Well...as a black kid from the hood, who was forced with that Africa talk down his throat, I can tell you, we identify more with Jay-z than we do some random king in Africa. I can tell you, I drew more pride from my Grandmother struggling through school while raising six kids (two of whom weren't hers). That is where we ought to draw all our mentality from. I'm over Africa, I've learned about as much as I need, always open to learning more but it's not a priority. Dre does more for the kids in Compton than some king, a king that ain't got no J's. Go out in the hood, read them one of those Africa passages, and then read them some lyrics from Outkast, "we were once kings" or "get up get out and get something" which you think has more of an effect? I can dig learning about Africa, but attempting to draw everything we are from them is disrespectful to all those who actually made us, from the Soujourner Truths to the P. Diddy's. These were people of action, you ain't catch Tubman sitting around "we were kings" she was on her "***** come on, we getting the **** up outta here" steeze.
Honestly, I'm not seeing the point of all this Africa talk, they ain't us, they don't share the same morals, they don't share the same history, over half of us have european heritiage, but none of ya'll are talking that "these light skin brothers need to learn about their Irish heritage"
Ya'll are creating this racial identity crisis. Me, and every kid from my block, know exactly who we are, it's you smart brothas that struggle with identity. Personally, outside of all the education I have, I'm a hustla, I have a friend with a college degree, he's a gangsta, I have other friend who are absolutely comfortable in their own skin, I think thats something ya'll need to search for within yourselves, but while ya'll are looking, can ya'll actually help the kids in Chicago?
