Well I wont give Nasir Ben Olu Dara aka Jim's favorite Kufi aka Kelis' EBT card that much clout, but the press, Al Sharpton, Don Imus & Buppies abound will do that for me; and thats just the genius of it all.
In 2006, Nas lit a fire under the asses of those who matter most (except white folks) with his ever-ringing single and album title, "Hip Hop Is Dead". Let Nas, the self-professed "lord of the projects til the coffins drop in the ocean like a Amistad slave overboat" tell it, he believes hip-hop's state of danger is the product of a stir crazy record industry trying to cope with the financial implications of the digital revolution by promoting under-whelming, but cost-effective drivel to the consumer. His concept, to stop bleeding (finger-pointing and bitching amongst cross-regional emcees and bloggers alike) by challenging the streets with a statement, bold enough to force you the listener and they the artists, to either prove otherwise or go home.
If "Nigger" can be equally as effective (save for the release of ever-perplexing souljaboytellem.com) and force the issue beyond Al Sharpton's soap box and Mr. Imus' irreverance, and into the hearts and minds of Pop-Culture America... I'm all for it. But then again, what is the issue anyway?
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