Working on a new song. Lyrics below. I’m very frustrated with the way Black celebrities from Drake & Kendrick Lamar to Stephen A. Smith and Jason Whitlock and so many others are using their platforms to tear each other down and degrade our communities. This song is a call for Black celebrities to use their platform for something better and constructive. Not sure what the name of the song would be but I’d love your thoughts on it! hashtag#hiphop
Shaq vs. Shannon, Stephen A. vs. Whitlock
DL vs Monique but no one’s laughin’ doc
Kat Williams vs everybody, it’s so silly
Sage Steele vs. Jemele (but not really)
Cardi B. vs. Nicki, Remy vs. Nicki
Seein’ all of this and I’m askin’ what the dealy?
Why am I the only one callin’ out this nonsense
It’s like tryin to Pusha T Rex up hill in an eclipse
…pardon the ellipsis, I’m at a loss for words
For why we use our platforms for a war of words
For why we tear each other down instead of buildin’ us up
For why we swear each other down instead of liftin’ us up
Now with K. Dot & Drake, we all takin’ a side
Social media ablaze, trolls here for the ride
While these rappers pick sides about which one is slayin’
They got so much to say but had no words for Megan
No words for Rihanna, Dee, and so many others
Got me really rethinking why we callin’ ’em brothers
And who’s advising Drake, who’s advising Lamar?
Who told ’em it was cool to bring the kids in this war?
Who told ’em to joke ’bout domestic violence and scars?
Who told ’em to put real kids’ names in their bars?
Y’all got a Pulitzer, y’all got Grammys galore
Yet this is what you choose to use your platform for?
Then you dis’ MJ & Prince in your stories
Two men whom for us are music royalty
Rather than dis’, you should learn from their conflict
’Cause any beef they had made them make better music
Kept family matters off mic cause they gave a damn
Tension was used to make better music for fans
Never really beefed on wax or tore each other down
MJ even named his kid Prince, now ain’t that profound?
And y’all show no respect, your ignorance astounds
Let the legends rest in peace and stop actin’ like clowns
We a global industry and you just showin’ the world
How Black on Black rhyme hurts Black boys and girls
Nobody wins when the family feuds, learn from Jay
Went on air and apologized for super ug-lay
Squashed his beef with Nas now they collaborate B
They don’t need to tear each other down just for money
When will hip-hop stand up for Black women?
When will we uplift Cassie and Diddy’s other victims?
Hope Diddy goes down the same road as R. Kelly no kiddin
When will hip-hop set a new standard for our children to live in?
Ancestors fought hard for the platforms you’re abusin’
Not to mention all the people that you’re really abusin’
For the next 50 years of hip-hop to be different
Rappers must treat women and kids with respect
