Yup, 3 entries in 3 days. I can't believe it. This one is sorta forced though. Not due to a lack of things to say, but the willingness to say them. I am gonna stay true to the format I picked out....NAS WEEK. This is day 3, so this is the 3rd song. Coon Picnic (These Are Our Heroes). I like this song because he's calling out all these black celebrities that aren't really true to our community.
He calls out Kobe in the first verse...and it kinda sounds like he's calling out Bentley in the second one, but I'm not sure. I won't speculate. At the end, he sarcastically shouts out to Tiger Woods, Taye Diggs, and Cuba Gooding Jr. Why did I pick this one out? Well, because of the death of Ol' Dirty Bastard. The media is tearing this man's legacy down. And we are letting it happen. Sure he wasn't the most sane person...but he wasn't as crazy as made out to be. He was a brother that needed help. And now in his death, the media uses their SPECULATION as if it's official. We don't know if he died due to drugs, or ANYTHING. We just know he passed. Leave it at that. And because of the media's focus on these things instead of his accomplishments, people are saying "why is everyone acting like this is a big blow to hip-hop"???
ODB was a member of Wu-Tang. He was the FIRST member to have a solo album. It went platinum and was nominated for a Grammy. Yeah we all know and love Method Man (his album came second) but he got no Grammy nomination for any of his albums. Yeah, he got one for a song. ODB has had several hits and was a charismatic figure in hip-hop with a voice, delivery, lyrics, and personality that CAN'T be duplicated. THAT'S why it's so sad that he's gone. When Pac died, I was devistated. But yet, the things he and Big did can be emulated. We see bandanas, tats, wifebeaters, blatant contradictory lyrics, ballers, and everyone trying their best to freestyle EVERYTHING they do. So when they passed, someone could carry their type of music on. Maybe not as good as them, but it could still carry on. Remember, Pac & Big died and DMX, Ja, and Jigga blew off the charts a year OR two later.
If he did die due to drugs, it's a sad thing, but he had a LIFE too...and he entertained like none other. And while people lessen his legacy, people forget that 2005 could have been THAT YEAR that things changed for him. He signed to Rocafella earlier this year. He was putting the finishing touches on his album when he passed. He completed another album as a compilation with his crew Brooklyn Zoo. He completed a reality TV show that will be on Spike TV next year. He had a clothing line called Dirty Wear that he was working on. It was OBVIOUS that he was trying to change things. Maybe it was his way of making right with his maker......and when his maker saw that, He took him while he could.....
So yeah, continue to dance a jig to "our heroes" of hip-hop, Nelly, Chingy, and retards of the such just because they have simple lyrics you can understand and beats you can shake your ass to. Who cares that they have NOTHING significant to say??? That beat is tight, and did you see all the chains and chicks in the video? WOW.
I FOUND MY SMILE!!!!
