Dr. Boyce: Uncle Luke Confronts Rappers for Not Giving Back

October 8, 2011 By Staff 2 Comments

uncle luke confronts rappers about not giving back

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Your Black World

Uncle Luke from 2 Live Crew put hip hop artists on blast for not standing up for their communities while they seem glad to drain all available resources. Speaking to the Miami New Times, Luke issued this ultimatum:

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Filed Under: black men, Dr. Boyce, Featured, Politics, Your Black World Tagged With: diddy, dr boyce watkins, hip hop, lil wayne, rappers, uncle luke

Anonymous

I have been a fan of YBW for a little while now, but these short blurbs that tend to always link to other websites are often illustrating the laziness in the news media industry. If you are to widen and grow your audience, I would advise bringing in some new talent or having some interns do some articles.

As per the subject matter of this particular article, the “music” of today is often confused with hip hop which has always been some sort of folk music, music of the people and their souls that harmonize with the music that resonate with positivity and optimism or just an exhibition of current events and perspectives within society. The hip pop (intentional use of pop) is a better use of the word considering that it is little more than just popular “hip” music to a certain extent. Whatever the case, the artists that are in the industry currently aren’t looking to make a difference unless it’s about adding 0′s to their bank accounts.
John

If Hip-Hop is suppose to reflect the Ghetto community, then it must be noted that in the Ghetto-Jungle, it is not customary to give back anything to those you mug.