Falling In Love...w/ an IGNORANT Song!

Okay so I am a victim....of feeding into the ignorant song movement.

Often times I find myself humming or grooving along to a song by Plies or Souljah Boy...I guess I'm just a victim of my environment.

I feel that artists are not excluded from the impact the recession has on American's wallets. Many artists want to continue to bring in their oogobs of money and how are they going to do this? Feed their listeners what they want. And it seems that their listeners are supporting and buying this "ignorant" music that some of our favorite artists create....so why not continue to make it so they can continue to get the money so they can continue to live the lavish lives they live? I mean...I would.

But that is not what should be happening.

Music is supposed to uplift the community and should serve as support during the trying times we are in. As consumers, we should be supporting the artists that create this music and groove to those lyris instead of the sexually explicit and often demeaning songs that we often finds ourselves bumping in our cars on a daily basis.

I shouldn't be preaching because I am at fault for contributing to these song but it would be nice if people could turn on their radios and hear something that sent a positive message instead of yelling at all the women to bounce their butts up...down...and from left to right....

Maybe when the recession is over we can get back to a more powerful message in our music.

Rappers Turned Actors.....

Don't get me wrong....

I am ALL about people exploring their options in their career choice. You know...if you are a dog groomer...and you've always had a passion for event planning....so you decide to open up an event planning company for birthdays for dogs...that's awesome! Best Wishes! But please! please! please!...know what you are doing and perfect your craft so you can be the best dog birthday/event planner in the industry!

Where am I going with this...?

Okay...this whole rapper turned actor thing...! I think it is great! Expand your repertoire...learn more about yourself and the business while you’re at it...but if you have had little to no experience in the acting world...don't do it. Go get lessons for months or even years before you try to enter the acting realm.

So many times...people with no experience in acting get placed into a movie just because of their fame....not because of their acting experience and they add nothing to the film! It makes people walk away from the movie saying..."hmm....that would have been a GREAT movie except if...’so and so’ wasn't in it.."

Not everyone can be like Will Smith or Queen Latifah and Ice Cube. It takes acting classes....meditation...and many other tools to master the craft of acting and actually make a connection and lasting impression with the viewing audience. I feel that if a rapper wants to venture into the acting world they must be willing to not only silde through but master the acting classes they participate in so they will not be another....rapper turned actor failure.