Exactly, MightyHealthy.


And I don't know if you're stuck in the sixties or something, but there are plenty of black lawyers, doctors, bankers, engineers and otherwise white-collar professionals. In fact, those "rappers" you talk about are engineers, studio engineers. A lot of them believe it or not, are college educated too, as far as rappers/producers go. Secondly, "entrepreneurship" is definitely preached and held in serious regard in urban communities, the difference is just how it's gone about, some guys choose a route they only know, drugs, etc. But that doesn't speak for everybody that's black. Every race has their rotten apples, unfortunately for African-Americans, the media likes to portray only there's the majority of the time.

In order to play basketball and be good enough to make it at a professional level, it takes dedication, work ethic, and a serious grind. The same goes for entertainers, it's more than just writing words that sound alike on a piece of paper, in order to get anywhere with you have to believe in the same methods as said above and practice them. This isn't about black vs. white, this is about Javaris Crittenton, a professional athlete who made the wrong decisions all throughout his life, even when he was put into a fortunate position. However, for every Javaris Crittenton there's a Kobe Bryant. And if you think that white athletes don't make retarded decisions and go through their own publicized ordeals, look no further than the Chicago Blackhawks.