This is a really cool video by Bomani D’mite Armah, the song is called Read a Book.
When i first saw this rap i thought it was just some amateur wack youtube vid… but after watching it a couple times I have realized it’s GREAT. There is more to the rap than just the lines being shouted in your face…

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This is what it means to me:

Read a book: This segment is talking about the media and how it brainwashes. An awesome representation is when the video shows some glam-thugs loading guns watching a stupid rap video… then transition to a person — the public — strapped to a chair robot chicken style. I think it is trying to illustrate how the ridiculous messages from media manifest themselves into Continue reading Read a book, Read a book! by Notarapper →