Friday, November 10, 2006

Drinking the Koolaid...

"I wear a mean, dark pair of shades...and you can't see my eyes, unless my head is bent..."
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Jim Jones "We Fly High"

Around many a schoolyard, college campus, work place, or shopping mall, you are very likely to hear the word, "Ballin" yelled out at any given moment. You can blame this guy, Jim Jones, for that epidemic, courtesy of his hit single "We Fly High". And I have to admit, even I have begun to drink the Kool-Aid, and have been infected with Tourette syndrome of the Ballin variety.


Some people may remember that another Jim Jones (who happened to wear a mean, dark pair of shades as well) also had people drinking Kool-Aid in his day. 914 members of Jones' Peoples Temple cult committed mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana at the behest of Mr. Jones.

And although the modern-day Jim Jones is developing a cult-like following, his movement isn't likely to result in death (except of hip-hop, depending on who you ask). In my opinion, Jones has breathed life into the rap game, in resurrecting the New York rap scene on a national stage, and by his all-out challenge to the "CEO of Hip-Hop", Jay-Z.

And similar to the Jigga man's ability to set trends, Jim Jones has left a mark with his "Ballin" chant, in a "Giant" way.



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