Thursday, March 24, 2005

Well in a few days it will be 10 years Eazy E died, the godfather of Gangsta Rap, one of the masterminds behind NWA...when we see what's happening with rap beefs( 2Pac vs Biggie, 50Cent vs Ja Rule, shootings in front of radio station buildings, rap task forces, rappers convicted (Lil' Kim, C Murder...) and so on) could we say as some people do, that Eric Wright opened a Pandora's box when he pushed this "gangsta talk"? And would Mr Wright also be responsible for that "pimp talk", gang related murders, radio station payola, X rated DVD invasion and so on? Too "Eazy" to conclude, isn't it? Before NWA it was blaxploitation as scapegoat, or slavery/racism, Uncle Tomism and so on...Should be time to move on, don't you think? And remember Malcolm X started as hustler, not to say hadn't been a certain Huey P Newton a gangbuster, I mean a guy among several data in juvenile delinquancy, I doubt he would have been courageous enough to confront( successfully) reigning rogue cops in Southern California as he did. H Rap Brown said "Violence is as American as cherry pie", he forgot "capitalism", "complaining/talking loud and doing nothing"...and come on, if this guy was so dangerous, how come people like 2pac & Biggie who are his spiritual heirs in a way, how come they are so celebrated and Eazy's just a ghost? Is death real only when you take bullets? For more reflection, go visit Davey D's page http://www.daveyd.com And there's also a Eazy website( amidst others) and we salute the return of Above The Law official website , here 's the link http://www.abvdlaw.com/... Something else, Lyn Collins passed away, "The Female Preacher" one of the female lead singers of the JBs, a funk legend of course...something to advert, the "Funky Saturdays" parties set by some Black Music addicts in Nantes, one for Saturday, March 26th, and the other Saturday April, 30th, where, Nantes (Club Bar "le Rive Droite", 5 rue Santeuil) from 10 pm to 4 am, 6 euros for attendance, with DJs Marrrtin, Phoenix and Pharoah( March, 26th) DJs Fresh Dope Crew, Bassline & Pharoah( April, 30th) and a special guest...that's all folks