Raz B ... has huge balls.
I always knew. Back when he broke from the homophobic wolf-pack and played Oakland’s Black Pride, I knew then … he would forever be my favorite B2K member. It’s easy to run with that pack … you barely have to think, or look where you’re going, just keeping in step with the rest of your panting, salivating brethren is enough. There's safety within the pack's imposing, thunderous advance.
However … diverging off on one’s own is perilous, scary, and no one has your back anymore. But as Keith Boykin reports, little Raz will be gyrating that sexy money-maker for us once again … on January 25 at Trade, a black men's party at the 501 Club in D.C.
Go Raz. Do your thing, boy. Show them what strong black men have known for decades … real 
men are their own 'pack', forge their own paths, sharing the spoils with no one.
It is extremely sad that black men are pathologically terrified by homosexuality. It’s even sadder that the ‘root of all evil’ in this matter … is the church. Yeah. I said it. It needed to be. The church--leading the homophobic crusade with its hellfire and brimstone--has driven some of our most talented same-gender-loving brothers low.
But I’m not just talking musical artists ... where are our actors and professional athletes? 
We know they're out there, shining like we usually do ... 'cause we watch them play and feel the vibe emanate from the court, across the field, from the stage, through the screen. One is probably reading this now … tsk-tsk-tsking Raz’s embrace of gays as one of desperation, or maybe quietly supporting it from afar, though ... very unsupportively.
Well, Mr. Notable Black Athlete/Pop Star/Rapper/Actor ... I have a question. How many balls does it take to proudly, unapologetically, be your own man? Three? Four?
Raz has chosen to break from the pack and lead his own charge, be his own man, and even if I’m not feeling his music at the moment ... I’ll support it, support him, just because he's man enough to support us. Period.
Other’s will surely follow, timidly at first, once they see that little Raz hasn’t been cut down on the open plain of public opinion for his audaciousness.
The fact is, a change is clearly gon’ come. Who else history remembers as ballsy, manly, trendsetting--instead of just pussies that waited ‘til it was safe--remains to be seen.
men are their own 'pack', forge their own paths, sharing the spoils with no one.
It is extremely sad that black men are pathologically terrified by homosexuality. It’s even sadder that the ‘root of all evil’ in this matter … is the church. Yeah. I said it. It needed to be. The church--leading the homophobic crusade with its hellfire and brimstone--has driven some of our most talented same-gender-loving brothers low.
But I’m not just talking musical artists ... where are our actors and professional athletes? We know they're out there, shining like we usually do ... 'cause we watch them play and feel the vibe emanate from the court, across the field, from the stage, through the screen. One is probably reading this now … tsk-tsk-tsking Raz’s embrace of gays as one of desperation, or maybe quietly supporting it from afar, though ... very unsupportively.
Well, Mr. Notable Black Athlete/Pop Star/Rapper/Actor ... I have a question. How many balls does it take to proudly, unapologetically, be your own man? Three? Four?
Raz has chosen to break from the pack and lead his own charge, be his own man, and even if I’m not feeling his music at the moment ... I’ll support it, support him, just because he's man enough to support us. Period.
Other’s will surely follow, timidly at first, once they see that little Raz hasn’t been cut down on the open plain of public opinion for his audaciousness.
The fact is, a change is clearly gon’ come. Who else history remembers as ballsy, manly, trendsetting--instead of just pussies that waited ‘til it was safe--remains to be seen. To paraphrase Slim Shady, 'Will the real black men ... please stand up?'
Oh ... and I'm really feelin' the mohawk, kid.
2 comments:
hahaha you've added a new meaning to black men standing up for themselves. I used to be weary of gay people but was misguided or you could say misinformed. all god's children T, but the chuuch folks aint hearing
happy new year
Way to go Raz. I never was too crazy about that group. Is he releasing a solo CD? (Tells you how much I keep up with him..*LOL*)
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