there are plenty of people that i know who grew up with poor families and became very well off. jay-z is just one person who falls into such a category so you can not call him the definition of the american dream.
there are plenty of people that i know who grew up with poor families and became very well off. jay-z is just one person who falls into such a category so you can not call him the definition of the american dream.
I had an old friend in high school, couple years back, who dropped out, began using drugs...etc etc, a lot happened. Well 12 years later, she is in college, great GPA, and already has a job for her when she graduates in May. So you're telling me that just cause of her past mistakes, I should judge her and say she doesn't deserve a better life, people should always deny her for jobs, and just live miserably?
First thing I thought after reading those lyrics lol!That made no sense at all to me.
The way I see it is he sure as hell fucked up some lives by selling drugs so he gets little to no respect from me no matter how good his music is (and I personally hate it).
"Death is not kind. It's dark, black as far as you can see, and you're all alone."
If you're implying that drug dealing got him where he is... then why is he renowned for his music? Why don't people look upon him as if he's Tony Montana? King of the drug world. It's because he got big doing music... when you're in the ghetto like he was and people judge you constantly for who you are... you can't help it, so he had to get his hands a bit dirty and slang drugs... and as far as I'm aware, it was just marijuana, which I could care less about... not like he was selling meth, now that's a whole other story. Just avoid overexagerating it to the point where you're making it look like his drug dealing past is the main contributor to how he got his fame.
Most likely the wisest Enhancement Shaman.
In many ways stealing is a fuck sight worse. Drug dealing is only a serious crime because we are told it is. Stealing is one of the "golden oldies". I'm very surprised by your logic here.
What if he is selling drugs to survive? Most drug dealers aren't into it make big bucks, *most* don't really want to be 'in it' at all. they do it to make enough money to live.
Might be just personal, but he is rather ugly :P
Not my dream, money would be ok but im already decently wealthy no need for more, fame? fuck that.
Jay Z is the only rapper who doesn't make me want to hurl myself off the top of The Shard in London. Don't care how he got to where he did as long as he didn't cause too much unnecessary harm to others, fact remains he did it.
Two words. Slick Rick.
As you were.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slick_Rick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jGgZ35W5s