Manhattan Adult Entertainment: Melle Mel Sounds Off On New York Rap
Aside from painting illegitimate images of women, the craft has found a way to break down the community from the inside. There is a feeling that the only way that Black America can be destroyed is through an implosion and violence has only made that come at a quicker pace.
“The main problem with Hip-Hop is that it took Black people away from ourselves. We ain’t even who we used to be anymore…We chasin’ money. Niggas wanna get designer shit, like wearing $1,000 worth of shit, and they look like they wanna rob a liquor store. They wear Timberlands and you not gonna climb a mountain. It took us out of ourselves.”
The fact that pimps and drug dealers are being idolized is a problem. The fact that everyone strives to be a rapper or respects those coming out of a prison system and tries to disrespect a young Black man that decides to go to college is an even greater issue.