the crowd didn't even stand up on that one?!?! i have seen countless rendition's of the 'N word' pieces, countless renditions of having to dodge bullets and police brutality... yet this piece strike even deeper to the heart of the problem. pop culture is killing us. from the high rises to the barrios. under rated, is the truth that he has hit upon.
Why are people so addicted to celebs and mediocre art? This man gives reason to the stupidity of the media and our obsession with not turning off the TV. Right on.
i agree with aielaiel....under rated...his poem made as much sense as a poem about bullets and drugs. Its a question of education...we need to find balance in life. xx thank you
homeboy spoke nothing but the truth, im pretty sure alot of ppl will hurt after watching this, cause 90% of thier lives is based on this stuff. big ups
I'm not saying EmperessClaudia is wrong for what they said, but I applaud you for your words. Very true! Even TV isn't bad...no technology is exactly bad, it's all about what purpose it's used for.
People wouldn't have to berate popular culture if it didn't exist, which is kind of the point. Generally people try to bring the negative aspects of a subject to light in the hopes that other people will realize them and, in effect, disregard the disagreeable subject.
it's based on the upbringing. When I was younger i had a limited amount of shows that i was interested in. Nowadays with internet, video games, smart phones and 500 plus channels on tv, when will someone ever find the necessary time to evolve or do anything in their own lives? Most remain spectators. And yes he himself is on tv, but he's doing something productive that his son can aspire to do. What Nelly raps about, what Lil Kim does to her face, what issues Whitney had, is irrelevant.
i agree with lily that there is some hypocricy in this piece, but the overall msg is profound. I love that bit about a prodigy knowing Brahms not brittany coz he was raised correctly. i think one should take care, like Saul Williams does in Coded Language, to celebrate non-white achievements aswell - despite that knowing the white side of things gives you the power to communicate with the power and hopefully devour and then allow diversity to flower.
Telling how it is. When my kids can recite an episode of Oprah over their reading paper because I sat down with them watching the tv only, than I have a serious parenting problem.
@wrybred yeah but what if the kid is abusive or a bully, how do we know what the kid is like of screen, so i think its early to say if the kid was raised correctly cause they dont know spears and timberlake
I wonder, as a kid who spends my time listening to poetry like this instead of doing my homework, is he the TV I should be turning off? Is enlightenment through poetry knowledge that counts? Or is this just another opiate no better than drowning in Justin Beiber's latest fan club? When does the accumulation of facts MEAN something and when is it just useless information clogging up your time and leaving you empty and worthless when it is all said and done?
@shiozza Think about how many random useless facts you know about celebrities, musicians, etc that you don't even like Now compare it to how much knowledge you have about the world's great thinkers and historical figures
The Bush line was totally pertinent. Why would you listen to George W. Bush when he is obviously less intelligent than myself and over half of the people I know? Listen and learn from people of intelligence. Then maybe we'll all have enough knowledge to believe also what Matulu says "If congress can't make progress then let's change the process." Which it obviously can't if it's part of the same system that allowed George to be elected over Mr. Gore.
whos he to say people are ignorant, people are people he has no right to say you're stupid if you remember every line from fresh prince cause wat if a dad says to his son wat patrik says to his, except as a reward for the hard wok he can watch an episode of bel air each day, so this boy then grows up to be smart and all that patricks looking for, but wait a min wat if he remembers every line from fresh prince,thats stupid, plz, magine gettin extra h/w cause u mentioned nelly at the dinner table.
who is he to say u all that shit, a kid was raised correctly cause of what he knew and he didnt know timberlake and spears, what if the kid is or grows up to be abusive is he still raised correctly casue he doesnt know spears or timberlake, besides, timberlakes entertainment, if u like his music u feel it if u dont listen to something else
