bigted Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 http://www.nobodysmiling.com/hiphop/news/85175.php LL Cool J Says Lyrics Needs Balance by: Michael Ivey Sun, October 2nd, 2005 VH1’s recent “Hip Hop Honors” lifetime achievement award recipient, LL Cool J, feels there are too many gangsters in rap. According to one of the longest tenured professionals in music today (twenty plus years) the only way hip hop can lose it’s violent image is if emcees stop coming out as shooters and crack dealers. LL Cool J is definitely encouraged by the lucrative business the music generates, saying “I think it’s afforded a lot of people great lifestyles.” However, his knowledge of the social impact rap lyrics have on youth and casual listeners prompted a call for more positive messages. He says, “so many people who are not really used to rap or don’t know anything about it think that that’s all there is.” As an entertainer known more for his female oriented songs and hard core delivery, not content, LL feels the culture as a whole would benefit from more balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfuqua23 Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Another view that a lot of us seem to share, yet it goes not noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan 4ever Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 LL knows what he's talking about...if just more people would understand this! :shrug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Another view that a lot of us seem to share, yet it goes not noticed. :word: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristigolo Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 too bad nobody important listens to him :ShockRifle: :mikelowery: :therain: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 too bad nobody important listens to him :ShockRifle: :mikelowery: :therain: I wouldnt say that. Ja Rule,50 Cent,Fat Joe,Lil Kim,Cassidy etc. They all hate each other but they all love LL :lolsign: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristigolo Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 true but i bet you fifty won't change his lyrics and way of behaving cuz of what LL said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Yeah ok you`r right.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted October 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Yeah I don't understand how Em and 50 say they look up to LL and yet they make their music so violent? :sick: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic1988 Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 ^^^^^^^ who knows bigteg..............who knows.................. anyway, I think a balance is in order, the last positive album was mainly weekend warrior by biz markie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted October 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 I think LL should personally say who he feels should be the ones that need to balance out their lyrics then maybe they'll pay attention to him more or he'll finish their careers, he got the power to do it! :stickpoke: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 I think LL should personally say who he feels should be the ones that need to balance out their lyrics then maybe they'll pay attention to him more or he'll finish their careers, he got the power to do it! :stickpoke: :word: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Amor Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 (edited) Yeah I don't understand how Em and 50 say they look up to LL and yet they make their music so violent? :sick: Well I think the reason why the can say they look up 2 LL and make violent music at the same time is cus well they don't feel that they are part of the problem. 50 and Em probably are thinking that this comment ain't directed at him but 2 their enemies. Cus Em and 50 think all they are doing is speaking the truth as the way they see it. 50 cent sees himself as original gangsta rapper. Edited October 8, 2005 by Angel Amor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceAngel Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 I think LL should personally say who he feels should be the ones that need to balance out their lyrics then maybe they'll pay attention to him more or he'll finish their careers, he got the power to do it! :stickpoke: :word: :word: I agree. More people need to hear what LL is saying! It's so true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted October 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Yeah I don't understand how Em and 50 say they look up to LL and yet they make their music so violent? :sick: Well I think the reason why the can say they look up 2 LL and make violent music at the same time is cus well they don't feel that they are part of the problem. 50 and Em probably are thinking that this comment ain't directed at him but 2 their enemies. Cus Em and 50 think all they are doing is speaking the truth as the way they see it. 50 cent sees himself as original gangsta rapper. That's a good point there, 50 Cent came out with a song called "Wanksta" making fun of people that act like gangstas when they ain't really ones but in reality he's a "wanksta" himself, he ain't really as tough as he says he is and he needs to stop talking like that to mislead people that're stupid enough to buy into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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