Interesting topic...
Im sure most of you are hardly into heavy rap/metal music, but this is worth mentioning in this thread.
There is a band called Stuck Mojo (who btw are just brutal) and they are very political conscious. Actually, they really hit the issues right on the head. Ya can give them a little extra credit for drilling JJ, cuz their singer is black which kinda helps you understand where this is coming from.
Anywho, here is a clip from their latest CD, Declaration of a Headhunter.
"Open Letter" by Stuck mojo off Declaration of a HeadhunterAn open letter to the Rev. Jesse Jackson,
"We, the members of the Mojo family, feel that your actions and rhetoric as a self professed leader of the black community are in fact detrimental to the very people you claim to represent. We also feel that as a result you do much to undermined the well-being and harmony of the United States as a whole.
You work for the advancement of the black community and you speak from a position that the black population cannot advance itself socially, politically or economically because an immovable object, the white establishment, forever blocks its path. Yet you preach further support such as welfare and affirmative action that put members of the population in a position of dependency and reliance on the establishment.
You bask in the glow of the media spot light, you passionately decree that racism and prejudice are alive today as they were four hundred years ago, but does this do anything to reverse it's effect? No one with the intelligence will deny that a great atrocity was committed against the black race at the hands of white settlers of this country, but a wound cannot heal if it is continuously re-opened. That is to say, that it will heal but it will take much longer and the scar it leaves will be grotesque and raise high on the skin.
A true leader leads by example and the example you have shown is not one of strength of character, self-reliance, commentment to excellence or personal accountability. It's these traits that are necessary to advance oneself as an individual. It is only as strong courageous and moral individuals that any race can live the quality of life that it chooses.
We give our deepest respect to the true leaders: Alan Keys, J.C. Watts, Tony Brown, and Dr. Walter Williams. Men who never deny their heritage but are proud to be first and foremost a part of the human race."
By this CD, it's really good. (well, that's if a "Pantera beats up Limp Biscut" kinda sound is appealing to ya
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[This message has been edited by Creamo (edited 12-15-2000).]
