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Thoughts
Date: Nov 2nd, 2009 7:55:54 pm - Subscribe
Mood: virtuous




So this is a review of some things Ive been following whether it be in the news, the music scene and just through the underground.



First off let me say that the President of the US of A has one hell of a job and a road to climb to get his country even close to a normal state. I mean, Bush really screwed up the system so any good that he can do while Obama is in power is fantastic. Ok, now that I got that off my back lets move right into the Olympic games that will be sweeping our province and ridding its deficit? Right? Wrong! This whole bullshit campaign with the games might be great for a short-term project, but once everyone packs up and leaves the city and its facilities we’re going to have even more bills to pay off and not to mention, we could have been plotting proper uses of government power to get us above water again. It will be great to know that on one side of the city we have our olympic athletes and on the other, a history of poverty-stricken street life that has been given little to no attention and will continue to be ignored because it’s the easy way out.



Now onto the music scene. It seems rap has taken a turn for the worst. It’s not about quality, it’s more about quantity. I haven’t heard an intuitive beat other that Thunderheist, MIA or Dizzee Rascall. But those are personal preference. I’ve been a huge fan of hip hop, especially late 80’s to Tupac’s death. It was about fighting with words and providing the lyrics that spoke truth instead of lyrics about buying big cars, getting the girl with the biggest booty or shooting up some other rapper because of a lame feud.

And don’t get me started on the punk/pop scene these days either. It’s unbelievable how much garbage is thrown down our throats about Miley Cyrus, Green Day and Fallout Boys. I miss the days of Smashing Pumpkings era, The Police and most recently, Black Kids where music is portrayed as what it’s suppose to be; honest and well thought out.



But anyways, that’s my two cents.

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