Aginst Th' Law

Wow. Lil Kim is, well, nuts.

Here's a hint Kim. Don't be involved in shootings. Maybe this "witch hunt" against Hip Hop is actually an outgrowth of the variety of Hip Hop artists who are in trouble for violent crimes.

I mean, let's face it, James Taylor was never implicated in a shootout with Dan Fogelberg. When's the last time you heard about Jon Anderson being in a club shootout. Sure, Taylor had a heroin problem and Fogelberg is a pussy, but that's beside the point.

Hip Hop, and I'm not making a comment about its musical merits, canonizes criminality. Tupac? Shot to death. Biggie? Shot to death. Shyne? In jail (and has a hit record while there). Snoop Dog? Was on trial for murder and while waiting for the trial was evading police custody. Nelly wears a bandaid in support of a friend in jail.

All Rock and Roll can put up are Phil Spector, who's insane and Courtney Love who is also insane. And skanky.

No, in Rock we much prefer drugs. Jimi, Jim, Janis. The Js. Elvis. They did that to themselves. Granted, Elvis shot TVs. But, again, he was insane.

Of course, Broadway has Liza. But she's insane too.

Perhaps the issue here isn't a witch hunt against Hip Hop. Perhaps the issue is with Hip Hop artists getting involved in shootings. Perhaps that should stop. Or switch over to Nerf guns.

You can argue socio-economic issues all you want. Hard life, what not. But these aren't poor kids with no escape shooting each other. It's millionaires. Jeez. Just sue the crap out of each other like good entertainers.

Just an idea Kim.