Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone...

You Must Learn by Boogie Down Productions

i remember telling my tenth grade history teacher that Eli Whitney (prolific inventor responsible for, among other things, the concept of interchangeable parts) was black. "Eli Whitney wasn't black!" he laughed in my face. when i insisted that he was, he waved his hand dismissively and kept talking. that was when i knew that if i was going to learn anything about blacks in history, i was gonna hafta learn it on my own. i certainly understand why all hip hop shouldn't be like this, but rappers need to get back to encouraging intelligence in the young... for me, groups like PE and BDP jump-started a life-long journey of self-discovery and pride.
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-gM