I was gonna do a blog about Brian Kelly, Jay-Z, and Kelis last week, but I procrastinated (I really wanted more time to calm down, but being "hot" probably would've made for a more highly-charged blog session).
So, why those three? Well, lemme start with Jay-Z. I haven't been down with Jay-Z since the Blueprint album (Remember "God MC, me, Jay-hova"? NO!!!). Throughout the years, he's made all kinds of blasphemous statements, and he's still at it with this song called "Empire State of Mind" (featuring Alicia Keys). He has a line in it that says "Jesus can't save you, life begins when the church ends". I saw a Youtube video heading talking about this and checked it out the song - blasphemy! I know, I know - I've heard people say "well, that first part [of the quote] fits in the context that he was talking about..." "he was talking about young girls getting turned out by the big city...". Yeah, yeah. Even if I give the Jay-Z fans that one, what about "...life begins when the church ends"? Plus, Jay-Z has a track record of making statements like this ("God MC, me, Jay-hova" - remember?)
Actually, I was only hot about what Jay-Z said for abut two minutes. What really peeved me were all these Christians on Youtube and the Christian message boards defending Jay-Z - what!!??? Ok, I ain't gonna get deep with that. I just don't understand defending someone who says things like "when I perish, the meek shall inherit the earth", "Hova, the god" "Return of the god" and other outlandish things. Why would you spend more time defending Jay-Z than Jesus Christ? I just don't get it... SMH.
Then, there's Kelis, who got $51K a month from Nas for child and spousal support. $51K a month!!! WHAT!!! Ok, first, allow me to say that fathers/sperm donors/ whatever.the.case.may.be should provide for their child financially. And, oftentimes, that financial support can/will also benefit the mother (for example, if that financial support is being used to provide rent/mortgage payments, reliable transportation, daycare, et cetera). But, $51,000 a month!!! What does an infant need with $51,000 a month.
Really, it's not even so much about Nas and Kelis, but about the fact that the system is JACKED UP; they're just the latest example to prove this point. That's more money than the average American makes in a year! What does that baby need that warrants that amount of money??? The baby could have a comfortable lifestyle with a tenth of that. This is definitely one area in which I'm in favor of less government! For real! A man and a woman should be mature enough to resolve child care and provision without the court system. And, honestly, there are those who use to courts as a way of retribution (I'm gonna get him/her for leaving me by hitting him/her in the pockets - and, let's be real, it's usually a woman screwing over a man via the court system).
Plus, spousal support??? Doesn't Kelis have a career? Doesn't she have an album coming out soon (I don't know for sure - I don't really keep up with her life that)? What does she needs spousal support for? Personally, I have mixed feelings about spousal support/alimony. I am for it in situations where there are small children, and the ex-wife wants to stay at home with the children; even though, I'd personally cut out the alimony when all the children are school-aged. And, in situations where the wife didn't work, I'd be in favor of it for a season while she transitions into being on her own again and is able to become gainfully employed. Other than that - why should the ex-husband pay it?
Of course, I don't know the ins and outs of the situation between Nas and Kelis. I'm using their situation mostly to gripe about the principle of the matter (I'm wondering though, if the "cookies" were worth it though...).
After typing all of this, I realize why I was holding off on even blogging about it. It's the world, and the world is CRAZY!!!
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