Stay In Your Lane - Chris 'Preach' Smith

We all know the popular phrase of the block, 'stay in your
lane', right? That phrase is an effective weapon because
you can shut down someone who tries to be something
they're not. And why should this be in constant use?

Because I'm tired of weedcarriers being promoted as if
they're the second coming of Big Daddy Kane.

You read that right. Weedcarriers. Dudes who for all
intensive purposes, are supposed to be in the shadows
awaiting orders. They're supposed to be stashing the
hash, 'boofing' if necessary. (If you don't know the term,
it's better if you ask someone you know to explain.) And
in return they get perks like a regular roadie would like
entry into parties, free liquor and they get to be the
gatekeepers for lively groupies. Weedcarriers should NOT
be putting out albums as if they've got talent. Granted,
there are a few rarities. But for each success you've got
one-offs who try to grab more than their 15 minutes of
fame. Take Max B for example. This dude looks like he
could play Sherman Helmsley in a movie and apparently
did some ghostwriting for Jim Jones. His flow is weaker
than a Seagram's wine cooler yet he's propped up as one
of the best out there. And what has that gotten him? A
75 year stint for being involved in a robbery and murder.
Not 'so wavy' on his part, although he is making progress
on an appeal.

That situation led to another weedcarrier trying to make
a splash, namely French Montana. I've only heard a couple
of verses and that was enough to tell me this dude would
be better off in DeVry. There's a growing opinion that
everyone in Young Money outside of Lil Wayne and Drake
fit this bill of overachieving, underwhelming performers.
The problem with these so-called MC's is, they're not pushed
and promoted for any other reason that hype. And in the
process, they're dumbing down their lyrics because they
don't have lyrical prowess to begin with and as a result,
they're dumbing down listeners. How can someone who
sounds like Mushmouth from Fat Albert's love child tell me
he can spit fire? How could you even distinguish what in
the hell they're even saying? Stay in your lane. I mean,
look at Spliff Star of Flipmode. He had a little bit of shine,
floated about five mixtapes and took a backseat to Busta
Rhymes. And he's STILL getting paid fifteen years later.
How many of these clowns will last past one hit or one
album? If you have to get 'taught' how to rhyme by a cat
who had NO tangible skills to begin with, there's a problem.
(I'm looking right at YOU Waka Flocka Flame.)

To the weedcarriers...you already perform a service and
get compensated at a risk to your own freedom and
personal growth. Stay in your lane, make plans to do
something realistic and make sure your Blackberry alarm
is set in time to get your boy awake and refreshed for that
early morning interview. The world doesn't need any more
non-talented performers. That's why we laugh at American
Idol post-Fantasia.