I got the word about ODB earlier today. And that hit me pretty hard. Not because I was a fan or even a supporter. I support the Wu's business model. But it dawned on me that as hip hop gets older and the artists get older we are going to hear less and less about folks dying in a hail of bullets, and more and more about people dying while chilling in the studio. I'm betting that for all the talk about folks taking over businesses and what not, that people like Puff or Russell still aren't dealing with health care. I happen to KNOW the hip-hop dentist of the stars, so I imagine their teeth are taken care of. but still....
Iris Chang's suicide, for some reason hit me harder. Is this how it ends after fighting the good fight?