New Year=Newsence

This is something Newsence of Psychodrama put up on her myspace bulletin... Newsence said:Greetings family. It is a pleasure to be able to be alive to send out this bulletin to everyone and wish you all a Happy and Blessed new year! 2006 has been a wonderful year for me. I felt compelled to share with you. As you all know, you haven't heard from me (solo project ) in a long time. It's only because I have prioritized a greater responsibility and quest in my life. In my past, I have seen sooo much, been through so much and experienced a lot of things that I am not so proud of. I look around at the condition of our people today and I can truly say that I feel that I played a part of the problem. In sharing my life's experiences with you all through the gift of music, I didn't realize that I was hindering our growth as a people more than I was helping. It wasnt until I had a son who I love eternally that I realized how my words could affect the youth. The condition of our people nowadays is fucked up and me being the sole caretaker of a young black man changed my perspective on a lot of things. I go on line and read chat rooms of people making different comments about me and my style. For the most part, I am still acknowledged hands down as the coldest female to bless a mike, for this I am grateful. However, you have the certain few that claims that I have gone soft or am not as hard as I used to be. Believe me, fam, the cloth I am cut from is a tough one to rip, but in regards to sending negative messages to our youth and publicly disgracing the fabric and strong force of the black community (the queen black woman), I will no longer play a part . Who has recently checked the status of our black community? The murder rate? the academic status? the drop-out ratio? who tithe to the poor? who mentors our young black men and women and give them a ray of hope in their eyes that leads them to believe that they are not just a statistic and are doomed for failure.? Who gives a damn???? I understand that I have a lot of myspace friends who are not of my ethnicity, and I hope I dont offend you. However, the state of my people is on the verge of self destruction and if I have to be the one bold enough to step up and stand up for them, then that's what I gotta do. if anyone has a problem with me encouraging instead of knocking down, bring that shit on!!! Someone has to have the guts to acknowledge where the problem is and publicly deny the money and fame and choose life for our youth over the selfishness of riches. God has a plan for me that not one person on this earth can come close to killing. I have never been a punk about mine so fuck anyone who feels like newnew is going soft. I'm going tired. Tired of seeing my people die over bullshit like money hoes and clothes. We have become irresponsible, people. TV and music is raising our next generation!! It's not looking good. May your New Year '07 be more prosperous than 06. I know this e-blast wont get to everyone that knows Newsense, but it's a start. Please take the two seconds to forward this message to all of your friends. PS. no I haven't given up on music either. writing is my life. I just wanted you all to know to expect a new me and for those who don't except what I am saying to you, God Bless you anyway, because it's not gonna change. Love, NewSense