While @ the Heineken Red Star Soul event @ Atlanta’s Velvet Room, JaneeTMB of I Fux Wit It talks with Killer MIke about the controversial Pill’s “Trap Goin Ham” video. Mike reminds the camera, Atlanta & all others that the video “was shot five minutes from a police precinct & seven minutes away from the state capitol” and that walking down the street to a neighborhood like Pink City might inspire politicians to create change.

Aside — Last February, we started making mention of Pill’s name & music. A couple of days ago, I was offline the majority of the day. When I got on to play catchup & make the rounds, Pill’s freestyle video (click to watch Parts One & Two) was on so many sites that I lost count. Before that, homie got his just due with a mention in the NYT’s. As much as we bemoan the lack of support for artists that the internet generates buzz for, the fact that it’s about the music & the message sometimes gets lost in the sauce. 4180…, Pill’s message & Pill as a person (the man’s got a story) are the main point for me & the reason I started waving my rah-rah pom-poms early. The words are being heard @ the end of the day and they’re reaching the fans on a organic, grassroots way. I respect that because it shows that powerful rap still has a place Hip-Hop.

Now let’s hope when the time comes, the bandwagon makes a stop @ Best Buy so everybody can go in & make a purchase. Until then, clear some hard drive space for 4075: The Refill, coming soon.

Shouts to Whiteboy D for the dime.

EDIT – Fresh out the inbox from WBD, footage of Pill performing “Trap…” @ Santos NYC.

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