| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 |
| Blacklash |
I was wondering when Black folk were going to start saying this kind of thing out loud with regularity (maybe they have been and I have just not been listening...)
I'm entering my ... wow, how many years?... of boycotting BET. The network that started with so much promise 25 or so years ago, and which once boasted Donnie Simpson, but also Bev Smith and Tavis Smiley, quickly shed any semblance of decent public affairs or informational programming, even Teen Summit, and when strictly ass crack and crunk rap all day long. I guess they're programming for the 12-29 demographic ... in the projects.
Meanwhile, from the same web-site, here's about the harshest take on hip-hop I've seen in a long time. Truth be told, the music is really struggling in the commercial zone anyway, to be relevant to anyone over 14. There is good hip-hop out there, but it's not on the radio, which is why I don't listen to the radio much. Even the artists -- notably Jay Z, don't seem to take it all that seriously anymore. What's sad is that hip-hop at one point had tremendous promise, and amazing artistic reach. Now it's mostly noise, T&A and grills.
What a shame.
More pop culture erosion: The founder of the Body Shop disses Britney and Beyonce in a single quote... But excuse me, what does this mean?
Dame Anita told the Standard: "A lot of people seem to think it's cool to be a pimp or a whore. It's not cool. The reality is dark and evil and appalling and unregulated. ..."
Unregulated...?
Tags: BET, Entertainment, Hip-hop |
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