Don't you think you're being a bit harsh, using words like "leach" and such? Okay, I'm white. I wear baggy Mecca and T5S pants. I listen to Hip-Hop. I have somewhat of a mid-western drawl to my voice (I'm from Colorado) that could be mistaken for the stereotypical "Black voice" (whatever that means). So, should I be persecuted for this? Am I a "leach"? Believe what you will, hate me if you want, but I think too many people are taking this far too seriously. Although I do hope that the fascination with Eminem dies out, because he just represents pure ignorance in my mind. As long as he doesn't do to Hip-Hop what Elvis did to Rock&Roll, I don't think it's that serious of an issue. Peace, Love, and SOUL!!!
-B

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"It's deep soul, deep church, spiritual roots and deep jazz... I just go as far as I can inside and I bring it out. The thing the church showed me was conviction. DMX rhymes with conviction. Soul is honesty." Bilal, on his music.

"Bilal WILL be an Okayartist!!" -me

Bilal has been on:
*Common's LWFC
*The Love & Basketball Soundtrack
*Guru's Jazzmatazz III: Street Soul
Coming in February: The Album!!!!
If you haven't yet, check him out!!!

"to aim
is to take oneself too seriously
by focusing without instead of within

re arrange and re member

aim...i am

the right letters are there
it's the wrong composition"
-Saul Williams