BET - Read A Book

BET has recently aired a rap song that is supposedly suppose to encourage young people into reading a book, drinking water, watch your kids... etc. But the way the message is delivered, some may consider it to being racist. This video has recently stirred up some controversy, enough so that it even got play on CNN.

Here's a very good quote from a youtuber:

"You know if instead of "Read a book nigga.." he would have said "Smoke a blunt nigga..." no one would have a problem with it.

That is the point of this RAP song.

It is not meant to encourage you to read a book, it is meant for you to OPEN your eyes and see the root of the problem in todays society."

"THIS SONG IS A SOCIAL SATIRE"

I love the fact that CNN made sure that a black male reporter conducted the interview with the creator of this song. I guess it would seem too strange to have a white reporter conduct the interview debating such an issue. CNN pretty much bashed the creator without allowing him to really establish his reason for creating the song. Good old American Media... bahhh.