Studio Gangsta's

"People will say anything as long as you can't see them!"

In the world of rap music in the early to mid '90's it wasn't uncommon for boyz to go into the studio, get behind the mic and be the toughest cat on the block. After NWA hit the scene in 1987 to become the CNN of the ghetto, it seemed like that was formula for every rapper in the industry to sell records. Guys were on the mic talking about things that they had only heard of or had only seen from a distance but let them tell it they were real live gangsta's. Boyz don't wanna hear it but Tupac was at the top of that list!

Now that social media has blown up with Twitter and Facebook the average Joe has now turned into a studio gangsta! People will say anything to anybody now because they never have to see the person that they're attacking, getting smart with or demeaning.

During Sunday's NFC Championship game with the San Francisco 49'rs and the New York Giants Kyle Williams muffed two punts with one of those fumbles in overtime. They both cost the 49'rs 10 points with the last fumble setting up a chip shot field goal for the Giants to win the game and a trip to the Super Bowl.

Well, 49'r fans took to Williams Twitter and Facebook pages threatening his life. Let's keep it real or all the way 100, which ever comes first. We all know that none of these cowards would roll up on Williams and say a word. However, because they were sitting in confines of their homes or on their smart phones where they couldn’t be traced they felt invincible. They went at him hard like Tupac. Knowing if they ran into Kyle Williams they'd have on his jersey, asking him for an autograph and telling him how great he is.

"It was kind of shocking," Williams said of receiving the threats. "I kind of had been forewarned before I even got to the point where I could check it. I was forewarned by some of my family members and some of my friends that were there to not to look at the Twitter and the Facebook because it was going to be pretty bad."

I remember in the mid to late"80's when I was in college how some white kids would ride past us in their cars while we were walking to class and call us the “N" word primarily because they were RIDING past. The fella's and I would always look at each other and say, “Man I wish that car would have stalled right when they said it.”

Funny, we never got called anything by the kids that were walking next to us. As a matter of fact, all we ever got love. Its funny how people can be tough when they know that there aren't any “consequences and repercussions” like my man Eddy Murphy said in the movie "Life" when ole boy asked for his cornbread.

It's sad that people think that they have the right to be disrespectful to others just because it's convenient. I wish that your phone # and address would pop up every time you sent a disrespectful tweet or Facebook post to someone with a map attached. That would cut down on all of the foolishness in 24 hours! Crickets on Twitter and Facebook son! Nothing!

I wrote an article some time ago entitled "Sports 101" that essentially taught a class about taking your heart out of sports. Once a person learns to watch their favorite team without their heart they'll enjoy sports better. Big Momma always said that you can't love something that doesn't have the capacity to love you back. Your favorite team is one of those things bruh!


Lastly, stop betting your house on some kid’s athletic ability. You lose your shirt and now its Kyle Williams fault you're broke? It's Kyle's fault boyz are looking for you to collect on some ignorant bet that you made because you got caught up in the moment? Kyle Williams muffed a punt in a game bruh but you’ve got a gambling problem and you're ignorant. Which is worse bruh?

Holla at Ya Boy!
Jay Graves
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