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Allow me to take this time to salute the emcees who have joined me to write about our Kulture in Canada. Writing is not easy. I’ve written about Hiphop for years (since 2007), sometimes addressing the politically correct whistleblowers who slam Hiphop. The people with strong influence in the GTA are likelier to disregard Hiphop. I felt it necessary to express the Kulture as a rapper/emcee. My method is through the medium with which they’re most comfortable. This is to share knowledge from a conscious perspective. Since several emcees are writing Hiphop articles, it’s time to exchange ideas that build the Kulture.
1) THE ESTEEM OF BLACK ART KULTURE IN CANADA:
From a Hiphop perspective, there are two sides to Canada. You have Canada, the government instructed, and Canada, the people’s culture. Canada, the government instructed, is where you see significant banks, the stock market, insurance companies, law enforcement, political leaders, real estate, education, health care, immigration, commerce, tourism, manufacturing, mining, fisheries, timbering, wildlife, and so on…you get the point. These are establishments that the government synchronizes. The officials who run these establishments are anti-Hiphop or the legitimacy of an influential African art lifestyle and culture.
They control the law, the wealth, and the propaganda. How can rappers get loans, platforms, advertisement, media exposure, or accommodations if the prominent leaders of corporations in the country do not take them seriously?”
This means if you speak Ebonics, dress urban, rap, or are publicly associated with Hip Hop; they will discriminate against you. They control the law, the flow of wealth, and the propaganda. How can rappers get loans, platforms, investments, media exposure, or accommodations if the government-instructed establishments do not take the culture or the art seriously? You also have Canada, the people’s culture, where you find an unheeded society of all ages, races, and nationalities. I believe schools teach children against their culture. If they were to embrace their culture fully, they might fear societal backlash.
Due to racism, you will find that children of European background have more access to embrace their culture. They celebrate Christmas, St. Patrick’s day, or Thanksgiving. There is pride associated with speaking European languages in public. However, that is not the case when you come from African descent, East Indian, Aboriginal, or Asian backgrounds. Hiphop is a black art and Kulture. When you speak its slang, you lose admiration. When you dress street, you might be shunned. People do not take you seriously. These are the peaceful supporters of the Kulture who cannot wait to change this mentality.
2) CANADIAN MEN GOT THE SHORT END OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN CANADA:
You may have heard the comparisons of 300+ million Americans to 34+ million Canadians. Well, my dear Canadian brothers and sisters, dare I ask how we have all this land but not one-third of the US population? I suggest that we ask our women. That’s because only Canadian women have the power to create Canadian citizens. This is where Canadian feminism comes into question. Our women choose not to cooperate with men to develop traditional families. Many are on birth control, and some choose to be single when they have the power over reproductive rights. If enough women are not pregnant, there won’t be new citizens. The population will remain low if the percentage of traditional families is low.
Canadian women must stop competing with men, being disgruntled with masculinity, and focus on increasing the number of Canadian families.”
Just writing this thought can cause feminists to call me a chauvinist. Canadian men have given room for a feminist mentality to prevail. Populating the country is against women’s choices. Therefore, women as citizens are not proud to honor their men and inhabit their land. There are 300+ million people in the US because more American women are having babies. They do not compete with their men. Canada is making fewer babies while admitting fewer immigrants. For a country with free healthcare and a world-class economy, you’d expect more satisfied women who yearn for healthy men, pregnancy, and family.
There are more people in Nigeria than in Canada. What does that say about Canadian women? Canadians should have an uncomfortable discussion with Canadian women. What’s up with the Canadian feminist? Canadian women must stop competing with men or being disgruntled with masculinity. More Canadians will stimulate the country’s purchasing power. Of course, if we want 100 million Canadians in the future. Women’s rights cannot mean complaining about every mistake men make, forcing men to become feminine, and stigmatizing traditional men. This topic is uncomfortable, but someone has to speak up.
3) YOU CAN’T DO CANADA VS. USA OVER A USA MUSICAL KULTURE:
Canadian Hip Hop cannot just be about Canadian emcees. The mentality of Canadian exclusivity in Canadian Hip Hop is wrong! It catalyzes progress on a cultural level and prevents the public from experiencing a diversity of talents. This whole “are you a Canadian” sh** is corny! If you’re serious about your art, you go international. America does not exclude Canadians from the American industry. We are all first, second, or third-generation immigrants. If I’m not in Canada, you bill me as an American on a good day or an African, but I live in Canada! How about I’m just a Hiphoppa? Does that count?
Yet, if you think about it there would be no Slick Rick
if America said all emcees had to be strictly from America.”
How would you like other countries to block Canadian musicians from working there? That would suck! Imagine how it looks when we check passports before we support an emcee or entrepreneur. There would be no Slick Rick if Americans said all emcees had to be Americans. DJ Kool Herc was a Jamaican. If we say all Canadian emcees MUST be Canadians, then we’re saying they must be Caucasian. That brings us back to the racist mentality I spoke about earlier. One of the rules in Hiphop is… “ain’t where you from, it’s where you’re at.” If you’re in Canada, then Canada it is. We shouldn’t care about nationalities.
4) HIPHOP HAS RULES:
I’m an activist for Hiphop. By this, I mean I’m a mouthpiece for the Kulture. All Hiphop has to be fundamentally adapted to the teachings of the Universal Zulu Nation, The Five Percenters, Afrocentrism, Political Activism, etc. This is Hiphop! You’re good if you have more than half of the creed! There have to be two things, (1) a community of Hiphoppas who adhere to the Kulture, live by the creed, and consume its products; (2) a conglomerate of Hiphoppas who are emcees, deejays, graffiti artists, activists, singers, dancers, promoters, comedians, entrepreneurs, etc. with a clear line between fans and entertainers.
Fans should recognize talent and be enthusiastic about their luminaries, and entertainers should appreciate the fans who adore their talent. All of this and the global Hip Hop community should galvanize Hiphop in this community. Nobody can say they know everything. We are all adherents of an evolving culture. There are street, gang, art, and corporate elements. I do my best to represent the literary aspect dealing with literature, journalism, philosophy, and history. The idea is to contribute to an intellectual facet many people do not know exists. I don’t think Canada should be any different.*
