Feeling like....

It just hit me, after posting that last post, the ending of it it kind of sunk in.

Now in my head is J Cole's performance on the Letterman show, he got me so chocked up with he's message and more so finding out, (from another interview) how emotional he was.

I'm starting to feel like commercial hip hop could really save the world. I mean there's a lot of stupidity in the culture. And by stupidity, I mean the drugs, strippers, jewellery, making it rain and such things.

We need more Lupe Fiasco, Macklemore, Joey Bada$$ to just call a few from the top of my head.

You might've noticed that it's all western artists.
Well, our artists are still enjoying the fun side of the industry. I think responsibility and awareness will sink in as the western artists rapp more about them...because that's where we are as a culture right now.

Mlazi Milano has a couple of socially responsible tracks, but throughout the album, its all party music.
But anyway, I was just touching base on that.

I wonder how many people would think I'm insane for thinking that commercial hip hop could save the world.
But it's very tricky, record labels and their stats and computer geeks, might hinder the creative works of the artist. But these are hurdles artists under labels must endure to put out thought provoking music that's cat good.

Logic's Suicide hotline Song got me breaking down.

This 'Everyone' by Logic is such a powerful album. As Mango shared on his AfricAryan, this album tells stories about everyone, and in each song you find a part of yourself and kinda makes you feel some kind of way.
My song was 1-800-273-8255 featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid. Already know Alessia's music and her voice kind of resonates with me on some truthful level, so just the ingredients for this track are insane.

Ok some pretext as to why this song breaks me down, I had just done reading King Leopold's Ghost and started The Mirror at Midnight so I was emotionally unstable and a bit volatile.
All along in the background, playing softly was Logic's album.
At my weakest point, or rather when I noticed it, this song came on, and it took me and rocked to sleep like a crying babe.

I'm so inspired by a few hip hop artists right now. Their message isn't that tired played out BS, getting high, fvcking b!tches, stackin up racks, and all the rest.
These artists' message is more uplifting and promoting happiness. Granted by happiness, they aren't talking about that clichéd message we all know that money brings happiness. But that's a very rudimentary statement. I might just approach in another post.

I feel like if hip hop took this turn, it could save the world. Real isht.

Mango tackles Logics AfricAryan.

By Mango

If you've ever felt the feeling of neglect, being sidelined, not accepted or treated unfairly solely because of your skin colour or race then Logic's "AfricAryan" will once again evoke those emotions. As he raps from the perspective of various biracial individuals including a white mother who gives birth to a mixed baby and as such has been disowned by her parents.

This is the last track off his third studio album, "Everybody". This 12 minute long, behemoth of a track features a somber and uplifting Outro by fellow rapper J. Cole & has heart piercing vocals from singer Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

Logic pours his heart out on the 6ix produced joint about how growing up biracial affected him & how he's not ashamed of his granddad "Malik", even though his black  siblings would act as if he's adopted.
He speaks on how he wants to go back to the time his black father impregnated his "cracker" mother and stop it, because of the amount of rejection he got throughout his life.

I feel like the song is the most important on the album, because not only do we get to hear other people's stories but we got a piece of Logic's life. Since the album is about everybody, we didn't expect him to get personal, he gave us a piece of him on the track.

Overall, a masterful track to an equally masterful album.

THE KASI FRIENDLY GHOST. I wasn't a fan

So I got through Cassper's album, Thuto. And while I am a strong Aka fan, I feel like every aka fan is sleeping on the kasi friendly ghost. Period.

I mean I don't feel like there are any classics in this album, or songs with Phumakim weight, Doc shebeleza, Mama I Made It, but I've only listened to it once and I came in on sleep mode on Cassper.

I'm sure you've picked up on a glaring fact, I only know radio circulating Cassper tracks and features. But I figured that qualified me to write this post. Granted I'll have to have a proper sit down with the Tsholofelo album today.

I loved Cassper's verse on that Khuli track and he didn't let the Khuli wave drag him under. He was surfing that shit. And that feature is a major door open to Aka friendly rappers, that the friendly ghost was previously shunned thanks to the "beef"?. Hopefully more collaborations will come through.

Anyway, this album. I don't feel like I can review it. I'm not qualified and the only word that comes to me about this album is nostalgic freshness. Although it may be Nostalgic, a banger is necessary for an album, and Nyuku couldn't be a great fit.
It is however like I said...I need to sit down with Nyovest's body of work, including the multiple radio appearances, performances and awards, local and abroad.
But I will say this, Cassper the Kasi Ghost should drop my music like Nyuku.
Good Gawd!
Ikay'inyuku?!