Articles Archive for 4 April 2007
Day to Day, Music, Pet Peeves, Political Correctness? »
Here’s the question: Is time to let go of the pain attached to great human tragedies like the Holocaust or the American Slave Trade? Is it too soon? Is it long overdue?
I heard something startling yesterday. What I heard was a lyric by rapper 50 Cent (pronounced fiddy cent) from his upcoming album. The song is called “Straight to the Bank” and here’s the lyric he “sings”:
“…I got more whips than a runaway slave…”
Whoa. I believe it’s the first time a hip-hop artist has referenced slavery in a cavalier, …





















