deejee

i feel what u are saying in ur post and agree with most of it except the huge blame that is being placed on rap music as an influence or reason for much of it. The sheer despair that inherits our inner city has forces our youth to seek the easier way out from pimping to drug dealing. Further compounding the problem is that lack of stable homes for our youth, sub standard educational systems and the flat out frustration of our youth. Jay-z and DMX are not the only ones being emulated, so is Keyshawn Johnson and Rasheed Wallace. That y parents make the effort to develop their child's basketball, baseball and football skills to the point the wake up early on Saturday mornings to make sure they kids attend practice but won't spend an extra 30 mins helping them with their home work.

Economically we are prayed on by every race, class or creed, look at our communities. We are invaded by Jew, Chinese, White, Indian, and every other race u could think off. Those people primarily own every retail outlet in our communities. yet when u go to the communities you can't find one black entrepreneur, when was the last time u say a black own store on canal street. Our entire mindset need to change it really has nothing to do with rap music.