CRITICS CRY FOUL AT URBAN LIT

I JUST WATCHED A HELL OF A DOCUMENTARY BY KAVEN BROWN AND A HOST OF OTHER NOTABLE AUTHORS. THE DISCUSSION WAS ABOUT URBAN LITERATURE GENRE AND HOW IT EXPLOITS PEOPLE BY DEPICTING CHARACTERS THAT DON'T CONVEY A POSITIVE MESSAGE TO THE READERS, ESPECIALLY THE YOUTH. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE VALIDITY OF THE ARGUMENT BUT AT THE SAME TIME I DON'T SEE WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE WE'RE PROTECTED OF OUR 1ST AMMENDMENT RIGHTS. WHICH MEANS, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS OUR TALENTS THROUGH SPEECH, MUSIC, AND ANY OTHER FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT. THE PROBLEM WITH THESE CRITICS IS PROBABLY THE FACT THAT THEY CAN'T SEPARATE ART FROM REALITY. I CAN PICK UP A BOOK AND KNOW ITS FOR MY ENTERTAINMENT AND ONCE I'M DONE, I KNOW THAT IT WAS ONE OR TWO THINGS. IT WAS A GREAT READ OR PURE BULLSHIT, EITHER WAY I WAS STILL ENTERTAINED WHICH IS THE PURPOSE OF ME BUYING THE BOOK TO BEGIN WITH. SOMETIMES WE NEED A GOOD BOOK TO TAKE US AWAY FROM THE REALITY OF WHAT'S TRANSPIRING WITHIN OUR OWN LIVES. NO ONE WANTS TO ADDRESS THE REAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMICAL ISSUES WE AS A PEOPLE HAVE TO ENDURE. IN FACT, THAT'S IRRELEVANT BECAUSE THE RULES DON'T APPLY TO THEM. WHEN I SAY THEM, I MEAN CRITICS! EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS, THERES SOME LOBBYIST GROUP WHO HAS A HIDDEN AGENDA TO TARGET WHATS TAKING PLACE IN THE BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS! IT'S ABSURD! THIS REMINDS ME OF WHEN NWA CAME OUT AND EVERYTHING WAS ABOUT "FUCK THE POLICE". ICE T CAME OUT WITH "COP KILLER" AND EVERYONE CRIED "GANGSTER RAP". I REMEMBER CALVIN BUTTS TOOK A STEAM ROLLER AND CRUSHED ICE CUBE'S CD DEATH CERTIFICATE AT THAT TIME. C. DELORES TUCKER AND HER GOONS SET OUT TO SINGLE HANDEDLY ANNIHILATE RAP. ANOTHER ART FORM WE CREATED FOR OURSELVES TO DOCUMENT THE THINGS TAKING PLACE WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AINT NOBODY STUPID ENOUGH TO GO COMMIT A CRIME ON A COP UNLESS YOUR INSANE. BUT THAT WAS THEIR RHETORIC BACK THEN AND THEY LOST THE BATTLE. THE MORE THEY DID TO TRY TO STOP THE MUSIC, THE MORE THE MUSIC WAS HEARD! ICE CUBE BECAME AN ICONIC FIGURE, NWA SOLD MILLIONS OF RECORDS, ICE T WAS A LEGEND AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY THE SAME CRITICS GAVE HIM A SHOW ON LAW & ORDER! HOW IRONIC IS THAT? HE PLAYED HIS PART TO PERFECTION AND PEOPLE FORGOT HE WAS THE SAME ONE RAPPING "COP KILLER" MANY YEARS AGO. CRITICS HAVE THE TENDENCY TO SWARM IN ON WHAT'S HOT AND BASH IT AS OPPOSED TO RESPECTING IT. IF THEY'RE NOT MAKING ANY MONEY FROM IT, IT BECOMES THEIR PROBLEM ALL THE SUDDEN!KIDS WITNESS VIOLENCE ALL DAY LONG, WHETHER ITS AT SCHOOL OR IN THE HOOD. IF NOT, THEY CAN ALWAYS GO TO THE MOVIES OR PLAY SOCOM ON PLAYSTATION. THERE'S NO GETTING AROUND IT! AS FOR THE DEPICTING OF SEX ON THE BOOK COVERS, I DO FIND IT COMMON BUT WHO AM I TO JUDGE? I APPLAUD ANYONE WITH ENOUGH TALENT TO WRITE A BOOK, BECAUSE IT'S NOT THAT EASY! THAT ALONE TAKES ALOT OF DETERMINATION, FOCUS, AND SKILL! IF WE DIDN'T HAVE WRITING AS AN OUTLET, I DON'T THINK THE WORLD WOULD BE READY FOR THE MAYHEM THAT WOULD DOMINATE OUR STREETS! ALL I HAVE TO SAY TO MY FELLOW AUTHORS OUT THERE IS KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO, DON'T ALLOW ANYONE TO CURTAIL WHAT YOUR DOING! AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY HAVE TO RESPECT IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER! LET'S STOP FIGHTING AND BICKERING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER, THIS IS THE TIME TO UNITE AND SOLIDIFY BONDS. WHEN PEOPLE SEE WEAKNESS, THEY WILL DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO DISRUPT IT. IT'S THAT OLD DIVIDE AND CONQUER THING WE'RE ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH. NOW THE NON-FICTION AUTHORS WILL SHY AWAY FROM THE ONES WHO WRITE FICTION CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE "NONSENSE". I ALREADY SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BEFORE IT HAPPENS. I HAVE THAT GIFT! SO BEFORE YA'LL START POINTING FINGERS AT ONE ANOTHER AND BLAMING EACH OTHER FOR WHAT'S OUT THERE THAT CAN'T BE CHANGED. RESTRATEGIZE AND KEEP IT MOVING! REMEMBER, IF THEY WEREN'T TALKING YOU'D THINK SOMETHING WAS WRONG. WE SET TRENDS, WE DON'T FOLLOW THEM!