the reason this generation is called x (in my opinion) is due to the fact that we have no focus and no agenda. fact all forms of musical expression in the u.s is afican (american) origin. <BR>we gave birth to musical expression (hue-man form). music has and emotional and spiritual tone to our existence. prior to this generation our musical expression in this country was attached to some type of struggle or repositioning. ex. "capitive spirituals" during physical slavery and 1920'ish to 40ish garveryism had a profound impact on the harlem ren. black power movement and student movement had a profound impact on musical expression during that time.even "so called trendy artist" were sliding in political issues in their music. point being in this venomus times i search long and in between trying to find artist who choose to have a political and emotional tone in their music. africans in this country still face the same obstacles and enemies that our ancestors faced--and white skin priviledge is still a reality, negative images of aficans still flood the air waves--even if caucasians are wearing corn rolls--and for BLACK THOUGHT to play a rasta who falls for a non-african women in 1999 is so typical--true dat he is acting--but he is so cautions about who he aligns with musically and the image he protrays--why not hold them same standards in film-every expression is an expression-we as a people have to be very careful of what we parade in front of us. and i am sick and tired of all yall screaming peace--if all yall really was about peace--there would be peace. still on posvibes even when the truth hurts! and why when some one calls out a racial characteristic everyone "get uneasy" am i wrong if i say more africans have thick full lips like tariq?<P>less stress