December 11, 2013
Essay 3.2 (Hip hop) First Draft
Dr. Boyce Watkins debates with Michael Eric Dyson on whether or not hip hop artists should be held accountable for their words. Both off these men already know, all of the artist should be held accountable, however if we can put the artist to task to stop making that kind of idiotic music, will we have the power to stop that machine that has rob us blind but still put out recording artists slaves that get plenty but they are selfish and it good and bad to an extent? Dr. Watkins points out, that the fact of us and others being bombarded with these negative images of the young Black Male in the mass media, appears to be taking a heavy toll in terms of the self-image of far too many young Black people and in the way these young people are perceived in the minds of the …show more content…
Immediately he got in the middle of an ongoing conflict between Death Row and the east-coast based Bad Boy record label. His track titled "Hit 'Em Up" was produced as a simple statement from Tupac and Death Row to Bad Boy. Before this release, Tupac was shot with five bullets and blamed the shooting on Bad Boy. Lyrics read: “Killing ain't fair but somebody got to do it...You'd better back the fuck up before you get smacked the fuck up...This is how we do it on our side. Any of you niggas from New York that want to bring it, bring it. But we ain't singin' we bringing drama. Fuck you and your motherfuckin mama.We gonna kill all you mother fucks...Well this is how we gonna do this...Fuck bad boy as a staff, record label, and as a motherfuckin crew. And if you wanna be down with Bad Boy, then fuck you too. All of you all motherfuckers fuck you, die slow motherfucker. My "44" makes sure all your all kids don't grow…West side 'til we die...Fuck 'em we Bad Boy