Black folks are funny. They’re hilarious even when they don’t know they’re being hilarious. The so-called “culture” has got the game f*ck up. Apparently, nothing exists until a rapper repeats it. A rapper says “Water is wet” or the “The sky is blue” and it immediately goes viral. Bloggers, radio stations and YouTube channels go ballistic, falling all over themselves and putting, “Did you hear what [INSERT ______ rapper] said about the sky” or “generational wealth” or “we need to support Obama?” Now Slim Thug wants to step into the light.
Jewish people should own Drake. Drake is Jewish. Jewish people should own Jewish music. I don’t like that Jewish people own Black music. I don’t like that. Let’s let that be known. I don’t want Jewish people who are not a part of the culture to own the culture. Let’s let that be known since we wanna go viral … I want only Black people to own Black music … and we gon’ stand on that business, and that’s what we’re on. Until we fix that, I don’t like it … yeah, that’s what we’re doing. We don’t need any sponsors.
If you ain’t Jewish, why do you own a Jewish rapper’s music … We need to take the culture back … While all these Black people music. We need to own our [intellectual property], straight up like that, yeah, straight up like that man. And if you don’t own your own [intellectual property] and you go over that and let those people own you, just like Malcolm X said you’re a sell out. That’s what we’re bringing back in 2023.
The Shock Exchange applauds Slim Thug’s sentiment. However, he appears to be late to the game. Shock Exchange: How Inner-City Kids From Brooklyn Predicted the Great Recession and the Pain Ahead is arguably the greatest book ever written. It was written by Blacks and published by Blacks, yet it has gotten no attention from the so-called “Black community” or the corporate media. Shock Exchange took on establishment and the entire book industry, and the author – Ralph W. Baker, Jr. – has to fight like hell to keep the industry from taking it.
What’s the purpose of owning your own art if the Black people it is aimed for only recognized art owned by whites? Shock Exchange not only explains the teachings of Malcolm X, but also explains why industries work the way they do. If Slim Thug wants to promote Black art, he can start with Shock Exchange. He is also welcome to chop it up further on Trump and the GE, the country’s top media outlet.
