“I love hip-hop, but I am tired of defending it,” that’s what Chris Rock once said during one of his stand-up shows. Now that MTV has completely given up on bringing quality hip-hop, we are forced to listen to lyrics like “she lick me like a lollipop.” I don’t ever want to be licked like a lollipop. Ok, maybe I do, but now I have to decide if she wants to lick me as a rapper, and then if I would give her permission to lick the wrapper, because the lyrics go (and I quote):

“Make her wanna lick the rapper
So I let her lick the wrapper”

If you are wondering, this is Lil’ Wayne with his new song “Lollipop.” Now, I love hip-hop, but this is just beyond anything I can come close to defending. The date is June 20, 2008, and “lollipop” is the best they can come up with? What happened to clever punch lines, complex funky rhythms and feelings? Yes, it seems like today’s rappers are completely deprived of any feelings. If you are going to state something, you need to feel passionate about it, be a leader so to speak. The main problem, however, is that it is hard to be passionate about topics such as “cash flow,” “bust it baby” and “get silly.”

“So, what do we do,” you ask. Well, like anything in life we have to search in order to get to the good stuff, because hip-hop is alive and kicking. Don’t worry, you don’t have to search as far as 1993 (the Mecca of hip-hop), but rather to 2004 when Eyedea and Abilities dropped their second album. The part, which I repeat over and over in my head, is this one:

“Something provoked the whole globe to lower expectations
damn, what’s wrong with my generation?
We was the cream of the crop but it seems we’ve been robbed
that’s what happens when you trade in all your dreams for a job”

(the whole song)

And it is oh, so true. The millennial generation has been robbed over and over again. Its true talent has yet to be  recognized. It is a generation of creative artists who you never really hear about, because they don’t have Lil’ Wayne’s father to give them everything they need. Well, screw it I’d rather search for the good stuff then have it blasted in my year wherever I go.

Eyedea&Abilities - Exhausted Love

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