I am not into the whole “kick ‘em while they’re down” attitude you all seem to have taken with M.I.A. lately. This is a hilarious video, but it’s also propaganda against the latest credible artist who tried to tell “The Man” to go FK himself. You know you’ve “made it” when they do this to you.
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The media loves nothing more than a good contradiction; so someone who decries the plight of the poor is not supposed to make some money?? If that’s the case I am FK’ed, because I find no virtue in poverty.
“Keep It REAL”: Artists who spend 25 years, standing in their circle of friends, freestyling will say that. Everyone else is trying to feed their family.
As musicians around the world from legitimate cultures continue to share their influence globally, only one or two POSER /A&R/ DJs receive proper acknowledgement. Moreover, it is now being suggested that these POSERS were somehow the PIONEERS of a given Sound / Look / Vibe… This wholesale chicanery has presented itself in a MAJOR way, as ‘Baile Funk’ (Brazil’s most vital voice of the underground) was essentially chewed up and spit out; well before giving rise to even ONE fruitful career.
At least Reggaeton presented us with Daddy Yankee, Tego and Don Omar, who in turn payed tribute to their Panamanian predecessors. Today’s POSER-Driven-Throwaway-Culture is seeing to it that musical styles flash in the pan and never have a chance to be fully digested.
Don’t blame the internet, and don’t even THINK about blaming the “Hipsters”.. They are the bright-eyed, dumb-assed, often misguided minds of today, who will control the trends of tomorrow. Still essentially part of the crowd, they indulge in a group-think mentality, going where the party is. That’s what kids do. Why even trip about it?
Behind the scenes are the old guard, responsible for every Rock & Roll, Blues Ripoff act who toured the world and made millions, while their influences died penniless. The old guard is responsible for the many songwriters who never received a royalty check, while the cover artists with the correct skin color were showered with accolades and riches.
Nowadays, it’s the POSERS who will take money and credit for starting “trends”, while the rest of the industry fights over the scraps.
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I will now outline to you how you may spot a POSER, because obviously no one is telling you:
POSERS:
They will avoid culturally significant artists at all costs! POSERS favor the latest trendy garbage, which has yet to establish itself (often for good reason). Sometimes POSERS will get lucky and jump on a trend that has some substance. They already have the A&R money in place from the old guard to make it work in a MAJOR way. In such a case the POSER will be hailed as a MESSIAH. Usually though, their failures number THREE TIMES that of their successes. The reason for this is that they have no real inspiration.
POSERS are great, however at spending “the MAN’s” money to go around and ”discover” then exploit the “next new thing”. Posers are like Christopher Columbus to the music industry. Artists who do not sever ties from them QUICKLY usually end up with nothing.
REAL Mfkkas:
They will find the ORIGINATORS (the OGs) within a given genre, and attempt to breath new life into their careers. The Rolling Stones bent over backwards to let the WORLD know how much respect they had for Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry (and later Peter Tosh). Their name even came from a Muddy Waters Record. Led Zepplin and many other Rock superstars reached back and payed tribute to Blues man Robert Johnson, even as their careers thrived.
REAL Mfkkas don’t usually claim to be originators. They will give credit to their influences even as they evolve into something the world cannot easily categorize. That is how you know they are real. For a while… no one knows what the hell they are doing. Their art is borne of personal self-expression.
Like it or not: Black Eye Peas, Steve Rifkind, Jay-Z, Jimmy Iovine have done quite enough to satisfy the REAL Mfkka criteria overall…musically… I know.. I know…talk that shit… Just do your research (or write and ask me why I said it).
As the world continues to NAME and subsequently DISPOSE OF genres, we’ll see who establishes themselves as having made a difference. Will it be the POSER? Does it even matter? It is totally in your hands. You should understand one thing tho, before being so dismissive… There are POSERS in every industry.
My OFFICIAL 2010 Nominee for Minister Of DIS-Information:
Pat Robertson claims to know JUST WHY there was that catastrophic earthquake in Haiti…
Here we enjoy a bit of revisionist history from the 700 Club, with Robertson attributing the quake to a pact Haiti made with The Devil… “to escape the French… or whatever”.
No…
HAITI was the FIRST black independent nation in the Western Hemisphere. It was the ONLY nation that gained independence as a result of a SLAVE REBELLION, and that pissed “Massa” off more than a little bit. Massa is STILL pissed about it, refusing to allow trade or let the country thrive in any way. I REALLY could go on, but I won’t…
I would like to say however, that it’s 2010, and I have certain expectations, G*DAMMIT.
1) I am going to need my flying George Jetson car…..POST fkng HASTE. Quit bullsh**ting.
2) Natural selection should have already cleared the “playing field” by now.., RIDDING the world of this….. dinosaur fossil…. and everyone like him.
Pat Robertson’s very presence only serves the purpose of polluting the brand new decade.
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Believe me, this is not some “cop watch” site… I have written MANY songs concerning police brutality and corruption, but I have also always STOPPED SHORT of the Blanket “FK The Police” declarations.
Reason 1) There are good cops out there.
Reason 2) Good cops are ALSO victims of the corrupt animals with badges.
If you’re a cop reading this, ask yourself: Which One Are YOU?
As someone who’s FATHER was a policeman in the military, I have learned not to make sweeping indictments regarding members of the law enforcement community. But what do you expect people to DO when they see EPISODE AFTER EPISODE of the following???
Seattle Police Deputy Paul Schene Beat 15 Yr. Old Malika Calhoun (Anthony Abbate Style)
“Deputy” Paul Schene:
(I will address you directly, because YOU did this, and you will see this when you Google your name)
What could a 15 year old girl have said, or done to provoke this kind of brutal, animalistic behavior on the behalf of a trusted public official? I would also like to thank Deputy Travis Brunner for not doing a G*Damn thing while his partner savagely attacks someone’s 15 yr. old daughter.
On top of all this, you are a Seattle police officer! I will not pretend it doesn’t get rough in Seattle, because there are people doing badly EVERYWHERE, but imagine if you were in the Bronx… or if you worked the B.A.R.T. in San Francisco. I suspect this poor girl might not be alive to tell the tale.
Now the FOLLOWING is why I do not make sweeping indictments against all police…
The little girl, reportedly did not even complain about the treatment that this degenerate gave her.
(I will NOT say “allegedly”, it’s right there on tape) It took a concientious member of the FORCE to turn the tape in.
Snitch..? FK NO (very soon I will re-educate YOU ALL, regarding the misuse of that term)
There is more danger in people thinking this is “business as usual” with the police, than there is with one more ANIMAL among your ranks, being singled out for their actions.
Some police departments…. This is business as usual. There is no such thing as DUE PROCESS.
Still, since Deputy Schene is only suspended… on PAID leave, I think we know all about The King County Sheriff’s Department in Seattle, Washington, and their policies.
That means take a paid vacation while we figure out how to cover this all up.
Paul Schene’s attorney has offered the meager explanation that ’she got lippy”, and that there are “two sides to every story”…
I remember when Chris Brown (allegedly, because I did not see a video) beat the hell out of Rihanna. The first thing to come out in terms of a ‘defense’ for him horse-dragging the girl, was that there were “two sides to every story”.
What I wonder is: Whose side of the story is depicted in this video?
New Years 2009, 2AM
Oakland California’s Oscar Grant shown here being murdered by B.A.R.T. (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Police.
Another video with stark clarity, disappeared from the net within hours. Thankfully this one surfaced.
Hopefully the producers of this one will not be bought off… or threatened.
Although Grant was reportedly involved in some sort of altercation with other rowdy youths, here he has clearly been placed under arrest by a group of police.
Oscar Grant poses no immediate threat to the officers, yet one of them waits until he has been subdued, in PRONE position. The Pig then stands, takes aim and shoots a 22 yr old father of one (4 yr old girl) in the back.
After Grant was shot, other videos surfaced, which show the officers casually rolling him over, and kicking him to the side, as if nothing happened.
There were no immediate emergency calls made… nothing but a casual disregard for another person’s life.
Communities (Especially the BLACK COMMUNITY) must understand one thing…
You already have enemies out there. The entire SYSTEM is your enemy, from the politicians to the enforcers of policy. You can no longer afford to be your OWN enemy.
As long as the perception of the rest of the world is such, that they believe somehow:
1) Oscar Grant may have done something to deserve this
2) All of us are dangerous animals, and this is the way to deal with us
3) The police would never shoot without provocation
These situations will continue to happen.
Now the past few nights the city of Oakland has risen up in violence. The same way Athens, Greece has. Perhaps not with the same fervor, but there has been rioting and looting.
That knee jerk response is quite understandable, and altogether necessary… but that is not the true meaning of “Rise Up”. After a riots what are we left with? Nothing, except the compounding of the misperception that got us here in the first place…
So OK, TEAR SHIT UP, if you must… Let them know who they are dealing with. If it became personal, I believe I might be worse. But afterwards….As a community…. Build… on your CREDIBILITY, and REPUTATION.
Let there NEVER be a doubt, that if something UNTOWARD happens to you…. foul play was at hand.
Then it will not be so easy for the OFFENDERS to effect their miscarriages of justice.
In other words, it will not be so easy for the PERPETRATORS to get off; whether it be the violence perpetrated by coward, gangster wannabes, or coward, corrupt officials.
Oh, and never make the mistake of thinking that because you are violent, you are not a coward. You are the biggest coward, afraid to confront your own inner demons, so they have consumed you.
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Two Moolies did it… America’s all too familiar catch phrase when scapegoating N*WORDS for everything that doesn’t go so well….
So here we have proposition 8, yet another government BAN, on grown folks being able to do what the hell they want to do. It’s the measure which prohibits gays from getting legally married… and it sailed through California legislature with flying colors.
Considering the fact that California is a mostly CONSERVATIVE state, with a REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR, it really comes as no surprise… what IS surprising however, are the headlines that followed… well, maybe not so much.
Los Angeles Times:
“Proposition 8 Exit Poll: Whites oppose, blacks support, Latinos divided”
(Don’t think I put that lowercase b in the headline, that’s how it’s printed)
Now am I missing something…? When have blacks EVER been able to do ANYTHING in GOVERNMENT, that Whites opposed;;;;??? If that’s truly the case, WHERE IS MY G*DAMN REPARATIONS CHECK?…
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Washington Post:
“Most of California’s Black Voters Backed Gay Marriage Ban”
Um, Excuse me… can we get a head count in this MFKKA??
Blacks make up 6.7% of the TOTAL population in California… as told by the Census Bureau
How did that stack up to a 59.5% White population? Maybe a ‘2 for 1 Vote Special’ in Compton.
Latest Census Data
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Associated Press
“Exit poll: Black voters back Calif. marriage ban”
Does anyone reading this, remember whether or not they were asked to put their RACE on the ballot? How do you know… oh wait. The Black ballots had chicken grease on them, right Peckerwood?
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Don’t give me that sh**… this is classic SCAPEGOATING.
Gay people are up in ARMS, and rightfully so… but direct your anger where it belongs.
The average Black or Latino person has NO stake in helping to pass this BULL SHIT Law.
This ban would NEVER pass without a heavy White, conservative consensus as well..!
REPUBLICANS primarily do not want to give gay people the right to get married, because married people GET A TAX BREAK… and that’s less tax dollars, THEY can spend on gay escorts.. while pretending NOT to be gay.. (ahem Larry Craig)
There is also that ‘Death Tax’ to consider. A spouse will get everything… Can’t have that… when there are future wars to be fought…
This pain in the azz law should be called ‘Preperation H’, because it was designed to set a prescedent, and FK the whole country..
If you think it stops with gays you’re dead wrong… Next up… interracial relationships, as they saturate the airwaves with that ‘Birth Of A Nation’ style reporting of N*WORD HIV / murder / gang / crime statistics.
Once the population is sufficiently segregated… that’s when the REAL fun starts.
Since people forgot already… here is a quick refresher on how the REPUBLICAN PARTY does business in
The Great State Of California, and elsewhere…
So, you’re out there calling Black people the N*WORD??? Attacking Latinos???……..
You are barking up the wrong tree… Gay or straight… THAT mindset is the reason propaganda tactics work so well in the U.S.
Prop. 8 passing could have been a reported LIE as far as the vote count. But you’ll never consider that, because you’re out reverting to your true essence, of someone who HATES… yet does not want to be HATED. It’s wrong from every angle.
Tell EVERYONE I said it… and you have NEVER heard me sing a kill Batty Boy song. That kind of sh** is not what I’m about. I am here to promote unity.
You have seen Republicans STEAL the (2) most recent PRESIDENTIAL Elections… and you actually accept that “two moolies” got this law put on the books??
Screaming at the poor day-labor dude… who probably has NO CLUE about Prop 8.
I’ve been wrong before,,, but if it were HIS truck, wouldn’t HE be DRIVING?
What’s the difference between THIS… and the McCain / Palin Klan Rallies you were too ‘dignified’ to take part in last month?
I knew the whole world went crazy when I heard people saying that CHURCHES played a major role in this decision…
Now let’s be honest… there are SO MANY…. choir directors…. and priests, and pastors…. up in those churches…………………………who probably voted NO on Prop 8…………. for any number of reasons …………………….
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This is the legacy of Lee Atwater at its finest… inciting blind RAGE / PANIC / UNREST amongst the citizens, while the elites laugh. The ultra-rich need the common folk to hate each other, otherwise there will be another ‘French Revolution’ situation, where nobility is ’locked in The Bastille’ for their oppressive ways.
Barack Obama better keep that ‘fight the smears’ website on Red Alert…! It’s been less than a WEEK since his election, and already, things have gotten so………… interesting.
FreeCreditReport.com flexes their financially sadistic muscle..
Taking full advantage of Ed McMahon’s down and out status… they decide to pin the tail on the donkey, so to speak; getting him to RAP a commercial about his down and out status.
Never mind the experience you DO have, reading commercial after commercial for the past 60 years…
They gotta add insult to injury.
I KNOW,I KNOW,I KNOW,I KNOW,I KNOW..
It’s wierd…
But… he’s………. RAPPING… so I HAVE to like it, right?!
I need to know a few things before I can accept all this tho:
Who is that fat dude with Ed, and is he qualified to get him his pills on time…?
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Does Mr McMahon have the necessary STREET CRED that it takes to be a rapper?? … because I don’t think I could BEAR another Rick Ross situation. PLEASE tell me Ed has at least ONE felony, or I can’t FK with his music.
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Which one of those two girls signed him out of the extended care facility, and when does he need to be back by?
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Where is the G*Damn BASKET for the front of his Escalade mobility scooter?? Heads are going to ROLL if you don’t find that basket!
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I wonder…… if me and my dawgs should posse up and snatch his chain.. Don’t start with me, he’s Rappin’ now,, his azz is FAIR GAME.
Anyway, I heard there was drama on the set. Ed refused to wear the vampire-fang, grillzz.
They fit right over his dentures, but he was picking up radio signals in his mouth, like the little girl from the Brady Bunch.
It was news/talk radio… and they were talking about HIM!… AIN’T THAT A BITCH???
He also demanded they fire one of the video chicks for mocking him…
Singing the Nelly ‘Grills’ song all FKed up… ”Smile For Me, Great-Grand-Daddy”.
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Who says Subway Corporation doesn’t value the Black dollar?
Or shall we say the Black 5 Dollar….
Here they attempt to RE-Emancipate the Negro race all over again. by offering us cheap sandwiches… in EBONICS.. a language we Negros can ALL relate to. Spoken by none other than Abraham Lincoln himself.
Maybe since none of US would recognize ”The Great Emancipator”…
Or maybe because This is a corporate climate where absolutely NOTHING is sacred….
Subway Corporation dresses Abraham Lincoln… in Hip-Hop-Homo-Thug-Bling-Drag.
I don’t know about YOU…. but Iiii’s finna go GIT me one a dem 5 dollar sammiches.
Just as SOON as I pawn these hubcaps. Sheeeeit.
I MIGHT be able to get TWO, after I sell this crack to my grand-mama.
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I think we have actually found a situation where being offended no longer suits anyone’s purposes. It’s obvious that some people will NEVER have a FKN clue. So why get angry at them. Lincoln did not emancipate us BTW… but that’s beside the point.
There comes a time in every “Uppity” Negro’s life where you need to reach out, take people by the hand and offer to help them through their issues…
So once again, I am here to help.
-NOTE TO SUBWAY- If you want to get more EMANCIPATED People Of Color to pay you a visit:
Start Serving Strawberry Pop At The Refillable Drink Machines! Nothing says “Welcome N*WORDS” like Strawberry Pop at the soda fountain. You just might end up with too much of a good thing! Some of US might pay you 2-3 visits a day, just to get that sugar fix. Sundays after church?? Maaannn.. take a number and get in line..!.
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Sensitivity (And Hygeine) Training For Some Of The Franchise Owners If I saw you driving a taxi cab yesterday while picking your nose, what makes you think I want you making my damn sa,.wait. that was your COUSIN? OK I’m Confused. You were both RUDE as hell, wearing the same sandals…. didn’t want to touch MY hand when you gave me my change… Hold up
Did you come up with this campaign?.
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Put Some Couches Up In This Joint! You know how it is when I get done eating! This dark spectre of SLEEP enters my vicinity. I can’t explain it worth a sh** (glycemic index be damned)… All I know is I can chill for a HOT MINUTE on those hard ass benches, but what I REALLY need is a couch in the back, where I can stretch out once the N*WORD-itis hits me.
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Let Us Spray Paint On The Walls… ! Everybody knows ’A Subway Ain’t A Subway’ without a little grafitti! That could actually be where the disconnect is. I know the first time I walked into a Subway, I didn’t smell no urine, I didn’t see no RATS, Nobody tried to beg a dollar off me. I have to say, I was a little let down and I haven’t been back since.
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STAY OPEN LATER! (this should be number ONE, damn!) You have no idea how frustrating it is to not have a healthy dietary alternative after a night of downing malt liquor with my friends on the corner! And REALLY what kind of business sense does it make for you to be closing up at 8 and 9pm when you know DAMN WELL the weed spot stay open until 1AM. Come on people, use your brain.. I mean MUNCHIES… HELLO Plus if I have to bust a cap in someone’s ass and I need an alibi… well let’s just say the “I was at White Castle” answer is wearing a little thin with the cops.
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The Library Of Congress has appointed a panel of three guys,, {The Copyright Royalty Board}… sounds real official and stuff.
The CRB (represent yo’ clique) will basically decide if music publishers should be paid $.15 cents for each digital download, as opposed to the current $.09 cents.
