[quote=JumpinJack AJ,Aug 2 2004, 10:48 PM]I grew up pretty determined 2 keep things positive. I learned from my friends mistakes rather than making a whole lot myself. I hardly got in any fightes or experimented with any substances. As i think back on it, alot of that probably came from having role models like JJ+FP, LL, Kid 'N Play, MC Hammer, etc...cuz they were all positive and didn't talk about that stuff, and if they did, it waz almost always in a positive way shunning it. I can only imagin young kids coming up now listening 2 Ludacris, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, and so on. All they talk about is sex, drugs, alcohol, and violence. Most of the time it's glorifying that stuff so these kids are coming up thinking all this stuff is good and that it's something they should get involved in. Not alot of young people are strong enuff 2 be themselves so they are copying off of these losers and risking screwing up the rest of their lives cuz of a ignorant rap record. After that thought, i'm thankful for the positive, smart, intellegent people that i grew up listening 2. They probably reinforced me staying on the right track.[/quote]
WELL-SAID AJ! Thats how I'm living today...watchin' my friends make mistakes and learning from them and I more intelligent then my peers because of exposure to the old-skool in which they dont preach such crap. Thank God for JJFP, LL, Hammer..etc.