Dear Vocationally Challenged Rapper
OK, so maybe it’s just me, but there seems to be a real serious communication barrier when it comes to having a conversation with many of today’s unknown rappers.
Now I’m not proclaiming to have a nerds command of the English vocabulary. However, I am very capable of carrying on a conversation without the tag lines of “you know what I’m sayin”, “yah feel me”, “nah mean”, “yah heard”, “you sizzlin”, etc., etc., etc. When I hear an artist that speaks like this I can’t help but to ask myself if this is how he/she speaks on a daily basis? Part of me just wants to laugh, but the other part of me just wants to smack some duct tape across their mouths and make them shut the fuck up!
Now I’m not saying that you have to be all proper when you speak, BUT “some sort of etiquette” would greatly be appreciated. I shouldn’t have to listen extra hard to the words that are coming out of your mouth because I can’t understand what the fuck you are trying to say. You see, it’s at this point in the conversation when I begin to feel really really bad because it’s totally obvious that the public school system has failed you. There’s absolutely no reason for you to have a constant repetition of tag lines at the end of each sentence? Um… no I don’t understand you, and no I’m definitely not feeling you. Actually you just sound really really stupid!
You as the vocationally challenged rapper want to be taken seriously for your art. You want reporters to interview you, and you want to be portrayed in a positive light. Um… that’s only gonna happen if the people you’re talking to can understand what you’re trying to say. Each sentence that falls out of your mouth shouldn’t have a tag line attached to it… “yah feel me”.
So if you’re listening to me Mr./Mrs. Vocationally Challenged Rapper… every time you open up your mouth I’m embarrassed for you, and I’m completely disgusted by your speech patterns. Music isn’t everything. There comes a point after the release of your mixtape/album that you actually have to speak with people in order to further your career. Either you step up your game and get it together OR be prepared to go no where fast!!
Just don’t say I didn’t warn you.
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Well stated Dana! Education is definitely the key to success. There is a time and place for everything.We must arm ourselves with the ability to have as many options available to us as possible.Congratulations on capitalizing on your strengths and getting a variety of messages out there to an audience that is listening.