Bun B, David Banner, Rick Ross Mourn Fallen Friends In New Video - "You're Everything"
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Hip hop has so many fallen soldiers, struck down in their prime. Tupac, Biggie, Pimp C, Static Major and so many, many others. The music will never be the same without Pimp C, but I find so much comfort in everything Bun B is doing this year. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to bring it as hard as ever without his partner in rhyme. All I know is I'm glad he's doin' it. Coz hip hop in 2008 would be a lot less interesting if Bun B were mourning quietly. (Yes, Nas' new album is plenty exciting. I'm just glad that's not the only thing gettin' me jazzed this year.)
On that note, Bun B pours everything he's feelin' into the new video for "You're Everything." The tune (and vid) feature Rick "I'm the realest" Ross, David "Banner for president" Banner, 8-Ball and MJG. It's the 2nd single off Bun B's new solo album, Ill Trill. Here's the vid:
Man, this song is heavy to begin with, but that video drove me to tears. Fo real.
R.I.P. to the C...
On a lighter note, I absolutely adore moleskine scrapbooks. I never thought I'd see one as the foundation of a Southern rap video, but there it is.
Comments (4)
Point of Order, Ms Fire:
My father landed in Normandy in 1944. Many of his friends from school died to liberate the world from the Nazis. THEY were soldiers.
To use the same term to refer to rappers shot in drive by shootings could be regarded as, at the very least, inappropriate.
Nothing personal, but perhaps you could have chosen a better term
Baudolino,
I'm sure nobody aims to disrespect members of the armed forces with the use of the term "soldier". When its used in the context mollifire wrote. im sure theres nobody with at least half a brain that would confuse it with men who die protecting their country.
I've heard of Wal-mart greeters who stand at the front door being referred to as "men on the frontlines"... it doesnt necessarily have anything to do with the military.
perhaps you should try a day in the same shoes as the people i refer to before discounting them. your assumption that they died from drive-bys shows your lack of understanding for who these people are and thus, why i chose the term soldiers.
if it makes a difference, i could use the term street soldier to distinguish them from people who enlist in a government sanctioned outfit. but make no mistake, these people fought hard to survive and make a better life for the next generation. the style of music they use to express themselves may not be to your liking, so maybe you should check out Bun B's lyrics without the music getting in the way.
if you look beyond the music and afterwards still have the same opinion, let me know. i'm happy to discuss it further.
My point, as I'm sure you know, was nothing to do with their music. Nobody is denying that they live lives of grinding poverty with few opportunities to improve their lot or the lot of their families, nor do I seek to deny that there are communities in which violence is a daily occurrence.
I might well enjoy both their music and their lyrics, but that would not change my opinion that to refer to them as "fallen soldiers" does a disservice to those who have fallen in battle, having signed up to fight for their country. As you are fully aware, the history of Jamaican music is full of people who died violent deaths, most of whom lived and died in conditions every bit as grim as those you referred to - for example, Glenroy Richard. He and five associates went to a place called Green Bay to partake (hey thought) in a drug transaction. They were allcut down in a hail of bullets fired by police or army in a massacre that caused uproar at the time.
However, I would draw the line at referring to him or any other perfprmer who died as a result of violence as a "soldier". That is all.+