State of Emergency

Somebody has to acknowledge this big ass pink elephant in the room that's effectively ruining an entire generation. This pink elephant is called rap music. This pains me to write about as I am someone who grew up off of (and with) rap. In some ways hip-hop has molded me into who I am today; i.e. a person who craves originality, staying true to yourself, and hustling to succeed by any means necessary. Those were the principles I took away from the artists I listened to. But when I see someone like Jay "DatBull" Harris receive a full scholarship to play football for Michigan State University and he turns it down NOT to another school or to take part right away in a family business, but to START (keyword) his rap career, it's obvious rap is killing the youth.

Now I'm not one to call someone.... oh wait, yes I am: Jay Harris is an idiot. Why invest in doing 2-a-days and dedicating one's self enough to get a full ride not to go? How does Jay Harris plan to be successful when he's from PA and has no features from Wiz Khalifa, Meek Mill, Mac Miller, or hell, even Gillie Da Kid? Oh that's right, those things cost money, something the average teenager coming out of high school doesn't have a lot of. I understand following your dream, don't get me wrong, but there is something in your head called a brain. USE IT! This kid could have developed a fan base in two different cities and then maybe took off from there. Plus all the perks that come with being an athlete at a Division 1 school could have made for some good material. Let's not forget that MSU is a party school. But hey what do I know...except that DatBull gonna be dat buol that's not gonna blow anytime soon. And if he does have a successful rap career I hope it's less than 4 years, because he could have had a degree. But since his low budget video(posted below)  has generated less than 100,000,000 views and you in the news, your music must not be all that. Should have stuck to running routes.

SIDE NOTE: To everyone out there, unless you have $100 million or are gonna be self-employed forever leave the tattoos off your FACE. Where I'm from tattoos on your face were of only tears and indicated you had killed someone. And if you have these and you're not you're liar. No one wants to hire murderers and liars, FYI.

Follow the Follower

It has been quite some time since my last post. Quite some time. But having a little bit of a life and not having the greatest organizational skills caused me to neglect The Rude Observer in me. However, the bug has hit me yet again and being the asshole that I am, I cannot hold my tongue/pen/keyboard any longer.

I figured this subject had been over saturated, but I now realize the movement of originality needs more soldiers than I originally thought. It's not enough that the majority of people out there let rappers/artists pick out their wardrobe, but now rap music is turning into the guidebook that people live their lives by. I understand what it means to be a fan of someone, but I don't understand what it means to want to be just like somebody else (my own father included). It trips me out how trendy or hot something becomes after your favorite rapper says or does it. For example, just because mainstream rappers rap about YSL everyone  wears it, or wants to. BUT they don't even know why. Half of these drones/clones don't even know what YSL stands for let alone how to pronounce Yves for that matter. What's even crazier is that brands like YSL and Givenchy been around for 50 plus years and have been successful, but you only heard of these things when Wiz or Kanye told you about these things.

But people nowadays follow the style of those with no style. Google your favorite rapper before they had a stylist. Furthermore if you believe these artists have style then 1.) Why do you need a stylist? 2.) Why is some of the shit they wear TRULY WEIRD? I love that hip-hop has grown to such huge heights. But if Rick Ross or Drake spit a line along the lines of "I sign my checks with uni-ball pens" and all of a sudden EVERYONE starts instagraming uni-ball pens, I will find you and kill you all.

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