FINALLY Serch is making a bit of sense - I can't criticize the man on this entry (sorry, EastCoast) - he makes good points. Greetings:
As always I hope this blog finds all of you in good health and spirits. For all of you that are interested, we start shooting season two of our VH1 show this fall. It is called: Ego Trips: Miss Rap America. We are looking for female rappers of all nations to try out. We have had early casting calls in NY and Chicago and you can go to
www.VH1.com to find out where there is one near you. I do not have any clout with the casting so please don't ask me to put a good word in for your friend. I stay unbiased that way. I am interested in what the females, and how the females, are going to represent what rap means to them and what guidelines they have had in becoming an MC. We all know how dope Lyte is, how much impact Queen Latifah's messages have, how playful Monie Love is, how proud Yo Yo is, how street Boss is, how forceful lady of Rage is, how legendary Salt n Pepa are. Couple this with the current list of females in the game like Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Eve, Bahamadia, Invincible, Shawna, Suga T, home girl from Crime Mob and there are certainly many different styles and flow from females in the rap game. I started to wonder why females are so undervalued in hip hop. So undervalued is the female rapper that they took the "Best Female Rap Album" category away from the female rapper, because there were not enough albums released to justify the Grammy. Can you imagine that? Crazy.
I started thinking about my role on the show as host. What guidelines I would want to see from the contestants and then it dawned on me. Are they any different for men as it is for ladies, I don't think so. This is the one place that men and women are truly equal. Words have power no matter what mouth they come from. That power can be manifested in a feeling of pride, rejection, to dance, to intimidate, to be protected, to be fly, to be feared, to be respected. Both men and women MC's are judged by their words. That is the true guideline. That the words you say, put together, make the audience listen and be captivated. I am certain that this year's crop of contestants will represent the female MC from all different walks of life. They have to.
But what about you own personal guidelines? What guidelines have you put in front of yourself to make you the person you are? My wife is great at giving me my guidelines because truth be told, if it was solely on me, I would be a lost case. I love the block and I would be in the hood somewhere wondering why good things are not happening to me or I would be celebrating 20 years with 3rd Bass in some huge mansion with a bunch of people around me who only care about me because I put bread in their baskets. I am sure that I would have been an industry assh*(e. I have used my wife's guidelines for her to help me. I see that with her guidelines, and now as my own, I have a greater sense of good. I am no longer looking for affection from temporary people. I seek information from those that are smarter then myself. I seek guidance from those who have done more then me. I choose to surround myself with extremely motivated and like minded people who are looking to do great things and am passionate about what they do. These are my personal guidelines. Now some of you who are still reading this are saying where are these people and why are they not in my life. Why can't I find people who can help me grow? The answer is where you are looking. If you are looking for a brand new car do you go the junkyard? If you are looking for a prom dress do you go to a bridal store? You are surrounded by people that are getting nowhere then you are getting no where. Very simple rule and guideline. Surround yourself with people you can learn from. If you want to be in the music business then intern at a recording studio. If you want to be in a rock band then hang out at a performance club or bar. If you want to be a DJ then hang at a record shop. If you want to learn anything, hang out at a library. This is the most important guideline for you life. If you truly want change then change must come from those around you.
I am hoping that the females around me this season represent you. That you hopefully see something in the contestants that you see in your self. That it keeps your interest and you hoping that your favorite female wins. If not then I hope someone put a dildo in some girls face and get it mom and poppin, LOL. I am kidding.
Love is love
Serch
