Dr. Jamal H. Bryant Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biHMRRWeO-M
Chris Brown song
The negative aspects of technology as repeated negativity spews through hip-hop into the general population and robs souls without their knowledge. It is hip-hop music and technology have expanded the expression of being able to have a very long tail. Technology gives rise to the fact that something can go very slow then take on its own viral infectious effect on the mental stability and the perspective of an entire nation and country. It is this type of information expansion that is like a nuclear weapon in the hands of anyone with a cellphone, twitter handle, video camera, microphone, text chat, sex chat or any of the things that can assume a viral, digital plague raging effect.
We see this not only happening there but rising to the pulpit where in order to remain relevant, a “man of God” assume a position that is reflective of technology and hip-hop music integrated into a sermon. Hip-hop is no longer a young child’s game nor is it “youthful only.” Russell Simmons, hip-hop mogul, has even moved to share his success in the silence in his book. It is here that he quiets the spirit of hip-hop to get that understanding. It is not where the former juvenile aspects, lack of maturity and hope and respect are found. It is in the absence of positive reflection of Russell Simmons doing yoga, silencing the mind and spirit. It is the absence of handguns in the hands of Russell Simmons. It is the absence of handguns in many iconic moguls and yet handguns and negative songs still spew.
It is the immaturity and negative spirit of saying whatever without the ramifications being obvious and seen. The murders rage and the negative aspects of hip-hop flow all the way to the pulpit. With songs like “These h— ain’t loyal” being sung, hooking becomes infectious and viral making their way to the pulpit Astonished, the country learns that the viral aspect, the infection of negative lyrics, misogynist lyrics are finding their way to what should be divinely inspired men, divinely inspired people. Instead, they too are being infected by negativity — stretching the truth, repeating the negativity, miseducating and misguiding millions of people. Harnessing positivity with such negative substance is the absence of positive impact. Instead, it is confusion maligned ideas of the value prospect of truly serving God. The infection and viral effect of even getting shock value, every twitter handle, even songs singing are negative in the scope of what it says about someone not being loyal. And the women read and listen to these song lyrics. These women haven’t been outraged that even digital radio station and places like YouTube would even play songs that say something negative about women. Even if it reflects the male w—- it still is not positive. Where is the community’s positive reflection or positive protest about something with its own viral effect to be sung and chanted?
In a nonsensical way we give dismayed ideas about the truth. Once you record something negative to your spirit you are literally taking ownership to it. This isn’t a happy song, this is a very negative song and negatively reflects on everyone who chants it. But the sad part is, why are we chanting negative songs? And why have we not given protest or even made a large enough statement to move this negative statement out of the community’s belly, out of the community’s brain or to dislodge this whole idea that viral negativity should be allowed? It’s complicated you see when we use the excuses we use for the absence of purging negativity from inside our community. “These h— ain’t loyal” is not a positive reflection on the tragedy it suggests — the immaturity it suggests that could lead to violence. All of the jealousy, envy, rage, anger management issues that can be fostered by the lack of being able to imagine that loyalty is something that is beyond a word. Loyalty attached to some emotion can create jealousy and death, domestic violence rages from some small idea of ownership and loyalty that is skewed to the dominant person’s advantage.
We must be careful when we value songs that are destructive in our community, miseducating and infecting stupidity and ignorance as a language of cultural identity. Let’s pause on this disrespectful and ignorance that rages handguns, violence and anger by singing songs that melodically and with production value so high that you feel compelled to sing to our own communities. Instead, our mothers, sisters, cousins, etc. are a reflection on who we are is in what we appreciate singing and celebrate. Dislodging these things seems to be a complex problem. Where are we in solving problems like “skip” “delete?” We add too much and delete too little.
Peace.
