By Michael Partis
On January 16, 2008 a fifteen year Black male from Queensbridge Projects drops out of high school and decides to become a rapper. He makes his first appearance on a song, and spits these bars:
“Street's disciple, my raps are trifle
I shoot slugs from my brain just like a rifle
Stampede the stage, I leave the microphone split
Play Mr. Tuffy while I'm on some Pretty Tone shit
Verbal assassin, my architect pleases
When I was twelve, I went to hell for snuffin Jesus
Nasty Nas is a rebel to America
Police murderer, I'm causin hysteria”
Do you think any major record label in the music industry would sign him? Would Def Jam executives be at project apartment’s door? Would Dr. Dre sit on a park bench convincing him to sign with Aftermath? And if they did, what would parent companies Island and Interscope have to say about that? Or better yet, what would Bill O’ Reilly say…?
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