The Stars have Aligned when Master P Says it's Time for Hip Hop to Change

Once again, kudos to our resident Sergio for submitting several articles to our attention pertaining to rapper/entrepreneur Master P. It appears that Master P (a.k.a. Percy Miller) has had a change of heart to go with a change of a record company. More bluntly, Miller is developing a record label that is totally devoted to clean and non derogatory hip hop music. To paraphrase the creator of the "uhh," he admitted that he might have been part of the problem (in the current state of hip hop) but now he intends to be part of its redemption. If that wasn't enough, according to EURweb.com, Miller has written an open letter to 50 cent, imploring him (as well as BET) to consider making similar changes. Here's an excerpt from Master P's letter in question:

I wrote the blueprint for this generation. The only difference is there's no more honor and respect in the game.

Think about it: people in jail are not writing letters proclaiming to come out and do the same thing that landed them there in the first place. People in the hood don't want to stay poor for the rest of their lives. They want to change. Parents that really love their kids would rather sacrifice their own lives so that their kids could make a change to have a better life and a better education.

I'm glad that there are people like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and organizations like the NAACP that are out there fighting for our rights and dignity. I have finally realized that EVERY person is either a part of the problem or part of the solution and that is why I have decided to take a stand! I'm reaching out to corporate America to form an alliance for the sake of putting the value back into our communities by rebuilding and developing schools and businesses.

First of all, it's simply disappointing to see people that are in a position to help make a change just sit back and entertain the negativity. It's sad to see Steven Hill set all of these programming standards at BET, just to contradict himself for the sake of marketing dollars or artist performances in order to create the appearance of a successful award show. The record company with the biggest marketing check controls the music video stations so we need to go after the people who actually control these programming networks if we want real CHANGE.

I guess by taking a stand, my son and I will probably not be invited back to the BET awards. But it's O.K. I got love for BET; there are a lot of good people there. Hopefully, this will help people to see the real changes that need to be made. My son and I will sacrifice our airtime because this is bigger than us, this issue desperately needed to be addressed a long time ago.

Master P channeling Dr. Cosby? Maybe the planets and stars really are aligning. For more of Master P's letter, click on the link below:

MASTER P's OPEN LETTER: Yes, you can consider this his official response to Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson