Rap Vs Porn!!!

We've all heard the comparisons; "The rap game reminds me of the crack game". My boy once told me that Hip-Hop is like the WWE, with its top stars fighting for position. Ironically, after he told me this, it became a headline in an issue of The Source magazine. Lately I've come to think of Hip-Hop like porn. On what basis you ask? Let me explain...

I'm no porn connoisseur despite finding Roxy Reynolds to be a BAD chick (insert Luda song), but I've noticed some commonalities. For one, they handle age similarly. In porn, when you're the new face, you're all the rave and the cat's meow. However, the minute you look a day over 25, you automatically get labeled a "MILF". Far worse is getting into your late 20s or early 30's because then you're branded as ..."MATURE". How awful? Hip-Hop does the same thing. In today's current climate we find a lot of young artist that find success with one or two singles only to disappear into obscurity shortly after a la Hurricane Chris. Longevity eludes most with the exception of Jay-Z or Eminem, but then they're criticized for being old and out of touch. It's crazy.

I understand Hip-Hop has always been a youth driven music, but the truth is, the artist that penetrate the culture and stick around are usually older. Prime examples; Young Jeezy and Rick Ross. Both have been mainstays since their respective solo debuts in '05 and '06, but neither were spring chickens. However, there's always this negative stigma of being old. It's Hip-Hop's proverbial elephant in the room. Somewhere in people's mind they see rappers as being young, when in all actuality, the most successful aren't.

I guess it all comes down to relevance. Every artist will have their day and hopefully a solid run, but no one stays on top forever. Heather Hunter and Janet Jackme can't compete with Jada Fire, but eventually her flame will out too. With closer inspection, the industries are different. A rapper may spend years trying to "get on" and may not get a break until much later into their recording career whereas new pornstars are sought after once they become legal. They're all treated the same in the end though. At a certain point, they become disposable and have to step aside for the newer face. I guess no one ever wants to bow out, but I've realized you have to be accepting and do so gracefully. At least then, you'll be remembered fondly. No one wants to be the dilapidated rapper past their prime or the pornstar with droopy titties and a vajayjay that looks like roast beef.

Just my thought. Uno

The World's Gone Mad

or maybe I have. BTW, this post is completely unrelated to my song of the same title. Any who, either I'm just getting old or the creative folks at Vh1 are doing an incredible job. I find myself more and more intrigued by their programming. It's all very entertaining; from Sex Rehab to Celebrity Rehab to Fantasia's show. Furthermore, I find it absolutely hysterical watching Pepa, who I once really adored before the nose job, pop off with the Asian homie. I'm still amazed that Joumana Kidd, former wife of NBA all-star and future Hall of Famer Jason Kidd, agreed to do a reality show where we'd see her flirting with a 20 something year old college kid (pun intended). Since I'm touching on the subject of basketball, I'll also mention that I love watching Dennis Rodman, in all his tatted and pierced glory, deny his alcohol problem on Rehab. I completely understand some of it is partially scripted, but hell, I'm enjoying it. What else is there to do at 4 in the morning?