October 17, 2005
Mack 10: Keeping it Stagnant
This interview makes my head hurt.
Mack 10: Still Hoo Bangin?
..."If you want to hear about hustlin’ and the streets, then this is the record to buy. It’s a handbook of stuff that people love to hear from me. A Mack 10 fan is not interested in anything other than what he’s been hearing for a decade from me..." Mack says about the new album.
...Indeed Mack is destined to keep giving his fans that real gangster s**t but does he in any way feel obligated to the youth who listen to his gritty stories? Does he offer them a way out? “Well if you want chocolate cake and you go to the store to buy some cake you don’t buy pound cake, that’s why I keep giving the streets what they ask for. I’m gonna always give the streets what they ask for but I’m gonna also give the streets what they need.” Mack laments… "As far as giving back through an organization, I haven’t had the time to set up a foundation but I’m always gonna give back to the hood." 10 years is a long time not to set up an organization for the hood but I guess Mack knows his roots and feels he’s doing the best he can...
Posted by jsmooth995 at October 17, 2005 11:46 AM
Yes, he comes off bad in the interview. But then again, I don't expect anything more or less of Mack 10. I enjoy his albums but they will never be in any mental Top Ten List of mine. Like Too Short or Luke-- they just keep putting it out without care. To be frank, I would be scared if all of a sudden Mack 10 got conscientious. I don't think anyone would want Mack 10 as a spokesman. Like when MC Ren turned Muslim.
The first paragraph of the article hits it on the head: "As artists grow with age in Hip Hop and begin too find the niche that keeps them completely happy and grounded, we as fans begin to hear the consistency within the music from these artists." That's a nice way of saying that Mack 10 hasn't grown, nor has he any desire to grow, nor do his fans expect him (or themselves) to grow.
Posted by: james at October 17, 2005 5:09 PM
There's a semi-Hip Hop mentality that says "stick to your comfort zone" and Mack 10 is only playing the game.
Beautiful blog here by the way
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