"They killing niggas for jays, that's death over designer." - The Albino Donkey
All cliche J. Cole the sad clown corniness aside, this line is true. Though he does fit the stereotype of the typical soft nigga who'd think twice about even cutting a line, he's right. Is taking a life over a pair of kicks really worth it? And what exactly causes someone to drop all morals & nobility like they're Lupe in the LASERS studio sessions? Can dying over shoes even be compared to the tragedy that was Lupe's last album? No, but I'll try to use as much dramatization as possible to make it seem at least half as bad.
First & foremost, sneaker heads are NOT new. The hype for kicks may be crazier than ever now but shit has been going on for decades.
Niggas was outchea!
Back when Allen Iverson was dominating & niggas got the fishbones braids they kept in for a year straight so they can have the Nap Fro x Cornrow combo he had.
Niggas was outchea!
Back when nobody was fighting over footwear but Nelly said he was stomping in his "Err Force Ones" so everyone showed up with band aids on they face like they already caught the fade.
Niggas was outchea!
But nah sahn, most logical minded sneaker heads ain't putting their life on the line for a new release every other week. Honestly no matter how hard you think you are, nobody is trying to show up at heavens gate & God hit you with an annoying ass pound sign ButYouGotDemJaysThough hashtag, got the angels hoes RT'n & 'lmao'ing all in your cloud space. Hell nah. But see it's an invisible aura in the air. A little "unfuckwitable" juice you feel you'll have with them new sneaks cus you know everybody & they momma uncle cousin want them too. But where does this, as we call now, "hype" come from? We need some fucking answers right yo? Right.
To be fair, hype been here way before the shoes came. Niggas was smacking harlots & shutting the churches down when the first edition of the Bible dropped, historical fact.
When Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb bitches were dropping on they knees at night to suck the dick they couldn't even see in front of them for a new lamp, historical fucking fact.
But in this day & time we have the celebrities to thank for 85% of the hype. Be it the "Too sexy for my SKIRT" KanYeezy's or Lil' Weezy 'F is for Fuzzy space boots' Baby's... the industry sadly controls 85% of the hype. Even Wale has time to put his squeegee down after a hard day of washing Maybachs to show off a new kick or two. Now the other 35% is niggas wanting shit because other niggas want the shit. Luckily, most of yall can't read & furthermore are FAR from fucking mathematicians so I don't have to worry about my percentages being calculated or questioned but yo… What kind of G-A-Y blood type, Galaxy Foamposite sparkles running through the veins, fairy dusted flaming faggot is gonna make their fashion decisions based solely on what the general population of men like? Am I saying all hype beasts are gay? No but you are under Ja Rule saying jail is a wonderful place quotation marks with the bold & underline "SUSPECT" for that. And the camping out for weeks with other men part? Not helping your case at all sahn.
The sneaker game done changed though. The murdering over shoes part ain't even about being hardbody & what not anymore cus niggas actually had better reason to kill each other back in the day. See back in the day, at least niggas would wait until the jays were on their feet before they fought to the death over them due to missteps in the club & the occasion drink spill. The good old days. These new kids just don't give a fuck because they are mentally incapable of thinking in general I've come to believe. The insane & idiotic are more likely to kill than the genuine gangster. Any form of human being who can take in a Nicki Minaj song from start to finish fits that category so I'm not fucking with these new niggas. If someone can recite to you a 2012 YMCMB verse & refer to it as "lyrical" then you should be in fear of your life at that moment regardless of your religion. These are the heathens waiting outside for these jordans these days yo. They got Tyga on the iPod, sharp objects in their pocket & a not so sharp anything in their heads if you understand me sahn. I can vouch for this since I listened to Tyga album the other day & the rhymes destroyed so many brain cells that last night I was willing to kill niggas for the Lebrons like they were the Cleveland Cavaliers future seasons. Without a 2nd thought yo. But the opportunity never presented itself, lucky for me. Although I did run into one guy. Unfortunately wrong sneakers but that is neither here nor there so I'll end that subject now due to possible parole violations & pending court cases. Also my best court suits are in the cleaners so I couldn't even go through all that at this time.
DON'T GET ME WRONG! Overall I'm not saying I condone violence. I mean, HEY! It's not like this is the first time someone died over something stupid.
We as a black community need to do better. No, I'm not about to hit you with the "pay child support" ... "wait in lines for voting instead of shoes" & all that other Uncle Tom shit. But I will say it's 2012 & we still fit every single stereotype we were part of in the 1990's (Besides the KFC one which makes me angry because there's clearly better chicken out there but I'll save that for another discussion). In conclusion, don't be a faggot & buy shoes just because everyone else wants to buy those shoes. With that said, stay safe out there. Much love, ignorance & blackieness to you & yours.
Aite, I'm out!
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