Quote: (05-13-2013 10:03 AM)kosko Wrote:
Some how they think that if these successful people whom look like them -- but act differently than them -- its somehow a miss-step on their part when they can't see its themselves whom need to change. They only truly embrace folks whom gain "success" while still keeping the coon-cartoon meme alive and going. Their god is Jay-z whom at 43 years old still tries to live his life as a 26-31 year old man. He has been in a mid-life crisis for 10 years now and has not truly embraced his success and older years taking on a paternal role in his craft like lets say a Nas has done.
Successful people more or less share the same style and conduct in the way they act. This is not some alien thing, or something that is not "black" or race dependant its simply a style you get when you reach a level of success.
People like Jay-z whom are successful still try to cling onto the street meme of decades ago. Jay-Z has probably not rock a ounce of crack since 1985 but yet he dances around with baggy clothes still projecting this fake meme:
Kosko you're wilding out with this Jay-Z shade... No other African American has done more for hiphop culture and putting it on a global stage then that dude... for every picture of Jay in baggy jeans and a yankee cap. I could find 10 with him in a suit meeting with the likes of business luminaries, hollywood A-listers and the President of the U.S.A.
He sees an opportunity to build his brand with a young talent of Seth and it maybe it's a win-win. who in the fashion, entertainment, advertising industries wouldn't take a meeting with Jay-Z ?
all your other points are valid.