Dancing with the devil...

Hip Hop music today has definitely taken its genre to a whole new level. One very influential artist is Immortal Technique. His song "Dance with the Devil" tells a story of young aspiring gang member who has to earn his respect through acts of violence, and drug dealing. The lyrics are very gruesome and grotesque and follows a very scary/eerie beat. One of the most horrific parts of the song is "...but only the devil responded, cause god wasn't there and right then he knew what it was to be empty and cold and so he jumped off the roof and died with no soul they say death take you to a better place but I doubt it after that they killed his mother, and never spoke about it and listen cause the story that I'm telling is true cuz I was there with Billy Jacobs and I raped his mom to and now the devil follows me everywhere that I go infact I'm sure he's standing among one of you at my shows..." The only reason I feel the need to post this is because I feel like Immortal Technique should not be judge on his lyrics at all. He is just expressing his emotions through his lyrics and music. Today a lot of rappers talk but have nothing to back it up. Immortal Technique and other rappers such as Tupac, and Notorious BIG had rough lives and found ways to tell their stories in their own ways. So before people begin to blame Rap/Hip-hop music, they should take in to consideration that some artist's write these songs to raise awareness like we discussed in class. As disgusting and horrific these lyrics above may be to many of you reading this post, it is reality and things like this go on every single day. In no way shape or form does Immortal Technique state in his song that any of this is acceptable. It clearly states towards the end of the song "So when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never because the dance with the devil might last you forever." He was just being real, he felt there was no need to sugarcoat anything, it is what it is.

Sources: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dRgYd5Mxs0&feature=related