Nobody Wins When the Family Feuds

There is no secret that throughout her tainted history the USA have been involved in some unforgettable battles (and that's putting it mildly).  It's that bloody history that will remind us..., that just one day before there was an actual "Independence Day" to celebrate (using the term celebrate loosely), there was a three-day, bloody Battle of Gettysburg.  The conflict between the Union and the Confederate marked the turning point of what we now know as the Civil War (April 1861).  Some people would call the Union's victory a win for independency. 

Of course, the Confederate (unable to digest such a loss) decided to erect a Confederate Flag to mark its participation. Just think for a second just how ignorantly arrogant one has to be in order to hang a flag in a war that they lost?  It would be like Elon Musk-y winning a paternity case. 

Eighty-two years earlier, a Battle of Yorktown propelled this very same land to become one of the most prosperous in modern Western civilization. This despite just how uncivilized the wars truly are.  

Some credit the ambition and wherewithal of (then) President, George Washington, who simply refused to wave a white flag.  The real truth is..., the outcomes of most battles are decided long before the gloves are ever tied.  There is no coincidence that many of today's USA residents don't really feel like a victory lap is in order considering many have not experienced the freedom or independence that either war boasts. In many ways, these wars are still active even if the opponent is not nearly as clear.  

… We bring knife to fistfight, kill your Grandma

We kill you iddy bitty ants with a sledgehammer

Don't let me do it to 'em, dunny, 'cause I overdo it

So he won't confuse it with just rap music…  jewels from Jay-Z's 2001 Blueprint 

Mr. Morale Vs. Moral of the Story

The Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake beef wasn't really a fight between 1 and 1/2 Black emcees.  This fight was more about Culture vs Commercialism, and which flag the society truly supports.  In one corner you have K. Dot, the culture's cornerstone from Compton.  In the other corner you have mainstream's erection, Aubrey Graham, the outstanding Orator from Ontario.  

In the early "Karen" Polls -- which also tracks just how much mayonnaise is in a beef produced by Mustard -- it doesn't even seem like a real fair fight.  However, for the first time since an Obama run the people got to chance witness what happens when the "referees" aren't on the presumptive winner's payroll.      

"Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul."  Ezra Taft Benson

On any level playing field the culture, talent, justice will prevail.  Always.  This is why Drake is suing.  Drake is accusing the machine (the same one that made him a pop icon) in helping K. Dot obliterate him.  He probably forgot that evil people only do evil things, even if you were once the beneficiary of these shenanigans.    

Jew Think I'm Playing

I am often called a radical extremist, (which really hurts my feelings) when the honest truth is..., that's what I am fighting against!  Why else would you ever know who wack-ass Bruno Mars is, yet have no clue who Skyzoo (one of Brooklyn's illiest) emcees is?  Why would you know (or care) who Taylor Exit Swift is, but not know who Eric Roberson is, or Rahsaan Patterson, Hiatus Kaiyote, Donnie, Moonchild, Seba Kaapstad, Jordan Rakei or Cleo Sol or.... I wonder which side of Drake's DNA (the light or dark meat) he used when he attempted to sue his brethren at UMG? 

WHO's YOUR DADDY

Only in AmeriKKKa can a Puff Daddy be crucified for sexual assault and beating a woman in his robe, while the Vatican City gets all puffy about selecting a Pope who has a history of using their robes to hide sexual assault.   

Epilogue 

Now that the black smoke cleared from the all-male, robes-only meeting in the Vatican City, the world can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that the Ultimate Holyman, who rides in a bullet-proof whip, is here to restore your faith.  The new Chicago-bred Pope, Robert Francis Prevost will have to find a way to navigate through some of the most intense world battles ever.  

'I Ain't Sayin' She's a Pope Digger"

Some people expect him to carry the liberal torch that Pope Francis left burning in the LBGTQ (I may need to buy a vowel) community.  Others will expect Minister Chi-Raq to exercise some balance between baby oil and holy oil -- and the dwindling lines at Target.    

In lieu of tithing, I am offering this quote to the Pimp My Ride resident: 

"There are some fights that are worth fighting even if you lose; while other fights aren't worth fighting even if you win."   

In the end, it's my hope that Rome's new Robe Runner concludes that when the family does feud the top five answers won't be found on AmeriKKKa's history board.  

1 love, 

Ray Lewis

SHEDEUR SANDERS' CROSSROADS

 

There are many layers to the Shedeur Sanders saga, so let's begin to unpack a few.  Let's start with the number of black owners in the NFL.  While you are spending useless time counting something that doesn't exist, maybe you can shift your focus to digesting that since 1942 the NFL was a non-profit organization. 

Commissioner Roger That Goodell sent a letter to the all-Klan NFL team owners alerting them that: "the league’s nonprofit status is a 'distraction' and said the league office and its management council would file returns as a taxable entity for fiscal year 2015. More impactfully, the league is currently classified as a 501(c)(6) under the Internal Revenue Code. Think about this quote: “The change in filing status will make no material difference to our business,” Mr. Goodell wrote in the letter.  

e-BONIC TRANSLATION:

"Homies, let's change our filing status before these new nigg--s decides to "Target" us after church." After all, the last thing we need is for our image to be burnt in a Tabitha Brown fryer." 

Notice I have not mentioned one thing about Sanders' talent or how he, two-way phenom Travis Hunter, along with (roughly) 37 black transfers 180-ed the Colorado Buffalos.  

That's right, a football program that was 5-18 (a 27% wining ratio) two seasons before Sanders and Hunter arrived -- flipped to a 2-year record of 13-12 (92% winning clip, including a 9-4 playoff run).  

Now from a purely sports perspective you can argue that Deion's senior seed has very similar traits to the senior Sander's college alum, Charlie Ward.  And those sports facts could've played a major role in Shedeur's NFL projection and subsequent dip in the draft.

That is an absolutely fair critique, especially considering that their (football) style and stature.   Ward, despite winning the Heisman Trophy (college football's top honor), was never drafted by an NFL team. Instead, he went on to spend 10 years turning the ball over for the New York Knicks (SMDH). At least you can't blame Ward's dismay on his dad flying in helicopters between NFL and MLB games showboating how far more superior black athletes were, are and always will be..., unless you put a big black baby in Karen the porn star. 

Side Bar: I think Shannon Sharpe's last name is very misleading.      

Sanders was eventually plucked by the Cleveland Browns in the 5th Round of the NFL Draft, and based on the projections 5th Rounders will (generally) sign a four-year contract worth approximately $4.6 million or 1.9 million less than what Shedeur made in college. 

Epilogue: 

It's really hard to feel sorry for a 23-year-old that can subtract $1.9M from his college "earnings" and still be a multi-millionaire.  One that works 4 hours per day, 16 days per year while avoiding rush hour traffic or walking home sipping a cold beverage eating Skittles.  Or maybe, just maybe this is a lesson for us to clean our version of our societal lens and remember how the slaves' talents were evaluated by their owners who didn't feel like their value was even worth feeding them from the best part of a pig.   

1 love, 

Ray Lewis