This pic may be a bit unfair, because I don’t think Barry could rap a minute without losing consciousness.
This artcle from this weeks Economist:
“Conscious rappers are often well-meaning. Dead Prez, a duo from Florida, sometimes toss apples into the audience to encourage healthy eating. But when it comes to more contentious political issues, hip-hop offers no plausible solutions; only impotent and sometimes self-destructive rage. In “Lost in tha System” by Da Lench Mob, for example, the vocalist says, of a judge: “He added on another year cos I dissed him. Now here I go gettin’ lost in the system.” The disrespect in question was a suggestion that the judge perform fellatio on him.
Fans love rappers partly because they strike such a confrontational pose. Dead Prez sometimes burn dollar bills to protest the evils of capitalism, and their lyrics accuse teachers of teaching “white man lies”. Mr McWhorter summarises the message of hip-hop as: “Things will keep sucking until there is a revolution where the white man finally understands and does a complete 180-degree turn.” This was true half a century ago in the segregated South. But today, it is nonsense. “
July 5, 2008 at 5:39 am
Happy 4th of July Hank! :)
July 28, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Hi, Howard Beale…
October 13, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I don’t understand the point of that article…or this blog. But everyone has their right to their opinion.
October 14, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Hi I,
It’s not out of line at all, much to my surprise. I came across this the other day while doing a bit of research:
Ludacris “Obama Is Here” Lyrics
I’m back on it like I just signed my record deal
Yeah the best is here, the Bentley Coup paint is dripping wet, it got sex appeal
Never should have hated, You never should’ve doubted him
With a slot in the president’s iPod Obama shouted ‘em
Said I handle my biz and I’m one of his favorite rappers
Well give Luda a special pardon if I’m ever in the slammer
Better yet put me in office, make me your vice president
Hillary hated on you, so that bitch is irrelevant
Jesse talking slick and apologizing for what?
If you said it then you meant it how you want it head or gut?
And all you other politicians trying to hate on my man,
watch us win majority vote in every state on my man
You can’t stop what’s bout to happen, we bout to make history
The first black president is destined and it’s meant to be
The threats ain’t fazing us, the nooses or the jokes
So get off your ass, black people, it’s time to get out and vote!
Paint the White House black and I’m sure that’s got ‘em terrified
McCain don’t belong in any chair unless he’s paralyzed
Yeah I said it cause Bush is mentally handicapped
Ball up all of his speeches and just throw ‘em like candy wrap
’cause what you talking I hear nothing even relevant
and you the worst of all 43 presidents
Get out and vote or the end’ll be near
The world is ready for change because Obama is here
’cause Obama is here
The world is ready for change because Obama is here, yeah
cuz Obama is here
Oh my yes, that’s the kind of politics I just love. Would, in reply, it be appropriate to have an anti-Obama Klan rally? What strange, and scary, times.
the Grit
October 17, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Ha! You’re such a fool… I was going to rail on your idiotic claims, but I see you gave up trying to sell your BS back in June.
Here’s to you and your ilk moving to some Montana compound to cry in your moonshine after Obama gets in office.
April 25, 2009 at 2:10 am
I just wanted to stop by and say hello. Oh and yes to remind all who visit that Obama sucks. By now this is common knowledge, but sometimes you just gotta remind the holdouts of the truth.
Tally Ho!