Here is what M.I said about Rick
Ross – Hold me back Video which was shot in Nigeria.
Does it make you angry? Does it
rile you to see your country portrayed as poor and suffering and full of struggle?
It burns you, does it not? To have some foreigner- who knows nothing of your
history and pain, of the stories that flow within your blood- to have this
foreigner come in and tell your story? Is it not the height of disrespect and
insensitivity? Does it not chafe against the thick skin you have grown to cover
your other wounds? Does it not make you angry? We should wax sanctimonious
about national pride being slighted. We should vent our displeasure online. We should occupy something. Because God forbid the truth ever be told about what things
really are. God forbid a stranger reminds us about
those things we choose to ignore every day. God forbid we ever face the truth about ourselves. God forbid we do not go on the internet and rail
about how our country is being cast in bad light. God forbid we do not talk about how there is a
small minority which lives better than portrayed. God forbid we do not ignore truth one more time. God forbid we don’t.
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