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Dear Drake,

Congratulations on signing a deal with Universal, but I’m not sure why you signed a deal with a label when you had the number 3 song on iTunes. You’re a talented guy who can write, sing, rap and have already had an acting career but I think you are starting things off on the wrong foot.

One thing I don’t understand is why you signed to Lil Wayne’s label. Lil Wayne is a prescription cough syrup-drinking, Blood gang-promoting, weapon-packing, pseudo gangsta rapper. While Wayne was brought up in one of the roughest projects in America and taken in by an ex con who brought him into the rap world, you were brought up in one of the nicest neighborhoods in Toronto, Canada by a wealthy Jewish woman and went to a prestigious private school. While Lil Wayne might have to use that tired “blame it on my environment excuse” to justify his violent and misogynist lyrics, you can’t say the same thing.


I used to watch the old Degrassi show before Wheels and Spike were parents. Degrassi is a good show for teenagers, which deals with real issues and you were great as Jimmy Brooks. No one ever caught gonorrhea on “Saved by the Bell” and I don’t think Hannah Montana was ever a victim of a school shooting like your character Jimmy was. You have a lot of teenage fans left over from that show that look up to you. Your character even stood up to anti gay bullies. Hanging with Lil Weezy and his ignorant negative music can only be confusing for the many teenagers who looked up to you as the nice, likable kid in a wheelchair.

Drake I’ll admit that I love your “Best I Ever Had” song because it’s a nice blend of melody, rapping and real hip-hop. But what the hell was up with the video? You could’ve made it a classic love song video but you turned into a Video Vixen vs WNBA song. You made a song in the line of Method Man’s “All I Need” or “LL’s I need Love” but made it a regular hip-hop video s(ho)wcase. Please, shoot another video for “Best I Ever Had.”

Also, what the hell were you thinking when you joined Lil Wayne and a bunch of 12-year-old girls onstage at the BET Awards? Maybe you should have titled it “I Wanna to Fuck Every Lil Girl in The World” because a lot of people are taking that performance the wrong way. With all the hype surrounding your music you have the power to bring hip hop back, not continue its downward spiral.

Along with great talent comes great responsibility. I know jumping on Lil Wayne’s bandwagon may be the quickest way for you to be successful but it can only hurt your artistry and long-term career.
The world is in your hands so don’t try and be a gangsta. People have got the Degrassi tapes.

Drake, don’t let the game change you, change the game.

Sincerely,

Casey Gane-McCalla

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lovergirl1981/ lovergirl1981

    Couldn’t have said it better myself. But this is the music biz in reality people not gonna care about all that degrassi stuff. As long as he’s making good music and killing it in performances then that will not matter. Unless a new rapper come out and do a “JA” to him and then talk about the Degrassi tapes…then everybody will turn on him and he’ll be on Scary Movie 10 playing Jimmy. lol…..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Chocolate_Gul/ Chocolate_Gul

    Ohh my goodness I was thinking the SAME THING about why he signed to Lil Wayne’s label. Just doesn’t make sense to me because of the type of person Drake seems to be. It’s a little unfortunate but I would like to give him the benefit of the doubt.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ThickPocahontas/ ThickPocahontas

    He only signed to the label because lil wayne was the only one who gave him a chance the other labels didn’t want anything to do with him and to be honest I wouldn’t want to be bothered with them either they just was on his dick cause he has blown up the way he has, so why not stick with the one person who gave you the chance and the opportunity, S**t that’s what I would do. And on the video note it did suck it had a lot of innuendos in it that was mainly for adults, but the women in there could have been saved for another video that actually went with the song, just being honest

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Caramel_Chicka/ Caramel_Chicka

    Ok … so I wasn’t the only one scratching my head watching the BET awards, praying that that those were Wayne’s kids or something.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/RedBoneLibra19/ RedBoneLibra19

    That was Wayne’s daughter and her friends on stage and I think that makes it worse. Why perform such a sexually explicit and degrading song with young girls on stage, but you own daughter? That borderlines possible pedophilia if you ask me. I doubt he’d want a guy referring to or making remarks to Reginae like his song suggests.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/YOURNAWTEEGIRL/ YOURNAWTEEGIRL

    I COMPLETELY AGREE…HE’S DISAPPOINTING TO ME
    I WOULD HAVE HOPED HE WOULDN’T DEGRADE AND DISRESPECT WOMEN THE WAY HE DOES…BUT I GUESS HE’S JUST A TYPICAL P.O.S MALE
    HE CLEARLY LIKES CLASSLESS VIDEO HOES
    I DON’T GET IT..HE COMES OFF A LIL FAKE TO ME AS WELL…AND TYPICAL…WHEN I WOULD HAVE HOPED FOR MORE FROM HIM

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Trayblu1/ Trayblu1

    That hadto be the most ignorant, mindless, atrocious display of character I’ve seen. Black people, we have went too far. First off, an Icon passed and was being honored during the awards. Then, you end the damn thing with lil’ wayne’s ass singing about f**king every girl in the world with his daughter on stage? And also what about birthday sex? Little girls are singing this song as young as 9? hat the hell is wrong with us?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tmart78/ tmart78

    Before you bash other women (and men) a lot of you need to check yourselves out, starting with your page showcasing how shallow and ignorant you are, being sexually disgusting on your profiles, spitting out babies before you’re even legal enough to smoke or drink, making a career out of drug dealing, and a hobby out of sexual immorality, boys screwing every girl they meet and leaving them behind with a child or two and girls actually letting them, disturbing men and women pedophiles robbing the young of their innocence. Get yourselves in check before telling others about themselves!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ellis10009/ ellis10009

    LIL BROTHA DRAKE THAT IS A VERY NICE SONG. I HAVE 2 SONS 16 & 13 SO THAT IS HOW I GOT UP ON IT VERY MELLOW COULD BE A HIP-HOP LOVE JOINT LIKE ERIC B & RAKIM’S MAHOGANY, OR LL’S I NEED LOVE BUT THEM LITTLE GIRLS ON THE BET AWARDS SHOW WAS CRAZY. ASSOCIATING YOUR SELF WITH WAYNE, THE RAID ROACH SPRAY SPOKESMAN IS NOT A GOOD LOOK.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BlackCasper2001/ BlackCasper2001

    Here’s a case of people not understanding that Degrassi isn’t going to work wonders for his rap career. He can’t be a squeaky clean Will Smith. That just won’t work. It stopped working for Will, himself.

    http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/shaun-pascal/7335510

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/carmelkiisseez68/ carmelkiisseez68

    even dough he cant and isnt going to be as clean ass rapper like nick cannon or will smith or something this article is true because i was saying the same s**t bout his perform. on b.e.t wats with the lil girls on this s**t when he signed to universal he basically signed his death of his career certificate lmao..hopefully he changes labels when he gets the chance

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ldhjr1/ ldhjr1

    First of all im sure that kid has advisors to help him with his career. Dont hate on him beacuse he is not doing YOUR wishes! So dont say “what the hell were you thinking?” what the hell are YOU thinking!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cc7879moe/ cc7879moe

    okay drake is talented he got a good running start all the ladies love him all ages it’s different and its new i like the video for like uncut or somthing not for my 8 and 12 year old niece and nephew but like i said he got a good running start but anyone who followes hip-hop knows that being singed to lil wayne’s label u don’t need his daddy #1 stunner f**ked everybody that came in contact with him and its a young money cash money universal deal u know what that mean drizzy drake better get his off the top or hire a serious laywer team somthing is gonna go wrong with that situation

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/letsmakeluv2nit/ letsmakeluv2nit

    Too many followers and not enough leaders in the music industry. Drake is a follower and is over-rated as far as I am concerned. He would have a better chance signing with Disney Music. The BET Awards was embarrassing. Period. With the new shows coming up this summer and fall. BET is a falling network. What ever happen to Teen Summit, music videos and positive shows for the kids?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/strawberri43/ strawberri43

    Drake is awesome and has true talent . i am sure like you as well as others we hope he sees the light before its too late, but it does seem like he has no one givinghim true direction and that lil wayne offered him cash money and him not realizing that there is a price. i hope the price isnt him being a one shot wonder. he should true talent on degrassi let hope it doesnt die under the hands of lil wayne and crew. i wont comment on thebetawards but uggghhh

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/The-Chocolate-Man/ The-Chocolate-Man

    So true, Drake is heading in the wrong direction. A good boy trying to be gangstar!

    Buy the way have you-all the Reggae Buss-MJ tribuit video on youtube. A combination tribute to Jamaican artist/Micheal Jackson in one.

    http://www.youtube.com/bsharpp2

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Aamirraj/ Aamirraj

    Wow,it is apparent that Drake is going in a somewhat typical path,and I agree,his video is also very typical,and to me very uninteresting,but I do like the song a bit,but it only holds my interest for a short time because it’s a bit silly.Obviously,however,Drake is extremely fresh and extremely talented,and I feel like he has a very bright future in the music industry ahead of him.Nevertheless,it is also common,for new artists,or just signed artists to not be able to make any decisions on their debut,nor to make any decisions on their debut style,video,so on and so forth,then,if and when they hit the top,and go platinum,they may or may not be able to take the helm.Hopefully,this is just that,and we know Drake will become a platinum artist due to his already high popularity and appeal to teenagers for Degrassi,and also for his appearance,which seems shallow,but everybody knows that commonly,this is how most young artists become superstars…for their looks and youth….I do believe Drake will get back on the right track,and go his own direction,and whomever his advisors,and legal team are,they hopefully will steer him in the right direction,and not swindle him in the process.Drake,I sincerely,wish you the absolute best.Don’t get all caught up.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Deangeles/ Deangeles

    This article is a haters article and all the responses? Full of haterism. Its his career to choose what to do with. I’m pretty sure a guy with that much talent and sense as the article desrcibed, has some kind of plan for his own success. So I’m not ready to throw stones just yet, let the situation play out.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TasteeFlavas/ TasteeFlavas

    I have to agree somewhat with Deangeles. . . Drake is grown he can make is own decisions now if the help his career or not is an out come that he has to deal with. But, I must admit that video could have been better, I don’t know who to blame Drake or Kanye. . .hell I blame them both Kanye should have come with a better video treatment but Drake didn’t have to accept it either, so. . . . .

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Karif3333/ Karif3333

    here we go again another housen****r mentality . Because he was rise by some white mutant that makes drake better?Stop thinking like a SlavE!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jahz_Lynx/ Jahz_Lynx

    He needs to remix this piece and add some jog bra hooks…it worked for Sisqo.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kris1226/ Kris1226

    seriously i dont even care. haha bkuz i dont support young money, and a whole bunch of others don’t so good luck w/ that. but it’s whatever, let him fall a couple of times in order for him to walk properly

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/simply_beautiful_25/ simply_beautiful_25

    2 karrif3333….. I feel that the comment you made about his mother is very inappropriate… how can call a human being a mutant? obviously she was that much of a mutant if she had a baby by a black she was married to. how would you feel if sum1 disrespected your mother like that? any how there are plenty of black kids that grew up in the suburbs with 2 black parents so what are they house niggas too? I dnt understand where you was coming from with the comment but what I get from it is that you are a jealous ignorant person that has no respect for the light skinned people…. ASS HOLE!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Nu-Gen/ Nu-Gen

    Drake is not a business man and probably does not know the music biz side worth spit.. but who really gives a s**t honestly.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Cool_Guy_21/ Cool_Guy_21

    I think this article is funny. If you listened to drake you would realize that he dont rap about gangsta s**t. also why wouldnt he sign with a hot single, and he was signed with wayne for atleast a year, do your research! Im not the biggest fan but this articles is just rediculous. have proof before you attempt to defame someone.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/annoyedasshell/ annoyedasshell

    first off u kan’t hate on lil’wayne beckause all u people’s on here probably is Broke. i ain’t trying 2 take up 4 tha nigga beckause he ain’t all that, i’m a girl and i kan probably flow better then him, but all i’m sayin is he’s still making money out tha ass!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AL-HAQ/ AL-HAQ

    ALL U PEOPLES ON HERE PROBABLY BROKE IS HELL? U TALK LIKE DAT BUT THINK U COULD RAP? GET DA FUK OUTA HERE AN TAKE YO DUMB ASS 2 SKOOL! AN JUS CUZ U BROKE DON MEAM ERBODY IZ! LMMFAO

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AL-HAQ/ AL-HAQ

    MY BAD DAT WUZ 4 ANNOYEDASHELL AN I FEEL DAT NU-GEN

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kelarry/ kelarry

    get ya facts striaght wayne and gillie threw disses at this kid on the cut ransom saying “heartbreak drake i hate to see him so sad, i ca son you see a little me in your dad.” and wayne goes even further yet. still i’m sure that drake had his reasons for signing with a label that vebally dissed him and those reasons will be called into question when the smoke clears, after all some people lead others are lead. drake seems he need to follow behind someone he chose wayne ( poor choice you ask me) and so it is. only time will tell how that relationship goes, till then keep ya head up yet ears to the streets

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Taniece2/ Taniece2

    drake is so over rated

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MizzBeige/ MizzBeige

    This is hilarious and so true. Poor Blake. I hope he wakes up.

    And some of you people on here need to get hooked on phonics, seriously. There is NO reason to be spelling and typing like first graders. Our school system has failed us….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/wuzee/ wuzee

    I think it was a cool move for Drizzy Drake. He doesn’t want to be seen as the Dagrassi High kid “Jimmy” anymore……And truth be told, you can’t fault him for linking up with Wayne when Wayne seems to know what he is doing. Tons of acts have signed to tons of “nice” labels and went knowhere. Let the kid grow!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NARCODA1/ NARCODA1

    WHY IS IT THAT THE CHIC WHO WROTE THIS IS WHITE AND MOST OF THE BAD COMMENTS SPOKEN HERE SEEM TO BE FROM WHITE PEOPLE? GET YO FACTS STAIGHT, LIL WAYNE HAD HIS DAUGHTER AND HER FRIENDS ON STAGE WIT HIM FIRST OF ALL AS HE DO WHEN HE ACCEPTS AWARDS. SECOND DRAKE DID A GOOD THANG WHEN HE SIGNED WIT LIL WAYNE CUZ THE BOYS PAID SO DRAKE NEW WAT HE WAS DOING. FURTHERMORE DRAKE IS NOT A LIL BOY ON THAT DUM ASS SHOW DAGRASSI WHICH ONLY SHOWS HOW ALL THE DUM WHITE KIDS IN THEIR SO CALLED SURBURBAN NEIGHBORHOODS ARE EXPOSED (AND YAL THINK THE BLACK HOODS ARE BAD!) STOP ALL YAL HATING ON LIL WAYNE CUZ AINT NONE OF YAL PAID LIKE HIM AND NEVA WILL BE! AS FOR DRAKE KEEP DOING YO THING MAN YOUR SONG “BEST I EVER HAD” IS TIGHT PIMPIN!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Enii_Babii/ Enii_Babii

    whether those were Wayne’s daughter’s friends, BET didnt approve of it either in those outfits dancing up there and took it out of the show.

    He can change the face of music.

    Drake is looking at Wayne like his mentor, and he’s a singing light-skinned version of him.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Juicy_Jett/ Juicy_Jett

    Wow I never thought of it that way but I totally agree. He should use he talent to change the game not follow the crowd.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Preciousfeb/ Preciousfeb

    Who the hell is Blake? That’s all i want to know. The article was about Drake so this for the person who left there comment talking about people on here is spelling and typing like first graders should get there info straight before they talk about someone else.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ANGELEYEZS1/ ANGELEYEZS1

    I really think this article is stupid and pointless. How you gone degrade somebody just because he signed with one of the greatest rappers around. Lil Wayne don’t make Drake he just signed with him. Obviously you don’t know your facts and you don’t know much of nothing so really you need to write an article about something you know facts about not opinions that are false.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/thebaldwonder31/ thebaldwonder31

    AngelEyes, NO YOU’RE STUPID and this article is dead on point. You young cats are so used to listening to all this garbage played on the radio that you don’t understand this article! I TOTALLY agree with everything in this article. He was doing all the right things INDEPENDENTLY, he didn’t need Wayne! Those lil girls on stage while singin F**K EVERY GIRL IN THE WORLD was distastful!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/thebaldwonder31/ thebaldwonder31

    Black people always ready to follow instead of being a leader. I didn’t understand why he signed with lil wayne too and I’m tired of hearing about LIL WAYNE IS THE BEST RAPPER WHEN HE’S NOT WITH HIS DUMB, MARKED UP BODY, DRUG ADDICT, HAVING TWO BABIES AT THE SAME TIME ASS! God please come and get your people fast because we are lost!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/singlenva31/ singlenva31

    I didn’t know who this guy was until the BET awards. I must say I was utterly disgusted by the display of child pornography (yes I said it) on the stage. The producers of BET should have known what he was going to do in his performance, so for them to let that go on is beyond me. I don’t listen to much of the radio anymore because there is nothing on that is original or even the least bit artistic or lyrical. As far as I’m concerned, hip hop died when 2Pac and Biggie died, and there hasn’t really been anything good since then. Granted there are a few standouts, but nothing spectacular. So for the record, Lil Wayne sucks, and Drake sucks for signing with him. I hope parents will be parents again and not buy this crap for their kids, and stop giving them money to get it themselves. Be role models yourselves and stop going to the club every chance you get and not spending time with them. That way they don’t end up on display at a very distasteful awards show in the future. Thanks for reading, and keep it 100!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/90alj06/ 90alj06

    In my opinion, I wouldn’t pay s**t out my pocket to buy a drake or lil wayne album. the standard is gone, in the rap industry,these two have no skills, when I buy a rap record, it’s either q-tip,Lupe fiasco, and boogie down productions, and a little kanye from time to time. wayne was wack when he first came out with the block is hot! he ain’t s**t he just made a comeback on cashmoney records in 05″ because the rest of the cashmoney records crew is either Dead (soljaslim) or in jail(c-murder), or lost everything to katrina.Birdman lost everything in katrina that why wayne made a comback he was the record companies last hope. and now I don’t think birdman is ever gonna recover from that.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/flyfisher_20750/ flyfisher_20750

    Yeah, what Ms. Gane-McCalla said. Doesn’t a repeat, just a “ditto”. Good luck, but my daughter won’t be connecting with your music for a while (becomes an adult), because I have a feeling you signed w/ Lil Wayne to get some “edge” into your music. He’s not the man to go to, to find it and he’s not going places you really should be going to expand your horizons. “Q” would have been a better place.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Shoujoboy/ Shoujoboy

    Man whatever.
    First of All a star or artist isn’t a super model and is not someone to mold your life around.
    Second I listen to Wayne and I’ve watched degrassi since I turned 13 (I’m 18 now). I’m level headed enough to not let my music dictate my life.
    If your kid can’t tell the difference be reality and fiction then you failed as a parent. Every single one of parents posting on here looking down or Wayne and Drake. You’re the parents that will most likely have the kid listening to Wayne. Also I’m sure 99% of you haven’t even listened to him because for the most part his music is tame and his lyrics aren’t bad at all.
    Hell to call him a “Misogynist” would be a gross overstatement. Leave the kid alone if it weren’t for Wayne he wouldn’t have half the buzz he does. Since Wayne co-signed him he gots a huge flood of fans. Without that attention he would be just another new comer.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Shoujoboy/ Shoujoboy

    Also Drake didn’t even direct his Music video. That was Kanye’s doing.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Lanette101/ Lanette101

    I agree with Casey in that Drake should not have signed with Lil Wayne’s label. But I disagree with his level of rap talent..dude, he aint all that! in fact in many ways he sounds a lil “waynish” to me. Im not seeing his own identity. His performance on Bet’s ’09 awards show was not at all impressive. he appeared to be more of an entourage act than a seperate identity. As far as Lil Wayne goes, before he went commercial, his underground shyt was hot! though Im not a HUGE fan, I used to dig the underground Wayne now, he’s all synthesized out just like all the others…Kanye, snoop, and more. Here’s a thought: REAL ASS RAPPERS PLEASE STAND UP..LEAVE THE SINGING TO MUSIQ SOULCHILD OR MAXWELL.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/The_Flystyle_Don/ The_Flystyle_Don

    F**kz Dat! Get cha Money man, Trust,What lil weezy can’t recruit a Real Artist! The kids waaay before his time and he’s linking with a different style of entertainment, What’s the Bug Deal! Drake obviously feels the truth in the matter if he’s now signed to Universal! He want’s the Money, Car’s & the Clothes! At least he has the raw gut to be able to tell you what’s exactly on his mind! He wants to be successful. Now who could be mad at him for that? Look, Drake, Don’t bow down to the industry and media Bulls**t! Your on the right path, Thank God and your support staff! F**k the rest!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/The_Flystyle_Don/ The_Flystyle_Don

    You foolish Ass Kids today need to think Pac and Biggie. I’m a F**kin thoroughbread but I ain’t wit the Black on Black S**t! It’s all Black now, At least we have an oportunity to make it that! Smoke on nat!!!! In Real Life!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/simply_Q/ simply_Q

    This was a dumbass letter. 1st off the problem with this society is that we consider celebrities role models when they really aren’t parents are and should always be the role models of their children. Plus that nice likeable kid in a wheelchair didn’t exist since it was a fictional character and kids need to be able to distinguish fact from fiction so they don’t try to use fiction points in an argument based on facts. Unlike the author of this letter.

    Second why the hell wouldn’t he sign to Young Money that’s like not wanting to be apart of G-Unit in 04 they’re hot right now and Lil Wayne will get you a buzz…how the f**k do you think he got here in the 1st place. I only listened to brand new cause weezy had a verse on the remix and I was like yo dude can sing who is this?

    I really hope this was written by a 9th or 10th grader rather than an adult.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/derek_mack/ derek_mack

    ok ok he should of just got his on label deal with wayne.just young money/ universal.not young money, cash money universal.that’s 3 companies that gets paid before him. they could of got a bigger deal as a major label.young money could of got a 100 million dollar deal like no limit. but they signed 2 cash money.baby and slim stole the golden egg.they could of had 2 major companies in stead of 1 cash money.is lil wayne afraid 2 be the #1 boss aka #1 STUNNA

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1630/ 1630

    i agree with the writer up to the point of saying that lil wayne grew up in the heart of the hood. he actually grew up around the corner from where i grew up in the semi suburbs in michoud. it wasnt doonesbury but it wasnt the hood by far. the street was called Voyageur Court. look it up.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/missNuNu85/ missNuNu85

    i could give a f**k less on who, what, when, where, and how someone was raised! that does not excuse anything, some ppl use it as a crutch to not do better, some try and escape it, but when it boils down, where u r from does bot define u at all. drake made his choice to be with wayne and its done.. yes the ‘best i ever had ‘ video coulda been done differently, but dont u think that drake is a little cliche of the boy from the right side of the tracks tryin to be down? No s**t like that dont happen on ‘saved by the bell’ but tist is life.. and its not up to him to always set a good example because no one is perfect. its up to the parents to know that the values they have instilled in their kids will be good enough for them to make better decisions in todays world.. so honestly all the hype surrounding someone elses decision is stupid… we know if it was us we wouldve done different, but its not us.. let it go.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AsileeDotCom/ AsileeDotCom

    Wow, I never thought I would say this on any of BP’s “Universal Sites” but this was well said. I agree completely.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Love4thickness/ Love4thickness

    thats the problem no ones perfect but if we change something in life for the better that would be an example shown so an example shown is a lesson taught if you dont have to do it the hard way y follow. like they say”THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN TEACH ME IS FROM WATCHN YOUR MISTAKES”. PROOF IN DA PUDDIN

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Baby-Baby/ Baby-Baby

    Well Casey, I think you answered your own question. Yes, he and Wayne are from different sides of the track and maybe that’s why he signed.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1cherrycokaholic/ 1cherrycokaholic

    I applaud EACH AND EVERY WORD IN THIS LETTER!When I first heard Drake was going to be with Lil Wayne I was in denial for a while. How do you take a cultured, intelligent person and destroy the creativity, poise and expression they could show and replace it with old street bulls**t? Like any other imperfect person I do tend to bop to a Lil Wayne beat or laugh at an “off” lyric from him but when it comes down to it do I have respect for him? Hell no. He’s promoting the same BS that keeps younger people from getting ahead and doing good for themselves. He promotes the same bulls**t that blocks people from real happiness.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MR_LYRIKAL_GaZa/ MR_LYRIKAL_GaZa

    CASEY ,YOU A PUZZY HOLE . TO EVERYBODY WHO THINK YOU HAD A

    CHOICE ,GROWING UP IN NEW ORLEANS, F@CK YOU HATERS ,BECAUSE

    THERE WAS NO CHOICE ,IT DIDN’T MATTER WHAT TYPE OF DUDE YOU

    WERE,YOU

    EITHER GET TOUGH OR YOU D!E, OR GO TO JAIL ,YOU NEVER HAD TO DO

    ANYTHING WRONG,EVERYTHING WAS FORCED INTO YOUR MIND,& YOUR BODY

    WAS THROWN IN JAIL ,WITH NO MONEY FOR LAWYERS & NO SELFDEFENCE, IT WAS & IS ,

    SLAVERY FOR YOUR MIND ,FOR BLACK MEN,& WE WERE TOLD THE TRUTH ,

    ABOUT THE HARD REALITY OF REAL LIFE ,IN ORDER TO SURVIVE,SO

    MANY ,DIED EVERY DAY,NONE OF YOU NO WHAT IT’S LIKE TO HAVE TO

    BURY GROUPS OF YOUR PIERS EVERY WEEK ,NONE OF YOU NO WHAT IT’S

    LIKE BEING SHOT UP & SHOT DOWN AT POINT BLANK RANGE,THEN

    WATCHING IT ,AGAIN & AGAIN ,OVER & OVER ,TO PEOPLE STANDING

    RIGHT NEXT TO YOU ,THAT YOU LOVE,HAVE ANY OF YOU SEEN BRAINS

    BEFORE ,HAVE YOU EVER SEEN MOSTLY EVERY ONE YOU KNOW SUFFER

    FROM EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS

    GETTING AWAY,HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU STAND BEING SHOT AT BY

    PEOPLE YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW,HOW MANY BULLETS CAN YOU TAKE ?

    HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU STAND GOING TO JAIL ,JUST FOR BEING A

    BLACK MALE,3 TIMES EVERY YEAR FOR NOTHING ? HOW MANY TIMES CAN

    YOU SAY ,I DIDN’T DO ANYTHING WRONG, I’M NOT GUILTY ,& EVERY

    BLACK & WHITE PERSON THINKS YOU DID ,HOW LONG CAN YOU STAND IT,

    BEFORE YOU SAY ,F@CK YOU ,B!TCHES,YOU LEFT ME TO D!E ,IN JAIL,

    NO ,BODY SAID ANYTHING IN MY DEFENCE,NOBODY ,HAS CAME TO HELP

    US,NOT A DIME ,NOT A LETTER !NONE OF YOU UPITTY N!99ERS, BUT

    ONLY FROM OUR REAL N!99AS FROM THEM GHETTO’S IN NEW ORLEANS,

    THAT WE KNEW WAS SENT FROM GOD,TO HEAL OUR MINDS & HEARTS ,FROM ALL THE

    HATE AGAINST US & BEING FALSELY ACCUSED,FOR US SLAVERY NEVER

    ENDED, MOST OF THE CITY IS HISTORIC ,IT LOOKS THE EXACT SAME

    SINCE SLAVERY ,JUST NEWER CARS,NOTHING HAS CHANGED,& WERE

    FORCED TO KEEP IT THAT WAY,BUT DON’T WANT TO CHANE IT,CAUSE WE

    WANT YOU FEEL IT ,SO YOU KNOW THE TRUTH .SO YOU KNOW TO KEEP IT

    REAL ,BECAUSE YOU REALLY DO, “FEEL” THE CITY.

    THE SCHOOLS THAT WE WENT TO ARE ALWAYS ON STRIKE FOR

    MONEY,WHILE WE SUFFER ,IN THOSE SWEAT BOXES,WE NEVER HAD

    FUNDING,EVERY CHILD, WAS LEFT BEHIND ,WHEN THERE WAS NO

    “MASTER P” , NO “CASH MONEY MILLIONAIRES”, WE ON OUR OWN,SINK

    OR SWIM ,GET TOUGH OR TURN TOUGH, DO YOU KNOW WHAT ALL

    THIS DOES TO A BOY WHO IS BORN INTO THIS LIFESTYLE MIND ?

    DO YOU KNOW EVER TIME I SEE B!TCH MADE ,HOUSE N!99ERS,LIKE

    Y’ALL ,ALL I SEE IS THE WALKIN’ & TALKIN’ DEAD, WE CAN’T HELP

    IT ,BRAINS HANGING OUT ,ROTTING PALE BLUE BODY’S ,LIKE KANYE

    WEST ,”MONSTER” VIDEO ,”I STILL HEAR FIENDS SCREAM IN MY

    DREAMS” , & WE ARE THE ONE’S, WHO ARE PRO BLACK ,YOU HATE ON YOUR

    OWN BLACK BROTHERS, WITH YOUR WORDS , ACTIONS & MONEY , YOUR

    LIKE RATS,TO US ,BACK STABBERS ,IS WHAT YOU ARE & THE FAKE ONES

    LIKE Y’ALL,WAS THE ONES ,US REAL NI99AS STAYED AWAY FROM ,IN

    NEW ORLEANS, FAKE HOUSE N!99AS,UNCLE TOMS,FINGER POINTERS ,ALL

    Y’ALL GANG UP JUST TO NAME CALL & HATE ON ONE MAN , A BLACK

    BROTHER ,HOW SICK ,CAN YOU BE ?

    Y’ALL UPPITY ,UNCLE TOM’S ,IS WORSE THAN THE

    ROMANS ,SCREAMING “CRUCIFY HIM” !!

    THIS IS THE #1 “REASON WHY” ,PEOPLE D!ED ,IN NEW ORLEANS.

    EVEN WHEN WE WAS MURDERED IN KATRINA STORM & DROWNED ,WHERE THE

    F@CK WAS Y’ALL ,POINTING THE FINGER AT BLACK PEOPLE,BLAMING THE
    PEOPLE FROM NEW ORLEANS .

    OH WHAT A DAY, WHEN THE TABLES WILL TURN ,WHEN YOU NEED HELP,
    FROM US REAL NI99AS .

    BECAUSE YOU SELLOUT ,BACKSTABBIN’, UNCLE TOM ,UPPITY ,
    HOUSE N!99ERS ,WILL BE TOO,SELFISH & SCARED TO HELP EACH OTHER, WHEN IT COUNTS.

    DON’T BE A B!TCH FOR [[[[ WILLIE LYNCH ]]]] .

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