Imagine this; you are a musician and finally get a shot at the big leagues. Someone in Artists and Repertoire (A&R) sets you up for a meeting, and for a finder’s fee, you to get a multi-million-dollar deal. The chance of a lifetime is waiting if you accept.
You’ve been putting in the all the hard work and you deserve it. This is life changing money that you can’t make as a working individual… From the life of an entry level fry guy at McDonald’s to a life of the rich and famous.
The ethics and morals of today’s times have changed from old school views of some in society. Some would say that today’s men haven’t endured the ridicule and scrutiny of past decades. For the sake of hip-hop masculinity, we need to teach our youth the famous saying from dominoes, all money is not good money.
Many have views online, but it’s who’s viewing that really counts. Recently there have been a lot of contradictions and allegations filling the air as the art of speaking in rhythm and rhyme has climbed to be the largest and most powerful culture in the music industry.
It seems like men are being emasculated, maybe by the powers that be, those who point the finger would like hip-hop to join the forces of male emasculation.
As hip-hop culture would say, a few bad apples don’t spoil the tree.
Recently there have been allegations that powerful and popular hip-hop icons may have participated in these emasculating efforts. Who knows the truth unless they were there holding the light?
Everyone knows the court of public opinion is emotional and proactive about convicting many without proper justification and evidence. Why do many focus on hip-hop’s flaws versus the beauty that comes from it?