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This week I decided to talk about things that absolutely get on my nerves. As you have more than likely predicted, most of these things will have something to do with the internet, music, politics, religion etc., and most of them are focused on the behaviors of people involved in the hip-hop scene.
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7. Rappers disliking gay people but rapping about and wearing Gucci, Louie, and Prada - You can't dislike gay people and wear clothes that are designed by gay European designers. Well, I guess you can, but you look like a moron. You can't rap about Gucci but hate gay people. This is the weirdest thing in the world to me. You realize they made the clothes you're worshipping in your music right? Most rappers love to rap about high-end fashion they honestly can't afford, but I don't think they understand the people behind the designs. Truthfully, most of these brands depreciate in value once they become too popular among black people so a lot of these designers hate us anyway, whether they are gay or straight. I never understood the science behind repping them so hard in our music. I have nothing against gay people, but if a wealthy gay fashion designer dislikes black people I'm damn sure not about to help his clothing brand make money. I think rappers are some of the most ridiculous people alive. I'm not homophobic, but if I was I don't think I'd rap about clothing made by homosexual men that typically dislike black men for wearing their clothes.This is the most confusing cycle of ridiculousness ever, but the designers win in the end because they get the money from the dumb ass rappers for wearing their clothes.
6. Psychotic Black Power people - I walk this line sometimes, I'll admit it. I try to make sure I'm a well-balanced person but sometimes I go a little bit too far with my rants. People need balance in life; when it is eliminated you turn into a walking, talking, ball of insanity. Due to the nature of some of my material I've encountered a few nutcases. I understand these types of people because honestly I'm probably two degrees away from their perspective. I'm honest enough to admit that to some people I probably am their daily dosage of psychotic pro-blackness. But here I'm referring to the type of person that's so pro-black it prevents them from enjoying life since the clouds in the sky are white. The type of pro-black person that rants about white people being screwed up all day long, yet eats dinner with Wolf Blitzer.
5. The guy in the club with the microphone, talking over the DJ (that isn't the MC) - I typically hate this guy because honestly, we don't need you. In other cities you don't see this as often as you do in St. Louis. I mean, what is this, 1974?. This is not "Beat Street" and you are not MC Busy B. We really don't need you ad-libbing our favorite Young Jeezy song like you were there when he recorded it. There's only a handful of people that do this the right way, and you're more than likely not one of them, my friend. How did every other element of the hip-hop culture become irrelevant, but you pricks never fell out of love with the overly-annoying douchebag on the mic yelling all night like this is a high school fire drill? There are some true club hosts and professional party starters that have mastered this craft. There are also a sea of horrible ones that sound exceedingly corny every time they open their mouth. It just gets to the point where you don't know if you're at a party or a horrible stand up comic routine. Seriously, please get the hell off of the mic and sit down somewhere. This is not a Nascar event we don't need an announcer.
4. The guy that doesn't come to any local hip-hop shows, but wants to collaborate with every rapper with some sort of buzz in the city - If I've never met you in person I shouldn't be expected to give you a free verse. My logic with this is fairly simple: If we're familiar with each other prior to doing the track I may not feel the need to collaborate for free because for all I know you could be a child molester or weirdo satanist devil-worshipping musician. The last thing I need to do at this current moment in my life is co-sign on a devil-worshipping child molester.
