sell outs?

So today I discovered some new music. I absolutely LOVE it, when I find an artist who's new or old, that I have never heard before.. and fall in love with their music. A few months ago, it was Janelle Monae... today, It was Chrisette Michelle. Interesting that I stumbled upon her music today, specifically the song, Golden, which I havent stopped listening to since this morning. Interesting today, at today is the hallmark of 6 months for me and the loved one.Not a long time, but still important to ME. So I'm sitting there in my room, listening to this song, and her incredibly unique voice and the beautiful content of her music. and i'm like. wtf happened to music?! Seriously. I'm not even 20 yet, and in my lifetime, i've seen "music" in its talent, artistry, its beauty, its realness, its creativity go from incredible high heights to shallow pits of nothing. Really. WTF is t-pain famous for? not only does he lack SERIOUS talent. but honestly now folks, the mans voice on ALL of his songs, is COMPUTER. GENERATED. I was in my room last night, listening to the GREAT Anita Baker. The womans voice REEKS of pure God given talent, creativity and SOUL.

Every where you turn, more spefically speaking on Hip-Hop, and R&B, it seems that these black artists have sold the "soul" that maintained the same music genre of their predecessors. Really, after ALLLLL that the black community on a global scale has been through, after all the black community IS, is this ALL we have to talk about? the whole ''mainstream'' black music just looks like a sell out picture. should i realy have to search, for some unsigned artist or some highly slept-on artists?

Last week, I was watching on youtube the debate that was on BET, america vs. hip hop. And nelly and T.i. kept maintaining, that All hip hop is, is really a reflection of society. A mirror. Which at the same time, is genuinely true and BS at the same time. Once upon a time, that WAS what music was all about. Really, it wasnt about the beat. it was the unmistakeable passion, that was in the voice of the ARTISTS. which only someone who is actually hearing impaired would not be able to recognize. Now, as I said, im not even 20 yet, so when hip hop and soul music was live in its hay-day, i wasn't around. but really, how has the content of these black artists become so full of NOTHINGNESS. When did BLACK PEOPLE, become so full of nothingness. AHH Where is our CULTURE? WHERE IS OUR BEAUTY? I really shouldn't have to look allllll the way back, to Malcolm or Marcus to search for a real black leader to epitomize. Why aren't there any HERE. Yeah, ok. We have Oprah. IMHO, all Oprah really embodies, is that a black woman can succeed at attaining America's one and only purpose. She can get that money. Don't get it twisted, home girl, has done a LOT for where she came from. Impovrished and molested, Ol girl has come a MIGHTY LONG WAY... but where are the leaders who don't NEED the wealth to be prominent? Are there even any? And goodness forbid that I should even try to search for one, in my OWN land.. In the GREAT Canada. Its way past time, to overthrow the man, and get our acts together. Black people act like they are still in slavery. Except, now massah's not selling them, they are selling themselves. Instead of selling their bodies, black men have sold their minds. and black women, you know, those niceeeeee boooty shakin' women? Slaves to their OWN damn bodies. Thinking, they are irrelevant if their backside, isn't nice and plump..if those thighs arent sexy enough, and FORBID that their weave's aren't on point?! : Selling the greatness of their being, that Marcus Garvey died preaching about, for some nice CASH'N'ASS. comeon black people. we are better than that.

Is this the society that Nelly was talking about? Because if it is. Then black people will become extinct. If are society, is really that full of nothingness, then black people are bound to virtually disappear into thin air. vanish. gone. And if society is really that bad, Mr. Nelly, then why are you glorifying it? Bahh. Their music isn't no damn mirror. Tip Drill vs. Brenda's Got a Baby... Bartender vs. Redemption Song... Still Tippin vs. Changes. which one is the REAL reflection. From the top to the bottom, black people need to be the black people that we USED to be. back when we gave a damn about each other. and stop sellin' out to the white man, just because he wants us to. after all of these years, slavery hasn't gone anywhere.. massah's still here, but our discontent, has turned into willingness.

Maybe we SHOULD head back to the motherland. i'm ALL for it. This really ISN`T our land. But HEY, it isnt the white mans either. But that's another topic..for another day.