Whenever he performed this
song live after its 1995 release, Coolio made it a point to rattle off statistics about AIDS and
HIV, quickly quieting once enthused crowds. Then he'd end his informative talk
with this advice: "Ladies, if he don't got no condom, he don't get
none." The song sampled Kool and the Gang, using their 1980 hit 'Too Hot'
as a metaphor for HIV infection.
The sad fact about HIV: all the information is out there and all the celebrity endorsements combined cannot overcome the stereotype, "It's those people, not me." HIV isn't the shame, ignorance is.
ReplyDeleteROGER: YOU ARE SO RIGHT, WHEN FOLKS HEAR HIV CAN YOU HAPPEN TO 'YOU' THEY ARE THINKING IT IS SOMEONE ELSE.
ReplyDeleteI was so into Coolio back in the day, way back! I must admit he was one of the first artist to address the HIV/AIDS matter through his music.
ReplyDeleteCHET: HOW MUCH WERE YOU 'INTO' HIM?
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