It was hard but I stopped listening to hiphop about a year and a half ago. It was making me depressed and keeping me in a low vibrational state of mind. Guard what your hear, see, and speak ♥️

My nephew who is 32 years old, owns the building I live in. He's not married and he has no kids. He's also a Marine veteran. He told me that he's talked to some of his BM peers about investing in local real estate in our BC to build up black ownership etc. He says to me, Auntie I can't seem to get any of them interested in anything beyond hood chick's and running the streets. So he gave up and just does his thing.

Charleston White is right. And I’m so glad people are starting to wake up to these demonic issues affecting our community and culture

He was the classiest of them all .Even on social media . This man had no scandal I know for sure that there is a possibility that no women will come up and claim to have kids with him or that he mistreated them. That is how clean he was

I literally don’t listen to certain music because it doesn’t make me feel good spiritually. You are what you put into your body, and spirit. I hate this happened to him. He was definitely the one that stayed out of the way. Such a terrible thing.

MICHAEL JACKSON said it BEST. “ IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND MAKE THAT CHANGE.👏🏽👏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

From Shanquilla Robinson and Take off's tragic and unfortunate demise, I can safely say it's important to know your circle. Watch who you surround yourself with, watch who you call family and/ or change. You can be as innocent and unproblematic but if your circle is no good, you might pay the price. Please let's be careful

I realized it was demonic after xxxtentacion. I was going through a super depressive period and it felt like nothing was going right. Then something (the Holy Spirit) told me stop listening to his music completely. so I did an experiment where I stop listening to him of a while, then a listened to his music again and lo and behold I was right back with those depressive thoughts. same with a handful of other artists. I stop listening to rap, pop, and really most mainstream music and ESPECIALLY watching music videos and its been a huge impact. its demons in all of this mainstream music causing confusion.

that's why 90% of the music i listen to are from the 90's early 2000-2010 when music was better

This video is 100% facts...black people need to raise the bar on building families, raising kind, smart and confident children, building united, positive, clean and fun communities and regaining and rebuilding the love and respect we used to have for one other

I’d say that it goes beyond the music. It’s the socioeconomic factors that lead people to want to harm each other; lack of programs for the children, lack of a proper family structure, lack of community. Sure, people made it out of the hood and are living productive, positive lives. But, there are others who fall victim to the streets. There’s an African proverb that’s been said so many times: “It takes a village to raise a child.” We need to fix the village.

Steve Harvey ❤️says, everyone who come wit you, can't go with you 🤗✌🏽

I pray this video changes someone’s life. You are speaking 100% facts! TakeOff’s death is so devastating. Heal our people, God. 🥺🙏🏾

What I took from takeoffs death is the same lesson my mom and dad told me my whole life. Watch what events you go to and who you go with.

I listen to rap as a child. But I also listened to POP, R&B, and Country. Right now at 45 one of my favorite artists is Ed Sheeran. My kids listen to it all but they don't live the struggle life. I believe your (surroundings+rap) is the problem.

Same! I was in to rap music big time. I saw it going downhill. It’s been at least six years since I stopped actively listening to it. Only time I hear it is second hand.

The Black community has moved away from instilling a Godly foundation into their families...Our community has turned their backs on God...give thanks for His blessings but won't live for Him at all!

Thank you for approaching this situation with wisdom, grace, and love. Your message is heard and understood by many.

Gun violence has been an issue in the black community for a long time, especially Black femicide. People should’ve been spoke about gun violence with the amount of Black children being shot

What I’ve learned even further is life is really short ! So I’m going to do everything I’m putting off and not have the rap style mentality of constant beefs back and forth. Even though I realize that doesn’t fit this situation 💡👍🏽. Much love Israelites 💡

PRAYER WARRIOR, PRAY 🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏

Heres what we can learn: Stop dealing with people who do not have as much to lose as you do. You can not attain that level of wealth and noteriety and move the way you used to. You cannot go to the same places and deal with the same people. Even though he was not the catalyst to this tragedy he still paid the price.

That clip from Coach Prime was golden!!!

I just sent this to my homeboy. I hope he watches it…

Shumake, Nothing but the serious painful sorry truth for young the Black community. I teach school and will share it this message age appropriate to students. Thank You for this presentation, it gives me Words of truth and confidence. I need to do my part!🔥🌹👍🏽

It would be refreshing if you went full-time..I just watch your spiritual warfare video and you stating your wants in going full-time on KZfaq, you should definitely do it . Thanks for uploading today ...

I await the day young people wake up and realise this. True words Shumake!!

FACTS my brother happy to starting to see more young black men speak out on this insanity starting to give me a little more hope. Insanity is repeating the same thing expecting different results.

Become a Lone Wolf….You are so correct.

You can talk a person out of the GHETTO, but you can't take the GHETTO out of the person.

I like your content but I don't think the problem stops at just rap. The problems are there in these communities whether they are being rapped about or not. If we want a better future we need to invest into these communities so they don't feel like gang violence culture is their best option.

This is so real. What he says in this clip is 🎯. Also, Lunell shared a video of some man on her page, who worked in the industry. He said some fire stuff 😊

Two words: Delores Tucker. She tried to warn them

There's good healthy rap out there. Toxicity sells though and as long as money exsit it will continue, ppl eat it up like a last meal smh.

Honestly, I feel like Gotti ,QC, Gucci ,all these label producers and what not SHOULD be standing up and having these convos and changing the content requirements of the music. All it takes is for them to actually be mature ,real black men LEADERS and challenge these rappers to speak on positive things. It’s half way their fault for continuing to produce this trash ass mess. They’re responsible and they need to do better with leading and producing.

Don't put this isn't on BW.Its you Males causing this chaos.

I stopped listening to rap in the 80's. It never spoke to me and was never talking to or about me. I have been in the BC in skintone only and there's no reason for this to change.

Well said brotha, I like the energy on this one

PREACH!!! I honestly don’t want my 7 year old son ever listening to rap! I only let him hear very old school pre 90’s Run DMC type rap. Otherwise I turn on The Wave jazz which plays Mariah, Michael Jackson, prince, & Stevie wonder ✌🏾!

We learned that there are demons walking around with guns, when they should be out trying to have fun and enjoy life.

You are always inspiring ❤

Amen 🙏🏽🤗❤️ Maranatha

I'm watching this video right now. You are so right, Shumake! Another great video, my brother!

Pure Facts!!

The way you speaking facts to me right now like I know God meant this for me thank you ❤

Thank you for speaking on this with wisdom

Amen...

I'm sure I'm quite a bit older than you but It's so crazy how much I can relate to your videos. I prayed and asked God for wisdom. I definitely had to change (still changing) who I was around. For the longest I was accused of being antisocial because I didn't want to hang out with certain people or go out to certain places. Not they (people or places) were so bad, but I just knew (discernment) that I had to make wiser decisions.

You have a really blessed perspective. So refreshing. God bless

Great message ❤

I listen to KB, NF, Lecrae, mostly Christian hip-hop artists now. I try to keep my music PG-13. There are other artists I listen to, but I cannot think of their names. Mostly, they're under HGA and Reach Records. I was not a Migos fan, despite this, my heart goes out to them because they lost one of the three of their trio, their brother, a friend. It will not ever be the same again.

Same here 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 thank you brother for this message.

Lord yesss😢

I stop listening to any local radio stations with a hip hop rap format. I must give mad props to TY Dolla Sign as he saw us on the street at a local ministry Thursday Night Community Dinner Church Founder Oliverez Ministry and I'm wearing it right now T Y passed out a good amount of his Purple hoodie's to keep us warm after being stuck in a Salt Lake-Utah-Colorado Winter Snowstorm ppd his local show.! I surprised the ministry by still holding on to mines when they helped distribute them a few years ago. Like 4 or 5. I love his co-duets with Monica and Ella Maidella 💈

I'm a lover of old skool hip -hop, back when we had real lyricists.... KRS-ONE, rakim, public enemy etc. artist who made a positive difference in the music industry; its hard to listen to today's music...no originality or substance!

Why are multimillionaires shooting dice with a bunch of street ninjas

I don't listen to rap for a lot of these reasons and more.

I regret not following before. You speak facts I highly respect that.

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My understanding is he was where a "dice" game was taking place. Fights always break out at those! Not faulting him, just an observation.

It’s crazy because I’m a huge hip hop fan, but I think it’s time to stop listening to it. The devil is using the music to lower everyone’s vibration.

I'm so grateful for living in the 1980s and 1990s when rap music was great, fun to listen and dance to. I don't like modern day rap now and I'm glad my 14yo daughter isn't a fan either, it's 🗑️! I'm sad about the death of Takeoff, I never heard anything bad about him and he seemed like he doesn't bother no one. My condolences goes out to his family.

Thank you so much for this post. God bless.

I have always had an issue with some of the content of rap ever since I was a kid, back then it was the constant name calling of women that I did not support, and the promoting of gun violence. Now it's just every thing wrong. Drugs, selling ourselves(yes women that is what we are promoting), just plain out selling ourselves and our community short. We are further off than we were in the 1990's rap era. Come for me or not I am not here for it. Few of our artists promote growth in the way that truly earns respect from all sectors. We have to accept that until we can transcend our community we have not truly progressed. When i see the constant attack of our people from all sides, inside and out, it cuts me to the core. We have to understand by sheer association and promotion of certain lifestyles we set our selves up as targets of jealously, being seen as the enemy/competition, and not worth anything else than what we promote. Mind your business, but remember our community and society IS OUR BUSINESS. Once you live amongst people expect them to look at you at some time. We all want to survive and make it yes but not by selling ourselves(literally and figuratively) and not by selling ourselves short by jumping on every trend/fad that is it at the moment. Just look at social networks today. The whole influencer phase has just about run it's course, the MUA's have had to switch up and if you weren't able to get a foot through certain doors and make your brand a BRAND then you really have to start from scratch now. The natural hair phase is just about over, the wig making era is played out as well, because everyone through Covid had no need or learnt how to do these things with the time they had, we are now into a loc phase until people get tired and learn how to redo their hair themselves and then want something fresh as well. Staying relevant requires being able to bring something different but then all the imitations come along, and some are even better... so make sure as I said what you bring can outlast the trending moment and make sure it truly is something that does not give anyone an opportunity to stifle you and use against you. Oh my I've said a lot. Anyway can you guys pop over to my blog and give an opinion on some of my perspective 784lalaworld.blogspot.com/

Somehow dancing to lyrics that promote black on black murder, money, drugs, promiscuous s£x, prostitution and the degradation of women isn’t whats up ! Why only black American popular music do we have this. I’ve gone back to jazz, house and African music feel much better!

I rarely listen to rap now a days. Once others started emulating us, is when I knew it’s no longer a culture thing but a cash crop. 😞. 90s rap had its negative aspects to it as well, but there was always a dialect in the body of the music, IMO. For example Ice Cube’s Today Was A Good Day says it all in the first verse of the song; which it continues to mention gratitude, peace and bliss. Granted it talks about sex,drugs and gambling 😂. But you get the idea. I only listen to music that gives me a positive experience, singing dancing high energy.

Tell the TRUTH!!!!!!

Wow you look great and I like yo set up 😎

You have to change the address, and not go back.

Oh yes 👏👏👏👏

Thank you for this video!

I wanna know. How shots were fired But only person got hit was take off

Respect you so much! RIP Takeoff 🛫 ❤️🙏🏽

I never liked rap music. I only liked the old hits 80’s, 90’s, early 2000’s.

Shumake this is a black man issue NOT a black people issue. It’s time to call it out exactly for what it is. You should speak to black men specifically about what you guys can do change.

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I have similar thoughts and feelings towards hiphop. I did a video about it too. It sucks how impactful and intertwined our community is to that culture. It's come out of our community, but we've lost a grasp on what ti is and how it influences us. Thanks for sharing your thoughts as usual. Good stuff! Peace.

Fully agree. Nas raps positive. He's the only one I really respect. Also DMX did some positive ones. I really was always afraid to listen much bc I wasn't prepared to comb through all the mess to get to the gems in rap music. I'm a singer songwriter and I'm happy to be totally ignorant about any music that is vehicle for straight out toxicity.

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The thing is that there is positive hiphop that sounds really good but it gets no play on the radio or on so called "Black excellence" networks. One be lo, Cyne, akin yai, Cise Starr, Lupe fiasco, Substantial, and Marcus D, Bop alloy, Ray Wimley, Need Not Worry, Zion I (R.I.P) are just some of those who make positive music that sounds good but never gets played on the radio or on T.V.

Tell the truth

Drill music the worst.

What’s at the root is breakdown of community moral. It’s unfortunate that we can’t simply enjoy the mere company of one another without looking at each other as food. It’s disgraceful, it’s disgusting and it perpetually brings shame to us as a nation. To this day, we have to continually resist the effects bad apples amongst us.

Remember when Black exploitation movies were popular? This is the era of Black exploitation music

There a story in the Bible about Joseph sister Dinah, long story short, she hung out with the wrong ppl, ended up getting raped and the man liked her and git her father to approve the marriage. But when her brothers found out they killed every man in the village including him. So nit only did their sister lose their innocence, but their family lost their honor bc of bad association. That story has always stick with me

I miss 90's hip hop because there was something for everyone. Now, it's all low vibrational trash. At this point, being a rapper is like making a blood pact with the devil... Biggie Pac Soulja Slim Moe3 Trouble XXX Tentacion Juice World Chinx Drugz Pop Smoke Takeoff Fbg Duck King Von Young Pappy Young Dolph Eazy E Pnb Rock Nipsey I know I'm missing at least 20 other names. This is sad😕

This not a black community issue. This is a African American black man’s cultural issue with how they choose to resolve disagreements with other black men , pulling out a gun over small disagreements. Cus it’s not all black ppl . It’s not AA women issue and it’s not African men or black men from overseas. It’s a AA men cultural issue.

I'm new to your channel. I agree with most of your statements. But music cant be the cause of violence in our community but it can mirror it. Music usually talks about whatever struggle people are going through. Music used to be more diverse. In my day 90s we had gangster rap clean rap trap music pop rap rap you can dance to. Its true people do need to do better we need gun control and to Communicate better with eachother. Im so sorry Takeoff didnt get to be an old man.. I pray for his whole family.🙏💖

It was a sacrifice

Kanye drops the 🎤

It's the mentality of the people. Change your mindset your lifestyle changes. All music has its ups and downs. Stop taking street guys and giving them fame and money without instructions and you'll stop the madness. No one seems to care about the effect those negative lyrics have in the lives of BW just stop killing BM is all everybody care about. They were having a party on the roof of that building because they were there filming a video but everybody missed that part huh.

Its 10000% DEMONIC

WE??? I’m going to need BM stand up to each other on this. It’s not a WE thing. BM are un aliving themselves, us and children.

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That’s not true. Positive rap music sells the most. Drake. Drake is a positive rapper who dominated male hip hop for 10 years sold the most iTunes and won the most Grammys from 2010-2020.

People want to go to brunch, wear designer clothes, drive luxury cars, and rub shoulders with the upper echelon of people while still acting like the Beverly hillbillies.

Sir you are telling the truth about everything . Playing dice for what ??? You are already a millionaire . Those ninjas be jealous AF you have to know your enemies . Keep them FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR away . So sad just being in the wrong place at the wrong time . JP driving them in the hoods like that . Bm are out here killing each other shooting up the community. Then they get mad because they want bw to call them kings . Really !

You should delete that black women are losing interest in black men video .

Maybe you should listen to quality music. 🤔 most popular music isn't even good. It's trash. Listen to some Planet Asia or something. Expand your mind.

All you gotta do is read the lyrics without music and you will see rap is all garbage. There some like KRS and a few others from back in the day were on point but the crap they have now is all garbage. And we can safely conclude that poverty is not the reason for why bm commit so much crime. BM entertainers are reportedly millionaires or at the very least not impoverished and yet they still commit so much crime that the mayor of atlanta has started using rico to get them arrested.