David Banner has taken it upon himself to speak to politicians in regards to hip-hop lyrics. In this transcript, Banner provides an eloquent view on hip-hop, media, and society.
"I am one of the few artists who went to college. I still see my friends who, as college graduates, are unable to get a job. The truth is that what we do sells. Often artists try to do different types of music and their music doesn't sell. In America, the media only lifts up negativity." (Banner)
As an educator, it is difficult to sell the "American dream" of a college education that to students who encounter unemployed college-graduates daily. It is so rare for them to come across the employed college graduate who's idea of success is giving back to the community and making money, as opposed to just the latter. That is the example that I try to set in my career and I take it seriously! Everyone deserves to reach beyond the K-12 public/charter/private school education and to demand that future generations do so as well. If not, when will the receive their true histories and identities?
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