Shad - Get Up
When people ask my what my beliefs are, whats important in life to me, or my cultural influences I have but one answer for them; Hip-Hop. In a society that appears to be plagued with piss poor excuses for morality it's rather refreshing to see something different. Hip-Hop gives me hope. Artists expressing their discontent with how things are and their unadulterated desire to make a positive change literally puts a tear to me eye. In this song Shad expresses his deepest desire to never give up and in turn "get up" in the face of a "passionless nation." I have felt down-trotted, beaten, even lost at times by peoples inability to feel compassion for other human beings. When you are in a society that idolizes every sweet syllable spoken by slutty celebrities like Kim Kardashian or the fact the news of Tiger Woods appears to be more important than the BP Oil spill you have a serious fucking problem. When I hear realness like this to music I can totally relate to it d...