Strange Universe

One man's meditations on Hip-Hop & Rap, Relatiosnhips-Love, Sex, Masculinty, Race, Class, Film, Empowerment, Community and Everyting else under the Sun.

Wednesday, March 02, 2005

First blog-Not what you think

All I was trying to do was respond to a post on Danyel Smith's blog and I end creating my own blog. I know nobody will come to this blog because I'm not advertising it-so there.
Anyway just to clarify the title of this blog does not derive from an imagined sense of entitlement that I think I have over other members of the black community. The title comes from my favorite film of all time - Deep Cover directed by Bill Duke, starring Larry (b4 he was Laurence) Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum (sp). The question is posed to Mr. Fishburne at the beginning of the film and his answer begins his undercover assignment and the narrative. A great film that should be watched even if you've seen it before.
On the front page of the NY Daily News (yes I read tabloid, what can I say I love their sports section) is a picture of 50 and Game. This might be the final blow for me and hiphop. I really can't take this ignant shit anymore. Did 50 really need to get on the radio and talk shit? Of Course not, but then hey it wouldn't be gangsta. On top of that we've got Fat Joe wanting to a fist fight with 50 (see Cuban Links incident-Joe aint playing) and Jada's foaming at the mouth.
Right-and the white man makes money off of all of that.