Aside from being weak and transparent, Iverson's words are also disingenuous. Iverson most certainly is begging kids to buy this album. He is offering this product to the marketplace, and, frankly, this media tempest will only help sales. Iverson is also making claims to be an artist, saying the lyrics are a form of personal expression. But artists don't go around explaining and apologizing for their work.
Businessmen do that.
I am not asking Iverson to raise my kids. I am not asking him to be Grant Hill or Michael Jordan either. Like I said, I can raise my children. I'm thinking about young kids from single-parent homes who may need to look beyond the kitchen table for behavioral and attitudinal ideas. This context is much more troubling than Rocker's.