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Lyrical PMS

A Bay Bay -- Am I Being Punk'd?

I had been hearing about this annoying song by a new artist named Hurricane Chris, from New Orleans, called “A Bay Bay,” for the past couple of days. I brushed it off as another wack ass artist either from the South or trying to fit that “Southern” formula that music execs like so much, and figured that I would see it when I see it.

I saw it by accident and I’m horrified. It’s bad enough I was watching 106 and Park when I saw it (long story) but it was today’s new joint.

A Bay Bay, A Bay Bay…

I can still hear it ringing in my ears, oh the agony. Seriously. What! The! Fuck!  Just when I thought TV Hip-Hop (I don’t feeling saying commercial) couldn’t get any worse, I’m faced with this stupid ass song and a worse video from an artist with an even more cliché name. Hurricane Chris from New Orleans, gee that’s clever [insert sarcasm here] with an even wacker song. I thought Ashton Kutcher was going to jump out and tell us that we’d all been “punk’d.” Actually, I prayed for Ashton Kutcher to jump out and say those words but no haps. And to make matters worse, the male host of the show -- I can’t think of his name but you know, the one that isn’t Rocsi – had the nerve to say this, and I quote: “I was one of the main haters of that song but ya’ll said it was hot and must be because it made it in the countdown as the new joint.”

Since when do we let 14 and 15-year-olds dictate what’s hot? It should be the other way around. And based on their “online” votes at that? Do we really still believe that it’s their votes that count? I hope not, because we all know that the big wigs over at BET are being paid by the big wigs at record labels to tell us what’s hot. And sadly, the children buy it (and some adults too).

But straight up, rappers need to step their game up. Not just with the music but in terms of their sound and educating the youth. When Nas said Hip-Hop was dead, I think he was simply issuing a wake up call. The main people beefing with what Nas said ain’t putting shit out that’s worth anything, which is why they’re upset and grunting and groaning about it. You know people don’t like hearing the truth about them selves and what Nas said was real talk. This is not about the North versus the South or anything like that; it’s about real recognizing real.
 
Rappers who are fortunate enough to get signed, I implore you: Push for your own identity. You need to sound like yourself. Asinine hooks and lame coonish dances are not the way to go. Everyone knows the music industry is sort of stymied. Sales are lagging and we don’t even know when artists are dropping anymore unless they get play on 106 and Park and MTV.  Whoopdie doo, that makes about five albums. Am I the only one who just found out that DMX dropped another album today? Remember when DMX was the shit? Anyway, I digress…

We need inspiration, not mediocrity. We need to show the children, the record execs and the big wigs at BET what’s poppin’ and who really runs this shit! It’s the people.

Ashton Kutcher never popped out but I still believe we are all being punked. Sigh…


**EDIT**
I've been informed that Hurricane Chris is from Shreveport, not New Orleans. Still doesn't change my opinion. Sorry.

 

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