If you know me, you know that I'm a 50 fan. Not just because of his music, but because he is a very intelligent black entrepenuer with a strong business sense; he is a very clever individual. I learn a lot from him as a person, and I appreciate the way he handle this situation...he thought about what he was gonna say before he opened his mouth. This probably is my favorite interview of 50. It talks about censorship in hip-hop, and he addresses how the media tries to point the finger at hip-hop for violence occurring in the world even while there are wars occurring in Iraq and movies being put out with tons of violence. A reporter asked him when was he gonna "get with the program" and stop using profanity in his music. 50 responds to his comments & questions and tells him that hip-hop paints the vivid picture of the environment we come from. People that have not experienced or been exposed to those things wouldn't know about that experience. "It is easier for the media to attack an individual than a corporation." He talked about how the media will go at certain hip-hop artists but wont try to place a censorship lawsuit on a big movie corporation like paramount for the violent movies they make, where they give u more than just words or sound, its a vivid image of everything that happens. He states how hip-hop uses vocabulary to paint pictures...with out complete detail it will be hard to paint that picture. "If I asked you to paint a picture of the American flag without using the color red, you would have a difficult time." He also uses very clever examples like politics to back up his debate. Oh and the ending about Master P was hilarious too lmao!
T.I. also joins in to give his statement on the subject. He was a bit more street than 50 on this subject lol.
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