In Defense of Lil' Boosie (Bad Azz)

I think it is pretty obvious that I am a Lil Boosie so take what I have to say with that in mind. This is going to sound blasphemous, but bear with me:

Tupac really wasn't a great rapper. I said it.

But, when I say that I mean, he wasn't a great rapper from a place of raw, innate talent or from a technical standpoint, as you can name ten better rappers that meet that criteria. But I argue that for 'Pac you can't just look at his music in a vaccuum (if one did, one would find a vast majority of his catalog of music doesn't really age well and he had a bunch of corny songs) but instead you must look at the bigger picture.

When it came to 'Pac, as Derka stated above, nobody had more heart. I would further expound on that (as I have on threads before) and exert that nobody had more integrity, as a rapper, than 'Pac because what he lacked in craftsmanship, he more than made up for in pure, unadulterated passion. Further, at some point in his career he made the conscentious effort to literally trade his life for his music which because of his 100% buy-in to his creation- his philosophy of "Thug Life"- became bigger than himself and something that rap fans could never deny as his glory. The man was the definition of real and, in my opinion is heralded as one of the greats because he gave up his life for a higher calling, that of his music. Rapper Jesus, if you will.

"Great analysis, Monster,Man, that is very true and profound, but how does Lil Boosie's retarded, high pitched ass even fit into the conversation?"

Great question, let me give you my position and opinion on the matter. Lil Boosie is the modern day Tupac. Lil Boosie, again not the best rapper of his times (or even his peer group), is one of the most (again, my opinion) honest rappers of the last 5 years. He, like Tupac, raps about the things that a large group of real people- people who feel left behind or forgotten about in our society- can relate to, agree with, and which ultimately serves to validate their existence. Boosie, to me, is like 'Pac in that they both used their music as a bully pulpit and rap for "their people", as 'Pac did in his day, consquences be damned, and I find that to be a noble undertaking and one in which I can identify and support.

I ]think you will find that if you do a quick mental inventory of your poorest, thuggiest, most ignorant, most aggressive with the least amount of opportunity friends, to a man they will be a Lil Boosie fan because he is giving them a voice (poetically enough, through mixtapes made in prison) and true artistic representation, and I for one think that should be celebrated.

Lastly, I think at the end of the day, an individual who doesn't like boosie (or any rapper for that matter) should probably just understand that perhaps that particular musician isn't making music for that individual's consumption and that is okay. Music, like Literature, or Art is not meant to be a one size fits all experience but a personal journey or story borne from unique perspectives and experiences.

That is a lot of words to say that you can say Lil Boosie is a shitty rapper, but to lump him with fabricated and shallow rap movements and to deny him his importance and respect in the game is misguided.     

Resolution

It is my position we are simply too immature, young, and intellectually disabled, as an organism, to know and that is one of my personal great regrets; I will never know, witness or comprehend the wondrous and fascinating truths about humans and our universe as we are still centuries, epochs, milleniums of evolution away. So, to that end, my resolution:

Resolved, Kill yourself because the world holds no knowable meaning.
Resolved, if you don't kill yourself, accept there is no inherent meaning and create and personalize meaning for your unique individual.
Resolved, CutTheCrackJack's meaning is to procreate, doing his part to furthering the human experiment.
Resolved, CutTheCrackJack's meaning is to investigate life with an eye for observation, in an effort to advance human understanding, through business.
Resolved, CutTheCrackJack's meaning is to to participate and add (hopefully, meaningfully) to the human conversation with original creations of art, music, literature, or otherwise.