“I lived in New York my whole life and I moved down to Maryland. …So I’m driving through, I look left and I look right seeing all these opulent houses. I’m blown away. I’m wondering who owns these homes? I’m figuring–living in New York that they had to be White. Dude coming out the door had on a pair of Tims and jeans… It blew my mind. I didn’t know what was going on.”

I had almost the exact same experience upon driving through Maryland before moving there a few years later. I was in communities that my whole NYC life experience told me HAD to be white, but weren’t. Of course, NYOIL was talking from the psychological perspective from a black POV, but I have come to the conclusion that there are aspects of the NYC experience that are very damaging to whites psychology on how the intersection of race and class is viewed. Without leaving NYC, you are conditioned to believe that the most beautiful neighborhoods are exclusive to white people, and that black folk must live amongst white folk if they want a piece. It is extremely unheathy on multiple levels for both black and white. If you grow up in NYC and don’t travel to other cities, your race/class paradigm is completely skewed.

PS: thanks for “She Watch Channel Zero” — one of my all-time favorites…

I thank you for getting back to me so soon and allow me to enter the time and space we spoke about.

Like I told you before brothaman whatever you need…

Part II will be posted in the morning.

I’m looking forward to part 2 as well!!

Great opener too.. u got deep there bro!! lol

I better not ever see my sons like this.

Jim Jones will you please pull your effin pants up! What’s the deal with these clowns. I guess he really likes ballin’. This is disgusting!

i featured his song “yall should get Lynched” on the Hip Hop OC myspace for a few months. I couldnt agree with him more.

the fact that the word is still used in todays world is stupid, but the only reason it is still used is because of the people who use it call it ” a friendly gesture”

I appreciate the interview because you both grounded the conversation in the present (and the past and future). That’s not always easy to do. Much respect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiigQYa0HkY&feature=related

Check out this hot track from Akrobatik. This joint is straight fire!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKMzYoEzrp0

Conscious artists are making a comeback and it’s about freekin’ time!

I’m looking forward in reading part 2 of the interview.

Chuck are you really comparing 50 to Nas regarding the conscious of man?

It’s really important to me to get a discussion going here. My Fam: It’s not all about sports. Sports is merely a conduit to a total understanding of man for me personally. This shit ain’t all about me. I posted this link on numerous respected hip hop forums to get this thing started. I’ll post Part II after I feel some mind generation. Please let your thoughts.

Be Peace.

Mizzo

I put a lot of work into the links so people who don’t know will know.

I also apologize for being so cryptic, but those who know…know

I also think its important to add a little context… as far as mainstream rappers go.. nobody is going out of their way to make the kind of music he’s making. If it were that “commercially viable”, 50 Cent would have had an album named nigger years ago….