Sunday, March 16, 2014

KiD CuDi: Certain Rap Is Holding Us Back As A Culture (@ducidni)



KiD CuDi recently appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show where he had a very revealing conversation with the late night vet.


When asked what he would tell his fellow rappers to improve Hip-Hop, he responds that the "Money, Cash, Hoes" rhymes need to come to an end for the betterment of the culture and for the young people who embrace it.


"That's holding us back as a culture, as black people, that doesn't advance us in any way, we been doing that same thing for years now...if you're going to be an artist you need to embrace the responsibility and understand that the power of music is so special...why not use that for good? Why not tell kids something they can connect with and use in their lives?"


CuDi then goes on to discuss his own thoughts of suicide, a topic that has come up in his music before.


"I know what that feels like, and I know it comes from loneliness, I know it comes from not having self-worth, not loving yourself.


Watch the interview above.