I saw something posted on Perez Hilton (www.perezhilton.com) the other day, and it pissed me off. I was really hoping that I hadn't reached the C. Delores Tucker phase of my life, but then again, maybe I have.Perez posted a new song by a guy named Hot Rod who happens to be the newest member of rapper 50 cent's G-Unit. When I heard the song, I realized that I was experiencing the moment that people have been talking about for a long time. This day has been forecasted for such a long time, in fact, I feel like Nostradamus himself predicted it!I realized that I was living in the moment in our society where we've officially crossed the line, and we clearly aren't going back!
Hot Rod's new smash song is simply titled "I Like to F***."
Now, I'm no prude…I agree with Hot Rod. Hey, "I like to F***." just like anyone else…
Yes, I like cuss words in my music, and movies too. I like suggestive material, and innuendo! But damn!
I'm also a grown ass man, who pays my own bills, and is responsible…at least responsible enough to know when and where I can experience those things I like. Savvy enough to know that one of the places NOT to talk about that so flagrantly direct is on a song with a catchy beat!
What pisses me of, as Perez says on his website, is that the music is appealing, and we all know that his record label is going to "edit" the song and you'll hear it on the air, on radio stations all over the country, 18 times a day, heavy rotation. It will be coming to a morning show, or a "Top 8@8″ near you! And of course, the video will be on "106 and Park". My question is, how do you edit that and make it "radio friendly"?
I said…
HOW DO YOU EDIT "I LIKE TO F***" so you can play it on the radio station that you and your kids listen to? (By the way…that's just the title of the song…I couldn't imagine even reprinting the actual lyrics to the song…C. Delores would spin in her grave!) I contend that you really can't edit your way out of "I Like to F***."
Has it come to that?
Hot Rod, and the geniuses at Interscope Records couldn't come up with anything else? Isn't everything old new again? Was there nothing clever left in the tank? All you had left was "I Like to F**."?
Anything to make a buck, I guess.
I once was a strong defender of Hip-Hop…my favorite genre of music, but I think my tenure is over…
I can't wait to hear the spin Russell Simmons puts on this one!