It is sad that some people are so ignorant. It is sad that something like this would be published. Lloyd Williams, a freelance writer of ‘The Metro,’ recently wrote an article in sheer ignorance and tremendous disrespect to Jam Master Jay. Not only does he blindly follow stereotypes about hip hop but he makes light of Jam Master Jay’s death because of his involvement. You can get more information in joining the boycott by emailing snow@phillyhiphop.com. Here are some quotes from the article:
“So I wasn’t exactly surprised when I heard that yet another rapper had gone out in a blaze of glory. For the “essence ” of that brash brand of music has always been to boast about being a gangsta and to holler about how tough you are and how high a body count you’ve compiled.”
“I can ‘t honestly say that I was a fan of Jam Master Jay (aka Jason Mizell),or of his group, Run-DMC, so I will leave it to others to eulogize the dearly departed brother. Yet I wonder who would even want to wax romantic about the hard knock life of a guy who half expected to go out in a blaze of glory anyway. Yes, I know that he was a pioneer who helped create that cacaphonic genre. And that he was a good rapper, whatever that means. To most law-abiding citizens, talking about a good or bad rapper is like talking about good and bad rapists.”
“Already, there is serious speculation as to whether Master Jay ‘s gangland-style execution was retribution for unpaid debts having to do with the much ballyhooed East Coast-West Coast rivalry which blew out Biggie ‘s and Tupac ‘s brains. Some say that it couldn’t be, because Run DMC had renounced illegal activity. Do you know that the Mafia never admits to any illegal activity either.”
