Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "DR. UMAR SAYS HIP-HOP HASN'T DONE ANYTHING FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY"

Episode Date: October 8, 2024

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticDr. Umar Johnson's Critique of Hip-HopIn this segment of Notorious Mass Effect, Analytic Dreamz delves into the controversial topic of Dr. Umar Johnson's critique of Hip-Hop. Johnson argues that despite its global success, Hip-Hop has failed to benefit the broader Black community. He contends that the genre has contributed to negative stereotypes, failed to create substantial institutional impact, and even led multiple generations to believe that criminal lifestyles are ideal.The podcast explores the heated debate between Dr. Umar and Mouse Jones on the Hustle Over Everything Podcast, where Johnson questioned the positive impact of Hip-Hop on Black communities. The debate sparked online reactions, with some agreeing with Johnson's critiques and others defending Hip-Hop's role.The segment also discusses Dr. Umar's controversial comments on Eminem, arguing that he cannot be considered the GOAT of Hip-Hop due to his race. Johnson criticizes Black celebrities for defending Eminem while failing to show the same vigor in defending Black women or standing up for Black America.This episode explores the complex relationship between Hip-Hop, Black culture, and the ongoing debate about its impact on society.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

You can't tell me that. Somebody grew up in the hood. 50 years hip hop ain't done shit concretely beneficial to the black community. That's, that's incorrect. The first thing out of your mouth was fashion. I gave you fashion and you started yelling over me. What else? Then also, then there's technological advancement.

Podcasting, for example. Hey, that's me. Look at all the black people that now have access to jobs and ways to make money. Do that. Hold on, I do like this job. We're still talking about cinema. We're still talking about these camera operators, these tech, these new people. This man spitting.

I just made it concrete. No, I'm no, it wasn't. That was all bullshit. No. Once again, analytic dreams video on Spotify to see the video along with the audio for my podcast listeners. Because of course, right now we're watching the one and only. I mean, just showmanship at showmanship at his highest level when it comes to the great Dr. Umar as far as his take on hip hop.

Give me a relevant institution that hip hop built an. community anywhere in America I just told you fucking years no you didn't I ain't got them cursing people that would not have I didn't say individuals I said you know cut me off again I said people where's the bank of hip hop for the black community definition of the word people means not an individual so I'm telling people that are now that now of 50 years ago would not have had access to work in individualism I actually what did they do for the community you can't give me nothing because they ain't done people from the community can now work in

a music industry that there was never going to be a space for them in the fuck that's individualism that ain't helping us okay so i have to fact check a little bit because technically an institution is a large company or other organization involved in financial trading and then of course it's also a society or organization founded for religious educational social or similar purposes so when it comes to more than one person collectively coming together for a common goal in receiving financial gain that would technically be considered an institution so whenever you're getting into dr umar's dr umar johnson i may add as far as his criticism of hip hop and it failing the black community for the simple fact that has done nothing in the past 50 years to build actual um or it has it has it

had or created any institutional impact that's substantial so when he's going at hip-hop artists like this of course I had to jump into the fray because not my hip-hop not my hip-hop's going to be discredited like this because let me tell you something one of the greatest rap not one of that's disrespectful the greatest rapper ever lived which is also one of the greatest philanthropists that we ever had in the hip-hop genre j-z has a whole company titled Rock Nation that is literally a full service entertainment company that includes record label, talent agency, sports management, has a sports management division, and those employ a plethora of black people. In every sense of the word, these different icons in a hip-hop game

have built institutions that have had huge impact on culture and black business. So to say it's not an institution, to say it's not something that's substantial and hip hop hasn't done anything in the past 50 years simply for the fact that Dr. Johnson has been building a school for the past 50 years, past 100 years, and it still hasn't, there's nowhere to be found. Like every time you ask them as a new update, but oh yeah, we're fixing the pipes. Like, all right now we're fixing the toilets. You know, actually the tiles on the floor, they were starting to crack a little bit. So we got to get them completely redone.

Like it's always something with the school that he's supposedly building. And he always uses that fact to say that when it comes to other black popular people in the public grand scheme of things, they're not doing enough when it comes to building these type of substantial institutions. But going off of his word, institution, rock nation, beats by Dre, death jam recordings, bad boy, good music, mass appeal, no limit, all of these different conglomerates built by black figureheads, whether it's a Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Russell Simmons, MasterP, things in that nature.

These are all by definition institutions that have lasted the test of time and have had so much impact on culture and other things when it comes to the masses. But if you really want to focus on schools, hospitals, and community focused projects, which is what he basically switched the conversation to, which is very interesting the way he switched the conversation and move the goalposts. throughout this entire argument i think this is one of the few times i've seen dr umar just look completely out of his realm as far as what he was talking about because if you're talking about dr dr dr drey and jimmy levine donating 70 million to the university of southern california to literally create the u s c jimmy levine and andre young academy for arts technological uh in business of uh technical oh yeah arts technology and business of innovation that's playing off of what dr umar tried to shift the conversation towards when we're talking about j cole founding the dreamville foundation which

has supported various educational initiatives and community projects as far as his hometown in feydeville north kailina whether as chance to rapper as much people get as much stuff people give chance to rapper, he still is out here contributing millions to his hometown, more specifically Chicago public schools and launching the New Chance Arts and Literature Fund to support arts education in Chicago. And then once again, bringing up the great Queen Latifah that brought up earlier when I was talking about, actually I haven't even touched on Queen Latifah Yackel saving her for last. But basically, not only the Queen Latifah have Flavor Unit Entertainment as far as a production company that produce films and television shows, which is technically an institution.

But if you wanted to just focus on schools and hospitals and other community-focused institutions, which is what he switched the conversation towards, she has been involved as far as Queen Latifah and various community projects under the Queen Latifah Foundation. and it supported a lot of educational programs and health initiatives that it just goes under the radar for the simple fact people don't want to highlight it because if you really get into the specifics of educational support health initiatives community development art and culture it's a lot that queen latifah has been an advocate of to change the overall trajectory of the black community so when dr umar which is funny because they have the doctor in front of his name but he It's, you know, as far as this specific topic, seems like he's a little out of his realm as far as what he's specifically speaking on.

Because if you're going to, if you're going to get into a heated debate, then you best believe have, you best have, it's best to have certain facts to go along with what you're saying. Because if you're saying institution and the guy who's debating which you brought up many institutions, which is playing off of what you brought up and then you switch it to he's just talking about individualism. Now it just seems like you're moving to goalpost. And it's definitely important

to point out that Dr. Umar was reiterating his past beliefs that he's had for quite some time about hip hop. I mean, just go to go back to November 25th, 2023 when he was talking about the celebration of hip hop as far as it being

50 years in existence as far as the genre. Has hip hop benefited the black community overall? Has this been a plus or has this been a minus? Now let's go to the institution. Hip hop is the most influential musical form in the world right now. 50 years. It is a multi-billion dollar industry of course dominated by your business.

but yet and still, many of these artists are very wealthy. Not a single institution has come from hip hop in 50 years. Am I supposed to ignore that? Am I supposed to act like these young brothers out here who are pushing death and destruction, sexual exploitation and miscegenation of black women, these young brothers who are out here pushing drugs selling, going to jail, and everything possibly illegal to children, I'm supposed to believe that this was a blessing to the black community when you brainwashing our kids and on top of the brainwash, on top of the brainwash, on top of the, of the toxic content, you don't even come back to the community and do anything good for it. Except give out some damn turkeys and sneakers. Are you kidding me?

So as you see and as you just heard, Dr. Umar has had these talking points for quite some time now. So as far as talking about hip hop, not building any substantial institutional projects, it's been a talking point for him for quite some time. And I just, believe that Dr. Umar making most of his fan base and garnering most of his fan base off of the enjoyers of hip hop is why he's is why he has these type of strong hip hop opinions when it comes to his disappointment in the the higher-ups as far as a j-Z a master p things of that nature And then also Hip hop has existed for only 50 years

I mean that is not the longest As far as a music genre You know And it's already generated billions of dollars in revenue Like think about it Hip hop Some people on this earth Is older than the genre of hip hop

And not to call y'all old I'm just saying Some people on this earth Is older than the genre of hip hop That is one, due to slavery. I mean, I know how that, I mean, some people act like they don't even know how I went because they act like it happened so long ago that we should just forget it.

But, yeah, so slavery wasn't that long ago. So whenever we did have freedom and, you know, the ability to make generational wealth that, you know, other people had a head start on. But, you know, that's a whole other discussion. Basically, hip hop was created. And recently hip hop was created because it's only existed for over, 50 years we literally just celebrated the 50th year of the genre called hip hop so that being said you have to give a little leeway to the creators of just the genre as a whole but doesn't mean that you

you can just completely negate all of the influential figures that we've had in hip hop as far as uh j z um as far as a conier a doctor Dre or Russell Simmons, a Queen Latifah, a Nas, a Master P, a Sean Diddy Combs. I mean, these people have built institutions to where black people will have jobs available for them in a market that did not give jobs to black people in the first place. So whenever you create market value for black people, you are effectively building an institution where our people can earn a living higher than what we previously thought was. even possible so dr. Umar just focusing on the schools and hospitals and things of that nature just i mean the next interview that he even brings up this age old talking point i mean somebody just

has to tell him when is your school going to open that's all i want to know every single time dr. Umar brings up his school is always something there's always the pipes the toilets the tiles the tiles a little crack so we got to go over that uh wires hanging out the sill and so now we got to patch that And that's going to take another two years. Like at this point, my brother, just tell people that you scamming them. I mean, at some point, somebody got to say it. I mean, all these donations for a school that hasn't existed and he's been building him for the past 10 to 15 years.

So, and that's a little exaggeration. I don't know how long he's been building it. Actually, let me look it up right now. How long has he been building his school? Because it's been a while. we still to this day don't know when this is going to open right so oh my lord he'd been working on this school since 2014 y'all i know that ain't who i think it is dr ummar johnson has been working on establishing the frederick douglas marcus garvey academy since 2014 i know that ain't who i think it is

do y'all know what j z has done in the past 10 years do i know what p ditty has done in the past 10 years do y'all want to know what queen latifa emphasis on queen latifah has done in the past ten years dr umar's criticism has to be checked at some point when it comes to talking about our icons in the hip-hop community because of them also impacting the black community on such a grand scale that is not even fathomable to dr umar johnson i don't know at some point somebody got bring that up like he just keeps reiterating these same talking points and always talks about his school that's coming but still hasn't been built yet i mean goodness even connier made a school and like overnight it was uh what seemed like overnight lebron james he has a school um with the i

i forget what's called like the the promise academy or something like that like it can't be that hard to open up a school as far as like what he is saying he's an expert over it can't be that hard for him to open up a school so um yeah that's basically it man hopefully one day dr um um stops giving the poor a disproportionate disproportionate negative energy to the hip-hop genre and hopefully at some point he actually does which is surprising for somebody with a doctor But what do you see a doctor of? That's another thing I have to look up. Like these false titles got to go, man.

So anyways, hopefully at some point he actually does some research into hip hop and actually finds out about our icons that actually impacts the black community on a grand scale that he's just completely ignoring and being completely ignorant towards. But in the meantime, click my link tree in my bio. Let me know on one of my social medias. What do you think about Dr. Umar Johnson just being completely. oblivious to the contributions of hip-hop's icons and what do you think about the whole debate between dr. Umar and the uh the criticism well what do you think about his uh criticism

when it comes to the hip-hop genre