Triksta: Life and Death and New Orleans Rap

Offended at first, but now I get it

I am a 34 year old man from New Orleans. Raised uptown, I knew many of the people mentioned in this book. As I read the pages I was deeply offended by some of the adjec tives used by the writer. The way he made my city sound,its as if we were the walking dead. I was sometimes pissed at the assumption that we are okay with the progress in our city.After the recent events of my city it is important that we all take an interest in what happens to our city. The inner beauty that captivated this writer is still there. It took me so time to realize that the writer didnt fall out of love with my city, he realized how to embrace all of her.The narrative on Che Muse were insightful,but I didnt think he gave Jubilee his just due. Aint no town like Uptown.