When the bodies of black people were still floating through the streets of New Orleans, and the Federal government had failed to respond, it wasn't Henry "Skip" Gates who brought attention to that fact, it wasn't Oprah, it wasn't even Barrack Hussein Obama ... it was Kanye West who risked his career and spoke out of turn.4 years later he steps on Taylor Swift's toes and these "We Sick Boss?" Negros ready to go fetch the rope so massa can lynch him.
Plantation Negros are quick to hate black men who dare resist the pressures to conform that they themselves have already subsumed.
On September 2, 2005, during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief on NBC, A Concert for Hurricane Relief, West was a featured speaker. Controversy arose when West was presenting, as he deviated from the prepared script.[34] The actor Mike Myers, with whom West was paired to present, spoke next and continued to read the script. Once it was West's turn to speak again, he said "George Bush doesn't care about black people." At this point, telethon producer Rick Kaplan cut off the microphone and then cut away to Chris Tucker, who was unaware of the cut for a few seconds. Still, West's comment reached much of the United States.
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That was then. This is now. The former episode was dynamic and raw. And he spoke truth to power for a lot of folks back then. However, the psycho-pathology on display at the VMA awards was to clear and can not go un-critiqued. HE NEEDS PROFESSIONAL HELP.
Do you think he'd pull something like this at the old Source Awards?
I don't think so.
good stuff Denmark. I get it.
LOL I thought his little cry for attention at the VMAs was pathetic... race has nothing to do with it (except if you consider the fact that he probably wouldn't dare snatch anything out of a black woman's hand without expecting to feel that award on the back of his head).
This is BS. Helping humanity prior doesn't entitle you to be some sort of rude bitch later.
Kanye did something cool. ONCE. That doesn't excuse rudeness, and that bullshit rapper ego.
Even worse, you are propagating the fact that since people are calling him on his bullshit that happen to be not white, that it MUST be racism/house nigger bullshit.
You're a lemming.
Kanye is alright with me. Great pr plan for the current social media environment. Great scheduling with the Leno appearance just after. Taylor's feelings aint hurt, Taylor benefits, MTV benefits, the VMA brand benefits, Beyonce benefits, Kanye was already the controversial hero/villain you love to hate so no change there. Expect a country remake of NWA's express yourself with all 3 of em.
I yawn at these outraged fools whining about bs. relax.
KP
Preach KP Preach!
LOL
Where you been Bra?
Man these squares got your boy surrounded.
How muhfuggas going to be so shallow?
How they going to visit DenmarkVesey.Net and not learn shit about media?
I'm going to have to hit 'em with a pop quiz.
Aight. Goddamit. Books under your desks. Pull out pencil and paper!
Lol, so much for "tough" gangstas who say "eff the man."
Now they're begging for the po-po to come save their helpless asses.
When it comes down to actual survival, hip-hop is a dead end. Nothing more than worthless pop culture.
GIHO: "When it comes down to actual survival, hip-hop is a dead end. Nothing more than worthless pop culture."
Just when I when I thought you made a sensible point on the last thread, you popoff like this. You may have correctly read that sich; but when it comes to hiphop it seems you have little or no understanding of the political, economic and cultural value of the art - I suggest you read the post above by DV.
They got you surrounded huh?? LOL!!
Just been busy... i'm lurking tho. (BTW, Lil DV is looking good. Very composed for a youngster.)
Some of these cats kill me man...
my first reaction was "if kanye performs or accepts an award after this its clearly a stunt". then I peeped that T. Swift was like the 1st muhfuggin award... they couldn't slide the stunt in a lil later in the show?? At least try to fool me. Now all the lames stay glued to their seats w/out thinking of touching the remote to see more "controversy" because maybe, just maybe, there will be a reckoning before the curtain closes.
GTFOOH with the whining...
Absolutely noone is hurt by this stunt except for stargazing lames in love with the white bitch of the month and fools with enough time to hate kanye. Fuck outta here with this outrage nonsense...
KP
"Absolutely noone is hurt by this stunt"
From TS's perspective, this was akin to having a drunken idiot crashing your first wedding and announcing that the groom deserves a better bride.
I would also say that Blacks collectively were made to look bad by this ass clown.
Of all the people he could've shat on, he picks some innocent 19-yo girl? That's not ballsy, that's wimpy.
Nahhhh ..
You aint listen Get The Fuck Out Of Here ...
KP is trying to tell you something.
Whoever Taylor Swift was BEFORE Kanye's "Stunt" ... she is much better off AFTER Kanye's stunt.
Kanye made that little heifer a star.
She went from 4 on the Radar to a 9 overnight.
She couldn't have paid ANYONE in the business for the kind of empathetic publicity Kanye endowed upon her.
Her next album will double in sales.
Peasants Need A Bad Guy ... Kanye gave 'em what they want.
a stammering assertion of the obvious (g. bush doesn't care about black people)...
or a confidently delivered indictment in the heart of the beast: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/1214-07.htm
short memories indeed.
DV said:
"Kanye made that little heifer a star.
She went from 4 on the Radar to a 9 overnight.
She couldn't have paid ANYONE in the business for the kind of empathetic publicity Kanye endowed upon her."
***standing ovation for The Blackest Man on The Internet***
[quote]When the bodies of black people were still floating through the streets of New Orleans, and the Federal government had failed to respond, it wasn't Henry "Skip" Gates who brought attention to that fact, it wasn't Oprah, it wasn't even Barrack Hussein Obama ... it was Kanye West who risked his career and spoke out of turn.[/quote]
Excuse me DV:
I walked the Lower 9th Ward, GPS in hand. The place was 18-30 feet below sea level.
You need to not just ask "Where was the Federal Government during those first few days of need".
YOU NEED TO ASK "Who greenlighted this residential construction of these houses that were in such a deadly place"?
Would YOU allow a loved one to live at Wainright Dr and LC Simons?
NOT IF YOU LOVED THEM!!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b2/New_Orleans_Elevations.jpg/800px-New_Orleans_Elevations.jpg
CF
Fall back homie.
The homes were built behind a federally constructed levee and floodwall system. Kind of like the Galveston seawall, or the entire NETHERLANDS!
Ain't nothing wrong with living next to or behind a levee. If there was, the Mississippi would be a useless waterway. The problem is when the federal government constructs faulty levees and floodwalls do to incompetence and corruption.
Don't spread that crap asking why people live where they live. Did you ask that question during the last floods in Iowa or South Dakota?
When the Midwest floods, mofos talk about helping the salt of the Earth. When the hood floods, mofos wonder why the black people were living there in the first place.
Ridiculous.
Ooooh.
Get him Big Man.
CF, this thread has less to do with the wisdom of living below sea-level than it does with the love / hate relationship we seem to have with men who dare "speak out".
When they say things we dig ... they are cool.
When they say things we don't ... they are egregious assholes who need "to go sit down somewhere" or are in need of "psychiatric" (Massa) help.
Kanye aight with me.
He's a character. He's a rock star. He's an artist.
I don't hold him to the same set of rules that I hold regular Negros who have never inspired or touched other people in a meaningful way.
To move people you have to take chances.
Kanye takes chances. Plantation Negros don't.
DV said
"When they say things we dig ... they are cool.
When they say things we don't ... they are egregious assholes who need "to go sit down somewhere" or are in need of "psychiatric" (Massa) help."
We agree. But, homie, you guilty of this all the damn time.
Moi?
Give me an example?
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