Here's something you don't see every day: A rapper condemning MTV for, of all things, promoting homosexuality. It makes a little more sense, though, when you realize that he only did so to shift the blame from the increased criticism that rap music has come under following the Don Imus "nappy-headed-hos" incident.
In an interview with Complex magazine (h/t RightwingSparkle), rapper Jeffrey Atkins, aka Ja Rule, blasted both MTV and homosexuality. I've taken the liberty of removing his numerous vulgarities:
Yeah, they got my man Doug Morris under fire and s---, they got him going down to go speak to Congress about hip-hop lyrics, are you f---ing serious? There's a f---ing black kid right now about to get 25 years for having a fight with some white kids over hanging the nooses over the white tree, lets get to that. Let's get into s--- like that, because that's what's tearing up America, not me calling a woman a b---- or a hoe on my rap songs.
And if it is, then we need to go step to Paramount, and f---ing MGM, and all of these other motherf---ers that's making all of these movies and we need to go step to MTV and Viacom, and lets talk about all these f---ing shows that they have on MTV that is promoting homosexuality, that my kids can't watch this s---. Dating shows that's showing two guys or two girls in mid afternoon. Let's talk about s--- like that! If that's not f---ing up America, I don't know what is.
There's a lot of issues we can address besides hip-hop, but they want to put everything on us like we're the problem. But see, and this is going to be a shameless f---ing plug, but I said, "when everyone wants to point the finger, and ask why there's so much corruption, they only need to look in the mirror." It starts with themselves.
—Matthew Sheffield is Editor of NewsBusters.
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I look forward to more of
September 21, 2007 - 13:53 ET by JasonCI look forward to more of Ja Rule's trenchant social commentary in the future. The rap industry has never been a bastion of tolerance for non-heterosexuality, but for him to get high and mighty about it like that is just lame. I agree that blaming rap for social ills is weak at best, but his stance against homosexuality (if that's what it was; articulation doesn't seem to be his strong suit) is a seriously cheap shot.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
i am down with you bro
September 21, 2007 - 20:34 ET by TruthMongerdamn right,
gangsta rap brings us together as a nation:)
and mofo women are ho's, dammit - i'm teaching my kid right
tm
September 21, 2007 - 20:39 ET by shawn228Sup, TM, yo yo sup yo? Lol...interesting article I came across today, I though about you as soon as I read it
check this out when you have a chance.
hey shawn
September 21, 2007 - 20:46 ET by TruthMongerfunny - i coulda saved this guy some time and trouble:
"Teacher what is the most important commandment in the law?"
Jesus answered:
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind. This is the first and most important commandment. The second most important commandment is like this one. And it is, " Love others as much as you love yourself." Matthew 22: 36-39 (CEV)
We can eat shrimp now...a tons of other stuff!
I thinks the mo fo has a
September 21, 2007 - 13:55 ET by charlietexasI thinks the mo fo has a point. Those mutha f****s at MTV have
really F***ed up the youth of this country. I dont watch any of
this s**t anyway.
Will someone wash out my f***ing mouth.....s**t!!!
I feel better.....momy
LOL
September 21, 2007 - 14:40 ET by UndercoverConservativeNow that's f*nny. a real l**gh a minute!:)
"Oh, Stewardess? I speak jive"
September 21, 2007 - 14:15 ET by Fidel SarcastroAllow me to translate...
"There's a f---ing black kid right now about to get 25 years for having a fight with some white kids over hanging the nooses over the white tree, lets get to that."
translates to....
"There is a young African American child confronting a significant prison sentence for being one of six men who brutally beat a fellow student into unconsciousness months after a completely unrelated juvenile prank. Shall we use this episode to obscure the otherwise repulsive actions of my fellow urban crooners?"
The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.
Hannah Arendt
Thank You for the tranlation
September 21, 2007 - 14:48 ET by nixonThank You for the tranlation .
allow me to translate back
September 21, 2007 - 20:35 ET by TruthMongerdamn straight that is what i am talking about dog
To Complete The Tribute.....
September 21, 2007 - 15:25 ET by Fidel SarcastroBarbara Billingsley's (aka Mrs Cleaver) Acadamy Award-winning role..... Jive Lady
Randy: Can I get you something?
Second Jive Dude: 'S'mofo butter layin' me to da' BONE! Jackin' me up... tight me!
Randy: I'm sorry, I don't understand.
First Jive Dude: Cutty say 'e can't HANG!
Jive Lady: Oh stewardess! I speak jive.
Randy: Oh, good.
Jive Lady: He said that he's in great pain and he wants to know if you can help him.
Randy: All right. Would you tell him to just relax and I'll be back as soon as I can with some medicine?
Jive Lady: Jus' hang loose, blood. She gonna catch ya up on da' rebound on da' med side.
Second Jive Dude: What it is, big mama? My mama no raise no dummies. I dug her rap!
Jive Lady: Cut me some slack, Jack! Chump don' want no help, chump don't GET da' help!
First Jive Dude: Say 'e can't hang, say seven up!
Jive Lady: Jive ass dude don't got no brains anyhow! Hmmph!
The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.
Hannah Arendt
p.s. ward i think you were a
September 21, 2007 - 20:37 ET by TruthMongerp.s. ward i think you were a little hard on the beaver last night
"There's a f---ing black
September 21, 2007 - 18:55 ET by drillanwr"There's a f---ing black kid right now about to get 25 years {for having a fight with some white kids} over hanging the nooses over the white tree, lets get to that."
Um, last time I checked "fight" means both sides are actively involved ... But as we see in Jason Whitlock's column http://newsbusters.o... :
"Justin Barker, the white victim, was cold-cocked from behind, knocked unconscious and stomped by six black athletes."
So, NOT a fight, but a vicious attack, not to mention a highly unfair advantage.
f*** ya.
September 21, 2007 - 14:45 ET by NetizenCainf*** ya.
Does he not think that
September 21, 2007 - 15:31 ET by Maverick313Does he not think that young kids hear his lyrics and don't follow what he and his ilk say? When people listen to certain types of lyrics (like Marilyn Manson, that sicko) some of the listeners take what the artist (if they can be termed as such) says as truth and follows through with it. Some people are impressionable enough to take whatever someone says and do it.
But he is right about MTV being nothing but a cesspool of gays. I can't watch that crap anymore either. Plus they should change their name to: "NOT Music Television" They don't even play videos anymore except for in the morning. They are reality TV to the hilt.
If you don't stand behind our troops; please feel free to stand in front of them!
There's a f---ing black kid
September 21, 2007 - 15:59 ET by motherbeltThere's a f---ing black kid right now about to get 25 years for having
a fight with some white kids over hanging the nooses over the white
tree,
No, there isn't. There are six black kids; they didn't "have a fight with with some white kids." The six of them ganged up on one white kid and beat him unconscious.
Of course, in your parallel universe, it may have happened differently.
C'mon
September 22, 2007 - 13:39 ET by nyisgoldwatercountryLet's not pretend that that's correct or that Ja Rule is correct. The Jena 6 story is clearly much more complicated than that. You AND Ja Rule are disregarding all of the important details. If this was a simple assault case, no one would care. I'm not defending the beating (not even close), but I am saying it's not as simple as you're portraying it. When you do that you're just engaging in the same propaganda method as the MSM (and, hahaha, Ja Rule).
"Let's get into s--- like
September 21, 2007 - 20:10 ET by ckc1227"Let's get into s--- like that, because that's what's tearing up
America, not me calling a woman a b---- or a hoe on my rap songs."
That's right, "Ja Fool", your hate speech is okay, but the hate speech of the noose hangers isn't okay. I think that just about sums it up
"The ultimate Democrat constituent would be a public schoolteacher on welfare who needed an abortion and was suing her doctor."
Ann Coulter