HUSTLING IS MY DEPARTMENT
Earlier this year, right after Yeye’s throw some D’s
remix came out, me and my girl S.bot were having
a conversation about women who are “taken care of”
because of how they look. I asked her how
she felt about Yeye rapping about D’s.
Her response was,
You gotta have D’s or you gotta have papers.
My response was,
I want D’s AND papers.
She responded, “Then you on some white ceo/cfo shit”.
Putting the racial, implication of her comment aside,
I realized that she was onto something. S.bot is
my financial consciousness. She stays on me w/ the
following questions:
1. When you gonna make your first mil?
2. When you gonna pay off your school debt?
3. What do you project your earnings to be in 5 years?
In short.
She stays all up in mine. ****places hand 10th
of an inch from face.
Perhaps growing up in the Bronx in the 80’s
made her thorough like that.
I’LL GO TO A CLUB AND GET MY MONEY
I was reminded of this conversation when I read a
book in Barnes and Noble on Thursday
titled, “Get to Work” by Linda Hirshman. <<
on crack, ya heard?
Her premises are that women need to do the following:
1. EDUCATE YOURSELF FOR GOOD WORK
2. TAKE WORK SERIOUSLY
4. GO ON A REPRODUCTIVE STRIKE.
1. EDUCATE YOURSELF FOR GOOD WORK
Do work that is rewarded in this culture.
[I know. My artists readers are gonna be up in arms.]
And.
BIG AND, if you choose to do otherwise, UNDERSTAND
that you may have to support yourself and your family WITH
your income.
2.TAKE WORK SERIOUSLY.
Make an income that you would think twice about giving up.
Take it seriously. Be mindful of switching jobs three times in one year.
That sh*t is not a good look on the resume.
3. DON’T HAMSTRING YOURSELF AT THE MARTIAL BARGAINING TABLE.
She wants women to come to the marital table
with information regarding what our culture and
what your future husband expects you to do after
the baby is born.
She also wants women to understand the following about marriage:
Women make 70 cent on every dollar that men make.
In the event that you divorce, your ex is in the more
powerful position because, all things being equal, he
most likely makes more than you.
Consequently, he can easily replace the “work” services
that you more than likely provided, as the default
“nanny, maid or personal assistant”.
This is IS NOT the issue if you had a pre existing,
nanny, maid or personal assistant, or that contributed
to the house hold in such a manner that you did not
need extra help.
4. GO ON A REPRODUCTIVE STRIKE.
At first I thought that sh*t was harsh right.
But she isn’t anti kid, just pro planning.
Think about it.
The first time women start talking about leaving
“society recognized” work, to “work” full time as
mommas, its after the first baby turns 2 or 3, or after the second
baby.
But then peep. If you plan the babies, strategically if you
are going to try and maintain your current lifestyle.
Cake is clearly on my mind.
Why?
For my job I am researching:
1. How many Black Board Members are on Fortune 5’s?
2. How many Fortune 5’s have government,
war associated contracts?
3. How many women are on Fortune 5 Boards?
And man lissen, looking at THESE NUMBERS, s
ide by side with negro spending power,
puts a WHOLE LOT OF SH*T in perspective
IT’S REAL HARD BEING A WOMAN BECAUSE YOU GO THROUGH SO MUCH
Which finally brings me to the above video.
Where do I begin?
I felt like was reading a FEDS magazine story via a
DOCUMENTARY style video.
Top TEN THINGS I noticed about it:
1. How down the women are for the dudes.
2. How the women EAT with the hustlas.
3. The highly visible relationship between being
assaulted as a teen, and being a lady of the night as an adult.
4. How there was a clear sense that THEY, NOT ANYONE
ELSE, would take care of their babies.
5. How the Lack of a safety net is SO apparent in the hood.
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Is it realistic to anticipate planning, strategically, the babies?
How do you feel about women w/ D’s and Pape’s?
What do you think of women who want cake as much Jay Z wants it?
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