Many people, including Yours Truly, have been calling the Hip Hop industry to a higher standard over the last couple of weeks. Though not exactly prompt in his response, Russell Simmons has broken the cycle of excuses and taken a stand. Not an ironclad die-on-the-mountain stand, but a stand nonetheless. Thus, I give props. Nobody likes a person who complains but never reinforces the paradigms that are changed. When people admit that they have been wrong, we should celebrate their humility.

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