No Bling

This joint is about taking it back to the essence of hip hop. As KRS-One said, the difference between rappers and emcees is "emcees spit rhymes that uplift their people." Given the ongoing oppression and suffering in our world, the chorus of this song rightly proclaims that we need 'fewer rappers and more real emcees'. The brutal irony is that many of those engaging in this love affair with bling and all that shines the suffering that the diamond trade has brought to our brothers and sister...

This joint is about taking it back to the essence of hip hop. As KRS-One said, the difference between rappers and emcees is "emcees spit rhymes that uplift their people." Given the ongoing oppression and suffering in our world, the chorus of this song rightly proclaims that we need 'fewer rappers and more real emcees'. The brutal irony is that many of those engaging in this love affair with bling and all that shines the suffering that the diamond trade has brought to our brothers and sisters overseas.