Writer's Block

What do you do when you have writer's block? What can you write about, if anything but? Thus, comes this entry. I wanted to write about the West Coast rap scene; in particular what would it be like if TuPac and Mac Dre were still alive.

In my opinion, both rappers would have gone on to have very fruitful careers, but at this point in the game, I'm sure both of them would have released their final albums, and be enjoying life. They would have passed the torch on to Mistah F.A.B., Husalah, and The Game; pretty much insert your favorite west coast rapper here. But the fact that this question get's talked about a lot brings up our obsession with the past.

But what is our obsession with the past? It's one thing to appreciate it, but to say that things won't ever get much better than that? That's an insult to both the past, and the future. Mac Dre and 2Pac wouldn't have gotten better with age? They would have never passed the torch on to other rappers? Come on, let's get serious. Soulja Boy still would have wrote the song "She Got Donk" and also invited Yung Joc to be on the remix of "She Got Donk" even if Mac Dre was still slaying beats.

So why do we cling so hard to the past? We don't have a positive outlook on the future. Why not? Why doesn't anyone ever have anything positive to say anymore? Is there really no ray of sunshine in the near future? Apparently not. Although Husalah get's out in December. Why do we put so much faith in our past; it's only a handful of memories. Memories we wouldn't even have if we were spending our time back then, looking back even further into the past.

I love to reminisce, but what's past is past, and we only have the future to look forward to. I can't say I've never complained about it; I can't say I won't ever again. However, what I think more people need to do, is stop longing for a resurgence of what was, and instead look towards what's on the horizon. I mean if everybody rapped like 2pac, Mac Dre, etc.; would they be as special as they are?