And at the end of the day, who really wants someone to have the freedom to say what they actually think and believe…this is America people!  Why be creative when someone can always toe tap for good ole massa?

In expression, there happens to be a lot of kind words for some, but there are explicit words for others and a rapper finds a way to maintain that balance, although the mainstream perceives it as creating a negative mentality for the youth.

Participating in an event hosted by BMI during the Grammy Awards weekends, Common and Nas spoke on how emotions play out on wax.

“As human beings, we feel different things throughout the day, said Common. “Some days, and some moments of the day, you might feel like ‘Ah, it's a beautiful sun out there'.  Then you might get into an argument with your lady and start feeling pissed off…”

Living in a country where speech is meant to be supported, but is still monitored when an opinion is taken a little too far, America continues to be an area of contradiction and full of blame without providing an avenue for growth.

But what else is new right?

“There are certain things you can't say, or sing, on television.”

Ever since the broadcast of the 52^nd Annual Grammy Awards this weekend, the Internet has been pulsating in regards to the “unnecessary” censoring of lyrics for the night's closing performances from Eminem, Lil Wayne and Drake.

Check the drastically contrasting performance here.

Stating that the performance were barely able to be heard, there are some that are accusing the FCC and CBS of sabotaging the act, as well as trying to throw a monkey wrench in the only Hip Hop performance featured.

Stepping up to the plate, CBS representative Chris Ender has responded to such allegations being thrown their way.

"It was a rousing musical performance, but words were edited from the live telecast that didn't meet our broadcast standards," Ender explained, according to The Associated Press.

"We have great respect for artists' creative freedom, but there are certain things you can't say, or sing, on television."

According to Ender, the explicit material being showcased by the artists made it quite the task to broadcast it without a certain level of censorship.  He added that each entertainer was allowed to perform freely, but were aware of the fact that they had to certain parameter which they had to abide by.

In response, however, there have been reports stated that the rappers actually made sure that their act was cleaned up and censored their lyrics themselves during the performance and replaced explicit language with a clean version or paused.

Eminem and Lil Wayne have been in the game for quite some time, so it only makes sense that they would be aware of this particular occasion and know what type of responsibility they would have to take before hitting the stage for a live audience.

But hey, maybe CBS wasn't being trigger happy with the censor button and maybe Jay Z just happened to have enough prestige to be the only rapper to actually give an aired acceptance speech.  It's always a possibility, right?

I call bullsh*t.

Mos Def is an artist that has been able to create a balance and embrace the best of both worlds with his movie and music career, granted the movies have somewhat eclipsed the albums is the average fan was unaware of Def's history.

For Chicago rapper Common, his history may have started in music, but the last decade has seen the rapper on the silver screen with 4 albums dropping and being featured in 5 movies.

Appearing on the red carpet during the 52^nd Annual Grammy Awards, the rapper spoke with TV Guide to reveal his upcoming leading role alongside Queen Latifah for the film “Just Wright” where the rapper gets to place on a new hat as an NBA basketball player.

The film serves as a romantic comedy as Latifah plays the role of a physical therapist that ends up falling for Common's character as she helps him recover from a career-threatening injury.

Never losing sight of his roots, Common is currently in the process of preparing his 9^th studio album, The Believer, but is still out trying to grab those movie checks.

Check the footage below to see what else Common will be starring in soon:

“Communication is the key to any unit staying together for so long.  Even I'll admit that 18 years is a long time for a group of people to stay together.” ?uestlove

Many groups are unable to stand the test of time.  Legendary groups such as the Jackson 5, the Wu Tang Clan and The Beatles ended up cutting ties with one another in order to pursue solo careers.

With 18 years in the game, however, The Roots have been able to maintain as a musical group and although they may be growing individually, they have developed growth as a group as years have progressed.

The group recently celebrated with their 6^th Annual Jam Session during the Grammy weekend and couldn't really determine exactly how they have managed to do what most other groups fail to accomplish.

Weighing in possible factors such as having separate tours buses or fearing the poverty that could come as a result of breaking up, the Roots have embraced the saying that “united we stand, divided we fall”.

“We've been together so long that whatever bumps in the road that might present themselves, it's already taken place and we've already worked out the kinks.” – Black Thought

With so much longevity within the music industry, the Roots were also able to speak on the ever changing craft within music and if they have been forced to abandon their own roots and conform or adapt to what is deemed as being acceptable to today's standards, according to the corporate machine.

“I think we're one of the last groups that were actually allowed to fully develop.  We like to think of ourselves as a more prestige artist…I think we definitely have one of the last honors of being the last Black band with a major record deal and a license to still create music without the pressure.” - ?uestlove

Stay on the lookout for the upcoming Roots album How I Got Over coming later this year.

Check footage from their session along with the rest of the interview below:

As acts such as Taylor Swift and Beyonce were able to receive their awards and deliver their acceptance speeches, awards given for the majority of Hip Hop acts were more of an event held behind the scenes as none of the footage was actually aired.

Becoming infamous for his work on Twitter, Fabolous wrote about his experience during the awards, but posed a question that arose as the show carried on throughout the night.

“At the Grammys.. Thanx 2 everyone who supported me & Loso's Way.. Wish me luck 2 bring home this grammy 2nite!! Why don't the Hip hop/rap catorgies get televised?? We (hiphop) are a big part of music 2day, even in mainstream America..”

He also admitted to never hearing Eminem's single “Crack A Bottle”, a track which Fab ended up losing to that night.

Q-Tip, who was also up for an award, but ended up losing, voiced his opinion on how Hip Hop wasn't given it's just due that night showing an overall lack of respect for the art form by mainstream America.

“Y were none of the hiphop categories on t.v. For grammys? RT @edlew: Wow! Comedy category gets airtime but NO F*CKING love for Hip Hop. This is some bullsh*t. RT @ms_shai: Shout out to Jamie and T-Pain for kickin off Black History Month with two costumed representations of difficult era's for us.”

Joe Budden stated it simply when he spoke about artists' albums being released on Def Jam.  If your name is not Kanye West, Jay Z, Young Jeezy or other high profile names that have turned the mainstream in their favor, they are not concerned about you.

Granted yes, the genre might be generating the most buzz for the music industry, but at the end of the day, the corporate machine is out to get what they need and throw the remains away once they are finished with it.