking trashy, looking dumb or objectified as mere sexual devices. And by they, it is clear that he is talking about the ruling White elite. As long as we would not love to see the “Illuminati issue” as one comprised of racial bias… It is yet full of it (Zionism vs anti-semitism and so on…) Yes, it is true that there are many White artists fulfilling the roles of sex dolls and air heads as well but they are not stuck into that one box. On the opposite hand, entertainment seems to be the easiest escape or attainable level where Blacks can reach success and obtain “respect”… after decades and centuries of feeling inferior because they were told to be and made to believe that they were an inferior seed.
We all have the opportunity to choose and say no , but not an equal opportunity. Drugs such as cocaine were purposely introduced in the ghettos where a plethora of Blacks live under poverty level. These drugs were given to the weakest minds, the most easy ones to control: the youth.
So yeah… One should not attempt to victimize -and I don’t think Black Ice was playing the victim card at all -and one should not bury his head in the sand either, LVB. And in some way, I think you are doing exactly just that.
I get what you are saying completely, and agree with most of it.
But it's very important to remember that one of the biggest psychological ploys in the world is this liberal mentality of trying to convince people who are of minority groups that they deserve "special rights" and govt assistance – which is totally saying that they need extra help in this world because they are inferior. This is a lie, and I do not believe they are inferior for one second, so I'm just not buying any of that nonsense.
I've lived too long and known far too many great people of all racial groups who make good choices (tough ones, too), and in doing so, have attained success in their lives. They were in posititions to be tempted by "the life" of gangs, crime and drugs, just like many others, but they did not allow themselves to go that way – or maybe they did for a time, but found their way out of that life.
And these people I speak of are black, hispanic, asian…whatever, who really cares? They are individual human beings not labels – and they have achieved true happiness and success in their lives as firefighters, lawyers, doctors, computer engineers, restaurant owners, etc – NOT the entertainment business. And they didn't get where they are because they were "granted access" to anything by anyone – they simply worked very hard and believed in themselves.
The "entertainment business" is a lie that is intended to make people have these false vain dreams and ideas that being in it is the only "real" success in this world (American Idol, reality shows, ad nauseum).
These everyday people of every "group" are the silent heroes that no one in govt or mass media really wants to speak about, because the ruling elite's entire socialist psywar effort (divide and conquer) relies upon people of minority groups believing that they need and should vote for filthy rich, corrupt leftist politicians (mostly white, but not all) who will tell them they need extra help and give them stuff. This is evil and deception in its purest form, and far too many otherwise good people believe this incredibly big lie.
Until many more PEOPLE who just happen to belong to "minority groups" realize for themselves as individual human beings (not this or that "group" or "community") that they are in fact the sovereign and beautiful creations of a loving and superemely intelligent Creator, they will continue to be exploited as groups by the ruling elite – who want nothing more than to keep them believing that they need extra help because they can't make it on their own.
I appreciate your thoughts, Viola, and though we may differ in our views, there's absolutely nothing buried in the sand over here on my end. I'm not ignoring anything. It's all out in the open, and as you can see, unlike many people, I don't shy away from subjects like racial equality – because I KNOW we are all equal, and I am very confident that I am right and those who believe differently are dead wrong and they will know that one day.
I believe in all people to exercise their own individual power and the gift of freewill that was given to them by their Creator – not any government or human being – and we are all responsible for what we choose to do (or not do) in our lives. No exceptions, and God will judge us all fairly one day.
Keep thinking and learning, it's a beautiful thing, and I believe it is the entire reason why we are all here to begin with. Honestly, in the really big picture of the universe and all, what good are any of us otherwise??
Think, learn, grow…prepare your soul for what comes next. Thank your Creator for your existence and be well.
And, I should add…going to a deeper level…
I'm not sure how wide your lens of history is, but whether or not the CIA (ordered by the ruling elite) deliberately introduced crack cocaine into poorer areas, this certainly was not the first or WORST time….
Centuries ago, the British Crown (ruling elite) did the very same to an entire culture in China and India – it was called the British Easy India Company, and under the guise of exporting fine asian teas, they began the largest opium and heroin trafficking cartel in history at that time. They victimized and addicted millions of people, many of whom served at slaves to the company itself, in exchange for being paid in dope. What a deal.
Then, later in America, when the railroads needed to be built, millions of addicted Chinese immigrant workers were brought in to work their arses off, and were paid and controlled by, you guessed it, opium and heroin.
The same thing on a much larger scale occurred again in the 1960s, with the CIA having already proven via MK-ULTRA the absolute value of LSD and other drugs in their power to create a revolution, not only in political changes, but also in the thoughts of the general population as a whole, whether they were participating or just reacting to the whole mess.
Again, in the 80s and 90s came the threats of methamphetamine (long known to the Nazis since the 1940s) into the US, along with variations and "designer drugs" such as Ecstacy, which were designed to subvert and corrupt the younger generations of primarily the white youth.
It worked. This pattern has repeated many times in history, and I have no doubt that it will continue until enough people realize that they are better than this, and have a valuable purpose in this world, and that they deserve to be loved and happy and deserve better than what these ruling elite scum have in mind for them, to weaken, corrupt and destroy their lives and souls.
YOOOOOO THAT WAS BEAST!!!!
I'm a 17 yr. old. Boy the stupidity in this nation… people laugh at me when I try to reason with them and open their minds. But they've been programmed to think all this "rap" is just normal black guys just actin' like thugs and they think it's funny. I've been able to see the bigger picture for years. It corrupts the minds of the ghettos to follow the 1 successful path they've known, being a "thug" rapper. Marijuana isn't necessarily a bad drug at all, but if you start that stuff before you are 17 or 18 that's really bad. But since kids have started listening to this stuff at 12 or 13 they've put themselves in such a bad path. Luckily people here aren't THAT stupid.. lol I live in U.S.A.'s most intelluctual city, but sometimes I feel like our youth here are total jokes!
Okay, sure, one can perhaps laud this. But his profanity-laced, shuck-and-jive attitude ironically underscores his own inability to transcend the very ghettoization he decries.
ugh! I hate it when people come up with these do’s and don’ts crap. At least he used his voice to speak up!
It's not about do's and dont's. It's about observation. It is the very system this man is criticizing that encourages profanity and a gangster, "bad-ass" demeanor – an immature attitude that he displays himself. If he really wants to transcend his own putative ghettoization, then he should take pains to fully extricate himself from the system that he claims has tried to swallow him whole. As it is, though, by continuing to behave in this manner, he keeps himself mired in cultural sludge.
Sometimes your presentation has to be a little off in order to get your point across. Plus I think he was brilliant to go with the style he went with because that was absolutely real talk and real perspective which gave it more of an effect. The subject matter that he is speaking of alone i think is indicitive of the idea that he has trascended "putative ghettoization" thats just my opinion
So is he supposed to put on an act for you just so you can be pleased? Is he supposed to pretend to be something he's not to get his point across? That's what puppets do and he is obviously not a puppet. He's seen it, obviously, and speaking up about it. Yet, you want him to speak with fancy language, change his dialect, and change his attitude just so you will be happy. Give me a break!
He is the result of his surroundings. Besides it's rap poetry.
Dude this is real poetry. I'm sure he wouldn't have a "bad ass atitude" in person. That's just his feelings on the matter and that's what poetry is about. It's not acting its all about expressions, truth, realness. Don't think it could've gotten any better than that.
he's keeping it real
Wow. Very, very nice.
Sooner or later all puppets trip over their strings, and when they do, the puppeteers throw them out like broken toys. The mindless puppets sit mezmerised in front of their TV's praying to the Rock and Wrestling gods to raise them up. The root of all evil is not the desire for money or power. The root of all evil is every persons desire to be loved. This lack of selfesteem is what makes people puppets.
awesome.
Preach!!!, god bless that man for speaking truth.
Hey guys, I know this is unrelated, but I just watched Battle in Seattle (movie), based of the WTO meeting in 1999. It was surprisingly open about the World Trade Organisation and critical of the negative effects it has on people and the environment. I would have thought that the industry wouldn't allow those messages.
Maybe I'm wrong? Have you guys watched it? Does it give misinformation. Does it give a badly skewed version of events? I'd like to hear your opinions
WOW! love this brother, keep telling the truth and being true to yourself. God bless
That was great. Worth a few repeat listens. Thanks so much for sharing!
Good job man! tnx
WOW!!! Black Ice speaks the absolute truth. There is a blatant tearing down of our communities, especially in the black communities. Youth are being told to worship drug dealers and rappers but they aren’t being steered towards school or anything positive. The streets have claimed them and the media, the “handlers” the EVIL has persisted for far too long. The truth is out there people for all of us to see but we’re dazzled by their hypocrisy and their “bling” which is nothing more than glass. GOD is omnipotent and all powerful yesterday, today and tomorrow. This Earth will not last long going the way it is going and we’re already set in motion. Thank you Black Ice!
righteous!!!!!!!
Listen To Some Immortal Technique. If you want to listen to real music.
immortal technique is another rabbit hole.guy is a papal puppet spreading people into another rabbit hole of hate..
not sure..this is nice and all..you are responsible for YOUR actions..you can rise above whatever is put in your face..but blaming someone else for you screw ups is a cop-out…you have the choice to not be in the music industry, you have the choice to NOT smoke crack or sell..You have the choice to get a job and make money..but vanity makes fool think they need more than food, and roof over their head…they want the gold, the bling nonsense..this guy is right i guess..but it's not TRUTH..it's his opinion..pointing and somebody else for your short comings in life..
@Tom
maybe he's using a double entendre…you know, to prove a point…
It's nice too see that ppl do use their talents positively and to teach ppl he was sick! God bless ppl
NICE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im 13 and this is so true its sad to see people my age being feed lies through the public media ex: tv, music, people ect.. *smh* man *smh*
Lauryn Hill's "Motives and Thought" is really deep too
What a coincidence. I was just listening to this guy and trying to figure out who he was about a week ago. There is this beatmaker who goes by the name of SJ or Sampler Jazz that sampled this in tribute, I guess, to this great poet http://samplerjazz.bandcamp.com/track/ice-spoken-…
I like listening to his stuff cause I get that real hip hop sound I love with a bit of uniqueness and eccentricity without having to hear the garbage rappers talk about. It's refreshing. SJ, has a couple full length projects on his band camp.
Lastly, great find VC. I love your site. I've been visiting it for at least a year. Keep up the good work, and thanks for posting this.
This was a very good rap poetry! (or whatever you call it). Though i wonder how many in the audience that gets the message of what he is saying. im only 12 and discovered illuminati and mk-ultra and such stuff a few years ago. it was very shocking. And i try to tell my friends then and then about stuff like this. They just believe a small part, but they think im a psycho lol ): I wish kids in my age wouldnt be so ignorant and discover and question everything..
SOOOOO TRUUUUE yes this is bad language but understand he's talking about black people period. Although other races fall in this catergory too but this is specifically for blacks. Neighborhoods were made and design just for hispanics and blacks. Projects, hood, ghetto whatever they call them. Those places are design for people to be poor for life although it is their decision but they make it feasable for this type of crowd to be drawn to certain areas. Everyone should avoid these living areas. Just like all the drugs were put here the same goes with these low income housing units. They will draw the right crowd and that's also where the drug flow will go. Children there are being tricked into believing that life has no meaning and they grow up believing that and have children who eventually will believe it. Until someone introduce them to the truth. This has been going on for years. Alot of black organiztions that existed back then don't exist now because of truth. Imagine how strong Black Panthers would've been today. Although they may still exist but this is my opinion on the matter. When people have had it rough most of their life they will do whatever to eat, live, survive and it will be hard for them to hear something they never heard growing up and that's THE TRUTH so they settle for selling drugs to make money or taking the record deal but most probably don't know what they did. I don't codone any of this but some people just don't know nothing other than to survive. People get out those projects and don't never go back.
Who cares about the bad language?? The most important thing is that he dropped knowledge. He just used language that 98% of us use on a daily basis. Everything he said in his rhyme is true. The music industry has been in a very sad state for a minute. It's about time someone stepped up and spoke out against it.
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I'm really SICK of black people calling themselves and others niggers. It IS WRONG no matter HOW you spell it is the same world.
im sick of it too its disgusting its making us a laughing stock
It's rather two fold in my opinion. I blame the elite for starting the N label association, and I blame black folks for accepting and turning that word into a mass money making market.
word not world*
It's nice to see that young people are reading this
EDUCATE YOURSELF!!! Be hungry for knowledge. Know whats happeneing around you!
Black Ice is The Truth!! He performed this jawn on Pete Rock's SOUL SURVIVOR II, Dope Shit!!
this is crazy . ive been trying to get my peers to read this site. to not be blind to the world around you. they turn there heads like i wasnt even there.
some people say im a devil worshiper for reading this site? that just shows this world is not going change. and theyll try to change it when its too late.
17 year old.
“Black,” Superman, put down the green, sticky kryptonite
It’s time to rise and fight, your even embarrassing Pac,
We were once Kings and Queens,
But now we’ve succumb to the white man’s dream,
Ol’ Jimmy told Timmy, “we’ll enslave their minds,
It’ll make us look good, we’ll leave the chains and whips behind.”
“We’ll let em’ entertain us, and even make a few rich and famous,
While the rest will chase for a taste, while their left behind.”
Ol’ Timmy told Jimmy, “My friend, that’s brilliant!,
We’ll start with the men, then it’s their women and children.
We can sit back and watch while their world implodes,
We will collect millions from their minds and souls.”
Then Jerome heard a voice, from his block in Marcy,
“Ghetto soldiers rise, before your dearly departed.”
Jerome tried to ignore it, until Keisha asked if he heard it,
Jerome had to man up, as his queen supported.
THE WORD spread through the hood, some moved, while others misunderstood,
The rest did nothing because their swag was so good.
Jerome told Keisha, “It’s time we fight back!
Put down the crack pipe, and pick up a book, as our minds unite.”
Keisha asked Jerome, “where do we start?”
Jerome said, “We must fall to our knees, and ask God to guide our hearts.”
And then the Lord spoke, “Take a look in the mirror, your quick to blame another,
You are, who you are, because your killing each other.”
So, the Ghetto Soldiers rose, and the war INSIDE ensued,
Peace battled War like he had nothing to lose,
Hate murdered jealousy, while Love devoured HATE,
This war continues on, which side will you choose….
BY: DERRICK WESLEY
PREACH!!!!!
one thing I don't understand is how can you sell your soul, when it isn't even yours to begin with? I mean if you are baptized that's already a bond with god, so in essence doesn't your soul belong to him at that point? how then can you sell it? unless it is metaphorical meaning selling your soul by doing the devil's work, going against your beliefs and so on…but I don't believe they sell their souls in the literal sense.
@ The people who commented negatively about marijuana ^^^^^^^, Know your facts before you speak ! There is completely nothing wrong w/ marijuana. In fact , It is actrually Good For You . I relieves stress , prevents head/neck cancer , cures the flu , pain reliever & Ive heard it slows down the aging process. It also makes you think more creative (when your baked) . & Believe it or not , weed is actually Healthy!! (Yes I said it !!). http://www.drugpolicy.org & listen to Peter Tosh/Bob Marley , look for THE FACTS , Not the bullshit the goverment made up such as it "killing braincells / causing lung cancer / cancer". Why else would the government ban it & make shit up ?? Because its a very effective medicine given to us by God & ties in to (what this site is about & etc.)
@Vigilant – please make an article about marijuana & all the lies/ bullshit created by the government Y Chris Christie is postponding the legalisation
& Like I said before , know your facts before you start talking shit !
He said one of the best lines I have ever heard, and I'm going to remember it…'I challenge you to find something that's worth dying for, and then live for it'.
JESUS is worth dying for and living for. Apostle Paul shared this with us.
Awesome video!!!!! I love how he focused on what the industry is doing to our black men (being black myself). Feeding them false hopes and lies. I only wish more rappers would come forth and somehow some way get out of this mess. We could probably help them get confidence that they will not lose ALL of their fans, and will gain a ton more with open hearts and eyes by listening more carefully to the lesser ones crying out for help on nearly every mixtape. Check out what Bow Wow had to say. Pretty deep stuff http://wp.me/p15xJX-f7
@ ButtaFlyyTulsa (59),
It does not matter if they lose their fan base or fame and fortune. They need to be real to themselves before it is too late. They can only play the game for so long. They may cry out, but they still are trying to play the game to hang on to their fame and fortune. Like drug addicts, they must totally detox from the game by changing playgrounds and taking on a new lifestyle that is less lively and more common.
These people say anything and do anything for money. They are hurting people and lying to people for money. Why should we feel sorry for them? The truth be told that we must pray for our enemies. The truth be told that God is real and alive. It will take Him and our prayers to destroy the industry and reverse these people's lies.
Give no place to Satan in your lives. Stop financially supporting the industry by purchasing their trashy music. Jesus lives!!!!!
God does not destroy anything. He forgives. And so should you.
Beautiful!
That dude could've skipped all that prefacing and gotten directly to point that he made in his last sentence. I am so sick of this narrow, limited thinking espoused as though it is the ONLY truth. Rantng about being given limited education? That is some bull! It's limited because they won't go to school! That's right I said it. The guys he's talking about wouldn't be caught dead with a book-bag on their back, but don't mind being caught with a gun? Plain silly that's all. I'm black and I work with youths all day everyday and live around that foolishness too. I don't want to hear it! Stop the blame game. Free your mind and your a** will follow. He's standing there talking all that crap using the Nword over and over unnecessarily. I am not impressed. It's only a part of one truth but it's not THE truth. Hey I got a truth for ya… There are over 100 black colleges in the U.S. that graduates hundreds to thousands from each school every spring! Not counting the black grads from the mainstream universities, also thousands of blacks graduating medical schools, earning masters degrees and Ph D's every spring! Every young black man doesn't want to be a rapper. Period! Get a grip and get a life.
I totally understand what you are trying to say here and I respect it. Everyone has the same opportunities, at least as far as elementary, middle and high school are concerned. (With the economic crisis, college is becoming intangible for a lot of people)
But on the other side of the track, there are people born into lives we cannot even fathom. The monster didn't come from the street, it was born in the home and came TO the street. That kind of life runs deep, comes after you, comes after your family until there is no where out and you just find yourself drowning faster and faster the more you fight it. So when you have no escape, why even fight it, just become what your family has molded you.
And I agree, with everything you said, but not everyone who wouldn't be caught dead with a book bag, doesn't want to be there. They may WANT to be there, but there are more terrible forces pursuing them otherwise that we cannot see. Which doesn't mean I condone it, but I cannot be sure of anything until I myself become a person of color.