For weeks now, the hip-hop blogosphere has been rallying people to the Jena 6 cause and calling for rappers to take a stand alongside their Read the full post.
Sep 25
2007
12:00 PM ET
Where's hip-hop's social conscience when we need it?
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It’s interesting that both the Jena 6 case and the Duke lacrosse case have been mentioned on this thread. To my mind they are both examples of prosecutors run amok, abusing their frighteningly large legal powers to really ruin people’s lives. The Duke lacrosse players didn’t have people protesting for them, but then The Man kinda came through for them in the end. As for entertainers, especially rappers, speaking out about political stuff, it’s fine with me as long as they know what they’re talking about.
nic-you have pointed out many of the reasons why i have so much respect for mos def. i might enjoy listening to other artists, but respect is a completely different issue.
—i want so badly to comment on this issue, but i really don’t feel i know enough about the facts. i don’t want to be one of the many ignorant people who talk (or post) when they don’t know what they are talking about.
Mos Def is trying to discover the “real” culprits behind 9/11. He believes it was the government – Find out the truth! – Oh wait it was a bunch of extremist Muslims
Bring some Cristal and some Fine Honeys to the rally, and I guarantee hip-hop’s “finest” will show up. (I’m looking at YOU Diddy and Jay-Z and 50 cent and Kanye….)
Maybe they’re not speaking out on Jena 6 because there is nothing to defend!
There is an army of underground hip-hop artists that rap about and stand up for a myriad of social justice issues. Too bad they are so often eclipsed by the mainstream.
I hope you are kidding. If not, explain your point of view, because I’d love to hear it.
Why should Rap Artists care about the American Tragedy known as The Jena 6 -they don’t even care about themselves, let alone their own people. Through music videos & lyrics, they continue to DEGRADE our women, PROMOTE thug life within our communities, and FLASH the “N” word around like its cool. In simple terms, they are destroying the Black Race as we know it. I sincerely hoped last weeks Jena 6 peacful march and demonstration, executed masterfully well by Michael Baisden I might add, was a much needed wake-up call for them because guess what – WE ARE COMING AFTER THE HIP-HOP INDUSTRY NEXT!!! Russell Simmons, BET Network, Vibe Magazine, and Rappers HAVE GOT TO GO!!! BANISHED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH FOREVER!!! At the upcoming march in downtown Manhattan, I’ll be the one with the picket sign that reads – Russell Simmons, Stop Pimping Your Own People You Sell Out!!!
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Extremist, much?
Read this op-ed piece from the county prosecutor in the Jena case, from this morning’s NY Times. Certainly gives me pause and makes me wonder what’s really going on here. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/26/opinion/26walters.html?th&emc=th
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