tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565024711549173623.post2547179876095734391..comments2024-03-10T21:48:19.202-07:00Comments on CREATE A VOICE Blog-ver-sa-tions: Pause for this Brief Conscious BreakAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198706713555326807noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565024711549173623.post-62354119881024912812012-05-23T00:40:20.189-07:002012-05-23T00:40:20.189-07:00Bismillah...Amazing Grace..."We've got to...Bismillah...Amazing Grace..."We've got to dig deeper into the archives of American culture and we've got to look at practices the behaviors and beliefs that are perpetuated....Then join together with hip hop clean up ACROSS the BOARD the negativity that we find there...You can't justify to me the use of the word nigga...I am not going to buy into that...I don't wanna adopt the morays the metaphors the machination and mentality of my slave master...I wanna move myself and my community from those kind of anchors...I don't wanna ape & imitate my slave master...I wanna create something more life giving...something that affirms my dignity as opposed to affirming my death...I am willing to work harder to change the conditions in which I come out of so maybe I won't have to talk about it...There's nothing that you can look at in my music and say it doesn't exist in my community" MASHA ALLAH a powerful dialogue on both sides...May Mr. Banner's & Mr. Rush's words manifest into action...I will now return to my regular blog-ver-sa-tion program...may ALLAH be pleased...ameenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com