This was an interesting and annoying conversation. Dee1 is making valid points about how people are using negative content in our music to influence behavior in people, especially the youth.

And then the other two chime in with the same old excuses about it because of poverty, the record labels make them do it, the fans are demanding this content, and no one wants to hear positive music.

Smfh. They are basically trying to justify the traitors in our community who abuse the community for financial gain and sexual exploitation because they lie about having to " save their own family" but in the end, they never rise above being a consumer slave that takes the blood money and then goes off somewhere shopping and tricking.

We can overcome our situation as a community but we have to go back to are more mature view of the world around us and leave this narrow perspective in the past

At some point, we have to focus on necessary tools, education, nutrition, and life paths that we should follow internally as a person even before any institution, religion, or organization.

If we are in poverty then we focus on trades and financial literacy and living. This is my opinion. Everything else is a waste of time.

We then need systems of support so we can stop begging the white-created systems.

With the internet, blockchains, dark web access, etc we have the actual tools to create these connections without relying on others.

And since all things are legal there's no need to hide even though we know they will still attempt to resist us growing. --

Massdonking