Ike Jackson scolds President Obama, Jay-Z, former President Bush and the rest of Hip-Hop
Good work on passing Financial reform but I’m so sorry to tell you President Obama, The Republicans have begun their final insurrection campaign with psychological operations based on an actor’s slogan:” I am from the Government and I am here to help” and this is not acceptable. They have convinced most Americans not to help themselves, undermining the public common good of the republic. Your in doubt and you may think I just want to see you put your murder game down like Bush Sr. (yes, he is a republican but Hip Hop gives him a pass because he tried to do right with taxes and the public spit on him for it) because of all the press (while we are at war) race baiting by traitors and you may be right but before I get reckless, let’s look to our First Presidents words:
“A passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils. Sympathy for the favorite nation, facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest in cases where no real common interest exists, and infusing into one the enmities of the other, betrays the former into a participation in the quarrels and wars of the latter without adequate inducement or justification.... And it gives to ambitious, corrupted, or deluded citizens (who devote themselves to the favorite nation), facility to betray or sacrifice the interests of their own country, without odium, sometimes even with popularity; gilding, with the appearances of a virtuous sense of obligation, a commendable deference for public opinion, or a laudable zeal for public good, the base or foolish compliances of ambition, corruption, or infatuation.”
This was from Washington's Farewell Address of 1796.
Note: Republicans, Hip Hop wants to thank you for being your true self by begging for the government. Begging foreign countries to come into our waters when you politically gutted are ability to solve the problems we face. Thank you for letting all know you want to keep your “eye on the nation’s cash register” so you can finish looting the treasury. Now that you have no more of our tax money to lose. You all are lost and want the rest of the funds.
So, Mr. president when we are at War but no one acts as such then a famous TV Host send out a message to millions of blissfully ignorant fearful Fox entertainment news viewing citizens to read & praise “The Black Hammer “ with foreword by Ezra Benson and radio host pray for the United States president’s death. When the country’s capital newspaper calls you America’s first female president (she disrespectfully called you a homosexual Mr. president no other way to call it). When the Washington Post publishes a location list of Top Secret work during wartime and is not charge with blatant sedition. When republican Senators say one needs a hidden agenda to be on the supreme court, there is no need for unemployment insurance or Justice Marshall’s views of fighting white supremacy in the legal sector of the government is not part of the mainstream (slavery was not a defect in the constitution according to that (3/5) of a boy mike Steele), this should give you (and hip hop merchants) peace of mind.
President Obama, you (we) are not crazy or clueless and clearly neither are republican political operatives (Including Hillary’s cheerleader, the disgraced McChrystal who conveniently let the press quote words that would get him knowingly fired and let the war descend into a fucking quagmire when he failed his mission of not killing enough enemies so he can say “ I would have done this& that but I got fired”) they want dominion over the republic. Elected Republican officials have lately been quite clear on how they want to run the country and how they want to treat the citizenry when they ever achieve any position of Federal power. The purpose of a politician is to do the collective things we do not have individual time, financial resources or will to accomplish. Like kill foreign or jailing true domestic enemies of the state. So ask yourself, what is a true enemy to the state?
The answer always simply comes back to the identifier of any person undermining the public good. Mr. President you were not elected to convert the republicans or Israel citizens to the American way, you were elected to run the country, kicking ass of traitors to the republic and asking questions in 2013. The questions are you going bust down the general before he retires and are you going to extend unemployment benefits for two years by Executive Order or any other critical need of the public good. I must be confused, we are in 2 wars and now this is a national security issue. At this time Mr. president you need to stop asking for help you are not going to get. Fuck it; Fuck them; what do you have to lose with that service for the people? Nothing. Make the republicans tell the people the president is not in office to help the American citizenry every day until November 2nd.
As in the words of your own political counsel Mr. Axelrod “If we allow a republican Party that took a $237 Billion surplus and turned it into a $1.3 trillion deficit over eight years to masquerade as the party of fiscal responsibility, then shame on us,”. Extend the lower tax rate for 1 year and finish taking away all platforms for political opposition. Use that fucking pen (sorry for the language First Lady and Mrs. Bush, I’m just saying you can not politically beat an executive order that help’s the average working American directly from the presidents desk period.) and stop letting republicans frame the debates and events of the day .Yes, you made the congress pass an extension until November but you need to pick the fights on TV and radio now. Stop firing your own so quickly it makes you look unmoral and undisciplined(no fact check for your own). Step up you offense to practice for 2012. Make it happen Mr. President.
Former president Bush Jr., to clear your father’s name from your fucking up every thing so bad is to cause Dick “do boy” Chaney (who can’t shut the fuck up and may sell you out for his daughter’s sake) to take the fall for every thing by being found guilty of Halliburton sins. 2 birds 1 stone. Charge him for the closed door meetings without you present and his conflicted investment interest, Iraq military shower deaths and let him die in the hospital of heart trouble before trail so no American high official will have actually go to jail (well Rove can do a day as a “mix up”, treason charges can be tricky and Hip hop has not let that rapping performance shit go) That will focus and clear the public anger and fear. The take down of the so called” secret greedy un-American” power player who caused (republicans and democrats) the deficit. Most important clear the way for Jeb .Pay attention Bush Jr.,“ Deficit drift”(a new political word courtesy of Ike Jackson to counter and blunt the communicated republican feelings of danger about critical “deficit spending” at this time .You can use it in a press release sentence like:” The country is in a deficit drift that some key republicans have placed us in but I have full confidence that president Obama will correct the “drift” with proper handling of the country’s cash register”) is what happen to you at the end of your presidency. (This is some good “communication” the tea baggers or congress will gobble up).
Republicans are looking for a way out. This is a way to save face before they get seriously hurt with their present race and godlessness rhetoric. Republicans then can’t scare citizens with the word deficit. The country has to take care of the people so they can get their money up to buy premium Hip-Hop products .It may take 3 years. Such an “off the record” interview or speech would start to clear your father’s name and settle the republic Junior. You owe us (Hip-Hop anyway) you think my scolding is free. You know better then that. I have (30) billion (2 for me personally) to get with my fellow Hip Hop businessmen and Jeb needs to reign in this failing attitude from his buddies if he ever wants to be president in 2014 or 2018.I am not going to repeat myself about this to you Mr. former president. Make it happen.
Jay –Z, I wasn’t going to scold you because you overlook the garden and that shit is an incredible business move. I am being reckless so… Cablevision better have called you to ask “Can we have some concerts and make more money with you?” That is what leads to your scolding. I do not want to even see your face this year in America anymore, only on HDTV, cable pay for view, DVD, or (49.99) Online live from Russia in your own stadium (Cablevision can help you run it for a minority stake so they can stop crying) headlining on a (20) act Hip-Hop Roc Russian territories tour supporting your new 100 song release sponsored by the Nets owner. While you are over in Russia you can start a 24-hour Hip Hop Business network (Radio& TV station, DVD & CD/Online content distribution) playing limited NBA content between unlimited Hip Hop content owned by you and the Nets owner run from your stadium complex that has Hip Hop events featuring American Hip Hop artist everyday.
Open that market for American Hip-Hop then bring the international company to the US in 2013. It would be patriotic to buy entire premium product lines you would have brought to the market place. You can get a Billon for self, a Billion for the Nets owner and 2 billion for all in Hip-Hop sales to pursue by releasing product thru your new safe line of secured Distribution (funds). No one will take your money in Russian territories because of the Nets owner. Make it happen. If you are not a Billionaire in (2) years it would be because you don’t want to be. You would dominate sales 2011 -2013 internationally on some Michal Jackson shit. I’m just saying. Dame dash should help you if he promises not to scare executives and let The Nets owner do all the goon work. That would be bigger than Cam/Dipset’s world trend setting Hip Hop business unity over friendship and plus you can leave Dame in Russia for 3 years before heading the US operation, he would be employed there and wealthy.
For the rest of Hip Hop some of our blissfully ignorant fellow citizens like the tea partiers, libertarians & republicans think slavery was good for blacks Americans and are trying to tie limited white economic restriction to slavery. Disrespectful. Expected. They believe this ideology in their hearts and minds. So anyone that believes in this ideology and demonstrates this behavior in your marketplace must be destroyed economically before they hurt your American customers economically for good. Fired and shunned will be one’s fate if they are in your business environment. Your own business survival depends on this. The NAACP ‘s newfound mission of concern about discrimination against white people is troubling. Accommodating “tea party” propaganda by getting a Black land management official fired has dissolved their credibility with Hip-Hop. Let them fight in the mud of media. I conclude most Black American adults including president Obama are politically afraid to stand up for themselves at this time (Time to call Bush Sr. again Mr. President).
Black Americans are afraid politically of their fellow white Americans and it is a sad discouraging site in the media yet we must help them get a backbone. Hip Hop businessmen deal with unruly race baiters all the time and yet our presence does not give them courage. Let them be for now they are in no position to help us so we must help they when we can with selective economic punishment for all politico enemies of the republic. $30 Billion in the next 10 years is at stake and we must stay focused on our own businesses and not let anyone’s folishness, cowardliness or fear of poverty get in our way. There is not much to scold Hip Hop on as a group this summer. I like what the Global marketplace and the Hip Hop business environment are shaping up to be.
At this time most Hip hop businessmen and artist are working together in business therefore keeping several Brands profitable be with personal expectations of friendships low and that is how it should be. Strictly business. Until next time this is Ike Jackson and you have just been scolded.
-words by Ike Jackson
Ike scolds only President Obama and the rest of Hip Hop.
President Obama, I hope you enjoyed your Father’s Day with the girls and it did something to focus you and the rest of Hip-Hop. Let’s get to business:
1) McChrystal must be fired from this mission and busted down then retired at once. The language to be used is a quote from the soon to be major McChrystal: “Strength is leading when you just don’t want to lead. You’re leading by example. That’s what we do. Particularly when it’s really, really hard, and it hurts inside”.
2) This BP situation is a way to force corporate America to act right or you will turn the people on them. $20 Billion is a start; continue to have BP fund whatever you do not have to create jobs. Hire (10) million Americans that want to work @ $20.00 an hour for coast line clean up (up to the coast of Maine). Take (I said take) BP’s equipment and back engineer the technology so the military has it for the future and our corporations can redesign and sell our version of the technology to the costal states cheaply. Next, Defense Secretary Gates has to go for not being serious. With two wars going on and all the money that was spent in the last (4) years you better keep your military content and motivated until you leave office in (6) years (We can continue this spending pace until the next election). Gates had no problem spending the money last presidency so a change in policy that should have taken place (6) years ago now will be received by the military brass as you keep them from intended progress (or payments) and for you Mr. President that is dangerous. Now all generals and military personnel assets will be targeted as weak links to be bribed. A general forced to look the other way because of his lack of or need for money and power in these times is dangerous. Gates is going to say privately to his Republican colleges in a show of solidarity that you are solely responsible for the Pentagon and its contractors not receiving the funds. They will undoubtedly turn on you and that may be the Republicans last hidden card with this theme of death they have put into the political dialogue. Clean house of all Republicans in your employ and any solider under your command loyal to nation building doctrines when we need to be on seek and destroy missions they all mean to do harm. This is your only time and if you let this go, you will alarm the hip-hop merchant community and special forces soldiers under your command around the world. We are watching and have your back, so make it happen.
To put the world in order (following the US) and to put fear in the hearts of all domestic political enemies you must put the murder game down with paper first. Mr. President against my advice you have-not increased the penalties for sedition during war. Do not be afraid to handle your business this summer. Call propaganda in the public spaces what it is at this time, sedition. Fine and jail anyone spreading misinformation exposed during his or her ideological rants on TV, radio and print against the republic. White American political machines and big business are yearning to be punished like children (or run away debtor slaves) and you appear unwilling to do so. Handle your business now that all concerned parties and the entire American public are giving you the go ahead because it will not interfere with their money. Thus leading tea parties members, libertarians, organized racists, Fox news entertainment division American employees and Republicans have an unhealthy commitment to ideology over country. It seems to hip–hop participants these groups have become so fearful of China and white American financial criminals that they are confidently delusional in voicing unrealistic fantasies of mass unanswered physical confrontations with Black Americans. Intellectual masturbation with the verbal act of putting Black Americans “in their place” as slaves or at least subjecting them to Jim Crow laws of the past is practiced in earnest in this country. Most hope this political porn will help provide a pleasurable counter to their uncharacteristic mental fear about reality and the fact a Black American (according to the census) is the president of the United States handling what they politically could not. This behavior has created a physiological warfare platform for operations against the American public and has even emboldened Russian KGB to increase psychological operations using the New York Nets as entry into the US public sports entertainment industry.
STEP YOUR ELECTRONIC WARFARE UP. The Economy is electronic and fluid. I suggest you make sure hip-hop and Jay-Z get tax protection and more financial opportunities that can partner government intelligence with our minority ownership ventures. Perhaps make sure Jay–Z can get a regional TV and radio sports content operation license in NYC thru the FCC cheaply so he can hire many minority Black American advertising and entertainment executives loyal to the republic who just happen to work with the Nets who would be minority stake holders in Jay –Z’s African-American operation. (Hip-Hop do not be mad. Play the game how it is played not how you wish it to be)
North Korea is easy. Feed the broke enemy for now, fuck the Republicans. North Korea will fold in (10) years and their youth are hungry, starving, looking for food, friends and protectors unlike China and Russia. Make a statement of your understanding of “super violence” and being the embodiment of it in the form of the President of the United States. With this you will never lose South Korea and when the power shifts from father to son in the north if he cannot be turned to help US and not Iran then take action. Do not give his young regime a chance to bite your helping hand.
The smartest man besides me is my dad. I am only smarter than him because I listen to his advice. You are in a tough spot so I will let you hold one of pieces of wisdom from my dad. Enjoy while you work in the cut for now:
-Harvey L. Frierson Sr. (January 14th 2000)
Funkmaster Flex, you can sell sneakers on your Nationwide Car show, but you also need to sell CD’s and Urban Indie Movies that register through you (so no bootlegs or Mix CD’s) and you report the sales numbers on your show and to Billboard Magazine (I’m just saying).
For the rest of hip-hop, you have to get to work to take advantage of this marketplace, so our customers will have more money to spend. If we do not stay in front of our business competition with new sales marketing techniques that quickly inform and cause sell through of our new premium content others wanting our loyal if doted on hip–hop customers will come for them. Try to help your frightened white American associates get focused. We in Hip-hop know how to stay focused with stress so throughout 2010 get this republic’s domestic and export sales in shape.
Until next time this is Ike Jackson and you have been scolded.
CONVERSATIONS WITH PROFESSOR ELEANOR EARL
An interview with 98.7 KISS FM’S
Host of Kissing After Dark, LENNY GREEN
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 via teleconference.
By Professor Eleanor Earl
The professor in me couldn’t resist engaging Mr. Green intellectually, but the other side, the side that has listened to his deeply moving baritone voice as it pours through my laptop speakers and into my soul was determined to get to the heart of the matter- the matter of knowing Who is Lenny Green? What makes him tick? What inspires him? What titillates him? How romantic is he? Oh, sorry, I got a little carried away by this Renaissance Man, like so many of his devoted female listeners. And remember, this would not be an interview, after all, for the college newspaper or some educational journal where I had to use APA, MLA and refrain from being remotely entertaining. No, this interview would reach a demographic that would revel in learning about the journey of a man of who started as a musician and has morphed into a radio personality, entrepreneur, mentor, romance guru and much more.
So, to raise the stakes a bit, I decided to turn the tables on the “King of late night radio.” See, people have called into his show to share some of their most intimate secrets during his segment called Kiss and Tell. And boy do they tell it all! I wanted Lenny Green to do the same- I wanted him to share something equally revealing with me. Why?
Because quite simply- I wanted to know more about the man behind The Voice, and I thought you would too.
Eleanor Earl: I find it really interesting that we have a couple of things in common that I wanted to point out. I too, performed at the world famous Apollo Theater’s Amateur night at one point. I understand that you were twelve years of age when you first did this?
Lenny Green: Yeah, either I think I was nine-years-old or I was twelve-years-old at the time. I can’t remember precisely.
Eleanor Earl: Ok, but it was very early in your career. I was a college student, like nineteen when I did it and it didn’t fare as well for me. You guys, I’m told, won Second place, but I didn’t place, but oh well. [laughs] So we move onto other things in life.[laughs]
Lenny Green: I was a little scared. I wasn’t too sure, to be very honest with you, Professor, if I was going to place either. I mean, when you get- and you know exactly what I’m about to say- when you have the opportunity to grace that stage--that stage where legends have performed over the years and you get that chance to do what you do, it’s a whole new different emotion that comes over you. And the only thing you can do is- one you don’t get booed and you finish your performance.
Eleanor Earl: Yes, exactly. So that means we both were really lucky we weren’t booed. I’m happy to say I wasn’t booed either. [laughs]So that was positive. Also, I noticed that you spent some time in Virginia as an on air personality— in Richmond, Virginia to be exact.
Lenny Green: Yes, actually Richmond was- now don’t get me wrong and I’m probably going to go back just a pinch so you can get an idea. When I went to Virginia—Virginia was the first opportunity I had to actually step fully into the radio arena once radio became a part of my bloodstream. And I was happy for that opportunity. I didn’t really want to leave New York as most people wouldn’t- you know coming from—well for one, New York being my home, being born and raised in Brooklyn and having been privileged to listen to some of the greatest radio voices of all time. Once I got bit by that radio bug I wanted to be here in New York, like everyone else. I didn’t understand my mind wasn’t mature enough to understand that, “Kid you got to get your feet wet. You got to learn this craft; you got to develop some skills before New York kind of takes you on.” So, not knowing that initially, I still wanted to find out where I could fit in, and radio had taken over my interest so strongly that I said, you know what, this is a great opportunity. Let me jump on this opportunity. And my family was 100% behind me. And it was definitely a great learning experience and my first; I guess you
can say nicks or scratches, in terms of getting my feet wet, in learning to grasp the radio info.
Eleanor Earl: That’s really awesome. Do you remember what radio station gave you this opportunity?
Lenny Green: Most definitely- it was W.A.N.T—-W.A.N.T to my understanding they were the first Black 24-hour radio station in Richmond. They were an AM station and it was obviously with it being the first, it had a lot of history there. So that was a privilege in itself but, of course, we were living in a day and age were FM’s were competitive, but because they were the first heritage station in the state, needless to say, they had a strong dedicated base of following of listeners. So it was great that I was able to embark upon being a part of that family because of the history that it stood for.
Eleanor Earl: That’s awesome. From there you went on to Connecticut? Correct?
Lenny Green: That is correct. And that was another blessing- you know- I was supposed to actually end up in Hartford, Connecticut but someone had advised me—well there was an opportunity in New Haven, Connecticut and New Haven of course is the home of Yale University. And New Haven had a very strong black historical attachment as well- with the slave ship the Amistad-the revolt [that] took place. So it was interesting— and plus it was closer to home, which is New York.
Eleanor Earl: So, you were slowly working your way back home?
Lenny Green: Yes. And that’s why I thought this was a nice strategic move. I came out from New York and now I’m coming back closer to New York, but it still didn’t hit the nail on the head yet, but it was a part-time opportunity that opened up in New Haven, Connecticut and I took that opportunity and while I
was working on air on the weekends Part time- I was working Full time in New York for a radio syndication company as an Administrative Assistant-
Eleanor Earl: Oh, is that right?
Lenny Green: Yes. So in essence I was basically working 7 days a week.
Eleanor Earl: That’s amazing. That shows a lot of drive, focus, and determination.
Lenny Green: I come from a great family and the family that I come from everyone in my family has been driven over the years. My great-grandmother, and my grandmother, and even my mom and my aun- and notice that I’m mentioning all ladies.
Eleanor Earl: I’m noting that.
Lenny Green: Yes, and who better than women who have done a tremendous job, not only in my family but historically as well, in being great role models for me and of course instilling in me that characteristic of being driven? So, I stand on the shoulders of some wonderful, outstanding women who I love dearly.
Eleanor Earl: That’s really wonderful and I’m sure that they are very much aware of the love and appreciation that you have for them too.
Lenny Green: Oh, it’s priceless.
Eleanor Earl: That’s great. And that brings me to another point that’s a perfect segue. I understand that you are planning to launch a mentoring program, potentially in 2011, and I just really would like to know why mentorship is so important to you? And you just shared with me who some of your mentors and people
who you look up to are, but are there some additional persons who have impacted your life? And also again, we’ll talk about that mentoring program.
Lenny Green: I’ll start with the latter. I think it’s important. I was blessed to have people sit down and encourage me and give me feedback and help me grow. I think it’s a responsibility for me to continue the blessing. Just like that Patti Labelle song “when you’ve been blessed you pass it on.” I extremely believe that. Someone took out their personal time to sit me down and allow me to come into their space, once I kind of had an interest in radio and some of those some bodies were Fred Bugs, affectionately known as “Bugsy.” Some of those people were the late Sonny Taylor. Some of those people were Vaughn Harper, Jerry Bledsoe, Gary Bird. Some of these voices were G Keyed Alexander, Ken Webb and I can go on and on and on. Different people at different stages in my life were very instrumental in just touching my life. Whether they took 5 – 15 minutes of their personal time to critique my air checks and tell me what I need to work on and allow me to come into their work spaces, so now that I am blessed and privileged to be in the position that I am, I feel that it is important to extend that invitation to those who show a strong interest and a passion for what I’m doing. Or even not for what I’m doing, but show an interest in the field of entertainment or any kind of career profession because I do a lot of career days and talk to kids all of the time. So, I think it’s important that we continue to bring these blessings along and provide an opportunity for our children to see the possibilities of them exploring interests in their lives.
Eleanor Earl: That’s great.
Lenny Green: In terms of the mentorship, for myself, I wasn’t fortunate to have an earth father, but I was always brought up by my mom to recognize the fact that I have a father and that father is GOD. So, I felt that ever since I was a little boy
that I had a personal connection to GOD and He does play a huge important factor, a place in my heart, in my life from the time I was a little boy to this very moment that I’m talking to you right now. And because I didn’t have— and I turned out very well considering--
Eleanor Earl: Yes you have.
Lenny Green: -That I have not- look I’m no exception to the rule. I grew up poor middle class kid in the projects- in the hood- as the phrase would be coined, but I was lucky and a lot of kids these days are growing up in families where that male image is missing. Unfortunately, not all of them have been lucky as I am. I was blessed to have a very strong family, an infrastructure that looked upon me and watched me and put me in line when I needed to be put in line, to make sure that I stayed on the right path. Well because a lot of these young men may not have that I want to try to do something to serve and help in their lives and I think by having positive male images in their lives is very essential. So, GOD willing, in 2011 I plan to have the “Lenny Green Help a Little Brother Campaign Initiative.” Where, it basically is allowing young men between the ages of 7-15 year olds to be around positive men, professional men who can be great role models to these children and hopefully inspire them to want to be great in themselves. I think it’s essential and the reason that I am doing it primarily with boys and not with girls, is probably because of the fact that I am a young man and I see the transformation, not so positively in every situation, with the young men in our society right now and looking ahead these children are our future. Granted, I know I can’t change the world and I can’t change millions, but if I can change one kid at a time and get them refocused and get them striving for higher ground, or be some kind of support system to them, then I want to pay my just dues and try to help that along. And I’ve been fortunate to meet a lot of men who are in professional positions who are doing some great things for the community and the country and I want to be able to bring some of
them out and help these kids kind of enhance their lives to the next level.
Eleanor Earl: Mr. Green, I think this is wonderful and it’s a subject very close to my heart because, although I am a woman and I take the point of view of young women who haven’t had fathers around. I actually produced and directed a documentary called “Father Figure” that actually looked at the dyadic relationship between fathers and daughters. But missing fathers, just in general, in children’s lives, and how it impacts the choices that they make later in life in terms of, for girls, the type of men that they become involved with and how they see themselves, et cetera. And for young boys also, who they’re modeling in terms of their interaction with the opposite sex, the familial setup, et cetera. And so, I’m a very big fatherhood advocate and am doing some work with the Fatherhood Initiative and I think that maybe they can be very helpful to you, and I’d love to put you in contact with one of the representatives from the National Fatherhood Initiative[Ron Clark].
Lenny Green: I would love that. You know, I hate to say this but I’m glad I’m saying this. I hate to say that, Professor Earl, that I didn’t find out really [until] kind of late in the game, how essential the male father figure is in families. Again, maybe because it was a little sour in my life and I’m not going to lie -you know- I was a little annoyed by the fact that my father wasn’t there for me, but then as time went on I realized the blessing that GOD had given me and that was an outstanding mom and wonderful family and she took the place of dad physically and with the help of family and my brothers around me, I turned out to be an ok kid. So I realized, to support what you’re saying, how important that relationship is with daughters as well. There’s a young man in the business who works in Atlanta and he does something with fathers and daughters- I may have to replicate his concept and do it in this
part of the country as well, because I don’t think you can have too many programs like that, where you kind of do something for fathers and daughters as well. For the fathers that are a part of these young ladies’ lives, they definitely will have a better
perspective on how to choose the man that will be in their life as well, and when that male image is not there, it really does become difficult for women to make a clear cut decision. I’ve dated women who didn’t have fathers in their lives and you can almost understand where the missing link is sometimes.
Eleanor Earl: Yes, there are issues, often times rather- it’s not across the board- but often times, there are issues of abandonment and a fear that even the person they are dating is going to leave somehow and not be present, the way a father wasn’t present. Then there are those who’ve had fathers around them who have had very complicated relationships with them as well. And that can also affect the ways in which they interact with men as well. I am definitely offering my services on this subject since it’s something that I am really passionate about. So I’d be happy to help out.
Lenny Green: Well I’m going to take you up on that offer and upon this interview, we definitely have to stay in contact to try to make some things happen, because if I can connect with the right people, and of course have you a part of the mix, I would be overwhelmed.
Eleanor Earl: Aw, that’s very kind of you, Sir. So, were there any specific- of the gentlemen that you listed- would you identify any one of them as a father figure for you?
Lenny Green: Well- you know- some of them were a lot older than me,so all of them had the potential to be father figures.
Eleanor Earl: Ok.
Lenny Green: Again, I didn’t spend a great deal of time around them at length, but for the moments that I did have- and they were in incremental moments-
Eleanor Earl: Ok.
Lenny Green: I cherished those moments and I thought that they were great to have. I even look at it from a father figure perspective- I looked at it clearly as a mentorship perspective because they were in the chosen field that I kind of wanted to go in. Again, just me learning more about the radio industry and what I needed to do and what I needed to stay away from- I think that they imparted some great knowledge to me that has helped groom me to where I am today. And I’m still learning, as crazy as that may sound, I’m still learning and I think I’m a student of life because I don’t feel that we can ever stop learning because there’s so much to learn.
Eleanor Earl: I agree. Hey you’re talking to a College Professor, so you know I’m going to agree with that [laughs]. I’m learning all the time from my students in the classroom for and just in life in general, so I concur with that. Are you currently- would you say that you are mentoring any specific young men right now yourself? And do you have a young son[ that you are fathering]?
Lenny Green: Well I don’t have any children personally, but I do have a young staff that’s working around me. I have a young intern- you know- a lot of students who are interns who are still in school. My Engineer, a young man I guess if I had a child back in the day, I guess the age of my Engineer would probably be around the age where he’d be considered to be my son. You know he’s a mature, focused young man and he’s a dad and he has been working heavily in the Hip Hop culture a lot, with Hip Hop radio. And he started working with me actually when I was doing a syndicated show with Brian McKnight and then once
that kind of ended, it was in question if he was going to stay around—and to make a long story short- I wanted to keep him around because for a couple of reasons. For one, I hate to see people lose work and I felt that with him getting the experience of working with Brian that was one dimension, but the experience of him working with me would have been another dimension for him to [go to]the next level. I felt that this was going to be an eye opening experience and from what he has shared with me, it has been. Plus I’m educating him on the Classic Soul Music. [laughs] He knows all the Hip Hop music, but now he’s learning more and more Classic Soul Music and I think he knew a great deal of it prior to him really working with me, but now that I’m kind of exposing him to a lot of other genres, and a lot of other music in general, I think I’m expanding his repertoire when it comes to music. So it’s a learning experience. I’m learning from him as well, because the generation these days they’re very on top of technology. So having said that, he really makes sure and keeps pushing me “Hey man you got your updates on your Twitter?” Are you doing this are you doing that? So you know that’s important because that’s the kind of era that we’re living in right now.
Eleanor Earl: It’s very important.
Lenny Green: So, I have two pages on Facebook. I’ve reached my capacity on my regular page so now I have a fan page. So I got two going on that and I got my Twitter account going, I got Myspace going. Tonight we’re starting the text club so I’m in there.[laughs] I am in there.
Eleanor Earl: Well you’re really up to speed. That’s really great. The perfect next thing to ask you then is what do you have playing in your IPod? Or that’s in your C.D. player in your car or at home? what are you listening to right now?
Lenny Green: You know from music to fashion I think the ideal word that would describe me is diverse. Very diverse you know I of course come from the foundation of Classic Soul and R&B music but when I first started radio- when I was introduced to radio in college- I was doing Contemporary Jazz and I still have a place in my heart for Contemporary Jazz, so in my stereo system you’ll hear everything from and Andre Ward to Will Downing to Mary J. Blige to Keyshia Cole to Jay-Z. I have to have my inspiration in there so will sprinkle Donnie McClurkin to Hezekiah Walker to Fred Hammond.
Eleanor Earl: That’s good.
Lenny Green: So I’m really diverse with my listening everything from Classic Soul to R& B to Hip Hop to Jazz and Gospel you will find in my household, in my C.D., in my IPod wherever I may be- it’s diversity.
Eleanor Earl: That’s great. That’s really great. Just moving forward I’d like you to tell me something no one knows about Lenny Green.
Lenny Green: Wow. [laughs]Tell you something no one knows about me?
Eleanor Earl: Yes.
Lenny Green: Well, what no one knows? That’s a very good question, you know that? Well, I would say one thing no one knows- I can go in a couple of directions- I’m going to- you let me know if I’m going in the right direction.
Eleanor Earl: Whatever direction you would like and I will even take several directions,if you would like[laughs].
Lenny Green: You mean you want to give me a direction?
Eleanor Earl: I won’t give it to you, but if there are several things you’d like me to know that no one knows, I’ll take them if they’re coming from different angles. I’ll take them.
Lenny Green: Ok. One thing is I’m a very laid back person. I’m an introvert. I’m a shy guy. Most people don’t think that I’m shy. Radio has helped me to become an extrovert and there are two different personalities, as I call it. There’s Lenny and there’s L.G. Now Lenny is the introvert- he is the laid back guy who is in non-work mode. So, in non-work mode and let’s say I was supposed to meet you, not unless I had a very good idea of your warmth and you had an extending personality, chances are, as much as I would want to say something to you, I probably wouldn’t.
Eleanor Earl: Really?
Lenny Green: That’s the shy part of me. Now if I’m in work mode I’m L.G. and L.G. is a pinch of a bad boy, he’s more of an assertive guy. He can walk up to anybody and he’s very confident, so there’s two different sides to me and most people would take my introverted side of me and label me as I think I’m stuck up or conceited. Which I really am not, if you get to know me, if you really say something to me- you’ll kind of feel my vibe and feel my personality. Because I’ve had this said to me on several different occasions and most women think- cause I’m a single guy- so most women think that I think I’m all that and I really don’t think I’m all that- I’m just a quiet guy. But when it’s time for me not to be quiet I’m a whole different person when it’s time for me to step on the stage of Madison Square Garden, you would never think it. And when I say to people that I’m shy- they say, “Man get out of here. You’re not shy.” Little to their knowledge, I really am.
Eleanor Earl: I believe you, Mr. Green.
Lenny Green: You say you believe me?
Eleanor Earl: I believe you.
Lenny Green: Well I appreciate it because it’s really the truth and that’s something that really most people don’t know about me. Another thing, I’ll give you one more- I like to consider myself to be a hopeless romantic. I do believe in the power of love. I can’t say that I’ve had the best luck when it came to relationships but I do have the instinctual belief that there is someone in this world for me, and I do believe in the important institution of marriage, which some people kind of take for granted or don’t uplift in many ways. So, I consider myself to be very sentimental and I consider myself to be a romantic—a hopeless romantic.
Eleanor Earl: That’s great. Those are two really great answers.
Lenny Green: Well thank you, but they’re really the truth.
Eleanor Earl: Ok. Let’s see then- we’re going to wrap up shortly here. I think I’ve gone over the designated time. Are we good? Can we continue for a couple more?
Lenny Green: You got it.
Eleanor Earl: Ok.
Lenny Green: Most definitely.
Eleanor Earl: Just turning the tables a little bit- and it kind of still deals with this subject a bit- about you being a hopeless romantic even. We’re going to play a little of our own “Kiss and Tell” segment. You know, like the one you do on your show.
Lenny Green: Wait you’ve said that you’ve heard it?
Eleanor Earl: Yes.
Lenny Green: Ok.
Eleanor Earl: In your Kiss and Tell segment, I know that people are able to ask questions and talk about all sorts of things in that segment. In our little Kiss and Tell segment here, I’d like you to tell me, since you say that you’re a hopeless romantic, What is your idea of a romantic evening and does it entail the person playing your “Kissing after Dark” show as part of it?
Lenny Green: Well, my idea of a romantic evening is- music is in my veins ever since I was a kid and that’s because people say that most Radio Personalities are frustrated singers who never got that break and maybe I am truly one of those. So, my evening has to entail ambiance. Ambiance plays a very big role in setting up the tonality- setting up the mood for the evening so I’m very big on that. How I often setup my ambiance- I’m big on candles, as a matter of fact, I’m so big on candles that within the next 90 days I will be-- I’m happy to tell you-–you’ll be one of the first people to know that I am going to be launching the “Lenny Green Candle Collection.”
Eleanor Earl: Oh lovely.
Lenny Green: Yes, and it’s going to be natural candles. Soy Candles.
Eleanor Earl: Nice.
Lenny Green: Which are very good for massaging and they’re very good in the aroma category, but these are fragrances that I have developed with the help of four beautiful African-American sisters who have a business of their own in New Jersey.
Eleanor Earl: Oh great.
Lenny Green: I’m partnering up with them and they’re actually introducing and helping me launch my candle line the “Lenny Green…”
Eleanor Earl: That is really exciting and congratulations on that.
Lenny Green: Thank you. And their company is called POOKA- Pure and Simple. POOKA. P.O.O.K.A. Pure and Simple- they’ve been in business for quite some time and their area of specialty is products that relate to skincare and bath products, so I’m happy to be working along with those four dynamic ladies. So, candles help to set the ambiance and music compliments the candles, so our music has got to be right, which has to have a similar vibe to what I do in “Kissing after Dark.” From a Luther Vandross to some Jazz to maybe some Minnie Ripperton to some Keyshia Cole or maybe to some Trey Songz, so again it’s a mixture of some old school and some new school. You cap that off with the right kind of presentation that stimulates the senses- and what I mean in terms of where it comes to us being fulfilled with food. So, everything from fruit to a nice appetizer, to a nice salad, to a nice seafood dinner capped off with some nice treats at the end a dessert. I’m a big guy when it comes to desserts, even though I got to watch the waist line as I get older these days. So, the dessert has to be right- I’m a big fan of [dessert]- my biggest addiction is Ice Cream.
Eleanor Earl: What kind?[laughs]
Lenny Green: I’m basic you give me Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry and I’m good, but we can explore some more interesting tastes. Or give me some Key Lime pie and there’s nothing wrong with that good old fashioned hot apple pie with some Cool Whip on top- and I think that serves as a beautiful evening of romance.
Eleanor Earl: Sounds lovely- you know while reporting on this I’m going to be giving a lot of ladies the secret to your heart. I hope it doesn’t cause any trouble by putting [this information] out there.
Lenny Green: I love being romanced and I think I speak for a lot of men- even though they may not speak on it- you know- I think if women--- cause some women you would think would know how to romance, but I don’t think a lot of women do, so I think I’m no exception to the rule -and I’m speaking on like I said on behalf of millions of men out here who if they don’t—if they’re not into the romancing game- they love to be romanced, so if you’re trying to win a guy over or really get to his soft spot- romance him and he’ll be swept off his feet because he won’t be expecting it.
Eleanor Earl: That’s an excellent tip as we wrap up this wonderful interview.
Lenny Green: Thank you, Professor. I’ve really enjoyed it immensely and I can’t thank you enough for this wonderful opportunity.
Eleanor Earl: Well thank you so very much. My final question to you is regarding your legacy. Because we all know at some point either you’ll transition out of radio at some point to do other things- because I know you’re a Syndicated Radio Personality,
you’re an Entrepreneur- as we’re hearing about your candle line- and also your Marketing and Artist Management company, High End Entertainment, and you also are an author of a book “Souls of my Brothers.”
Lenny Green: Well I’m not—yes I’m a contributing author. Yes Ma’am.
Eleanor Earl: [You were a]contributing author to that, ok. So, with all that—you’re a Renaissance man for sure. And with all that you’re doing what would you like your legacy to be? What would you like said of you and all these amazing things that you’ve currently done and will do, I’m sure, in the future? What would you like your legacy to be?
Lenny Green: I would want my legacy to be that I’ve touched enough lives to either enhance their lives or to make a difference. I think with us, we all have a purpose on this earth, and it’s wonderful to get the accolades and it’s wonderful to be able to get the success, but if you have success and you haven’t impacted your success by helping others then your success partially may have been given in vain. And I don’t want my success to have been given to me without it having had an impact on touching someone’s lives for the better. So I want to be able to impact lives. I want to be able to help someone along the way- several people along the way. Actually, as many people as possible along the way. Because at the end of the day, as I mentioned a little earlier, it’s about passing on the blessings and if I can do something for somebody else, then I don’t want that to be blocked by any way. I want to be able to help a person if they’re serious about doing whatever it is that they want to do. So, if I can help someone I want to be able to help as many people as possible and that is from an inspirational standpoint to possibly a financial standpoint. You know when we leave this earth we can’t take anything with
us. So, money and success and what we have ascertained over the years is wonderful to have, but how will we use that to help others? I want to be able to use whatever I have achieved out of life to help others in some way. So, I’m about really helping our future generation or helping those who are less fortunate than I have. I’ve been blessed in many ways and I want to be able to continue to be a blessing to others as well.
Eleanor Earl: Well what a wonderful note on which to end. I think that’s a beautiful sentiment and it speaks to the altruistic side of Lenny Green. I think we accomplished our goal that we set at the top of this interview. Getting to know the man- more about you- what drives you- what inspires you and I really appreciate you being so open to sharing.
Lenny Green: Professor Earl, and this again has been a great interview, and I appreciate the opportunity. You definitely took a different angle than a lot of people have taken, and hopefully I’ve been able to expose a different side of myself to your readers where they can kind of get a better understanding as to who I am as a person. So, again I thank you I couldn’t have done it without you. And I’m glad that you’ve chosen me to actually be featured in your publication.
Eleanor Earl: Well, thank you.
Professor Eleanor Earl is an Assistant Professor of English and Cinema Studies Program Coordinator at Hampton University. She is also President and CEO of E. L. Earl Entertainment, Inc., a film, television, music, and management company. She is a graduate of New York University, The University of Virginia, and Old Dominion University, respectively. She resides in the Hampton Roads area of southeastern Virginia. She can be contacted via e-mail on
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Delayed April 2010 Reckless State of the Hip-Hop Union Tax Edition.
Ike Jackson Scolds President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton, Rep. John Lewis, LL Cool J, Funkmaster Flex, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Lil Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, The Republican Party, Fellow White American citizens and the rest of Hip-Hop.
Your favorite corporate owner of music and copyrights is here to offer you his unique perspective on how the Hip-Hop industry affects society and our government. Of course, that would be me, and I’m so sorry for again “dithering” with this report that was due in January. I have been grieving. Corporate titan, attorney for Malcolm X, former Manhattan borough president, Chairman of (WLIB AM/WBLS FM, NYC) Inner City Broadcasting and personal mentor the Honorable Percy Sutton has died recently. Along with the murder of eight CIA officer assets, I have not taken his death very well. I feel there are no more real elders looking out for Hip-Hop business. I have tried to enjoy the new money being made by my new music and film copyrights. Perhaps I am just going to pay my taxes on the 15th and save 2009 profits. Hip-Hop for the next 100 years will continue to be a multi-billion dollar growth industry, but that personal guidance from Mr. Sutton will be missed.
Mr. Sutton had focused me as a young man in the business of manhood and made sure I understood I was a man in the world of business, life and in the United States of America. At times, with great passion, I would discuss with him the fact that his children (who at the time ran his AM radio station WLIB) are afraid to do and talk about business on the station. I would stress the AM station no longer does significant political and business news for the community, it just plays gospel music and stays out of politics when our community needs it the most. The effect on the Hip-Hop business community of not having a (24 hour) Urban Talk radio station in NYC is costing Hip-Hop millions of dollars, because we cannot communicate amongst ourselves on a continuous basis. Mr. Sutton’s 2004 response framed the business vision for 2010. He explained (without taking personal offence) as much as he loves his children, “They are not built for that task and you cannot be upset they are afraid of this political business environment; gospel music is economically safe to them and does not offend anyone in power in New York (profits in 2009 only $2.1 Million). I agree with your assessment; your generation may have to bring this environment into existence on your own, I have already shown you the way.” Mr. Sutton was right. Today the closest promoter of urban communications is Radio One. Speaking with Kathy Hughes’ son personally at Al Sharpton’s convention in NYC April 14th as a stock holder, he said “Radio One does not want to do business with Hip-Hop, but good luck ”(even when all profitable content uses Hip-Hop elements, including gospel) so I need the right quote to set the tone before I start to scold. Which one should it be?
“The revenues of the state are ill managed; there is no money in the treasury… The result which the legislator has produced is the reverse of beneficial; for he has made his city poor, and his citizens greedy” -Aristotle, 384 BC
No, not this one.
“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it” -Frederic Bastiat
Close, but no.
“In politics nothing is accidental” -FDR
No.
“GO FUCK YOURSELF” -Dick Cheney (at the time a sitting Vice-President of the United States on the Senate floor speaking to Senator Patrick Leahy in 2004 after the Senator criticized his role at Halliburton.) That’s it! Let’s get started.
In case any country on this globe is not sure on Hip-Hop’s position on how far our government should go to punish any country for disrespecting our
current Vice President Biden, our military generals, our president our one trillion plus dollars given over the last 30 years and our common sense. My dear obviously confused employee, close ally and U.S. Friend (this is said in love) Benjamin Netanyahu and your ungrateful in-country supporters, Hip–Hop says, “Go fuck yourself .” Lil Ben, you could have released your settlement plans a day before or a day after our Vice President came to show the world we are at your side no matter what. You did neither. Come show your face at our President’s nuclear summit, you didn’t. You made a political choice. What part of your country does not understand you work for us, and as long as we support you financially and militarily you are to do as requested? We see a trace of “hitrapsut” to the Chinese, Russians and to U.S. Republican treasonous participants. Hip-Hop is so disappointed in you Netanyahu. This is why your audience with my President was very quiet, are you still confused? You think we as your friend and employer care about settlements? Are you serious? Get focused Netanyahu. God forbid you kill a thousand Palestinians at once (a nuclear weapon of some sort we financed) we would still have you in our employ and you would still would be invited to the White House. Do you get it yet? Let me be clear. We are at war and you disrespected our Vice President and allowed a family member to call the President of the United States anti-Semitic with no condemnation. We suggest to our President and (Future Madame President) Hillary Clinton to withhold $10 billion of our support payments. Lower your status for a year and let the reinstatement of the funds be a campaign issue. Lower your status to a campaign issue and let the public vote on weather to lower another $5 billion or put it back to 2010 levels. Do you want that? You should be showing the United States how much you love our president and his administration. In March 2010, your Knesset was to vote on a bill that would make adding asylum seekers fleeing African genocide granting them shelter, medical care and food a crime subject up to 20 years in prison. Is that why you stayed home instead of coming to the nuclear talks with 46 other nations? The Nazis of the 1940s would have been so proud of you, of the people of Israel, for carrying on their traditions, your people have learned well. You still don’t get it do you? The present Pope was part of Hitler’s youth organization, indoctrinated into Nazi ways as a boy and you do not disrespect him like you do our President or call him anti-Semitic. Your misinformed population continues to stay ignorant to Black American Leaders and Officials. Your misinformed population still attacks Black American elders like Minister Farrakhan (who is not a pedophile protector or the Hateful person propagandist at home and overseas present to your collective imagination .Yes, in the past the Minister hurt the Black community in his youth with his handling of his misunderstanding with the late Malcolm X by creating an atmosphere of death that was acted upon. That is American business, not Israel’s. Hip-Hop respects all religious paths to God and can see the Minister is still atoning for his youthful misjudgments and may be forgiven when he nears his nineties. So yes, that means this elder belongs to Hip-Hop and you still cannot harm him. No matter you what don’t like about his critiques of your world stage behavior) cut the shit! We are not playing a game with your country, we are at war. Do you understand even our military has told you to get in line and shut the fuck up? Hip-Hop understands your country’s other misguided tradition of showing domestic political strength by insulting your dearest friend at the worst possible time. You do not know how to play your position or how to be a true friend. Lil Ben, you are no longer worthy of direct attention on the world stage (no more photo ops) and must be reminded you work at the pleasure of the United States of America. Keep this bullshit up and you will reduce your country’s standing to a campaign promise. Israel’s ungrateful and ungracious behavior must change now (as soon as your intelligence people explain this report to you). Who else would put up with your insulting behavior and childishness and still give you money and military support? Who is going to handle Iran? Your military can’t handle Iran’s puppet Syria and the United States is supposed to excuse and tolerate foolish behavior by you and your fellow countrymen. Again, go fuck yourself! If you don’t want our money or protections anymore stop asking for it. You may not like what our leadership does but you will respect all United States government officials. Do what is asked by the only real ally you have. Look how we handled China without losing face, follow our lead. One more thing Lil’ Ben, keep Dr. Cornell West’s name out of your media’s mouth… understand, friend? I know you do not have solid control of your government but humor us and try to handle your comrades. I know you can see Russia’s leader (Former KGB leader) Putin taking out Poland’s whole government at a time of those who work with us timidly. Just remember, Ben (I CAN call you Ben), it is a cold and lonely world without strong understanding friends to protect you. (He was… in Putin’s air space without us…. I’m just saying).
Okay …republicans, tea baggers, right-wing media and McCain (+the Twelve million dollar woman-Palin) it is obvious you won’t stop your traitorous behavior until you all cause the death of a senator or member of congress to prove non-existing policy points to the president (note: The president has followed the actor Ronald Reagan’s nuclear aspirations and tax cuts). Thinking this political tactic will distract the country from this losing power grab is going to cause your blissfully ignorant constituents losses of liberty, irreversible economic harm and perhaps bodily harm. You know Hip-Hop loves it’s New York elected officials, yet you cowards chose to attack and disturb their safety during a time of war. New York is in a financial crisis (not a surprise) because the state elected republicans systematically cleaned out the state treasury and the spineless New York officials and local press against the present governor in charge now allowed it to happen the last 12 years. The Republican Virginia Governor, Mississippi Gov and their emotional comrades have expressed to American whites that they think slavery was good and the republic needs to study, have pride and remember how to get back to that past accomplishment of enslaving American blacks. Hip –Hop participants, unfortunately for some, will never go back to allowing white Americans to institutionalize the human destruction of the American Black citizenry. Any race war or conflict you are overtly encouraging for the approximately 20 million out of 191 million white American’s will leave 171 million white Americans and 30 million American black patriots to fight. In other words, approximately 201 million Americans VS 20 million traitors to the constitution. Even if we lose man for man, 181 million Americans will remain to defend the country against the 1.3 Billion Chinese that will surely attack us during this insurrection. This will not be the civil war you wished for. Our government will not and should not hold back. All citizens that think this way will be an exercise for the republic to clear traitors among us that keep us from achieving true wealth and dealing with the country’s true enemies. I didn’t count Russia, Iran, Venezuela and North Korea’s sure attacks as well. Hip-Hop and the rest of the country are waiting for your foolishness so we can demonstrate how serious we are to our enemies. When these potential attackers see what the republic has done to this insurrection when we are at war they will fear us once more. Hip-Hop looks at these traitors as practice. Once the U.S. has shown the world we are willing to get rid of anyone foreigners or domestics who oppose the constitutional will and character of the United Sates of America, Go fuck yourself! What, you think my 171 Million white fellow Americans are going to continue to go against their own economic and safety interest and be debtor slaves to China? I do not think you know your own white people very well. Slow motion does not mean any motion. Hip-Hop has some (very little, look how scared they are of republican social and economic retaliation) faith in our white American population to not be total cowards and handle this truly internal situation before it affects our ability to be capitalist. We hope for your best but prepare for your worst.
Rep. John Lewis don’t you ever, ever, ever, ever let anyone spit on your person. You are a congress member and have capitol police to protect you, use them. This is not the civil rights era it is a power era. Your toleration for dangerous behavior does not contribute to any dialogue or good will between races when you do not maintain respect for the office you hold. You are in charge now. This business of manhood is very important Mr. Lewis. Get focused it is too late to be scared.
Secretary Clinton, look at you making Hip-Hop merchants smile when you check all world leaders, strengthening the status of our government’s foreign policy. Explaining the new nuclear rules to Iran and North Korea as a chance for moral clarity before we destroy their nuclear ambitions is smart. The only obstacles to your own future presidency are is the correction of some your husbands old polices. Bill Clinton had a liberal policy toward China and electronic intelligence and you see where that has leaded our countries cyber defense. Did your husband think they would not master Intel he gave them? Hustling backwards at this time is not going to help. Google should not pull out of China. Google being separated from our main grid so we can contain any cyber attacks to Asia should go without mention. Why should we pull out when we need the intelligence of which they are monitoring online? Maybe these Chinese can be used by are CIA. Who is letting this easy database of Chinese dissidents that may help us get away? Fix it. Bill Clinton also had more American Black adult males incarcerated on watch than any president of date. What Hip-Hop wants subsidies for ownership of radio, TV, cable and satellite stations for Black Hip-Hop businessmen and community local jails that funding and profit stays in the community you are arrested in. Let’s get moving Mrs. Clinton, you know we are impatient.
Funkmaster Flex, what is wrong with your staff? Did you hire Snoop Dogg’s PR people? The last time I checked Ford motor company was the only car company to not take Government Bailout money. Ford relied on your direction and market research and promotion to become profitable and forward looking (We won’t talk about the car shows cross country). With that accomplishment under your belt during the greatest recession in our lifetime. Nothing, nada no business press. First Snoop with The E Channel +MTV and now you with the Ford motor company + Spike TV. Ford would have gone under if you had not been working your ass off the last two years Flex. A profit when the car industry is in collapse. Hip-Hop and myself are getting tired of all the modest bullshit. Hot 97 (WHQT in NY), whenever your talents on being #1 in the ratings battles assist the company it gets explosions and shit for at least two minutes on air. Funkmaster Flex you just did a next level TV deal for the content you own that Hip-Hop needs to know about on a large scale and No bombs, No explosion’s, No bragging for yourself on the radio, with great respect Go fuck yourself! Hip- Hop needs you continue setting the market tone but also need to see you talk that shit usually reserved for others. (*****Explosion*****)
Ice Cube…what, you don’t think we see you helping the West Coast as a whole by challenging the next Hip-Hop business generation creatively? Isn’t it about time you cut the shit and run your own cable network? To make children, action, adventure, horror and Foreign Independent films and still make classic (political/street) master recordings consistently is something relevant to talk to the business press about. Mr. “Cube” your corporate business blueprint has been a secure source of sales stability for the west coast for the last 15 years. If you want to know who to pay so your projects can reach your complete audience, buy TV and radio advertisements on your core audiences then you do not have to speak to anyone in talent jobs. If you are a DJ and do not support Ice Cube with at least one spin or taped interview, Go fuck yourself!
President Obama (I tried to release this while the First Lady was in Haiti and the former Fist Lady is recuperating successfully from surgery, you know they would not appreciate the language I am using the whole fuck them theme so you read quickly Mr. president) Hip-Hop merchants see you are learning, no photo opportunities. Good job on health care now on to the next one .I only have this to say to you “Pigford, Somebody bring back $1.25 Billion please”. Pay up! (I know you listen to Jay-Z Mr. President) Rahm Emanuel, I have more than one line for you. On your watch we have unchecked domestic terrorism at a time of war. This behavior will not be tolerated on U.S. soil. Foreign terrorists are watching and learning from these pathetic political traitors amongst us. The republicans are receiving public sympathy and support for not rebuilding the infrastructure, education, insurance, financial and social fabric of the republic. Republican misinformation is not being challenged therefore encouraging foreign Intelligence agencies. This is not acceptable with the military at your back. Let the republicans and the blissfully ignorant “tea party” political operatives fight for every “No." Every debate that is for the people must be made this summer and with the republicans against the people they can be politically crippled for at least 25 years. The republicans spent the treasury the last 8 years and in the name of fiscal responsibility can get elected by denying the people services which they intended to defund anyway. None of their constituents are being hurt in this (look at New Jersey). Rahm, in the fall a media blitz should show the world their treasonous behavior when the republic is inching back to prosperity in wartime and they are aiding our enemies and debtor’s abroad. Tell them to “Go fuck themselves.”
As for the rest of Hip-Hop 2010 thru 2090 will bring great wealth and stability if we are not afraid of handling business for ourselves and for the republic (pay your taxes). Snoop, Funkmaster Flex and Ice cube have lead the way into profitable business models for TV and Movie content ownership. Premium produced product like those aforementioned gentlemen is needed for the next 80 years to fill up those electronic devices and outlets. Now that mobile and traditional media business models have been shown to you by these 3 captains of industry, you have no excuse to not make professional premium products for your customers to purchase. Hip –Hop businessmen must consolidate and strengthen our many successful business models. We have power and are in charge now and must exercise that power by taking superior care of our customers in all their product needs. Perhaps we need a centralized commercial outlet to do our business on the airwaves of the country. A 24 hour Hip-Hop news and video station and five 24 hour rap music and new radio stations (AM or FM). Our collective business efforts to enrich our individual corporations should be in the words of Hip-hop current industry titans.
“To be a part of something grand”- Jay –Z
“Unexercised political power is no power at all”-Ike Jackson
This is the Ike Jackson report and you have just been scolded.
