He’s a “young money millionaire, tougher then Nigerian hair” and is loved by anyone who knows anything about music. Apart from Lil Waynes unbelievable swag and ability to get “every girl in the world” he is a down right convict.
Due to lack of media exposure on Lil Wayne’s legal issues we keep quoting his genius lyrics on our facebook statuses, downloading his music, and supporting him as not just a rapper but as a person. We seem to know every song and lyric this man produces but when it comes to the legal stuff media hinders the issue as much as they can.
Oct. 22, 2009, was Lil Wayne’s most recent plea to felony gun possession in a New York courthouse. This plea was regarding an issue that took place back in 2007 when a .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol was found on his tour bus in Manhattan. There has been some spark in the media about this issue, but nothing compared to the full out fire it should be.
The best male hip-hop artist of 2009 according to BET and winner of 2009 Grammy for best song, performance and album is simply just too loved to be hated. The media most likely sees Lil Wayne as such a successful individual no tabloid or newscast is going to bring the beast down.
So you know he had a gun on his tour in Manhattan. Now for the real question, are you still going to go senseless when Lil Wayne is coming to tour in your town and most definitely buy a ticket to see Mr. Carter? Probably yes, I know I would. And funny thing is no one really feels threatened by his possession of a gun since media makes this topic so unimportant. The lack of media attention correlates with lack of seriousness.
Imagine Oprah Winfrey, who is also loved by the public eye, was found with a gun on her talk show. Every journalist, news station, and tabloid would be covering this story to its fullest. No individual would go to bed that night with out some twitter of this story passing them by. With Lil Wayne this situation can almost be expected due to his “thug life” image. The media just doesn’t care to cover it any more.
Lack of media attention creates lack of seriousness, which creates lack of care. Lil Waynes fans will simply love him even if he “should be hooked on phonics.” The man has “summer hating on [him] cause [hes] hotter than the sun,” not because he carries a 40-calibur semi automatic gun. Lil Wayne is simply the bomb like “tick tick.”
I totally agree with what you said Rachel. I love lil Wayne and even attended one of his concerts not too long ago when he came to Toronto. Hearing that he had a gun in possession did not even make me think about regretting going to his show and would not have changed my mind if I knew previously, even though he was accused of gun possession BEFORE his concert listings. weird how that works eh. Media attention is really going 'down like the economy' as weezy himself would put it!
ReplyDeleteIts so true that rappers are able to ''escape'' the media due to their ''thugness'' and I find that sad. Society is ultimately not caring due to the fact that this behaviour is ''expected'' of them. however, as much as i love lil wayne, i am a strong believer in equal treatment. The funny this is that his charge will probably end up heling his image and thus his career. I love this article because it brings out a point that people are not aware of!
ReplyDeletePersonally hearing that Lil Wayne had gun possession does not change my image of him what so ever. It is kind of sad in a way that when we hear such a huge icon literally having possession of a gun that it does not even faze us, it shows us how the media has changed our perceptions of things so much. I love the fact how you compared Lil Wayne to Oprah possessing a gun, becasue i know that if Oprah had gun possession my image of her would be shattered. But that is only because Oprah is such a hero in so many people's eyes. The media is making it okay for people that have the "thug image" to possess illegal things.Very good article, points out things that we need to be aware of.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys!
ReplyDeleteImagine if the media covered Lil Waynes legal issues as much as they would cover Oprah's though? I am sure we would have alot more caution when it comes to supporting Lil Wayne. Due to his lack of media exposue we are not given the opportunity to think about how seirous he really is.I know I am still going to be blasting Lil Waynes music in my van!