I'm the first to say I don't agree with most of what Diddy does or says (from his shady one sided "J. Jerk-A- Nigga" contracts to his highly publicized violent public outbursts) but this video blog is on point. If you look past the nonsense and focus on what he was trying to say the message is clear, relevant and definitely one that needed to be said. I'm feeling the fact the Diddy stepping up and is speaking on issues and I encourage and support other celebs that are in positions of power and influence to do so as well.
Now I know that black celebs talking about positive shit and encouraging black youth to have self-esteem, a higher sense of self worth and the ambition to reach for the stars (the ones between venus and mars not the ones that be reading from cards) may not get as much press as black celebs getting arrested, accused of rape or knocked out at the club. But I still feel like its important for them to address some real issues from time to time, rather than try to live in this impartial indifferent politically correct bubble fantasy world where the real issues that matter to real people are not on their radar and thus don't effect their reality and are never spoken upon by them.
I think that the black image in America needs to undergo a major make-over. We desperately need there to be more blacks in the media on any and all levels saying positive and progressive while bringing some much needed positive press to the black image in America. The O.J bullshit, The Mike Vick Bullshit, the Kobe Bullshit, The 2 Pac Bullshit, The Tyson Bullshit, The 25+ black NFL players being arrested in the last 3 seasons bullshit have only contributed to an already poor, negative and inaccurate public image of blacks in America. It's time for those mishaps which are of course amplified and overblown by the media to stop defining us as a people, its time for blacks all the way across the board to reverse this trend whether the media is willing to televise it or not. Because as we all know..."The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"
But with the meteoric rise of the internet and sites like youtube, daily motion, UVN TV, myspace, facebook and millions of blogs with hundreds of new blogs popping up everyday; it is much easier NOW then ever to reach the people without the approval of or having to go through traditional mainstream media channels. The time is now. The Location is set. Lets make make a change.
*****On Another Note, I've heard some leaked tracks from the new Nas album formerly known as N*gger and this album is shaping up to be one of, if not the best of his career and maybe the most "relevant" hip-hop album of all time. Yes of All Time! I said It! I ain't drinking the Nas Kool-Aide. Just listen to The Nigger Mixtape he did with DJ Green Lantern or the track "You Can't Stop Us Now" and you'll get a sense of where Nasir Jones is going with this album********
Listen: Nas- You Cant Stop Us Now
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