Music can affect our emotions, our intellect, our body and our psychology; lyrics can assuage our loneliness or incite our passions. As such, music is a powerful art form with an aesthetic appeal that is highly dependent upon the culture in which its practiced...

Some of the aesthetic elements expressed in our music include lyricism, harmony, hypnotism, emotiveness, temporal dynamics, volume dynamics, resonance, playfulness, color, subtlety, elatedness, depth, and mood. Aesthetics in music are highly sensitive to their context: what sounds good in a modern context may sound terrible in the context of earlier times.

Music should be given a special focus, since it is so deeply rooted in our everyday living. Hip Hop, Rap and Spoken Word are out there and our youth are listening and being either educated, enlightened, or brainwashed through the driving beats that carry the lyrics in today's music...

The ideological form and content of music that we create, and play should be guided by an understanding that these play an intrinsically important role in our growth and development as people and the evolution of our culture...

Musicians, rappers, and singers have a special mission and responsibility to: Present beautiful music that both sustains the soul, motivates people and provides visions of what we should aspire to...

With the emergence of technologies like Auto-Tune, virtually anyone can make their voice sound somewhat melodic, when in fact they can't carry a tune at all - and record companies/labels embrace only those who basically say much about nothing when it comes to lyrics..

The beautiful music and lyrics that historically have emenated from our greatest recording artists (music that has changed the world we live in) is gradually fading, being replaced by nothing, and worse - carried by driving beats and artificial digital tracks.

Picture if you can, a world where an entire generation (or two) of our youth have been influenced and brainwashed by the (Zero Value) lyrics like those produced by artists like Lil Wayne (sorry Bro - Not hating, I just expect more from you).

Should we make musicians and artists accountable in some way to our urgent needs and interests in 2010 and beyond? Will we allow our priceless legacy of beautiful music to be degraded & eroded by those who talk a good one, but have actually sold out to the media who has no vested interest in the ongoing value of our young minds and our priceless culture?

The beautiful story of lyrical expression created by our people is unparalleled... What will be said about Us another 20+ years from now?

Why did I write this? Cause I want you to think about what you're "bouncing" to.   Make sure it's not Subwoofers and Poison...