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"Don't run from the cops. Makin' suckers drop.
And I'm only 18, makin' more than your pop!"--LL Cool J, from The Doo-Wop from Bigger and Deffer, 1986
I'm heading out of town and wish I could go more deeply into this. I think the deep underlying issue here is that something in many of us says that no 18-year-old is worth the money, attention and adulation he has received. It says something is wrong with our society--and therefore something is wrong with us.
My short take on it, and I'll have more to say tomorrow morning or tomorrow night: In America, you're worth and deserve whatever someone is willing to pay you. Therefore:
Lebron James is worth $90 million.
Lebron James deserves $90 million.
I know it hurts to hear that, but that's just the way it is.
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The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!
Last edited by Ben E Lou : 06-24-2003 at 11:53 AM.
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