Sorry to say it, hate to say it, don't want to say it, but things will not change until our attitude change and as my brother so eloquently put it. "There's power in oppression." 

an honest, intelligent, hard working black person is the enemy in the eyes of MSM, race baiters and hip hop artist (and I use the term "artist" as loosely as possible). Even with a half black being President there will ALWAYS be something to b***h about. If all the victimization goes away all three of the above I just mentiong will be out of a job.

The sufferage will never end, there is just too much at stake. 

Calling it as I see it that's all.

Rap music and hip-hop could not be successful if blacks were the only fans. Take a look sometime at what the average white high school student listens to. For that matter, take a look at the fan base of the outrageous black comedians like Katt Williams (on Comedy Channel tonight) where every second word is the n-word that the rest of us can't use.

Those 'artists' defend their language and disgusting rap culture with the claim that they themselves are black so it's okay, but they are very happy to sell their garbage to whites. Otherwise they couldn't make it.

And don't forget how Obama joked about his daughter listening to a very vulgar "Snoop Dogg" song when she was very young. The song was titled "Drop it like it's hot", which Obama's daughter thought was "Drop it like a sock" and refers to a woman "dropping" down low and rocking her pelvis, simulating sex acts.

I largely agree with almost everything that you wrote. But you don't go deep enough. Perhaps it's because it's not really your field but there's more to it than that. First, Rap is an industry run by satan just like heavy metal is. See the documentary, "They Sold Their Souls For Rock and Roll", by Pastor Joe Schimmel at Good-fight.org to understand better. The rappers that you rightly castigate are the lowest of the low, no bigger piece of crap than the one they have a movie out about right now, "Biggie Smalls".  The record that made him infamous chronicled his fight against PARENTS in a housing project who had the temerity to object to his DOPE DEALING!

But that's only one part of the story. The other part isn't spoken about as much. There are MILLIONS of rappers out there, white, black, latino and asian. There are almost as many viewpoints as there are people. There are STILL rappers speaking about "empowerment", "achievement" etc. But guess what? After Public Enemy faded out the record  companies UNIFORMLY stopped giving this class of rap, a record deal. That's how it started. As a former music producer and current television and film producer, I can tell you that a LOT has changed. The power structures at the record companies are making sure that ONLY the most ignorant ghetto IDIOTS, rise to power, i.e  50 Cent, Young Jeezy and among others, Jay Zee ( who actually calls himself J-HOVA) get it? Jehovah?  

This trend began about the time I gave up music productionin N.Y,  and moved to L.A. so we're talkin' 1992 or so. See, satan had long been luring young white kids to the dark side through Ozzy Osboune, Kiss, the Rolling (sympathy for the devil) Stones, Alistair Crowely acolytes all even the Beatles, see satanist Alistair Crowely's image on the cover of Sgt Pepper Album! So while most of you or your parents thought it was about "Rebellion" it was really about inculcating themes from the Book of Satan into your childrens brains through music. The first law in the book of satan is "Do what thou wilt, shall be the whole of the law", this satanic meme found it's way into the pop culture , through the counter culture movement of the sixties which updated the language a little and hit you with, "It's your thing, do what you wanna do", "free love" etc.  Look at the writings of Anton LeVay founder of the church of satan whose  teachings showed those in the counter culture movement the power of the music.  Sting, a Crowely disciple, Mick Jagger whose body is festooned with pictures of Satan, both helped to push the Beatles, Doors, Hendrix, etc, in that direction so much so that George Harrison said that he wrote "My Sweet Lord" as a way to get the "born again" Christians to worship someone other than Christ! That's why in the middle of the song they stop saying MySweetLord and start saying "hari krishna, hari krishna" but don't take my word for it, watch George Harrison say it himself in the documentary! 

Anyhoo, sry for being so long *sigh* again. The same devil that wanted to pervert a generation of whites desired the same for blacks. But because of the oppression that black had endured, remember we're talking about beginning of the music "movement", the hold of the church was too strong for them to sing songs that openly worshipped satan. Just like it's still too strong for them to accept sodomic marriage! White parents had by and large either adopted false christian doctrine or were too busy "finding ourselves", so we weren't alarmed when our kids started looking like CORPSES ( gothic) ,  singing about suicide and wearing upside down crosses and pentagrams.

But the devil had another trick for the blacks, lust. He started some godless perverts like Little Richard, Elvis, Marvin Gaye, etc, to separate them from God through their libido. Only after a significant period and we're talking almost forty years, could satan openly present himself to the blacks through THEIR music. Which he is now doing through DMX who openly worships the number of the beast and of course, The Academy Award Winning group, "Three Six Mafia) get it ? Three sixes.  See their website, notice the young man making the satanic sign of the devil horns, before you say I'm making too much of it.  

So after the Public Enemy, Fresh Prince, era we got ICE CUBE, Easy E, NWA and what came to be known as "gangsta rap" where murder was celebrated. The word actually couldn't be used in that context until "Snoop Dog" opened that door with "Murder was the Case" who's video shows him selling his soul to satan for worldly rap fame and beating a murder case.  It's a biography and a two-fer, satanism AND murder!

By this time, young black artists could no longer GET a record deal without calling themselves the N-Word and women "B's" and Ho's!  

Much like Ann Coulter makes the case that the crisis of single motherhood was a result of a deliberate attempt to subvert the family, the same  could be said about the music industry as a whole and rap in particular. She just doesn't properly examine what makes the liberals want to destroy the family in the first place! Well, that's my job. That's why we have Fitty, and Jay Z and Young Jeezy! That's why they put them in movies and give them clothing lines, it's how satan is moving the culture.

Sure they'll tell you in a meeting that you have to put LLCOOLJ in the movie because he's a "best selling rapper" and theoretically that should put butts in seats. But if you ever ask them why that doesn't hold true for white artists you'll get a blank look. Mention that a "greatest hits" album from Garth Brooks or Gun's N Roses, sells five times more than ANY rap artist , so how about replacing Colin Farrell with Axel Rose, or Kevin James with Garth Brooks and they stop returning your calls. The rapper named "Common" is reportedly about to co-star in the Legion of Super Heroes as the Green Lantern of all things. *sigh*

Much like the destruction of the family hasn't occurred in a vacuum and was done on purpose, the same is true for the music industry.

I realize that some of you may be fans of some of the artists mentioned. This is not speculation or "judgement".  Watch as each and every thing I said about them is said BY them in "They Sold Their Souls For Rock and Roll", http://webinsi5.webinsite.net/mivastore/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=blessedhope&Category_Code=vid

So Brent while I agree with the deplorable state of not onl black music but music generally, there is nothing that Barack Obama can do. First because he's been put in place by SATAN.   The fact that he just signed the DEATH WARRANTS on millions of BABIES around the world, should tell us that. Or do you think that any man working by the spirit of GOD, would kill a child? The man who is about to normalize homosexual sodomy in the military can't possibly talk "sense" into ANYONE. He would first need to have some.

You wouldn't see "Bill Cosby" doing either of these things. You also don't seem to understand that to Barack (community organizer) Obama, Jay-Zee is not only a "great business man" but he has him on his PLAYLIST!http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1589934/20080625/springsteen_bruce.jhtml

Barack Obama Reveals His iPod Playlist: Jay-Z, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen ... And Sheryl Crow?

Here's Obambi on the subject of his hero's Jay Zee  and Ludacris etc,  http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1589934/20080625/springsteen_bruce.jhtml

"I am troubled sometimes by the misogyny and materialism of a lot of rap lyrics," he said, praising Jay-Z, Ludacris and hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons for being "great talents and great businessmen." "But I think the genius of the art form has shifted the culture and helped to desegregate music. ... It would be nice if I could have my daughters listen to their music without me worrying that they were getting bad images of themselves." 

He listens to them so he's not likely to correct them. He also applauds them for being "businessmen" as opposed to being, oh say, spreaders of sin and degradation and he believes that they have HELPED SOCIETY!!!! So. Change? I think not.