Good -vs- Evil and the Forces Between...

"Oooohhh we living like we bullet proof, bang bang bang bang bang bang....Oooohhhh we Load em, cock aim and shoot, ohhhh we load em ,cock, aim and shoot...."(c) Raheem Devaughn...As I sit here and listen to the lyrics in this masterpiece, it got me to thinking about alot of different issues with todays society and our music. Here is a track talking bout issues in this world that WE ALL relate to, Poverty, violence, the economy and all of lives struggles in general..Classik music..then i listen to others and i wonder to myself, "what am i supposed to take from this song"?? Am i supposed to listen to how you have it all and i dont?, Am i supposed to take from it that i can have swag too or as yall say it, i can never have a swag like yours !!! Absolutely right jackazz..I dont wanna be like you. I want to upgrade myself to a higher level and i aint just talking bout the trees im hanging from (no insult intended)..Im talking about self worth, self respect...A lot of the "rappers" that are out now are what i like to call followers. Making music for the consumers and not for themselfs...I heard a song recently from a source i will keep anonmous and i sat back and literally laughed out loud...Everything was a reference to drugs, bitches and money, clothes, cars and all that material shyt...I can do this and I can do that type musik..SO WHAT..for real...Come on..we got bigger fish to fry homeboy..Are you blind to it? or just that dumb?...Dont get me wrong there is a lot of music that is considered classic or makes listening to it worthwhile...But it doesnt get the recognition it deserves..In order to really find it, you have to be searching, searchin, searching....Online, blogs, downloads and nothing on radio, TV, or in stores...So that goes unheard most times. A female friend of mine said that she doesnt even listen to rap musik anymore...Saying that its not like it once was..which is 10000% true..She was asking for the Tribes, De la Souls,Public Enemy, KRS1 to come back...And said besides MosDef, Talib, common and Lupe, she cant stand rap..Her exact words and I quote "does every song have to be either obnoxious bragging or drugs or guns? That got old sooooo fast." It certainly did babygirl... I miss the good music too..But we cant all be satisfied I guess... keep downloading....hahaaha , IM OUT

~Asap