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From Head Bussa to Peace Maker
An Interview w/ Silky Slim of Baton Rouge

by Davey D

We sat down with one of the major factor in the Louisiana rap scene-Silky Slim (Da head Bussa).
Today many know him for being down with newcomers like Lil Boosie.
You may know his album 'Keep It Gutta'.


Others know him as being a pioneering figure in the gangsta rap scene of Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Folks recall his rap group the Da Bottom Posse.
Still others know Silky Slim as a guy to be feared. He was the head of the infamous Wrecking Crew and they were no joke on the streets.


Today many know Silky Slim as a guy who spent most of his life in and out of prison who is now dedicated to turning lives around.
He's the head of the StoptheKillings. inc.
They do a radio show, a TV show and lots of community meetings and rallies where Silky Slim uses his OG status to let folks know, the street game is not the way to go.


We sat down and talked to Slim as we talked about everything from the how Slim found God to why ignorance is a disease. We talked about parenting as Slim warned parents not to teach their young sons to be 'soldiers'. He said it might be cute while their young, but when they get older they're gonna go out looking for a war. He said its important that parents make a decision to fill their kids minds with positive thoughts and images at an early age.


We talked about the pyshcology of having a gun and how it gives people a false sense of power. Slim described in detail what its like to kill a man and they type of shame and discomfort it brings on people. He talked about the telltale gestures including the inability to look and the need to hide a gun after they do such a horrible act.


We dwelled into the notion about whether or not the high rate of killings in New Orleans and Baton Rouge is the result of people suffering post traumatic stress. While social workers push this notion, Slim emphatically says 'No'. He said its the result of people not caring for one another along with embracing a slave mentality.


Slim talked at length the type of mind games the police and other city officials like to run on people including sparking divisions. He recounted how after Katrina, the police ran around Baton Rouge telling people to be careful because people from New Orleans were dangerous.


Slim talked about the sordid history of Baton Rouge where it was best known as a place where unruly slaves were sent there to be broken. The city had a reputation of breaking the will of slaves or killing them. Slim pointed out that the descendent of slave owners who reside in that part of town carry that same mentality even in 2008-2009. Black people are to be broken and made to stay in their place.


He talked about how city officials worked overtime to intimidate and make victims of Katrina feel unwelcome. That bad energy was passed along to average people living in BR. Before long there was a vicious 504 vs 225 feud, fueled by manipulative public officials.


Slim talked about the horrors of being locked down in Angola Prison.
He said it was like walking through a time capsule where slave like conditions, rapes and extreme brutality is an everyday occurrance. Some of the stories Slim shared were shocking.


Slim explained that it was important for people like him to share all this information on his radio and TV shows so that people move away from trying to glamourize this lifestyle. He said that people who never really go through it have misled people by pretending its all good when it isn't.


Slim talked about the books he have written that focuses on conflict resolution and how he and is organization spend hours working inside the public schools showing people how to avoid getting caught up in bloodshed.


This interview is both informative and inspiring. We salute Silky Slim as an unsung hero who found the courage to turn his life around after many wrote him off.


Here's a few links to check out Silky Slim


http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?s=5417523 href="http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?s=5417523">http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?s=5417523


http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?s=5394688 href="http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?s=5394688">http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?s=5394688


http://www.concealedcampus.org/press_hb199.htm href="http://www.concealedcampus.org/press_hb199.htm">http://www.concealedcampus.org/press_hb199.htm


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