Music Video:LIP GLOSS (CLEAN) (by Lil' Mama)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qs3PLop4JoThe MTV generation has done it again. This time by allowing another mediocre artist to come onto the hip-hop teen scene with yet another song without a message. Oh, wait. There is a message: Lip Gloss is cool.
Li'l Mama is an up and coming hip-hop artist with nothing to say. The song "Lip Gloss" is banging hard in the bedrooms of teens all over America. This scares me. What does this mean? Why is this generation so distracted by such musical junk food? Would it hurt to have MCs that actually have something to say? It's not like there is a lack of material to raise awareness out there. Take your pick: teen violence, drug abuse, the sexualization of our children, slave labor, obesity, or even war (any war will do).
It seems that today's generation has their heads so deeply buried underground that it makes me wonder if they even care. And can we blame them? Look at the role models out there in the current scene. It seems that the pickings are slim. Hip-Hop music geared for teens only deals with limited topics, and none of them are worthwhile. Whether its being " up in 'da club," or your "milkshake" capable of bringing all the boys to the yard, no one is saying anything. The messages they do get are loud and clear: School is unimportant, looks are everything, sex is cool, and drugs are fun.
Where is the TuPac of this generation? The Public Enemy? In the 1990's hip-hop had a strong voice. You could hear the dissent in the lyrics. There are tons of messages that opposed underage sex and addressed the hard topics of government conspiracy and corporate corruption. Now all we hear are groups that encourage consumption and unhealthy lifestyles.
It is time for another Queen Latifah or another Nas. Enough with all this floss and gloss. All they do is smear the horizon, making for an unclear road ahead.
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