We are told that in 1712 Willie Lynch gave a speech to a crowd of a majority white audience.  In this speech we learn he said the words “I have a full proof method for controlling your black slaves…for at least 300 years.

The black slave, after receiving this indoctrination shall carry on and will become SELF REFUELING and SELF GENERATING for hundreds of years, maybe thousands.” 

However, this speech was never actually given.

In fact, Willie Lynch was never an actual person.  The speech that we know of as the famous Willie Lynch speech was not even created until the early 1990s.

Most people are unaware of this because we have become a race of people who have been completely dependant on what we are told through mass media.

The days of researching and investigation are over.  We believe and follow what we are told, until we are told again to do otherwise. 

This has led us to where we are today.  Slavery is back and it is proving to be more profitable than ever.  However today we are proving that we no longer need a “master” to watch over the slaves.

We have proven that we can be SELF REFUELING and SELF GENERATING in our own destruction.

This year Lil Wayne, the face of hip-hop and the face of, rather we like it or not, young black Americans released a song by the name of “Whip It Like a Slave.”

In the song, the multi-millionaire uses several offensive lyrics that consist of insulting the struggles of our ancestors.

Whip it like a slave, according to the lyrics, does not speak much about slavery.  However “whip” refers to whipping cocaine into crack.

Crack as we know has been a serious issue in the black community for nearly three decades.  So when Lil Wayne uses this in his song, it hits the negative aspect of the black community in more ways than one.

Yet many people refuse to see the destruction we are bringing to our own people with this kind of “entertainment”.

And after the release of this song, the hip-hop world is seeing more supporters than ever.

His fans go on to proclaim that this song is one of his best songs in a long time. This information is shocking to other hip-hop critics who believe this is a blatant sign of disrespect to the black community.

Some are shocked to learn that people would actually support and defend this kind of music.

However, the question I would like to present to my readers is why is this song so shocking to everyone?

From his behavior and history, Lil Wayne has never shown an ounce of respect for himself, his listeners, the past generations, the future generations, or anyone who dislikes what he does. 

Lil Wayne has become the music industry’s “overseer” and is making sure that the listening “slaves” never get out of place.

But is this Lil Wayne’s fault or has the black community created a beast that we must now try and tame.

Our history proves that there must always be an image portrayed of African Americans, and Lil Wayne has been the best for the job in this past decade.

He’s entertaining the world with a good rhyme scheme and a good sense of humor.

He appeals to all listeners, gives the image of what the rest of the world thinks of African Americans, while becoming wealthy.

So explain to me how this is any different than many actors in minstrel shows following the civil war. 

Lil Wayne has simply removed the black paint and replaced it with big round sunglasses, removed the red lipstick and replaced it with hundreds of tattoos, and replaced degrading jokes with degrading lyrics.

Although some may say Lil Wayne is doing this for entertainment purposes only, when we look back, we realize that the minstrel shows that were once so popular had the same impact on the world that he is having.

Artist such as Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Gucci Mane, Juice Man, Plies, Rick Ross, and 50 Cent rarely, if ever, have a productive message in their music.

In addition to that, all of these men have used a gimmick to get where they are today, opposed to using raw talent like earlier hip-hop artists.

However, most college students would gladly give away their last dime just to see these men in concert.

In fact, I would even go as far to say that many students would pass up on these four years in college just to spend a year in one of these men’s shoes, thus leaving Black America with no true footprint in this world.

So have Lil Wayne and friends properly “whipped” us yet, or will the educated black people of America stop letting ignorance spread and stand up and realize this is not right?

Or would we rather have the best homecoming on earth, than fight against what everyone tells us is our “culture.”

If you feel there is nothing wrong with this type of music, then you may be the one who has been whipped into what the world wants you to be.

If you feel that the words of Lil Wayne are more relevant to your life than the words of scholars such as Michael Eric Dyson, Cornel West, and Julianne Malveaux, then maybe he has successfully seasoned you into mental slavery.

And now, nearly two decades after the famous Willie Lynch speech was created, the “black slave”, through our own music, sexual habits, and moral ignorance, continues to carry on the tradition of self hate and “coonery.”

So now, much like predicted, we have become SELF REFUELING and SELF GENERATING in the destruction of our own race, music, and individual selves. 

But all we seem to worry about is, when’s the next Lil Wayne album coming out? 

• TRUMAINE MCCASKILL