How many rappers are going to speak out about Mike Brown and Ferguson, MO?

[OG Talk]

Song is meaningless because those aren't his words and Kanye exemplifies everything he says is wrong in that song for the rest of the album and life I'm general. Empty words to him.

Yeah the question was rhetorical

 

[blackslash]

I don't even know what that song is about.. Do you?

Song is meaningless because those aren't his words and Kanye exemplifies everything he says is wrong in that song for the rest of the album and life I'm general. Empty words to him.

Kinda made my point for me

A Jay Z or Nas or Kanye saying something bout this incident in a song wont change nothing

Like it literally does nothing

U demand rappers to change things but want em to do things that wont bring about any type of change

Kanye's new slaves aint got nobody protesting privately owned prisons and their fcked up targeted tactics towards blacks being a factor in our contry's justice system

Yea it got ppl riled up enough to be like "yayaya Kanye the man" but all it does is glorify the messenger

Actual action has to be done

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

The reason I made this thread was because hip-hop is a black genre that came from reporting injustice and inequality in the low income sectors of America and beyond. The Mike Brown situation is a very real and concerning chapter in the history of a group that has been on the receiving end of injustice since it's first arrival into the Americas. And to be honest, with all of the factors put in the equation, it can and most likely will turn int a situation where everyone else could possibly be at risk. I don't expect entertainers to speak for the issues of the common man and woman nor should anyone else expect to. But this is HIP-HOP!

The genre where artists such as Immortal Technique, Paris, Boots Riley, M1, Stic.Man, KRS One have addressed the inequalities of the system and it's injustices towards it's citizens, specifically in the context of black American life. I should say...I expect it at this point...or used to.

What do we have now but a bunch of pacified adult toddlers more concerned with repping high fashion, money, materialism, hoes, and everything else that really doesn't matter in the scope of things if any of us that tried to live that life or listened to these rappers could lose their life at a moment's notice at the hands of police or others and be blamed for their own murder.

It's become really shallow and the general silence most of these rappers have offered in response to this situation has proved to me they are nothing more to me than puppets of the same bourgoisie that birthed the struggle that birthed this genre in the first place.

 

[PhonZhi]

Has the GD's responded yet?

 

[Kobes Two Jerseys]

The reason I made this thread was because hip-hop is a black genre that came from reporting injustice and inequality in the low income sectors of America and beyond. The Mike Brown situation is a very real and concerning chapter in the history of a group that has been on the receiving end of injustice since it's first arrival into the Americas. And to be honest, with all of the factors put in the equation, it can and most likely will turn int a situation where everyone else could possibly be at risk. I don't expect entertainers to speak for the issues of the common man and woman nor should anyone else expect to. But this is HIP-HOP!

The genre where artists such as Immortal Technique, Paris, Boots Riley, M1, Stic.Man, KRS One have addressed the inequalities of the system and it's injustices towards it's citizens, specifically in the context of black American life. I should say...I expect it at this point...or used to.

What do we have now but a bunch of pacified adult toddlers more concerned with repping high fashion, money, materialism, hoes, and everything else that really doesn't matter in the scope of things if any of us that tried to live that life or listened to these rappers could lose their life at a moment's notice at the hands of police or others and be blamed for their own murder.

It's become really shallow and the general silence most of these rappers have offered in response to this situation has proved to me they are nothing more to me than puppets of the same bourgoisie that birthed the struggle that birthed this genre in the first place.

You hit the ball out of the park. Hip hop, is dead.

 

[ryda518]

He always posts this when news like this happens.

 

[Yecht]

The reason I made this thread was because hip-hop is a black genre that came from reporting injustice and inequality in the low income sectors of America and beyond. The Mike Brown situation is a very real and concerning chapter in the history of a group that has been on the receiving end of injustice since it's first arrival into the Americas. And to be honest, with all of the factors put in the equation, it can and most likely will turn int a situation where everyone else could possibly be at risk. I don't expect entertainers to speak for the issues of the common man and woman nor should anyone else expect to. But this is HIP-HOP!

The genre where artists such as Immortal Technique, Paris, Boots Riley, M1, Stic.Man, KRS One have addressed the inequalities of the system and it's injustices towards it's citizens, specifically in the context of black American life. I should say...I expect it at this point...or used to.

What do we have now but a bunch of pacified adult toddlers more concerned with repping high fashion, money, materialism, hoes, and everything else that really doesn't matter in the scope of things if any of us that tried to live that life or listened to these rappers could lose their life at a moment's notice at the hands of police or others and be blamed for their own murder.

It's become really shallow and the general silence most of these rappers have offered in response to this situation has proved to me they are nothing more to me than puppets of the same bourgoisie that birthed the struggle that birthed this genre in the first place.

Perfect synapsis



Unfortunately, rap is just a job to these cats now, so they won't speak at work the same way someone in a 9-5 won't

 

[Reverend Jesse Jackson]

Nelly

 

[FRIED MASON]

0 nikka

it's the summer...we got bytches to simp nikka

what makes you think rappers would speak out? it'll open themselves up to criticism and they'll get torn apart. who's gonna speak up?:
T.I?
Fabolous?
Pusha T?
2 chainz?
Jeezy?
YG?
Rick Ross?
Drake?
Wayne?

look at that list nikka and show me a leader

 

[tru_m.a.c]

What do we have now but a bunch of pacified adult toddlers

It takes accountability to grow up.

You actually have to put effort into being a righteous person.

Do realize that all these rappers are 30+ years old. Think about how ridiculous they look and act as fathers and leaders of families.

they are nothing more to me than puppets of the same bourgoisie that birthed the struggle that birthed this genre in the first place.

Breh, you hit the nail on the head with this one. This is the single most irritating thing about rappers that be on that "why should I give back to the hood?"

"It's like did you ever stop to think that somebody with your level of influence said the same thing 30 years ago? Do you remember what the result of that was? It's all the 'I had to rob cause the government left me for dead' talk that made you a millionaire. Why are you nikkas okay seeing another generation of you come into the world?"

 

[tru_m.a.c]

But I do wanna retract my statement on Jeezy. Of all the people to come through, of course it would be that nikka.

https://www.facebook.com/YoungJeezy

Young Jeezy
August 11
It's a shame in today's Society we have to protect our loved ones from those who are sworn to protect us.

We have to stand strong together and let our voices be heard across the nation. We will not tolerate innocent children being slain.

Michael Brown may you rest with the Angels! #saveourchildren #StLouisStandup

 

[Buckeye Fever]

I truly believe Pac would've gotten so many ppl together. Not just punk ass rappers, I'm talkin street dudes from all over, Blacks with money that actually care about their ppl, young ppl, etc.

But, we're stuck with bytch ass rappers who freely promote white fashion designers and alcohol makers

 

[spliz]

The reason I made this thread was because hip-hop is a black genre that came from reporting injustice and inequality in the low income sectors of America and beyond. The Mike Brown situation is a very real and concerning chapter in the history of a group that has been on the receiving end of injustice since it's first arrival into the Americas. And to be honest, with all of the factors put in the equation, it can and most likely will turn int a situation where everyone else could possibly be at risk. I don't expect entertainers to speak for the issues of the common man and woman nor should anyone else expect to. But this is HIP-HOP!

The genre where artists such as Immortal Technique, Paris, Boots Riley, M1, Stic.Man, KRS One have addressed the inequalities of the system and it's injustices towards it's citizens, specifically in the context of black American life. I should say...I expect it at this point...or used to.

What do we have now but a bunch of pacified adult toddlers more concerned with repping high fashion, money, materialism, hoes, and everything else that really doesn't matter in the scope of things if any of us that tried to live that life or listened to these rappers could lose their life at a moment's notice at the hands of police or others and be blamed for their own murder.

It's become really shallow and the general silence most of these rappers have offered in response to this situation has proved to me they are nothing more to me than puppets of the same bourgoisie that birthed the struggle that birthed this genre in the first place.

Son u hit the nail on it's head...I'm fukkin literally DISGUSTED by black entertainers and hip hop artist right now..I don't wanna hear shyt about they wack ass "struggle"..don't wanna hear shyt about the inequality in the industry..fukk what they go thru as "artist" and actors and actresses..I'm sittin in other threads arguing wit cats tryna shyt on 2Pac and that shyt disgusted me..cause if THAT nikka was still alive..he woulda called ALL these faggit ass rappers out and his ass woulda prolly BEEN in St Louis right now ridin wit those people...I don't see how ANY self respecting black man who supposedly "loves" hip hop can hate on a nikka like Pac..call him "fake" or whatever..meanwhile these "real" ass rappers out here are spineless as fukk when it comes to these white folks..I won't pay for another one of these c00n ass muthafukkas music or movies I don't give a fukk...u don't give a fukk about our people..I'm not spendin my hard earn money to support u...suck a dikk..p*ssy ass cornballs...

 

[OG Talk]

Kinda made my point for me

A Jay Z or Nas or Kanye saying something bout this incident in a song wont change nothing

Like it literally does nothing

U demand rappers to change things but want em to do things that wont bring about any type of change

Kanye's new slaves aint got nobody protesting privately owned prisons and their fcked up targeted tactics towards blacks being a factor in our contry's justice system

Yea it got ppl riled up enough to be like "yayaya Kanye the man" but all it does is glorify the messenger

Actual action has to be done

No I don't.. Stop lying on me fat boy



And one of the main reason why Kanye's "message" had zero impact was because of the messenger....The man doesn't have any credibility at this point...

Besides... Do you know what the 'message' of New Slaves actually was?

 

[blackslash]

No I don't.. Stop lying on me fat boy



And one of the main reason why Kanye's "message" had zero impact was because of the messenger....The man doesn't have any credibility at this point...

Besides... Do you know what the 'message' of New Slaves actually was?

Yes u fat motherfukker


It was about the modern picture of black slavery on american soil today

And with ur own post uve just proven that saying something in a tweet or rap song is useless real actions must be taken