My Flow Expose Holes...

that they find in yours
Wasn't for me,
niggaz still be dying for whores

We are being victimized and nobody cares!

Last week it was the article in the NY Times about the ‘Plight’ of black men. Then earlier this week it was the article in the Washington Post that suggested that marriage is for white people, and now (thanks to Cool AC) this!
Hmmm. I smell something fishy. Since when has the national media really been concerned about anything we were doing? Since the Oscars! See, damned three-six done fucked it up for er’body. (I’m kidding! Sort of. It’s hard out there for a digression.)

I wrote a post criticizing the figures and findings of the "niggas can’t read" article. I pulled that one off with minimal google and yahoo! snoopage. This white people and marriage thing..."Get the fuck out of here!" I defy Joy Jones to point out the lil’ ig’nant nigglet who espoused this shit. He wasn’t reflecting an image of nonreliance on marriage (believe you-me, many women, black AND white, are all too eager...) among black people, he was reflecting his belief in white superiority. Notice that the broad (yeah, Jones gwets the ‘broad’ title) never mentions correcting the lil’ bastard. Nope, she wrote a song (or newspaper piece) about it. Wanna hear it? Here it Go.

See, I can talk bad about the little ignorant nigglet because I don’t believe he exists. Fuck it, I am saying that Joy Jones made that shit up. I believe it in my heart of heart. And do you want to know why?

Because it was (ignorant ass) DC and not (country ass) Memphis or (bama ass) Jackson. That’s why. See, DC may be the home of a lot of dysfunction (and I mean A LOT!) but, it is surrounded by (and I feel bad for admitting this...*sigh*) the most vibrant and accessible upwardly mobile black community that exists in this entire country. (I just made one bold ass statement. Momma, I got my swagger back!)

So, even though little Raynal an’em might have a momma who is a crack head (actually, at this juncture heroin is more likely, albeit less probable) and a daddy in jail, the odds are that he knows, has seen, and understands the existence of married ass-working every day ass- negroes. Cause it is DC. So fuck you Joy Jones. I don’t believe you and I think you made this shit up.

Which brings us to the article of the day. Niggas just flick off and are offin each other at carry-outs for no reason. (Niggas Flick Off; the Dangers of Disagreements at the Carry-Out, look for it at your ghetto Barnes and Noble and Nubian Wisdom Book store (next to the Egyptian Musk]) This article is dangerous. Why? Because it is a throwback to yellow journalism. (Wikipedia. Learn something!)

See, the article tells the tale of two young negroes...one in Temple Hills and one in Oxon Hill who were killed at liquor stores and carry-outs that I frequent to this day (when I make it up there), who were both needlessly and senselessly killed in freak incidents. I am not going to disparage their memories (as opposed to the nigglet I don’t think exists. Joy Jones?!?!) , but I merely note that:

1. These senseless murders took place in 2004.
2. These senseless murders that took place in 2004 are hardly newsworthy to make a point in 2006.
3. These senseless murders that took place in 2004 and are hardly newsworthy in 2006, certainly aren’t worthy of national news.
4. These senseless murders that took place in 2004, are hardly newsworthy in 2006, and certainly aren’t nationally newsworthy, are even less newsworthy when the murder rate has declined in the geographic area that these murders took place in.

That is right boys and girls, the damned Washington Post told on itself. The article states that “[t]wenty people have been killed in the county as of earlier this week, compared with 33 by the same date in 2005.” Whoa now, how’d that get there? You mean, as the close of the first quarter of 2006, there was a FOURTY PERCENT DROP in the murder rate? And that doesn’t get an article of its own? But you tell the WORLD (Note that while this is a Washington Post article, it is coming to you from the Detroit Freepress. It has hit the wire, and now I'm gonna have NPR asking me why I flick off. "Cause y'all motherfuckers is stupid! That's why!") how niggas flick off and drop each other?!?!? And nobody says, “WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?”

Always remember, my friends, there is a negro to demonize. The poor, unfortunate, needy, violent (ain’t that right Ruben Castaneda and Allison Klein), promiscuous and ignorant (I still don’t believe you, Joy Jones) negro must be exposed for the demon that he is.

And no one is asking the real question; why the sudden interest? Just 2 years ago, Newsweek decided that the black woman couldn’t marry because the black man was all locked up. Now, she don’t want to marry at all. Yet, as previously discussed, all the black men ain’t locked up. So what is it?

What it is, is that we need to start examining – critically – what is written about us, by who, and for what agenda. I ain't no 5%er (But as a Mason, I count among the 10%, WHAT!!!), but damn if this don't seem like tricknowledgy to me.

I'm Representin’ For The Seat Where Rosa Parks Sat...

Where Malcolm X was shot,
Where Martin Luther was popped...

How do we remember our heroes? Americans – all of us, black, white (that show is useless, by the way. College Hill on the other hand, Holla! I got digressions for days!), brown and red (is red even still ‘pc’? I’m red, though I’m no ‘red’, No McCarthy! Son is illin’, Redd is chillin...What more can I say? Digressions!) all love to raise our heroes to mythic levels. It is common and expected. But what happens when, in our rush to correct an injustice, we wipe out the heroic act?

I ask this question in light of a move by the Alabama legislature (we can trust them, right?) to pardon those convicted of violations of Jim Crow.

“I can't imagine anyone opposing this," said Republican Rep. Steve McMillan. (source)

I can. Me. I’m going to tell you all for the fifty eleventh-million time, be careful accepting gift horses. Let me get this straight, Alabama proposes to pardon all those convicted of violating Jim Crow, and in one fell swoop gets to wipe the slate clean, and believe you-me, that is the outcome of this move, slate wiping.
Rosa Parks violated an unjust law. She was convicted of that violation. Alabama has to remember that. Damn that, “let’s let bygones be bygones” shit. Y’all did it, now y’all got to live with it. Forever. Period. History will judge you deservedly harshly for your transgression.

I am not in favor of the “whitewashing” (pun? Me? Never.) of history, a la Germany post WWII. You ever read a German history textbook? It goes like this...

“After the First World War, everyone went on vacation in the Alps. When we got back, there was East Germany and West Germany, until Ronald Regan asked the East Germans to take down the wall. And we all lived happily ever after.”

Damn that. America fucked up. It should always remember its fuck up, and never forget said fuck up, to ensure that it never repeats said fuck up.
Not that I don’t love my country. I do. With all my heart. But I’ll be God damned before I let America forget that our contribution to this country includes finishing the revolution that our forefathers (and yes negroes, they are ours too, whether we like them or not. But I like ‘em just fine. No Brokeback,) started in 1776.

Land of the free home of the brave was an incomplete thought until WE bravely said, “beat us, hose us, stone and lynch us, but we will be free!” So yes America, you owe us a debt of thanks, because until we pulled Uncle Sam by his scruffy beard, he was a hypocrite.

Thus, taking a page from the Jews, I say, “Never Forget!”, and moreover, never, ever, ever, ever allow anyone to sweep it under the rug. Especially not the same Alabama legislature that convicted our heroes in the first place.

I Got The Feds Sending Me Letters Cause I'm Schooling The Youth

But they can't lock me down ‘cause my tool is the truth
Yeah I sold drugs for a living – that's a given.
Why is it?
Why don't ya'll try to visit
the neighborhoods I lived in,
My mind been through hell,
my neighborhood is crime central
where cops lock you up more than
try to defend you...

There is a new article making its rounds on the innanets, and the nigganets too. The New York Times, that bastion of liberal thought and philosophy – least according to Fox News, though I am thoroughly confused as to what constitutes liberal nowadays (digressions, that cool refreshing drink!) – has published an article purporting to summarize the findings of several studies that all conclude that niggas can’t read, are all going to get locked up, and probably will rape a white girl, all before the age of 25.

You can read the article, entitled Plight Deepens for Black Men, Studies Warn, by clicking its title. But I got something to say. See, I said HERE, that the one thing that will oppress a group of people faster than a Mexican can hop a border is the misuse of statistics to prove a stereotype.

But before the meat and potatoes, there are warnings and indications that this article is going to be a crock of shit.

Focusing more closely than ever on the life patterns of young black men, the new studies, by experts at Columbia, Princeton, Harvard and other institutions, show that the huge pool of poorly educated black men are becoming ever more disconnected from the mainstream society, and to a far greater degree than comparable white or Hispanic men.

May I ask, what these experts are expert in; the life patterns of young black men, young black men in general, or life patterns in general? Meaning are they, the experts, headed by Jay-Z, the average white chic, or a sociologist? And really, isn’t it overkill to list 3 ivy league schools and “other institutions”? And finally, note the “HUGE POOL” of uneducated niggers (cause that is what the Times is really saying here). What then do we, and by “we” I mean “I” – cause apparently I am the only person not buying this line of bullshit – what then do I call the group of uneducated white non-hispanics who neither attend college nor complete high school? Fucking “super dupper dippy gigant-normous”!

Fact- according to the 2003 US census report, (page 4. Sonny “I be citing my authority”Redd), 34.8 % of black men who were over 25 years old had completed high school, compared to (and the fun keeps coming) a mere 31.5% of white (non-hispanics...I love it!) men of the same age. This statistic is really stunning when you remember that there are merely 36 million black people in the US, as opposed to over 180 million white people. Yes, there are five times more white people in America than black people. That means, iffin our pool of uneducation is huge...then...uh...theirs must be huge times 5!

Considering I gave all this thought to an errant adjective in an introductory paragraph of a throwaway feature story, I think you know where I am heading.
The article asserts three “recent findings”, yet attributes these findings to no one in particular – not to mention that the transition was a bit amateurish (Digressions was a popular drink and it still is). I assume these findings were compiled by the same “experts” on young black men from above.

Anyone who spends any time in the black community knows that the only niggas selling dope are the niggas rapping bout being drug kingpins. Husslin’ – the fine art of selling crack – (as opposed to hustling, which is what I do and encourage you to do when you are on your hustle) is as dead as Tupac, no matter how much Ric Ross says he knows the real Noriega (that nigga was in the pokey when Ross was in diapers. Hot song, though) or Cassidy be swearing he be cooking crack, that game is dead, and was dying when Shawn C. Carter (who is ‘bout 5 or 6 years older than my old ass) was driving I95.

Fact -- there were 2.1 million people in state or federal prision or jail in 2004 (I got Cites out the ass! Holla! Google nigga, What!?!?!) of that, 842,500 were black males. A shameful number. Almost 1 million brothers on lock down. But that is not why we are here today—the article asserts a “finding” that 21% of niggas who didn’t attend college were in jail or prison. That also means that 79% weren’t, but let’s not belabor the obvious.

Anyway, the article says that there were 5 million black males between the ages of 20 and 39. This little number is a scare tactic, because the reader now fears that there are 5 million darkies trying to steal their hubcaps or rape their daughters.
My problem with such “stories” is that they work to produce two equally obnoxious outcomes. First, they reassure those in our community who, as Bill Cosby pointed out, aren’t pulling their end, that it isn’t their fault that they are failing. Fuck that, and fuck them. Bill didn’t say it, but I will. Secondly, they foster a paternalistic environment wherein white folk act like we can’t succeed. Again, fuck that and fuck them. I feel like I am repeating myself.

On the other hand, we can always just turn up ‘Dem Franchise Boys’ and lean wit it. Shit, maybe the NY Times is right, I’m out of touch, and we’re all fucked.

I'll Tell U Half The Story...

the rest, you fill it in
Long as the villian win
I spend Japan yen, attend major events
Catch me in the joints, convinced my iguanas is bitin'
S-O-N hyphen, controllin', manipulatin'
I got a good life man, pounds and pence
Nuff dollars make sense, while you ride the bench
Catch me swinging for the fence
Dead Presidents, ya know...
I am sort of back! I've been husslin' like Ric Ross, and will resume so after this post.

Some things of note--

1) The Passing of Prof. X of the X-Clan. It is sad to note. I miss the days of "Vanglorious!" music, and hating on "Sissies!" (No Brokeback. [not that there's anything wrong with that.]) Just the idea of music that might make you go to wikipedia and look some shit up, what happened to that. R.I.P. to a strong brother.

2) My brother from another mother crossed the burning sands on March 11, 2006. So I welcome yet another bond of brotherhood tying my brother and I.

3) And on a personal note, I... Yeah, right. Like that'll ever happen. As the title suggests, youse can fill in my personal information for yourselves, as long as the villian wins, I'm happy. (And I am happy, btw.)

4) To all those who have been inquiring as to my wellbeing, I am fine. AC and Hostess, thanks for making sure I wasn't kidnapped by Hammas. To those celebrating my departure, I guess the party is over. HAhahaha!