Rapper's Cam'ron and hip-hop businessman Damon Dash go on to the O'Reilly factor on Nov 2003 to talk about the morality of their messages in their music, the effects of it on their listeners and to defend their brand of hip-hop. As they all converse about it, characters start to sharply clash in their intellectual (and sometimes comedic) debate, resulting in a very entertaining discussion that leaves you thinking if any of the questions asked were responded to with a straight and substantial answer...
What do you think? Please comment on what your thought about it; I'm curious to know! And if you haven't read it, please read my post on Hip-Hop and my opinion of some its effects right under this post, or read it right here.
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I think that both the principal and Damon Dash had good points that they weren't really able to properly articulate. At the end of the day though, no one is willing to take responsibility. The schools don't, the media doesn't, the entertainment industry doesn't and the parents don't. I think that, unfortunately, there's just two people who decide to bring a kid into the world, and ultimately, if there is anyone to hold responsible...it is the parents. As a teacher, I see kids everyday with all kinds of issues. But 100% of the kids who are impressionable, who act out, who terrorize everyone around them, have parents who are unavailable, unstable, and/or uninvolved. When you decide to bring a kid into the madness of this world, you need to be prepared to go the whole 9 yards, and you need a community that shares your same values that will support you.
ReplyDeleteYes, it sucks that the people on tv, the radio and the media are going crazy. But it's only gonna get worse. It just means that we all need to make up that injustice by being an example of something different.
I completely agree.
ReplyDeleteIt just really stinks for kids that these kinds of ideals are waiting for them to embrace as their identity and self-esteem instead of getting it from their parents, assuming that the parents hold wholesome beliefs and values...
Such is life.