Time to give up the mic

I was talking to my nephew the other day and he said something profound. Black leadership is kicking a wack ass freestyle and they need to get off the mic and let somebody else kick a flow and rock the crowd.

ALL OF THEM.

These negroes have collectively hogged the mic, kicking the same ol’ tired flow over the same ol’ tired beat for 20 years. Is it no wonder the crowd has lost its energy, momentum, vigor and passion? They have a sea of apathy in front of them yet they continue to hog the mic. People are falling asleep and they still hog the mic. People are walking out of the club and they still hog the mic. When is somebody gonna do a KRS-ONE, bum rush the stage, beat them down, take the mic, and rock the crowd into a frenzy?

If you are saying to yourself, “I wonder if he is talking about ______,” or “I know he can’t be talking about ________,” the answer to both is, “Yes, I’m talking about him/her,” and “You’re damn right. I’m especially talking about him/her”

ALL OF THEM.

Like Antwon Fisher said, “It’s my time now.”

At some point, you have to let your children take the baton and run with the globe. If you fear they don’t have what it takes to do it, then blame yourself for not instilling in them the tools it takes and not them for their incompetency. Who knows? Maybe experience and responsibility will make them step up to the plate and teach them in ways the parents never could’ve been able to. Our collective brain child needs to be given the baton and allowed to run. If they drop it or burn the house down to the ground, at least it can be said they were given the opportunity to do so.

As I digress from the Hip Hop metaphor for black leaders, it makes me think of Hip Hop as well. Rakim, KRS-ONE, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, Kool G Rap, etc, etc, etc, ad infinitum, have done their job. Their place in the history of Hip Hop is solidified. If they never have another #1 single again it will not take away from their impact and influence on the game. It is a damn disgrace when we are looking for pioneers who paved the way to save Hip Hop. People should’ve learned from them and took the principles behind what they did, took the baton and ran with it. One thing I will say about those Hip Hop Pioneers, most if not all of them at least had the common sense to gracefully bow out and acknowledge their time had passed. Yes, they still make records to express themselves but the time for being that “HOT EMCEE” is over. Thank God. They been there and done that already. They are legends and should enjoy legend status as the new generation runs with the globe and handles current business. It ain’t there fault if they drop the baton, but unlike Black Leadership, at least they gave it to them.

HTP & Black Power!

Holip