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L'il Kim onstage. 

All 'Bout de Benjamins!

Sinclair, you say, "Churches more concerned with entertainment rather than empowerment will suffer and remain powerless in bringing about true change." But, if the show is good enough people will flock there as long as you throw in a bone here and there. It is called entertainment, and for people who need to be entertained and need to feel good about themselves it's an aphrodisiac. I suspect the suffering a church like this may experience may come only when a sincere soul confronts the church elders, and pastor out of disappointment. If the compliant goes viral (a consequence of this century) that's a problem for the church.

You remember Daddy Grace, and Rev. Ike? Them cats swooned the masses. Even dead they swoon the masses who need the entertainment. It is all fascinating what people want, what they need, and what they claim in Jesus' name.

If a business is set up for entertainment is it unlawful, or deceptive? That is the question I ask myself. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 1.29.14

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ON our backs they'll build....

from  the galleries of Lil Kim
November 5, 2012 

That is an odd statement to make, "Obama, I got your back!" It reflects a lack; lack of understanding how much was lost and gained by Obama being president. There are many good things his presidency has given us, but the blank check given to the banks without consequences to do anything to the populace has further crippled the economy, and continued a legacy set up by previous administrations. The question to the individual is what can you or have you done to undo this sin? It is weird that there are 8 million unfilled jobs, for example, and 47 million unemployed people in the United States. The math is gross and illogical, but it is somehow accepted by too many as OK. 

My question is how do you have the President's back when you (we) should be in his face? Are we calling him on the inconsistencies of national policies? Are we actively engaged in the process of change at any level? Those are some of the questions asked by responsible citizens. Blind faith is not only inappropriate in religious matters, it is dishonest in business and politics. There are many things to think about, but chiefly we should be thinking about our generations to come, and how our present lives form their future lives. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 12.17.13

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AS A PEOPLE. . .

L'il Kim in pile of dead dolls

"The great things we need to conquer overwhelm us when we cling to what ails our souls. The souls of Black folks bound by images not theirs contradicts the notions of freedom. Now this is a song to never sing again. . ." - Gregory E. Woods 4.3.13

Lisa Ann, porn star, wrapped in American flag is its own contradiction
put upon by whites to Members (as Colored folks used to call themselves).

NEGRO POLITICS: Women Incarcerated for Trafficking: Reading Hiphop's Drug Confessions

L'il Kim, rapper and actress

One of my favorite new blogs, HipHlawg, posted a telling cross analysis on drug confessionals and gender expectation in Los Angeles and New York based crack rap. The sacrifices many women make for their male counterparts in trafficking illuminate an often neglected and insidious side of the drug war story. The author traces an increasing female incarceration rate for drug violations, those women who are down, since the early 90s. Hiphop lyrics detail those confessionals.

Thanks to to Lil Kim and them / you know the women friend

 Who carry the work cross state / for a gentleman

 - Jay-Z, “Roc Boys”

 Of course, the thing about carrying work cross state for your gentleman is that it becomes a crime that occurs in interstate commerce, which is to say a Federal Offense. Which might explain the coincidence of the Drug War with the dramatic increase in the number of “women friends” in federal penitentiaries. To put it to a count:

 Between 1979 and 1993, there was a a 2200% increase in the number of women incarcerated in federal prisons.  68% of all female federal prisoners in 1993 were drug law violators, compared to 20% in 1979.

 It’s actually pretty striking how specific rap references to the women who deal for their men are with respect to the federal nature of these offenses. Bitches play mule in the riskiest, most border-crossing of circumstances – on Amtrak (B.I.G.: “I got my honey on the Amtrak with the crack / in the crack of her ass“); on airplanes (The Game: “Where you at? It ain’t a problem to get it there by tomorrow/ ’cause I got a female friend with frequent flyer mileage”); in airports (Jay-Z: “Destined for greatness / and y’all knew this since I doubled the pie / Had shorty in the girdle comin’ outta BWI“) (referencing Baltimore Washington International Airport).

 It’s quite surprising that the lyrics actually back up these social trends. Perhaps the idea of authenticity in crack rap stood the test? by Michael Krimper 23 November 2009

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