[val-holla-ing]

for the record, i didn't grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth. my mom sacrificed so that i didn't go without, but since i've been on my own (for about 5 years) i've worked to get what i have. and my band members/coworkers are really the only white people i associate with.

i do understand what you're saying. this isn't the time to blame everything on race anymore, people have to step up and start being accountable. i don't feel bad for crackheads, not even my own father, or homeless people. but but but, it would be foolish to say that a poor black man and a poor white man and a poor hispanic man in america has an equal chance at overcoming most odds. the country has never been at a point where that's been possible. it's getting to that point, but there's still a ways to go.