Through this entire thing Kendrick Lamar’s life was threatened on multiple occasions. He told us on wacced out murals that nigga put money on his head in the streets. We watched Akademiks in real time platform a bozo saying he would kill Kendrick and then tried to put a battery in his back trying to tie Kendrick to the shooting at Drake crib. Nobody blinked an eye. So, no, I don’t feel bad that the internet is calling that man names. The fact of the matter is the world wouldn’t believe the accusations if you didn’t have a long history of being weird with underaged girls. Even he knew that which is why he tried to 8 mile himself on Taylor Made by getting in front of it.
Hip Hop was born in protest. As some rappers align with political power, the culture's activist legacy faces a defining moment.
The culture emerged amid over-policing and economic abandonment. It was never just neutral entertainment. Early songs functioned as political records, translating policy into lived consequences.
Hip Hop has always been political because the conditions that produced it were political. Attempts to detach the culture from that truth do not neutralize it. They rewrite it.
Head to the link below to read more about the history and future of Hip Hop and politics 🔗⬇️
In 2017, Kobe Bryant, who had just retired, was asked during Trump’s first term if he would have visited the White House had the Lakers won the title.
Kobe said he wouldn’t have made the trip.
“Simple,” Mamba said.
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BREAKING: As Donald Trump cancels free admission to National Parks on MLK Day, California will be offering FREE entry at more than 200 participating state parks.
Honor MLK. Get outdoors. And stick it to an old man with a fragile ego.