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Barack Obama on Hip-Hop... a great interview
Nat Turner-reincarnated:
interesting eye must admit this kind of changed my view on this man. eye think eye might take the time to see whats hes is a about and where he stands on certain issues (eye might actually vote this time ;D) eye must admit, this nigga got swag. thank you for this post
Elevz:
I totally see where you're coming from, and as for struggling and making it big, they sure are some great examples of entrepreneurship. Thing is, Obama says he likes their music, yet all I heard in Jay-Z's music last time I checked was exactly what Obama denounces. Why would he listen to that, if he's so much against the content?
Indeed, I'm not the type to support misogynism. That alone makes me an outsider within the hiphop scene. I don't listen to a whole lot of hip-hop anymore and my taste has changed greatly over the past few years (you'll remember me praising Onyx for their great albums in the 90s). I'm a jazz slash folk music man now, but when I listen to hip-hop it'll be Common, De La Soul, Nas, The Roots, Opgezwolle, Jeru The Damaja, Little Brother, Dangerdoom, Madvillain, Boogie Down Productions. Those are the only hip-hop artists in my Last FM top30 - other than that it's pretty much all jazz and some pop/folk classics. No misogyny there.
Elevz:
Oh, and how does everyone keep saying Obama got swag in this interview, when really he stuttered his way through the answers and his stance can be interpreted as rather contradictive?
7even:
--- Quote from: Eleven 2 Three on March 02, 2008, 01:31:11 PM ---
--- Quote from: Real American on February 29, 2008, 03:05:07 PM ---Who gives a fuck what kind of music he listens to?
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With the race for the presidency practically being all about personality instead of about political positions, what else could tell you more about the personality behind the face?
However, am I the only one who thinks Barack really exposed himself with this one? He listens to gangstarappers and then says he doesn't like the message about mistreating women, glorifying wealth and preaching violence. Umm... How much of a hypocrit can you be? I really fail to see the swag in that one. That's chameleon behavior. That's slickness. That's failing to pass judgement and act accordingly. Is that really the guy you're hoping to become the most important man in the world for the next 8 years?
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I listen to Ice Cube and I strongly denounce racism (even towards whites). At the end of the day it's music, to have fun listening to, those guys don't have to be righteous preachers or role-models.
Narrator:
--- Quote from: 7even on March 02, 2008, 04:56:10 PM ---
--- Quote from: Eleven 2 Three on March 02, 2008, 01:31:11 PM ---
--- Quote from: Real American on February 29, 2008, 03:05:07 PM ---Who gives a fuck what kind of music he listens to?
--- End quote ---
With the race for the presidency practically being all about personality instead of about political positions, what else could tell you more about the personality behind the face?
However, am I the only one who thinks Barack really exposed himself with this one? He listens to gangstarappers and then says he doesn't like the message about mistreating women, glorifying wealth and preaching violence. Umm... How much of a hypocrit can you be? I really fail to see the swag in that one. That's chameleon behavior. That's slickness. That's failing to pass judgement and act accordingly. Is that really the guy you're hoping to become the most important man in the world for the next 8 years?
--- End quote ---
I listen to Ice Cube and I strongly denounce racism (even towards whites). At the end of the day it's music, to have fun listening to, those guys don't have to be righteous preachers or role-models.
--- End quote ---
Exactly.
Eleven 2 Three, you been saying way too much stupid shit lately. What, you trying to set a record for how low can crackers go? You need to think more before you speak, before Allah is forced to cut out your tongue and shove it up your sphincter, so that the next time you shit, you shit on your tongue.
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