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For those of you thinking that Ron Artest is going to leave the hip-hop thing alone to concentrate on the chemistry between him and his new teammates in Houston, don't count on it. Our fellow sports heads at YouBeenBlinded.com have posted an interview and video of Ron Ron talking about his love for hip-hop and promoting his mixtape and the artists on his record label, TruWarier Records."Hip hop is almost like a religion," Artest said in a posted interview. "It's an expression of mainly pain and suffering. I think rap is more of a job, and hip-hop is more about expression. Hip- hop has been heavily watered down and knocked off course by the big money makers. There are many artists who are scared to make music for themselves, and they cater to the boss with grey hair or light skin who has never ever been caught in a cross fire, or been racially profiled, or cut in the face, or been face-to-face with multiple crack heads. The hip-hop I'm accustomed to is Rakim. Rakim should be able to say what's hip-hop and what's not. And give the other good music a different genre. Hip-hop is also influenced by God, meaning artists like Run-DMC and positive hip-hop. I think gangster rap is a fake. I think it should be labeled pain music."
YouBeenBlinded.com also posted new songs from Artest's upcoming mixtape that features DJ Drama, Foul Monday and Ruc. Check out Ron's video talking about his crew after the jump:
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By: Mrs. DMS on 10/06/2008 9:04PM
One more thing. Since when did Ron Artest become an authority on anything? This crazy nutjob has mental instability issues.
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By: LeeRoy on 10/07/2008 1:43AM
Mrs. DMS, the answer for this question asked by you, "Black folks for the most part had high standards and a thick moral fabric. There are still those of us who do, but what is it going to take for people to take the blinders off?" is Jesus. Jesus is the only way to win back our children. Let's face it,majority of our young black "men" lost their head. They are mostly locked away or strung out on weed, coke, sex, or 40s. Hip hop and the entertainment industry has 100% to do with this. Yes, you may ask, what about the dead beat dad's? I say, the entertainment industry led them astray also. Yes, there is still racism out there, but with the Lord and our will to try, we can make it. It's all about, having a lot of shorties and when they get pregnant, you find another shorty. I know what I am saying, I too am a young black male, but I am on the Lord's side. I used to be a womanizer as well as the # 1 DJ on my college campus. What did I play, rap, Hip hop, and R&B. These types of music only enticed me to do wrong. I thank God that I listen to them no more. You may say that I am crazy, but I am better for it. I wrote a book about my experience with Hip hop, life, and Christ. Check it out from my other blog. It is a must read. God Bless. My brothers, go to school, stay in school, this is the only way we can make it in the economy today. Hard labor jobs such as masonry, carpentry, etc, will soon go away to mahines, educated men/women. Why? Think about it. You just wait. Peace.
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By: Helen Thomas on 10/07/2008 1:06PM
Like everything that has infused this society, black folks have taken the lazy way out and adopted something that they don't know or understand the origins of.
It would help if folks looked into the 'roots' of rap and hip hop to see what they really were meant to do.
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