Breakdown FM: NY Oil Speaks pt 2

We continue our interview with New York based rapper NY Oil. Here NY talks about Hip Hop activists and the relationships they have with artists. He feels there are some critical steps that need to be taken to strengthen the bond including how we mutually support one another.

He noted that it gets frustrating to see activist groups and organizations breaking their necks to chase down Hip Hop artists who aren’t really down for the cause. They kick a line or two in a song which sounds nice, but they ultimately offers little or no substance in terms of their actions. He encourages activists to build strong alliances with the artists who have demonstrated through their actions that they are down for the cause.

NY Oil also talked about the role each of us can play in the liberation struggle. He feels that everyone in the community is important and each of us can do good by playing their respective positions to the fullest.

He noted that a father who takes his kid and his kids friends to a baseball game while sharing knowledge, wisdom and understanding is just as important as the leader who organizes a mnarch or gives a rousing speech

NY Oil took time to clarify his position on Nas and his new album ‘Nigger’. recently NY Oil wrote a blog that expressed his concern about the use of this word for an album title and the types of problems it causes average ordinary folks who are fighting the good fight yet don’t have the celebrity, money and social insulation of a superstar like Nas. he feels Nas is being irresponsible and causes problems that he’s not ready to clean up.

Finally NY Oil shares his vision for the future. he says he wants to bring about a wolrd that is better then the one he is experiencing for his kids.