why dumb it down?if u got it,flaunt it.just read wot this xxl staff go to say.wots ur take.

In my opinion, the most ignorant
thing you can tell a person is to
purposely “dumb it down.” Still,
I’ve heard people say this to
rappers; I’ve heard people who
write scripts for television shows
and movies say this; and Jay
Stephens, the VP of
Programming for Radio One, and
a morning show coach named
Steve Reynolds said something
similar to me.
They said, and I quote, “The
18-34 demographic in urban
radio doesn ’t want to be
enlightened, they want to have
fun !”
I explained to them that this is
the Barack Obama Era. People
want to be educated,
enlightened, as well as
entertained. The higher ends of
my demo are watching CNN,
MSNBC, and Fox News more
than ever. We had the highest
youth voter turnout ever in the
history of the U.S. during the last
presidential election so that
showed that our demo cares
about things other than Lil
Wayne or Drake.
I was told by Jay Stephens and
Steve Reynolds that I was wrong,
and to quote Jay directly: “20-
year-old Black kids are still
watching Nickelodeon. ”
Really, Jay, 20-year-old kids?
At 20, most young people are in
college, some young people are
even married with families with
kids who are watching
Nickelodeon. These guys really
think that we are so dumbed
down that we’re watching
Nickelodeon at 20-years old? I
proceeded to tell them stop
insulting my culture and left
another meeting with them
shaking their heads like, “He just
doesn’t get it.”
They’re right, I don’t.
I can’t understand the mentality
of this society that makes bright,
intelligent people tell other
bright, intelligent people to
“ dumb it down.” I totally get
giving it to the people in a way
that they will understand. It ’s
called putting the medicine in
the candy, but all that “Bleep that
intelligent shit, give people the
dummy shit ” talk, makes
absolutely no since to me.
When I first started studying the
5 Percent teachings of Islam one
of the first things they teach you
is to show your greatest
intelligence at all times. I feel like
this is the way we should move
all the time whether we’re doing
radio, comedy, television, music
or whatever. Show your greatest
intelligence at all times.
I hear people call Gucci Mane,
Waka Flocka, and Soulja Boy
dumb. They aren ’t dumb; they’re
just giving you what they know. I
enjoy their music when I ’m in the
club the same way I enjoy
Pillsbury Big Deluxe Cookies on
my cheat days Friday and
Saturday. The rest of the week
I ’m working out and eating
things that are healthier for me.
Jay Electronica, Killer Mike and
the Strong Arm Steady Gang are
the people I ’m into. They don’t
dumb shit down for nobody, but
they ’re still human so they rap
from a human experience.
You ’re going to hear them talk
about sex, how fly a chick is, or
blowing on some good green.
We aren ’t perfect, we’re just
spiritual beings living a human
existence and we have that kind
of balance. Elijah Muhammad
said it best, “You’re not going to
walk through the mud and not
get dirty. ”
But back to the point I was trying
to make …
People call Gucci, Waka and
Soulja dumb but they aren ’t
dumb at all like I said. They are
just giving you their experiences.
That ’s what they know at this
point so that’s what they are
expressing. The dummies are the
ones who know better but
choose not to do better. If you
know you ’re faster than
everybody you’re racing, why
purposely slow down? I had my
homeboy Randy Roper, who ’s a
journalist; hear an artist named
Louie the 13th. I think Louie is
super lyrical and Randy agreed
but proceeded to tell me that
Louie has to “dumb it down.”
When I asked why, he
responded, “So people can
understand, so people can get it.
He ’s not going to make it being
super lyrical.”
I understand what Randy was
saying, but this is when we as a
people have to make critical
decisions and ask ourselves what
are we doing this for? The
money? The fame? If that ’s your
reason for doing your art I’m
here to tell you that you don’t
have a passion for it.
Everybody that’s rich off their
chosen profession in this
entertainment business, whether
it ’s a Howard Stern or Wendy
Williams in radio, or Jay-Z or Lil
Wayne in rap, they ’re rich
because first and foremost they
have a passion for what they do.
If you have a passion for what
you do and you strive to create
great art everything else will fall
in place. People that tell you to
dumb it down are usually people
who don ’t know how to create
something new so they would
rather create something that fits
into the now.
That kind of mentality is not
going to move the culture
forward, nor is it going to help
our people grow. Think about
OutKast ’s and Goodie Mob’s first
albums. Hard, classic music;
street but still had a message in
it. If they had dumbed it down
then who would they have
inspired to be great or reach for
a higher level of consciousness?
I remember my father used to
always have Farrakhan tapes
playing when I was younger but I
never got into them until I heard
Biggie Smalls say, “Deep like the
mind of Farrakhan,” on “The
Whut.” I was like, “Word?
Biggie’s acknowledging
Farrakhan, well, let me see how
deep this brother is that Biggie
would mention him in a rap. ”
I’ve been hooked ever since, but
what if Biggie felt like he couldn’t
mention Farrakhan because the
masses might be too dumb to
know who he is? I along with
millions of others probably
would have missed out.
In closing, when people tell you
to dumb it down tell them to kiss
your ass. It ’s an insult to youPeople call Gucci, Waka and
Soulja dumb but they aren ’t
dumb at all like I said. They are
just giving you their experiences.
That ’s what they know at this
point so that’s what they are
expressing. The dummies are the
ones who know better but
choose not to do better. If you
know you ’re faster than
everybody you’re racing, why
purposely slow down? I had my
homeboy Randy Roper, who ’s a
journalist; hear an artist named
Louie the 13th. I think Louie is
super lyrical and Randy agreed
but proceeded to tell me that
Louie has to “dumb it down.”
When I asked why, he
responded, “So people can
understand, so people can get it.
He ’s not going to make it being
super lyrical.”
I understand what Randy was
saying, but this is when we as a
people have to make critical
decisions and ask ourselves what
are we doing this for? The
money? The fame? If that ’s your
reason for doing your art I’m
here to tell you that you don’t
have a passion for it.
Everybody that’s rich off their
chosen profession in this
entertainment business, whether
it ’s a Howard Stern or Wendy
Williams in radio, or Jay-Z or Lil
Wayne in rap, they ’re rich
because first and foremost they
have a passion for what they do.
If you have a passion for what
you do and you strive to create
great art everything else will fall
in place. People that tell you to
dumb it down are usually people
who don ’t know how to create
something new so they would
rather create something that fits
into the now.
That kind of mentality is not
going to move the culture
forward, nor is it going to help
our people grow. Think about
OutKast ’s and Goodie Mob’s first
albums. Hard, classic music;
street but still had a message in
it. If they had dumbed it down
then who would they have
inspired to be great or reach for
a higher level of consciousness?
I remember my father used to
always have Farrakhan tapes
playing when I was younger but I
never got into them until I heard
Biggie Smalls say, “Deep like the
mind of Farrakhan,” on “The
Whut.” I was like, “Word?
Biggie’s acknowledging
Farrakhan, well, let me see how
deep this brother is that Biggie
would mention him in a rap. ”
I’ve been hooked ever since, but
what if Biggie felt like he couldn’t
mention Farrakhan because the
masses might be too dumb to
know who he is? I along with
millions of others probably
would have missed out.
In closing, when people tell you
to dumb it down tell them to kiss
your ass. It ’s an insult to you and
our culture. We must show our
greatest intelligence at all times.
Those that know better should
always do better and teach
better. We are spiritual beings
living a human existence so I can
talk about God in one breath
and then talk about Gucci Mane
in the next breath. That ’s not
called being a hypocrite, it’s
called being hip to everything
that ’s around you. I can take a
Bible in the strip club if I choose
to because at the end of the day
it doesn ’t matter if it’s the Word
or ones in my hand. It’s what’s in
my heart and my mind that
matters.
(And the reason I did bring the
Bible into the strip club was
because it was Christmas Eve I
wanted to remind people of the
reason for the season, but you
don ’t hear me though.)
The stupidest thing to tell a
person is to dumb it down.
That ’s what got our society
applauding mediocrity now. If
you ’re great, be great and
remember that great people find
a way to make those who are in
tune with them greater not
dumber. —Charlamagne Tha
God

Got tired before half way sef

but i picked the most valuable point!

I explained to them that this is
the Barack Obama Era. People
want to be educated,
enlightened, as well as
entertained

Oh!wat a long nd boring post*yawns*

@aldon
Must they spoon feed u wit everything

Thats y u refuse to learn