Word on the street is Ted Turner, the cat who started CNN, just passed away at 87. Judy Woodruff gave her respects and all that, but let's keep it a hunnid: did CNN really change the game for the better, especially for us?

Before CNN, you got your news from the evening news, maybe the paper. But Turner was like, "Nah, we gon' have news all day, errday!" At first, it felt like we were more in the know, but real quick it turned into a whole lotta noise.

Turner was a businessman, straight up. He saw a way to make money, and he took it. He built an empire off keeping folks glued to the TV, waitin' for the next headline. But who benefits when we always stressed 'bout what's goin' on?

He gave bread to the UN, but let's not front, a lot of that money came from exploiting folks' attention. He made a killing off showing us everything bad that's happenin', which is cool for a minute but messes wit yo mental state after awhile.

CNN might've been revolutionary, but now it's just another corporation pushin' narratives and profits. They tellin' us what to think, what to fear, and who to blame, just like everybody else. Nothing changes, ya dig?

He might have been a visionary to some, but in the hood, we see how these media giants play the game. They profit off our pain and anxiety, keepin' us divided and distracted.

So, rest in peace to Ted Turner, but let's not act like he was doin' us a favor. He built a machine that feeds off our attention and keeps us locked in a cycle of fear. We gotta wake up and control our own narratives.

Bottom line: This ain't a celebration. It's a reminder that we gotta be critical of the news we consume and build our own platforms to tell our own stories. No cap.

Respect to the dead, but let's keep it real: CNN was never really for us. We gotta build our own.

He changed the game, that's for sure. But did he change it for the better? That's a question we gotta ask ourselves.

It's more important than ever that we control the information that comes at us, and build our own platforms where we can tell OUR stories. We gotta reclaim the narrative.