Tonight we will be talking about the need for a resurgence in "Rebel Rap" music. In his recent article "The Return of Rebel Rap: Can Hip Hop Still Fight the Power?", Truth Minista Paul Scott made a prediction concerning the George Zimmerman trial.
"I predict that if George Zimmerman walks, “God Bless Amerika” will become the official hood anthem of the summer. Now, whether all this furor will result in a permanent change in the consciousness of Hip Hop remains to be seen. But as of right now, one thing is certain."
What do you think?
Rap records, the N-Word and Paula Deen came up on a political comedy show on HBO hosted by Bill Marher who pondered on whether or not Rap Records blurting out the n-word should be banned since Paul Deen lost her cooking show for admited to using the N-word. Does Marher have a point or is he full of crap looking to make excuses for Paula Deen use of a racist term.
World Star Hip-Hop has built a media platform that has become a clearinghouse for the worst of “Urban America” according to a recent Change.org petition created by Supreme Understanding of Supreme Design Publishing.
The petition says, "There are some things that we all should know are wrong. Things like sexually exploiting minors or the mentally ill. The administrators of WorldStarHipHop.com apparently do not share these standards of human decency."
Supreme Understanding will join us tonight along with Scotty Reid of the Black Talk Media Project and members of the Militant Mind Movement on Militant Minded Radio to discuss this issue and why the Black community should be involved in this campaign to stop the exploitation of our most vulnerable people.
"Hip Hop has become a playground for punks, pervs, and pedophiles." says DC native rapper/activist Yasin 360wiseguy about the current state of rap music. The artists has issued a strong pre-Father's day warning to the male rappers, "Change Your Posture!". According to Yasin, Hip Hop has done something that 400 years of slavery could not. It destroyed Black manhood.
"There are no real men in commercial Hip Hop today, says Yasin. "At least back in slavery our manhood was taken from us, now we give it away." Yasin states that the males in Hip Hop have been castrated which is why it is not uncommon for many of them to wear feminine articles of clothing such as skirts and skinny jeans.
He is also concerned that many rappers in their 30's and 40's are targeting adolescents with their music that promotes sex, drugs and violence.
"Most of the songs are like a pornographic versions of Sesame Street, " Yasin says and "These dudes should be charged with the statutory rape of rap."
Recently the website World Star Hip Hop published a video of very young looking teenaged boys rapping about sucking d**k. The boys look to be 13 to 15 year olds and it is doubtful their parents are aware of the video which has been shared on social media over 5,000 times through Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus.
As a solution, Yasin has started the "Change Your Posture" campaign demanding that rappers stop bowing down to the entertainment industry and stand up like real men this Father's Day. On his website http://changeyourposture.org/ he has a list of rappers who need to change their posture and the reasons why they need to do so. Tonight he will discuss the Change Your Posture campaign.
On this episode of Militant Minded Radio, "From Black Music to Crack Music: What happened to Hip Hop?", we want to explore the decline of Black Music and rise of corporate backed "Crack Music". Was there a conspiracy to destroy Hip-Hop or did the transformation occur "naturally"?
Tonight's program will be hosted by Militant Mind Movement members Kwabena Sakidi Jijaga Rasuli (Gary Indiana activist and host of the Weekly Rap Show) and Seeka Tha Teacha (Captain of The Hip Hop Liberation Army).
