Wednesday 3 September 2008

Will You Rap For Your Tribe?

Sannion tells us that in Israel they get folks rapping about the holocaust and the survival of the Jewish people over heartrending violins whilst in the States they have P. Diddy and Jay-Z bragging about their bling and bitches for the umpteenth time; baffled that they wonder why the rest of the world considers America to be morally and culturally bankrupt.

I say the same for both his country and (its long-time colony) the Philippine Islands. In Slavic countries like Russia, Poland and the Ukraine they have metal bands like Arkona singing about their heritage, ancestors and gods in their folk dress. And what do we have here? Lame wannabes and their senseless songs in either signature Valley Girl fashion or Afro-American street wear.

There is always the great Francis Magalona of course. But the likes of him are close to extinct. May the Diwata help us.

9 comments:

  1. If the soul of Gloc 9 awakens, we may have a new Francis Magalona in the future.

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  2. Ah yes, Gloc 9. I have heard some of his soulful songs. I shall pray for his awakening to save us all. :)

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  3. loving your new banner.
    yeah, rap sucks now. i miss tupac.

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  4. Thanks Omar! :) The fire does suit my ranty-ness, no?

    Not a big of rap I am. But I can't stand to see rap get exploited as well.

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  5. Well they've improved from living in the ghetto to flying in their own private G5's. I doubt they can draw any more inspiration or lyrics about violence in the hood or oppression of their race. Blame it on the corporate success of hip-hop. Besides there are still those "serious rappers" who rap about "serious matters". They're just not as popular as Diddy or 50 Cent. By the way, Diddy, back when he was called "Puffy", rapped about stuff on the same note, if not on the same degree, as the holocaust.

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  6. Yes, my point exactly. They're not as popular. It just shows what the people like more. And their choices are sad for me.

    I don't know much about rap, I just quoted that from a friend.

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  7. There will always be people who talk about less serious matters, to put it lightly. In most societies, even, they're the ones who dominate the population in numbers. That is what puts premium and novelty to people who talk about more serious matters. Orwell's 1984 explains this throughly or I might have related it to how he explained why the great number of the poor give novelty to the rich. Anyway I still suggest you read it if you haven't. You feel much akin to it. It talks about war a lot.

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  8. You've got a point there. Thanks, man. I'll look into that. Is it book?

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  9. Yup, he's actually a contemporary of Tolkien. So they explored the same themes in their works. George Orwell. His real name though is Eric Blair.

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