hey siac, just had 2 reply u girl...my mum is guinean, dad liberian, and i did 4 years of primary and secondary schooling in moyamba, seirra-leone...i was born in liberia and raised in the usa..icurrently livein new york city (home to mtv) and have lived here 4 the past 18 years.....be careful what wish 4 girl...i watch mtv..sometimes....and black entertainment tv (bet) to see the latest in african-american music video (couldn't find 1 for african artist)...i'm not saying all...but the majority of these videos portray black women as hoochies, hos and victims....black men are portrayed as hustlers, pimps and wife beaters...so much so, they named an undershirt after them (hence the name wife beaters t-shirts)....i guess they feel that their music won't sell unless sex, drugs, disrespect,or violence is involved...no wonder the pregnancy, drug, hiv,and suicidal rate is so high among teenagers here...all in the name of the mighty dollar (and this is suppose to be a a highly educated society)..you would think that with hiv so rampant in this country they would slow it down a bit...not so...i truly hope that mtv is not intending to pollute the minds of our african youths...1 can only hope that their intention is 2 bring forth the work of african artist from all over africa...be it zouk, soukous, rap, native, and so forth....lets hope that all the flavors of mother africa are represented....i said it once and i'll say it again...be careful what you wish for girl...all that glitters is not gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!