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If you really analyze and dissect the meaning of the lyrics of “Get Smoked” by Lil Mouse, you have done exactly what many people refuse to do – act like a civilized, intelligent human being. Chicago’s newest Hip Hop sensation is a 13-year-old ticking time bomb that will certainly explode unless someone intervenes soon. Full of gang signs, drug references and an occasional firearm or two, his music videos are the epitome of urban thug culture. He is the youngest, visible example of what happens when school-aged teens are affected by the music industry, a dangerous environment, and a bunch of people who aren’t being role models.
Chicago, a city that is gaining national attention from its record breaking murder rate, has also produced another rapper that is causing a major uproar. Here’s a hint: I’m not talking about Lupe Fiasco. Keith Cozart, mostly known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an excellent example of what Lil Mouse will become if his guardians continue to support his self-destructive music. Chief Keef’s most-popular music video, “I Don’t Like,” was recorded while he was on house arrest for pointing a gun at a police officer. At the age of 17, he is well on his way to being another statistic, rotting away years of his life in a penitentiary. He has killed so many “niggas” in his music; you would think the KKK would be sponsoring this guy by now. He even posted a picture on Instagram of him receiving oral sex (#SMH). By the way, Interscope Records gave this guy a record deal. Is this the direction Lil Mouse is headed? Let’s hope not.
So, will Hip Hop artists persuade Lil Mouse to stay in school and help solve the Chicago crime problem? Hell no! On Lil Wayne’s latest mix-tape, The Dedication 4, which was downloaded over one million times on datpiff.com, he remixes Lil Mouse’s debut record, “Get Smoked.” Schooling his young protégé on how to describe a woman. But let’s not stop at Lil Wayne’s stamp of approval, washed-up rapper Gorilla Zoe also did a song with Lil Mouse recently. The video, featured on Lil Mouse’s VEVO YouTube page, hasn’t gained much attention, but the content is just as distasteful. On the track, Zoe raps, “Ten bands on your head have your face on CNN/ Hundred bands what I’m rolling in, that P-90 I’m carrying.” The track “Hella Bandz,” that the artists collaborate on, even has a dance that looks eerily similar to something Soulja Boy invented.
To be honest, Lil Mouse actually has some talent. The problem arises when you look at his subject matter and influences. Young black youth can’t excel if they are glamorizing illegal drug use, salacious sexual activity, and senseless violence. Chicago has over 400 murders this year and the numbers will keep increasing if rappers like Lil Mouse keep representing the city with their awful music.