Drake is the front runner for my unofficial " Rapper Least Likely To be Arrested " award as a Hood conservative and very life superhero ( RLSH ) listener.
While sometimes listening to ( paradoxically ) Rick Ross and others waxing poetic about poison sold to their own people, Drake stands out and aside from this genocidal lyric crowd.
It not that he`s clean cut or speaks Standard English without considerable effort. TI, another personal favorite since " Rubberband Man ", is also clean cut but addicted to incarceration- like too many Hip Hop artists. Some young fans misuse risque content as blueprints for life instead of edgy entertainment.
Drake offers hope to older listenership and community stakeholders who want much more for today`s artists than incarceration; parole/probation and sudden death. I won`t address the curl of dead rappers but fans know the attrition rate is too high, just alike on inner city streets.
LL Cool J; Will Smith ( formerly The New Prince )** and conscious rappers from my era like Rakim; Public Enemy; Lakim Shabazz, etc. show you could avoid popularizing genocide and still make money.
I don`t want boring Hip Hop. It must be the everlasting part of the Hood, speaking whatever " negro " dialect is vogue at that time. I too don`t need it becoming boring and producing rap versions of Wayne Newton or Lawrence Welk ( lol ).
As someone who`s Old School I desire these artists to love their fame- without self-destructing! Hip Hop isn`t just spitting death lyrics. Hip Hop is likewise about living_ and yet something rarely seen in the Hood- hope.
If being locked within the " belly of the beast " ( translation: jail or prison ) is bad while poor, does being rich improve the experience? Sitting behind bars has long become the matter to do for wealthy urbanites.
Drake hopefully is the beginning of many non thug rappers to come.
NADRA ENZI AKA CAPT BLACK promotes Black bipartisanship; crime prevention and self-development. http://www.captblack.info
** Eight Ball & MJG and Bun B are far from forgotten!
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