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Altering Popular Perception Since 1985

"God is Gangsta..."- Nancy Jones


November 26, 2007 | Tags: Nancy Jones, Jim Jones
Peace!
Guess who's bizzack?! Yep, you guessed right. The one and only A-EAZY MONEY aka, Stack Brizzead.  LOL.  Fa'Real, I'm excited people because this week I have a special interview with one of my friend's favorite dj's. It should be cool.




With that, I wanted to include you guys in on a conversation that I had with my homegirl, Nancy Jones, whom is the mother of Jim Jones and the way I feel about the "7th" letter of the alphabet. The word "gangsta" has been thrown around a lot lately...I guess since the film and the album, "American Gangster" people feel the need to use it more than ever before. Shout out to Fab, for the track "ya'll know who (bump, bump, bump) keepin" it gangsta..." I actually liked that song.  Shout to Fab and his skills on the mic.  Sidenote: One of the better interviews I've had in my nine month career.



I'm rambling today, for some reason.  Let's get to the point. The number seven represents the "G" in all of us. Prior to Lil' Wayne's "Sky is the LImit" track on Da Drought 3, I always looked at the seventh letter as a symbol of God. Not that, I'm a five perecenter or anything. :0).  Shout out to all the gods and Earths. I think that the majority of the Hip Hop population is excited about using the word and even the other day, I heard a similar emcee use the "7th" letter in reference to being "Gangsta."



Not that I have an issue with it.  I just think that people really don't have a clear and defined deinition for the word.  With the intro to American Gangster and the exert from the movie...I think that was a cool concise, definition of what a gangsta is. Not being a drug dealer, but the application of that notion to everyday life.  Don't get it twisted kids, because I'm a role model, (whether I volunteered or not)  I don't advise you to run up to your teachers and say, "Yo teach, I'm gangsta!" or spit on your momma and say, "Bitch, I'm a G!"  This is not right. LOL. 



I think both "gods" and "gangstas" misuse their titles and even try to create duties or create images for themselves...it's not fresh people. Lol.  All in all, I think whether you want to take on the position of a god or a gangsta, you have responsibilities to carry out and one is being a role model and an example for your people. I don't think either term is negative, yet I think both need to be placed back into "modern hip" context-meaning standing for something and executing a job well done or even something dope or cool. My understanding of the word is being able to hold your own and the people with you. Maybe I'm wrong.  Nobodies, talking about the Crips, Bloods, LK's, GDs and VLs. Sidenote: I can't wait until the day that modern day gangs, play out. :0) Nobody cares about the color of your rag.  LOl, that's some early 90's, "Colors" the movie type stuff...lol. We gotta get it together people!  I think the intent and priniciples in which gangs were founded on, are more of what I'm getting at, when I refer to "getting back to be real gangstas".


I interviewed Jim's mom, back in the day and she told me, "God is Gangsta." She expanded by saying that God is real and he's no joke and evetybody should take that seriously.  God is the supreme gangsta in a sense, which now makes sense to me. That the person you should fear and admire, should be God.  So maybe the "7th" letter has changed from the days of Rakim to Lil"wayne, but maybe it"s one in the same.  Just a little something to think about.  Is God truely gangstsa? Does a gangsta reflect God? 
The "god emcee" says he's gangsta. lol. Why can"t we all be gangsta gods? lmao :0) Peace. 

Oh yeah, check out the intro to American Gangster:


"Man I worked for one of the biggest companies in New York City.
He didn't own his own company. White man owned it, so they owned him. Nobody owns me though."

(Your gangster is not defined)
Your gangster is not defined by how low your jeans fall by your waist, but more how your genes stand over his expectations. Never forget where you came from.
(Your gangster)
Your gangster is not defined by how many rocks are in your watch, but rather how many rocks you move while on your watch.
(Gangsters, hustlers, republicans, democrats, pimps and hoes.)
Conservatives, labor, the seller, the buyer, the product, the producer.
(See you are what you are in this world.)
The gangster is absorbed and adored by those that don't understand the laws that govern gangsterment.
(Gangsterment)
Gangsterment allows you to make up your own laws and create brand new words.
Gangster mentality.
(Gangster mentality, an American way created by the white, mastered by the black, and absorbed by the fiends, taxed by the governmentality, charted by
forbes. If you believe in Jay-Z then you too can be a gangster.)
The you too can be a gangster by any means necessary. By any means necessary, by owning that dream. I mean it's a long walk to freedom but, while deep,
deep, deep inside the bush.
(The war on terror screams, damn it feels good)
Damn it feels good to be a gangster.
(To be a gangster swagger is not a must, it's a liability, a cliche, a bad suit, cut the bullshit. You know if it wasn't for this, there would be no that.)
Which we call, the American Gangster.



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