First thing I thought....

[BootyLover]

Wow... Wtf... It's not a black thing to strive to be a sports star or actor.
Maybe it was a while back in the case of rappers... But that's besides the point.

What some of you're getting confused about is this.

Just because Nas makes a comment about his community, doesn't mean that
he's saying others don't do that either.

Saying "it's not just a black thing, it's a generation thing" is irrelevant. Sometimes
I think some of you have a mild case of retardation.

[Kris Cain]

once again... he never said it was JUST a black problem. He was speaking on it because it is a problem that exists in the black community PERIOD.

and I think there that problem affects the black community much more than any other community. Especially in the the context he put it in... "rapper, actor, ball player".
In alot of poor black communities those are viewed as the only way "out"
That is were the problem lies within. When that viewpoint is reinforced by the glamorization.

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his lyrics were grossly misunderstood by btk