Johnathan Hawkins (better known to most as Big Hawk) was murdered one year ago today. If anything, Big Hawk's passing should be embraced as a lesson to us all instead of another casualty in a neverending string of violent deaths, music related or otherwise. Considering the amount of senseless violence we witness everyday, especially that caused by guns, why aren't the demands for change stronger? How much longer can we numb our senses to the atrocities we experience daily? I'm well aware that it's easier to think than act, but lately the amount of violence I see on the news alone is weighing me down.
Admittedly, my ties to Big Hawk are non existent other than my appreciation of his music, both solo and collaborative. But for Matt at Houston So Real, the reality of Johnathan Hawkins' death is far more lasting.
Like Becky Stark always says, "Here's to world peace in the coming year."
1 comment:
right on, brotha.
we cannot continue to be so numb.
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