Episode 28: Rich Black Men Are Psychopathic

Rich Black men live to indulge themselves and strive to cultivate the richest, most flagrantly hedonistic experiences you could know. These men are celebrities, clergy, politicians, and other powerful figures within the community who manipulate our reality for their gain. Rich Black men aren’t always actually wealthy but are viewed as wealthy by other Black people. These men have achieved the collective aspirations of a popular Black underclass.

For them, wealth provides an escape from many inconvenient racial truths, as well as access to the power of influence. Whether through subtle use or overt manipulation, rich Black men use their power to, in some way, terrorize every Black community by furthering the prolific and systemic exploitation of Black women in particular.

The Abuse of Power

Black Rich vs. Rich Rich

Black rich is different than rich rich in that white people who are Black rich are considered not to be that rich at all. Additionally, to be rich rich is to also have access to or to in some way be associated with old money. Comparatively few wealthy Black men around the world are born into generational wealth.

Rich Black men are psychopathic and will take anything from you that you have to offer. Many are men who rapidly elevated their income, class, or status after coming from very little prior to this point in their lives.

Like many nouveau riche, rich Black men are terrified of losing their privilege. The fear of losing the ease, peace, and independence with which they now move through the world, or the respect they now experience as part of an elevated social class, plagues every rich Black man more than the fear of poverty once did. They are deeply insecure of any threat — real or perceived — to their new identity.

In a close or trusted relationship with one of these men, they wield new power to influence you as well as to indulge their sense of entitlement. The more money they make, the more their entitlement increases. You feel lost as you give more of your control to someone focused only on their own self-preservation.

Their abuses of power can manifest in various ways.

But what all Black men have in common, however, is who they become when they make more money than they’ve ever had.

The Role of Manipulation

Rich Black men manipulate, deceive, and exploit you in order to maintain their advantage(s) in your relationship, whatever the nature of your relationship may be. A strong lack of empathy or remorse, and a pronounced willingness to use you for their gain are psychopathic traits that become more blatant the longer you tolerate or ignore their behavior.

Manipulation in the Black community is often carried out through exploitation. When too many of our powerful people — and let’s be honest — many times, most of these people are men — victimize us, widespread disillusionment decreases our trust in our race and in ourselves. We feel confused, powerless, and betrayed, yet our loyalty to these men endures. Exploitation and manipulation are hallmarks of psychopathy that Black men seem keen to embrace.

To manipulate through exploitation is nothing new, but Black men increasingly seem to have an easier time embracing this behavior.

1. Bill Cosby – Convicted of aggravated indecent assault.
2. R. Kelly – Convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking.
3. Bobby Shmurda – Pleaded guilty to conspiracy and weapons charges.
4. Eddie Long – Accused of sexual misconduct with young men from his congregation.
5. Jesse Jackson Jr. – Convicted of misusing campaign funds.
6. Suge Knight – Pleaded no contest to manslaughter.
7. T.I. (Clifford Harris Jr.) – Convicted of federal weapons charges.
8. Bishop Charles E. Brown: Convicted of tax evasion in 2008. He was the pastor of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship.
9. Geronimo Aguilar – Convicted of sexually assaulting minors.
10. Michael Vick – Convicted of running a dog-fighting ring.
11. Mystikal (Michael Tyler) – Convicted of sexual battery.
12. Rick James – Convicted of kidnapping and assault.
13. Tony Alamo – Convicted of child abuse, human trafficking, and sexual exploitation.
14. Tupac Shakur – Convicted of sexual abuse.
15. Creflo Dollar – Arrested for domestic violence against his daughter, but charges were later dropped.
16. Katt Williams – Accused of assault and false imprisonment.
17. Mike Tyson – Convicted of rape.
18. Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) – Pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault.
19. 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) – Accused of drug and weapon charges.
    
20. Pastor Terry Hornbuckle: Convicted in 2006 of sexually assaulting three women in his congregation. Though these were not federal crimes, the case received substantial media coverage.
21. Plaxico Burress – Convicted of illegal gun possession.
22. Chris Brown – Convicted of assault.
23. Snoop Dogg (Calvin Broadus) – Acquitted of murder but convicted of drug and gun charges.
24. Boosie Badazz (Torrence Hatch) – Convicted of drug and weapon charges.
25. C-Murder (Corey Miller) – Convicted of second-degree murder.
26. Kodak Black (Bill K. Kapri) – Convicted of weapon charges.
27. Sean Combs (Diddy) – Acquitted of gun possession and bribery charges. But there’s so much more now.
28. Young Thug (Jeffery Williams) – Accused of gang-related activities.
29. Fabolous (John Jackson) – Accused of domestic violence.
30. Floyd Mayweather Jr. – Convicted of domestic violence.
31. OJ Simpson – Convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping. But he killed his ex-wife.
32. YoungBoy Never Broke Again (Kentrell Gaulden) – Convicted of weapons possession.
33. Chief Keef (Keith Cozart) – Convicted of weapons charges.
34. Freddie Gibbs – Acquitted of sexual assault in Austria.
35. RondoNumbaNine (Clint Massey) – Convicted of murder.
    
36. Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell: A prominent pastor in Texas who in 2020 was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Related to a multimillion-dollar investment scheme.
37. Gucci Mane (Radric Davis) – Convicted of assault.
38. Shyne (Jamal Michael Barrow) – Convicted of attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment.
39. Troy Gramling – Accused of multiple cases of abuse and manipulation within his congregation.
40. A$AP Rocky (Rakim Mayers) – Convicted of assault in Sweden.
41. YNW Bortlen (Cortlen Henry) – Accused of murder.
42. Key Glock (Markeyvius Cathey) – Accused of weapons possession.
43. Max B (Charly Wingate) – Convicted of murder conspiracy.
44. 6ix9ine (Daniel Hernandez) – Convicted of racketeering and other crimes.
45. Casanova (Caswell Senior) – Accused of racketeering.
46. Rich The Kid (Dimitri Roger) – Accused of domestic violence.
47. XXXTentacion (Jahseh Onfroy) – Accused of domestic abuse.
    
48. Kwame Kilpatrick – Former Mayor of Detroit, Michigan. Convicted in 2013 of racketeering, extortion, and bribery.
    
49. YNW Juvy (Christopher Thomas Jr.) – Accused of double murder.
50. Playboi Carti (Jordan Carter) – Accused of domestic violence.
51. Yella Beezy (Deandre Conway) – Accused of sexual assault.
52. Tory Lanez (Daystar Peterson) – Convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion.
53. Lil Mosey (Lathan Echols) – Accused of sexual assault.
54. Roddy Ricch (Rodrick Moore) – Accused of domestic violence.
55. Mo3 (Melvin Noble) – Accused of weapons charges.
56. Quando Rondo (Tyquian Bowman) – Accused of gang-related activities.
57. Noel Jones – Accused of fathering multiple children out of wedlock and evading child support.
58. BlocBoy JB (James Baker) – Accused of weapons charges.
59. NoCap (Kobe Crawford) – Accused of weapons possession.
60. Famous Dex (Dexter Gore Jr.) – Accused of domestic violence.
61. Lil Loaded (Dashawn Robertson) – Accused of murder.
62. Lil Reese (Tavares Taylor) – Accused of domestic battery.
63. DaBaby (Jonathan Kirk) – Accused of assault but has killed a man.
64. YNW Sakchaser (Anthony Williams) – Accused of double murder.
65. Big Meech (Demetrius Flenory) – Convicted of running a drug trafficking organization.
66. Blueface (Johnathan Jamall Porter) – Accused of assault with a deadly weapon.
67. Lil Durk (Durk Derrick Banks) – Accused of attempted murder.
68. Takeoff (Kirshnik Khari Ball) – Accused of sexual assault.
69. Tay-K (Taymor Travon McIntyre) – Convicted of murder.
70. Tekashi 6ix9ine (Daniel Hernandez) – Convicted of racketeering and firearms offenses.
71. Polo G (Taurus Bartlett) – Accused of assaulting a police officer.
72. Rod Wave (Rodarius Green) – Accused of battery by strangulation.
73. Hotboii (Javarri Walker) – Accused of racketeering.
74. Fred The Godson (Fredrick Thomas) – Accused of weapon charges.
75. G Herbo (Herbert Wright III) – Accused of fraud.
76. Drakeo The Ruler (Darrell Caldwell) – Acquitted of murder but convicted of weapons charges.
77. Sada Baby (Casada Sorrell) – Accused of assault.
78. Quando Rondo (Tyquian Bowman) – Accused of gang-related activities.
79. King Von (Dayvon Bennett) – Accused of multiple violent crimes.
80. Chino XL (Derek Barbosa) – Accused of domestic violence.
81. YNW Melly (Jamell Demons) – Accused of double murder.
82. Soulja Boy (DeAndre Cortez Way) – Convicted of weapons possession.
83. Playboi Carti (Jordan Carter) – Accused of domestic violence.
84. Webbie (Webster Gradney Jr.) – Accused of domestic abuse.
85. Lil Mosey (Lathan Echols) – Accused of sexual assault.
86. Roddy Ricch (Rodrick Moore) – Accused of domestic violence.
87. Mack Maine (Jermaine Preyan) – Accused of sexual battery.
88. Shyheim Franklin – Convicted of second-degree manslaughter and weapon charges.

Coping with Exploitation

Know that when you love any man with money, your own lies — all your hopes and dreams for the future, and all the ways you justify his past and present abuses, will be what seduces you into harm’s way. This is how manipulators like to work.

Many rich Black men attribute their blessings or advantages to faith in God. But these men are terrible at showing humility and once you stop expecting it from them, their behavior makes total sense.

Believing a rich man’s lies rarely pays enough to tolerate degradation. You’ll eventually want something that fulfills you in a way that his status does not. Your man’s life and wealth will heavily influence how positively or negatively you perceive yourself and reality.

When it comes to loving a wealthy Black man, however, it is far more likely that you will succumb to a mire of self-doubt as they yo-yo between loving and hating you every day. A Black man with money will keep you around as needed but you will not be the only woman he is keeping. You will feel exploited yet also grateful most days, that this man has chosen you to exploit.

Therein lies the cope until that part of your conscience dies.

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