Now, 18 & almost full-grown, Its taken me awhile to recollect the worth of this indelible mention, - but perhaps its what Eminem has done to the music industry thats finally got me thinking here..
I look back at my kid-hood and reckon well, it (the taboo I speak for) couldnt've been much worse back in say, 2001 when I was but a 13 year-old myself.. Now i'd definately say I acted out much worse than I do now in the acts of self-defence (for lack of a better description), but even back then I noted the profiling ways of post-911 United'ers ('cuz I liek how that sounds ~ preferable to "America" at this time IMHO)..
Back in the days I attended normal campus class (instead of the less-hasstle home office i use now), I recalled being called a "gangsta" by hell'a people cuz I always wore black beenies, coats, trenches, rags, you name it - if it was my norm (african-american-styled urban wear) it was my kind, - the cheaper the better, -anyways I've always insisted I wasn't no gangsta' in practice but a gangsta rapper *which is different. I find it funny to think this (video ---v--->) might not be so disturbing had I not the proper insight - seeing the kind of GANG Sh- rappers liek 50 Cent are instigating in the peace of your suburbs?..

* "My rap per-se, when in mention of violence is using it mainly as a reference to the un-wanted result of crossing my lyrically inflammatory-natured character." ~ G.E.M (Zip Locc) OG