Fakin the Funk
"Talkin’ that extra hard junk, you’re probably a punk"
Going through the iTunes library, and Main Source emerges as a classic hip hop selection, and I think of two things.
Firstly and most importantly, an article which appeared in today’s NYTimes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/politics/13covert.html?hp&ex=1110776400&en=c0b6bad84e5bf46a&ei=5094&partner=homepage
The Bush administration is combating The Daily Show with it’s own brand of fake news. The difference is that this fake news isn’t so clear that it’s fake. It’s administration propaganda that may be showing up on your local news. News pieces produced on your tax dollar designed to sell and praise administration policies, and subsequently slid incognito into your local news, often without the knowledge of even those who choose to air them. Fascinating article. Write your local TV news station and demand as much locally produced content as possible. Your voice will be heard. While you’re at it, enlighten yourself to the unfair and unbalanced practices of Sinclair Broadcasting at
http://sinclairaction.com/
Secondly, an article in Slate.com dated March 10.
http://www.slate.com/id/2114375/
The latest hottest rap act, The Game, has spent weeks at #1 on the RnB charts. Former crack dealer. Those crack dealers are so wise. Drop science Pusherman! The article highlights Dr. Dre as a competent producer and savvy businessman, and I’m not gonna argue with Dre, because a businessman is exactly what he is, and a good one. You can thank Dre for Eminem, 50 cent, and now, The Game. Did you hear about the The Game vs. 50 rivalry that ended up in someone getting shot outside of the NYC radio station? It’s all fake. I mean, it happened, someone did get shot. But it’s all in the name of selling records. MF Doom said: "Only in America could you find a way to earn a healthy buck and still keep your attitude on self destruct" Thug life sells, and so thugs get contracts, and then become fake thugs. Trying to be thugs. Showbusiness is not necessarily art, but I suppose we want stimulation, not art. AGHGHGHG!!!
Stop Fakin the Funk.
