by Heather L. Lawton
They continuously get rewarded for bad behavior. They accumulate wealth off the backs of poor people, yet still aren’t worth the often-exaggerated number the media reports. A few have been known to lie, abuse, cheat, steal, and notoriously mistreat women(I know, they sound like Washington D.C., politicians). Some have been held accountable, while others escape justice. They’ll never admit it, but they’ve ravaged communities, exclusively black ones, all over the country.
Irresponsible rappers have racked up an enormous, painful emotional debt that less government spending or adjusting cost-of-living formulas can’t correct. Only the people’s power can repair it.
The fourth biggest-selling rapper of all time, Jay-Z (Eminem is the most successful), has announced he’s headlining the Super Bowl 61 Halftime show. According to reports, the man in charge of the festivities has chosen himself to star in the February 14 event at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
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