Introducing:Hip Hop Resurrection Movement

[Min. Paul Scott]

Introducing the Hip Hop Resurrection Movement
Creating Instead of Celebrating Black History:

TRUTH Minista Paul Scott




"I don't really care if it’s over your head
Cuz the job of resurrectors is to wake up the dead�
Jazz- A Tribe Called Quest



Another Black History Month has come and almost gone.
So what have you done? Did you listen to the "I Have a
Dream Speech" for the 100th time. Or maybe you are one
of the thousands of Black folks who celebrated by
watching BET's tribute to the accomplishments of
African Americans, "The 25 Events that Mis-Shaped
Black America." (Shouldn't BET have been #1 ?) This
year, I have a suggestion, instead of celebrating
Black History, let's make Black History by snatching
"Black" Hop Hop/Black Culture once and for all...It's
such a crazy idea that it just might work...

On February 21, 2007 (the anniversary of the death of
Malcolm X) we are kicking off the Hip Hop Resurrection
Movement. Now, I know that some people are reading
this and shaking their heads saying "Oh no, not
another ‘we need to save Hip Hop speech’ that they've
heard a million times since ‘ 92 !" But since the
problem still exists, the struggle continues, doesn't
it ?

What makes this movement somewhat unique is that it is
based on Afrocentric cultural perspectives and the
empirical data of renown Afrocentric scholars invoking
Afrocentric principals inside an African-centered
paradigm, juxtaposed with the current global
conditions of people of African decent across the
African diaspora. (Translation: Black folks Only!)

Pardon the interruption but:

(A side note to those who are now whinin’ about
"racism in reverse" and how we can't even make a
collective pitcher of red Kool Aid without white
involvement ; ain't nobody gonna save us but us.
Until you see me outside of the Country Music Hall of
Fame leading a protest to get the Disco 4's picture on
the wall for recording "Country Western Rap" back in
tha day, back off, buddy and let us do us!)

As part of the Hip Hop Resurrection Movement we have
several complex, yet simple goals:

First, since most radio DJ's claim that they are
playing the same five songs about sex, drugs, murder
and mayhem over and over again because that is what
the people are requesting, we will make their jobs
easier by sending program directors across the country
a weekly list of good, Black, positive music that we
"strongly" suggest that they play.

Secondly, since some of the young rappers claim that
they are remaking minstrel songs into hot, heavily
rotated, Hip Hop hits because ‘no one ain’t taught
them no better’ , we are establishing a Hip Hop
Mentorship Program to pair Hip Hop artists with
Afrocentric scholars and researchers so that
ignorance of Black culture will no longer be an excuse
to disrespect it.

Thirdly, we are establishing a Black Unity Initiative
and a Council of Elders to squash Hip Hop beefs
before they escalate into something tragic .We must
have PEACE, LOVE and SOUL!!! in the Black community.
(OR ELSE!!!)

Next, we will appeal to mix DJ's across the country to
include some consciousness raising material in their
mixtapes. After all, how many times can you hear a
song about 50 ways to kill a Brotha or telling a Sista
to grab this dollar bill and ...never mind.

Also, we will organize underground and Afrocentric
college radio stations, online radio programs, myspace
networks to spread the news about what is really going
on in the global Afrikan community. You know, stuff
like white supremacy, the prison industrial complex,
genocide and all that other good stuff that you won't
see featured on BET's new program "Hot Ghetto Mess..."

And finally, although this is a resurrection movement,
it is also an insurrection movement. Since many Hip
Hop artists are modern day slaves trapped on the
plantation , we are going to help free them (Harriet
Tubman style). One thing that we have done is prepared
a questionnaire to present to your favorite rapper
that asks such thought provoking questions as “when
future generations look back at your legacy ,what will
they say?�

So, maybe Black History Month 2057 when future
generations look back at the global impact of Feb.
21, 2007 they will say, to borrow from Jay Z's
Kingdom Come... "Not only NYC, they were Hip Hop's
saviors, preserving Black culture is how we return
the favor..."

For more information contact: minpaulscott@yahoo.com
(919) 451-8283

[Min. Paul Scott]

We have already organized enough Afrikans to pull this off. Thanks