I Have An Addiction

[Wyzrd 12]

Le me start this off by saying no I am not addicted to drugs, video games or anything like that. I just wanna know what you guys think on this addiction I've recently come to terms with.

 

As almost everyone here knows I'm a rapper and can be found at www.myspace.com/twyzrds and to become a well known rapper is my biggest goal in life. I recently realized his dream is my addiction. Addicts will do anything to get what they want, they do crazy things, they change their whole lives for something they are addicted too. Me I'm addicted to this dream.

 

It has been my strength, it's kept me motivated to move forward when I've felt all else has failed me. It has been my weakness because I get so drawn into it. It's been my greatest fear too at the same time. I've molded myself to this image of a rapper. This is why I say I'm addicted, I've done a lot of things I can't say I'm proud of. I've gone to jail, I've been in Juvy. Why? Simply so I could say I did time as a rapper. I've done drugs, why? It's what rappers do. I've destroyed very good relationships I've had, why? So I can rap about that. I could go on for days listing things I did.

 

Now several people have asked me why don't I change? Well for one, I don't wanna change, this addiction has made me who I am. It made me the person many girls, friends, and people love. To get rid of this addiction would make me not me.

 

I guess I'm just wondering what your views on this are?

[FranklinX 37]

You don't have to do what the stereotype rapper does to be a great rapper. You got it the wrong way. You can be the greatest rapper there is, but you can't because you are holding yourself back. I would not call what you have an addiction. I call it confusion.

 

You said you ruin relationships, went to jail, and done drugs just to make a song about it. You can make up stuff that you never done. How will your audience know you did these things?

 

Personally I hate anything that is ghetto. I hate the type of music because it sends the wrong message to people. A lot of young kids take it seriously and get in a lot of trouble. I am not attacking you with this comment. I am attacking rap. I believe you received the wrong message.

[zane203 8]

O_o i'll tell you this, if you lean to more of a style of

 

-Ludacris

-Emmenem

-Andre 3000

 

I'll buy your CDs lol, if you sound anything similar to:

 

-Lil Wayne

-Gucci

-Soulja Boy

 

Then i'll prolly join a club called "Call this rapper with a gun" lol.

 

 

nah but seriously, stick with your style and you'll do good no matter what... if lil wayne can do it, you can... if an a** hole like kayne can do it, a humble person like you can easily do it lol.

[Wyzrd 12]

Well take a minute to listen to the music, you'll realize I don't have ghetto rap really. I mainly talk about my life and things I've been through and things that others can relate to. Just give it a minute even if you don't like rap. Lots of people have said they hated rap, 'til they listened to me. And Zane I do have Eminem influence and Luda. Don't really listen to Andre to much by himself but I like him as Outkast. Also those last three you mentioned. I can't stand.

 

 

Also, no offense Franklin I get what your saying but I'm not confused. As far fitting the image, I understand I don't have to do them things but I have. I have not done any of that in a long time. I'm just saying it's something I have realized that I have done.

 

On behalf of rap. Not all of it sends the wrong message, there is plenty of positive rap. Sure it's not the stuff you hear on the radio a lot. Why? Because that's not what people wanna hear about. You know most of that stuff is ate up by people that have never lived in the ghetto. Why? Because they have never lived that life, it's something new to them, so they eat it up. Which is part of the reason a lot of rap comes out that way. One of those old sayings "give the people what they want." I also understand what your saying about rapping about things you've never done. Then when the media finds out, your destroyed anyways, and everything you've ever worked for is gone. It's sad, but that's how the music industry works on this frontline.