The biggest example that people willfully dismiss (and I can admit I've contributed to it), is saying *****. We created a narrative that its a "form of endearment" and "we've taken the power back".
The reality is, we haven't taken the power of the word. Which is why folks get offended when...
Stan, Lose Yourself, My Name Is, The Real Slim Shady, Forgot about Dre and Without Me are probably the only Eminem songs I ever listened to outside of some freestyles I downloaded on Kazaa.
I can't even tell you what albums those songs are on; I just watched them because the videos were on tv.
The message is negative in both cases. Unfortunately, folks have done a good job of trying to make degeneracy an attribute of Black culture and normalizing ****ery.
1. This sounds like an Episode of Chappelle Show or Atlanta
2. They own this shop, but it’s a franchise? Who created the business? That’s where the appropriation starts
3. The lady or her husband knows what these things are. They just don't consider them negative tropes. It just "hip-hop".
4...
We've known Drake has writers for almost a decade now. With every project. It aint really breaking news.
Now if it was some wild **** like Mos Def and Celine Dion wrote his verse, I'd be interested.
Standing against oppression is important, but if I personally don't have any cultural ties or close connection to the foreign conflict, the most you'll get from me is acknowledgement and prayers, maybe an IG story. Haiti and Ethiopia are going through conflicts now and my sentiments are the...
Busta is definitely on ozempic or a similar appetite suppressant.
Most folks aren't working out heavy on them, so they'll lose both fat and muscle mass.