kanye - Blogs - TheBlackList Pub2024-03-29T01:58:02Zhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/kanyeBLACK SKINHEAD - Kanye Westhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/black-skinhead-kanye-west2013-09-18T21:30:00.000Z2013-09-18T21:30:00.000ZSerenadas Penhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/SerenadasPen<div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;"><div style="text-align:justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear:both;text-align:center;"></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="separator" style="clear:both;text-align:center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BsTsF13K6ms/UjKXzgtuzzI/AAAAAAAAC7w/5DnvN3Zl5BM/s1600/Blk+Skinhead+1.jpg" style="margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BsTsF13K6ms/UjKXzgtuzzI/AAAAAAAAC7w/5DnvN3Zl5BM/s640/Blk+Skinhead+1.jpg" border="0" height="425" width="640" alt="Blk+Skinhead+1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align:left;">The premiere performance of Kanye West's single <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Skinhead" target="_blank">"Black Skinhead"</a> also written as <b>BLKKK SKKKN HEAD</b> on Saturday Night Live "SNL" in May sent chills up my spine. Spine-tingling <i>fear</i> and the aggression that can be found in the depths of the human spirit that resides in all of us ( even those with a "sunny" disposition ). Are we brave enough to tap into it? Are we able to go so deep into forsaken and/or unforeseen waters that we can at worst get lost in it and can't find our way out? Or will we be liberated and set free by standing face to face with what scares us most? West seems to abashedly find home dwelling in the darkest places of the human mind. Whether he finds "peace" there or plagues him in all waking aspects of his existence, through his subconscious he releases these demons to depict the chaos that resides in the world we all live in. West has the ability to take what is fact from his worldview and translate it in the way that will best affect us; visually and through listening. The artistic elements and the down to the bone attacking truth West is known for gives you exactly the type of feeling you fear or feel empowered ( even if it's dark ) by. In "Black Skinhead" there are many points of view to see and declaring the result to be either positive or negative is cutting short of everything it comprises. Paying homage? Embracing? Mocking? or SHOCK-Value? Perhaps multiple reasons with many answers to compile together.</div><div style="text-align:left;"></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"></div><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;" align="center" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-via3mMqW0DE/UjKay6akKvI/AAAAAAAAC78/pfVL6M4j5yo/s1600/Blk+Skinhead+4.jpg" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-via3mMqW0DE/UjKay6akKvI/AAAAAAAAC78/pfVL6M4j5yo/s400/Blk+Skinhead+4.jpg" border="0" height="265" width="400" alt="Blk+Skinhead+4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><i>Live on SNL</i> "Black Skinhead"</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align:center;"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;">INTENSE MEDIA CONTENT: For Mature Audiences</div><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xuhl6Ji5zHM?wmode=opaque"></iframe></div><br />The hard-edge hip-hop combo melded very well together with a <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1707623/kanye-west-saturday-night-live-yeezus.jhtml" target="_blank">melody culled from Marilyn Manson's 1996 hit "The Beautiful People.</a> <a href="http://www.vibe.com/article/snl-kanye-west-debuts-new-track-black-skinhead" target="_blank">Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter, who laid down the live and programmed drums for the LP, said that West was "kind of screaming primally, actually” through the recording session.</a> <a href="http://www.vibe.com/article/snl-kanye-west-debuts-new-track-black-skinhead" target="_blank"></a>Ray Rahman of <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i> cited "Black Skinhead" as one of the album's best songs, describing it as "a galloping punk-rap manifesto". <a href="http://www.vibe.com/article/snl-kanye-west-debuts-new-track-black-skinhead" target="_blank">The backbeat is a revamped take on Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll" aka "The Hey Song".</a> The "NOT FOR SALE" instantly triggered the word Slavery for me.<br /><br /><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;" align="center" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MpUFGeGRRbY/UjKb6D5qgCI/AAAAAAAAC8I/Hkrd7JNAiAk/s1600/Blk+Skinhead+2.jpg" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MpUFGeGRRbY/UjKb6D5qgCI/AAAAAAAAC8I/Hkrd7JNAiAk/s1600/Blk+Skinhead+2.jpg" border="0" alt="Blk+Skinhead+2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><i>Live on SNL</i> <b>Kanye West</b> "New Slaves" <i>NOT FOR SALE visualization</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Black Slavery in American history. The tone is already racially political in nature. The "New Slaves" price tag flashes across in the visual behind him and it sets a new mindset towards today's world with racism. Is it worse? Is it transformed into a new form with today's generation? Kanye forces us to think and consider so much that it can be overwhelming. It is chain-breaking. The rising crescendo in his word delivery intensifies like a ticking time bomb ready to explode. It definitely ruffles your feathers and works your body up. An announcement, call to action, rallying the army to get ready for a fight. By the shows end I was stunned and felt like I had been abused. Not to be taken as a joke, it truly will work nerves in you. The unexpected that is lurking in the abyss. Going as far as he can go it is masterful. Taking <i>"no prisoners" and making "no apologies"</i> - quoted by himself.<br /><div style="text-align:center;"></div></div><div style="text-align:justify;"></div><div style="text-align:center;">ADULT LANGUAGE & INTENSE MEDIA CONTENT: For Mature Audiences</div><div style="text-align:left;"><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/q604eed4ad0?wmode=opaque"></iframe></div><div style="text-align:center;"><br />Black Skinhead "BLKKK SKKKN HEAD"<br /><br />For my theme song, my leather black jeans on<br />My by any means on, pardon I'm getting my scream on<br />Enter the kingdom but watch who you bring home<br />They see a black man with a white woman at the top floor they gone come to kill King Kong<br />Middle America packed in, came to see me in my black skin<br />Number one question they asking, f*ck every question you asking<br />If I don't get ran out by Catholics, here come some conservative Baptists<br />Claiming I'm overreacting like them black kids in Chiraq bitch<br /><br />Four in the morning, and I'm zonin'<br />They say I'm possessed, it's an omen<br />I keep it 300, like the Romans<br />300 bitches, where's the Trojans?<br />Baby we livin' in the moment<br />I've been a menace for the longest<br />But I ain't finished I'm devoted<br />And you know it, and you know it<br /><br />So follow me up cause this shit's about to go down<br />I'm doin' 500, I'm outta control now<br />But there's nowhere to go, now<br />And there's no way to slow down<br />If I knew what I knew in the past<br />I would have been blacked out on your ass<br /><br />Four in the mornin', and I'm zonin'<br />They say I'm possessed, it's an omen<br />I keep it 300, like the Romans<br />300 bitches, where's the Trojans?<br />Baby we livin' in the moment<br />I've been a menace for the longest<br />But I ain't finished, I'm devoted<br />And you know it, and you know it<br /><br />Stop all that goon shit, early morning cartoon shit<br />This is that goon shit, f*ck up your whole afternoon shit<br />I'm aware I'm a wolf, soon as the moon hit<br />I'm aware I'm a king, back out the tomb bitch<br />Black out the room bitch, stop all that coon shit<br />These niggas ain't doin' shit, these niggas ain't doin' shit<br />Come on, homie, what happened?<br />You niggas ain't breathing you gasping<br />These niggas ain't ready for action<br />(Ready, ready for action)<br /><br />Four in the mornin', and I'm zonin'<br />I think I'm possessed, it's an omen<br />I keep it 300, like the Romans<br />300 bitches, where's the Trojans?<br />Baby we're livin' in the moment<br />I've been a menace for the longest<br />But I ain't finished, I'm devoted<br />And you know it, and you know it<br /><br />So follow me up cause this shit's about to go down<br />I'm doin' 500, I'm outta control now<br />But there's nowhere to go, now<br />And there's no way to slow down<br />If I knew what I knew in the past<br />I would've been blacked out on your ass<br /><br />God <i>[11x]</i><br /><i>Source: <a href="http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/kanyewest/blackskinhead.html" target="_blank">AZ Lyrics</a></i><br /><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:left;">At the beginning the vision of three masked closed-eyed KKK members in black breaks down and distorts what we know of the KKK in America with white robes. Even though they wore black and colors ranging from various spectrum of the rainbow ( when skin "color" is the issue in their eyes ). The image of black dogs blended into the blackness of the background violently barking and howling places you at a time of the hunt during slavery, when escaped slaves were hunted down by their owners and decades later when the KKK hunted blacks "to teach them a lesson" reminding them of their place in society.<br /><br />Art elements and symbolism are very strong with the usage of white and black to continuously remind us what West is pushing us to understand and to stay <i>focused</i> on. The contrast of black and white, what separates us and pulls us together, the interchangeable strong emotions that can come from either side.<br /> The triangle shapes to mimic the cone shape or <a href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/4112197/kanye-west-releases-black-skinhead-video" target="_blank">"spires"</a> of the masked-hats the KKK wears - from black to white. The group circle of shirtless bald black men ( digital graphic multiples of Kanye possibly ) giving you the organizational mannerism and regiment with "skinheads" based upon their proposed mission or purpose to fulfill. There is a strong use of 3-D creative manipulation with Kanye as the subject matter transformed into a pulsating, bulging heap of muscle, Incredible Hulk style <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1710177/kanye-west-black-skinhead-music-video.jhtml" target="_blank">several folks have pointed out his resemblance to a 2K Sports athlete or a Sims character</a>, and the depiction of a slave that has been whipped and scarred. From more advanced sources with inside connections what looks like scarification (which you'll learn about in Art History like I have are raised tattoo impressions in the skin) is called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdermal_implant" target="_blank"><b>subdermal implants</b></a><b>.</b> Fascinating and new I've never heard of. We're also able to see how far the design process goes when we see the skeletal formation of his body with a helmet, spikes, and a shield. The erratic, flailing <i>losing control</i> arm movements and head turns gives you the impression something has taken over his body, mind, and soul much like in the lyrics:</div><div style="text-align:left;"><br /><div style="text-align:center;"></div><div style="text-align:center;"><i>Four in the morning, and I'm zonin'<br />They say I'm possessed, it's an omen...</i></div><div style="text-align:center;"></div><div style="text-align:center;"><i>....So follow me up cause this shit's about to go down<br />I'm doin' 500, I'm outta control now<br />But there's nowhere to go, now<br />And there's no way to slow down<br />If I knew what I knew in the past<br />I would've been blacked out on your ass </i><br /><br /><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;" align="center" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xCBkXMqc8_4/UjKWwo-gc6I/AAAAAAAAC7o/sj1LT98ZEj4/s1600/Blk+Skinhead+3.jpg" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xCBkXMqc8_4/UjKWwo-gc6I/AAAAAAAAC7o/sj1LT98ZEj4/s400/Blk+Skinhead+3.jpg" border="0" height="400" width="400" alt="Blk+Skinhead+3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><i>still from</i> <b>Kanye West's</b> Black Skinhead <i>official video</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align:left;">Musically I can hear the resemblance associated with "skinhead" through what I've seen in film & media. This "Neo-Nazis" militant, "hardcore" hard rock edge. To be governed, dictated, and ruled by.<i> </i></div></div><div style="text-align:left;">It is a rude awakening to learn what I know to be "skinhead" is not what it originally is. This whole racial prejudice I've come to believe came from a separation of a movement that started off with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinhead#cite_note-Mods-4" target="_blank">youths in the late 1950's taking disposable income from the post-war economic boom and using it as a way to keep up with the latest fashion popularized by American soul groups, British R&B bands, movie actors, and so on.</a> When there's a paradox of this kind using two <i>extreme</i> words "Black" and "Skinhead" you have the idea right in place because the movement for Skinhead separated into Political extremism (right or left) and White-Power groups.</div><br /><i>Bling</i> Dictionary defines skinhead as:<br /><div class="crch"><div class="ans3"><ol class="sc_ol1 dt_ol"><li>somebody with shaved head: somebody whose hair is very short or whose head is shaved</li><li>short hairstyle: a closely-cropped hairstyle</li><li>racist young white man: one of a group of young white men with closely-cropped or shaven hair, characterized by extreme right-wing views and aggressive behavior</li></ol><br />The most noted that I'm familiar with is the 3rd definition unfortunately. West characterizes the aggression to a <i>T</i> and you're feeling it throughout the media. I'm sure many of you like myself will find it fascinating to know <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinhead#cite_note-3" target="_blank">a skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in London, England in the 1960s and then soon spread to other parts of the United Kingdom, and later to other countries around the world. Named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, the first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian (specifically Jamaican) rude boys and British mods, in terms of fashion, music and lifestyle.[1] Originally, the skinhead subculture was primarily based on those elements, not politics or race but, since then, race and politics have become factors by which some skinheads align themselves. The political spectrum within the subculture now ranges from far right to far left, although many skinheads are apolitical.[2] Contemporary skinhead fashions range from clean-cut 1960s mod-influenced styles to less-strict punk and hardcore influenced styles.</a></div><div class="ans3"></div><div class="ans3"><br />Would it be so candid to say that his vision could also be implying "black power" too? For instance bound and set in their beliefs, The Black Panthers standing for their communities.Two opposing ends: Skinhead & Black Panther. The Black & The White engaging in warfare as chess pieces on a board. Meshing the two extremes together creates a unified whole without much difference...[ <i>For my theme song, my leather black jeans on</i> ] which can simply be stated with just clothes. <a href="http://www.skinheadheaven.org.uk/index.php/cuttings/49-ska-party-id-magazine-article-1988" target="_blank"><i>Contemporary skinhead fashions range from clean-cut 1960s mod-influenced styles to less-strict</i></a> <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="Punk subculture">punk</a> and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" title="Hardcore punk">hardcore</a> influenced styles.</i> It's a call to action. <i>Pay</i> <i>attention</i> to the devastated urban areas of the nation and the stereotypes towards black people of the United States which form our perceptions. Most commonly towards black men with lines:</div><div class="ans3"></div><div class="ans3" style="text-align:center;"><i>Enter the kingdom but watch who you bring home</i><i>. </i><br /><i>They see a black man with a white woman at the top floor they gone come to kill King Kong</i><br /><i>Middle America packed in, came to see me in my black skin</i></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><br />EurWeb.com describes Kanye's message with his ravenous lyricism as such:<br /><a href="http://www.eurweb.com/2013/08/will-kanye-west-feature-miley-cyrus-on-a-black-skinhead-remix/" target="_blank">The lyrics touched on America’s racial politics. West describes America as a place where people “see a black man with a white woman at the top floor” and “come to kill King Kong” and rips Catholics and “conservative Baptists” for fearing him “claiming I’m overreacting like them black kids in Chiraq”; “Chiraq” being a combination of Chicago and Iraq, is a reference to the high levels of violent crime in the city.</a></div><div style="text-align:center;"><br />The Last word echoes with disturbance in my membrane God...God...<i><b>God...God...</b></i><b><span style="font-size:small;">GOD</span>! 11 times.</b><br />If that doesn't send chills up your spine then you're one tough cookie! The beginning is just as chill-tingling as the ending. Overall the more I listen the more I see the genius in a masterpiece. It may be hard for many to understand especially if it touches a soft spot with the focus on racially tinged trigger words and subject matter. But if you're able to dissect the Artist's work Kanye truly is a master at his craft. We all can attest from his past work that he is gifted in his field. He has a lot on his mind whether "pleasant or controversial." But he has something to say and takes music and media artistically to higher heights.<br /><br /><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;" align="center" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-63zI84x91Yo/Uilq_N255EI/AAAAAAAACxE/gF57cBARSfI/s1600/Black+Skinhead+2.jpg" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-63zI84x91Yo/Uilq_N255EI/AAAAAAAACxE/gF57cBARSfI/s1600/Black+Skinhead+2.jpg" border="0" alt="Black+Skinhead+2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><i>Kanye's handwritten lyrics</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:left;">Surprising news giving a complete <i>Uh Oh it's gonna be sumthin!</i> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Skinhead" target="_blank">remix with Miley Cyrus recorded Aug 25.</a> After her VMA's performance twerking the mess out on Robin Thicke's (No pun on "Thicke) groin and doing the worst with a foam finger <i>lol</i> what could possibly be in store for this duo to shock us even more with a remix to the already nerve rattling, menacing, bad ass work of West Art.</div><br />Learn more about the origins of how the term "skinhead" started <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinhead" target="_blank">here</a><br />You will be amazed at how it started and how it came to be known for what it is today.<br /><br />What are your thoughts about the live performance, video, and message Kanye is trying to tell us.<br />What is your view on Kanye's message to the world using the extreme words "Black & Skinhead" as a song title?</div><div style="text-align:center;">Share your comments below.</div><div style="text-align:center;"></div><div style="text-align:center;"></div><div style="text-align:center;"></div><div style="text-align:center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear:both;text-align:left;"></div><div style="text-align:center;"></div></div></div></div></div>Free Kanye: Are Rappers Political Prisoners?https://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/free-kanye-are-rappers-political-prisoners2011-12-12T14:30:00.000Z2011-12-12T14:30:00.000ZTheBlackList Newshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListNews<div><p></p><div id="msgbody"><table border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div> <a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828530666,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828530666,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="3828530666?profile=original" /></a></div><div>by TRUTH Minista Paul Scott</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><strong><em>"I’m locked inside a cell in me, I know that there’s a jail in you"</em></strong></div><div><strong><em> </em></strong></div><div><strong><em> Words I Never Said - Lupe Fiasco</em></strong></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>People from across the country traveled for hours to attend the December rally in Chicago to demand the freedom of their beloved comrade in struggle. For hours, speaker after speaker pounded on the podium demanding that their brother be released so that he could, once again, be free to speak truth to power as the crowd chanted wildly. They weren't chanting "Free Mumia" or "Free Mutulu." Nah, they were chanting "Free Kanye!"</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Despite the title of Kanye West's 2004 cd "College Dropout" and the follow up "Late Registration," both were hailed, by many , as the return of politically conscious lyrics to the mainstream. With songs like "All Falls Down" and "Diamonds from Sierra Leone," if Kanye wasn't the second coming of Chuck D, in a rap world dominated by the Ying Yang Twins, he was close enough. Expectations were lifted even higher when he made the infamous post Hurricane Katrina observation that "George Bush don't like black people." But then something strange happened on the Road to Revolution, Kanye's lyrics were suddenly depoliticized and dumb downed. Nowadays, Kanye is more known for corny catch phrases and snatchin' mics from lil country girls at award shows than political wit.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Of course, Kanye isn't the only one. After all, Common's latest song isn't exactly droppin' science, either. But Kanye is killing the game,right now, as he is leading the pack in Grammy nominations, making him the biggest waste of talent at the moment.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>While some may argue that West and the others just had creative changes of direction, others say that they are victims of the same political repression that has plagued radical thinkers for centuries. History books are full of examples of people who were imprisoned, exiled or assassinated for their ideas.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Historically, oppressive, ideological societies have hated free thinkers. Even Galileo was locked down in 17th century Italy for teaching Heliocentrism (the sun is the center of the Universe). So, free thinkers have always been a threat to the status quo because of their potential to free the minds others.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>In America, the persecution was no different.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>According to Dr. Charsee McIntyre, in "Criminalizing the Race," the colonization movement to deport free blacks to Africa was started because free blacks "served as models of Freedom to enslaved blacks and inspired resurrections. "</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>It must be noted that the threat of radical idealists within the music industry has also been a thorn in the side of the establishment.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>In his book "The Covert War Against Rock" Alex Constantine alleges that the deaths of singers such as Peter Tosh, John Lennon and Bob Marley were really well orchestrated, politically motivated assassinations to silence them.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Perhaps the greatest threat to the social order has been Hip Hop. John Potash, in his book, "The FBI War on Tupac Shakur and Black Leaders" gives a rundown of artists who experienced government repression not because of club jams but because of their political activities. The book raises the issue that Tupac Shakur's gangsta turn after being sentenced to life on Death Row Records after his release from prison may not have been a coincidence. Perhaps it was just a plot to render one of the most potentially, powerful voices to ever pick up a mic, politically impotent and socially irrelevant.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>We must understand that even while in the slammer, freedom fighters such as Dr. Martin Luther King (Letter From the Birmingham Jail) and George Jackson (Soledad Brothers) still managed to get their words to the masses. Also, Mumia Abu-Jamal has still been able to smuggle information to the people by reporting "Live From Death Row." The difference is, unlike many Hip Hop artists, they would not allow their minds to become incarcerated.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Although, some may consider comparing Hip Hop artists like Kanye West to political prisoners like Mumia and Mutulu Shakur ,blasphemous, when we consider that political incarceration is about locking down <font>the</font> mind more so than the body the connection is clear. While many acts of political repression have been carried out with guns and chains, in Hip Hop, it has been done by a signature on a contract. There is little difference between someone sentenced to a 10 year prison bid and someone being confined to a 10 year recording deal that restricts their freedom of speech in terms of their relevance to oppressed communities.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>This idea is not without precedence. Lupe Fiasco has been outspoken about the industry's attempt to "dumb em down." Also, it was once rumored that former G Unit soldier, Young Buck had to remove a song about police brutality from his cd because of pressure from a mysterious "lyric committee."</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Unfortunately, it is not just the artists that are in mental prisons but fans as well. As every time a rapper enters into a mental prison, he carries a legion of followers with him.<div> </div></div><div> </div><div>So, the question is how do we free Hip Hop artists and consequently, free the minds of their fans. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>According to Peter Doggett, in his work, "There's a Riot Going On," back in the 60's, activists formed the Dylan Liberation Front (later the Rock Liberation Front) to "liberate" artists, like Bob Dylan, who they felt had turned their backs on the struggle and "sold out to the man."</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Maybe, in 2011, we need a Kanye Hip Hop Liberation Front to do the same.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>After all, if Jadakiss and his crew could stage a successful "Free the Lox" campaign back in the day to get released from Bad Boy , why can't we politicize it and start a "Free Kanye Campaign" to free him from Roc-a-fella.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Something has to be done to free incarcerated minds and it has to be done now.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>As Bob Marley once sang "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>TRUTH Minista Paul Scott represents the Militant Mind Militia. He can be reached at (919) 451-8283 <a href="mailto:militantmindmilitia@gmail.com">militantmindmilitia@gmail.com</a> website <a href="http://www.militantmindmilitia.com/">http://www.militantmindmilitia.com</a> @truthminista</div><div> </div><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><ul><li>As posted in TheBlackList eNewsletter<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><a href="https://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/theblacklist/2011-12/msg00064.html" target="_blank"></a></strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><a href="https://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/theblacklist/2011-12/msg00064.html" target="_blank"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Free Kanye! : Are Rappers Political Prisoners?, Min. Paul Scott, 12/11/2011</span></font></a></strong></span></li></ul><p></p><p></p></div>Jay Z: The Devil or Diversion - Hip Hop's Not So Secret Societyhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/jay-z-the-devil-or-diversion2010-10-04T02:30:00.000Z2010-10-04T02:30:00.000ZTheBlackListhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackList<div><p style="text-align:left;"><img src="http://www.facebook.com/profile/pic.php?oid=AAAAAwAgACAAAAAJ1p5alLVfyxjWEXGKImfcz6fPy4FZIEZDmfshT5U8rgComqkiqzmED0HsfNzSkl--3CavuCafsqIxvmk8-SMWYKLzBuHBpzLdI2HrHcBx62F3d-hGaMswQVq9W2VXZI-c&size=normal" alt="pic.php?oid=AAAAAwAgACAAAAAJ1p5alLVfyxjWEXGKImfcz6fPy4FZIEZDmfshT5U8rgComqkiqzmED0HsfNzSkl--3CavuCafsqIxvmk8-SMWYKLzBuHBpzLdI2HrHcBx62F3d-hGaMswQVq9W2VXZI-c&size=normal" /><br /></p>
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<div style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">"Big Ballin' is my hobby/so much so they think I'm down with the Illuminati"</div>
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<div><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Hot Toddy- Usher featuring Jay Z</span> <br /><br /></div>
<div>Over the past year, the hottest topic in the Hip Hop world has been whether artists such as Jay Z, Kanye West and others are part of some diabolical secret society. From street corners to college campuses, people are losing sleep over the question , "Is Jay-Z part of the Illuminati?" The issue has reached such a level that Jay Z has responded to the accusations on collaborations with Rick Ross and Usher as well as radio interviews. To add to the controversy, MC Hammer, reportedly has jumped on the band wagon inferring that Jay Z as devil worshipper.</div>
<div>While some of the discussions have been thought provoking, many have done nothing but subject people to the same "spookism" about a devil with a pitch fork and a red suit that they get in many churches. Much of the "spookism" that is being used in regards to the Illuminati is just a mask to divert attention from the real issue, global white supremacy.</div>
<div>The Illuminati was formed May 1, 1776, by Adam <b>Weishaupt</b> with the purpose of organizing a secret society of "enlightened white men" to rule the planet. However, it must be noted that according to the book "Illuminati 666" compiled by William Sutton, <b>Weishaupt</b> said "regarding the order, let it never appear in any place in its own name but always covered by another name and another occupation. " So when an interviewer asks a rapper, if he is a part of the Illuminati, the person is really creating a smoke screen to hide the real issue.</div>
<div>What should be questioned is why Hip Hop industry insiders from J-Prince , Ice Cube to 50 Cent have felt compelled to address the issue. If the accusations of something fishy in Hip Hop did not have at least a grain of truth, the whole controversy would have been easily dismissed and not dignified with an answer.</div>
<div>There is a term called "limited hangout" which is defined as "the release of previously hidden information to prevent a greater exposure of more important details." This is the deception that is transpiring with the Hip Hop secret society controversy.</div>
<div>It is often said that if you don't ask the right question you cannot get the right answer. The question that should be posed to Jay Z is not whether he is a member of the Illuminati but "what does he know about the Illuminati." Because if he claims that he doesn't know anything about the order than he can not possibly know if he is playing a role in their agenda, can he? Also, the major question should not be whether a rapper is part of a secret society but what is his relationship with the 10% of the population who control 90% of the wealth and how does this affect "the hood."</div>
<div>The discussion of the role that covert white supremacist organizations have played in the oppression of non white people of the planet has been discussed by researchers such as Steve Cokely, for over 20 years, however, the issue has been rarely viewed in a Hip Hop context, thusly adding to the confusion, as people have either been unwilling or unable to connect the dots.</div>
<div>We must start by studying the various covert plots to oppress non white people that was taking place in the United States during the mid 19th century by secret organizations such as the "Know Nothing Society" and the "Supreme Order of the Star Spangled Banner" which included such members as Albert Pike who, according to Michael Newton's book on the Ku Klux Klan has been "named by some historians as the author of the Klan's original prescript."</div>
<div>The same agenda was also being carried out across the Atlantic by European white supremacists such as Cecil Rhodes who founded the Round Table Group that espoused the doctrine of Anglo Saxon world domination including the colonization of Africa. So, perhaps, instead of looking at rappers we need to be looking at Rhode Scholars?</div>
<div>Although many of the societies have been based on racism, the motivation has also been economic as these organizations follow the proverb that "a fool and his money are soon parted." If you keep the masses ignorant , they can be easily exploited.</div>
<div>Herein, lies the role of Hip Hop.</div>
<div>While commercial rappers like Jay Z may not be card carrying members of a secret society, it is not debatable that many support global white supremacy by way of "racial shadow-ism," which Neely Fuller defines as "when victims of racism are directly or indirectly, "assigned" bribed. coerced and or like wise influenced by white supremacists to speak or act to do harm to other victims of racism." He says that the reason for this is to cause us to believe that the person acting in a "shadow" capacity is in control when in actuality hr is a mere flunky for the global elite.</div>
<div>Also, while most people reference a Tupac video clip as evidence that he exposed the Illuminati, if one really listens to the clip, Shakur actually denied its existence, saying that the only thing that matters was getting money, regardless from whence it came.</div>
<div>There is an old saying that if you want to hide something from a black man, put it in a book. So the information about secret societies that has Hip Hop headz buggin' is not really secret but can be found in their local libraries but when you have successfully dumbed down a society, you do not have to really hide the truth as it can be "hidden in plain sight."</div>
<div>So if the power of secret societies is keeping the masses dumb, what role does Hip Hop play in making ignorance bliss? So, I am less concerned about Jay Z being on the cover of Forbes Magazine than I am about the "conspiracy" of rappers that are considered too dumb to be in a secret society such as Gucci Mane and Wacka Flocka Flame carrying out a mission to dumb down black children.</div>
<div>Our greatest weapon against oppression is Knowledge of the TRUTH. Instead of engaging in ghetto gossip and fairy tales we must encourage our people to read. We cannot rely on Hip Hop websites and youtube for our information but must get our information the old fashioned way; from a book.</div>
<div>I challenge those who are currently speaking authoritatively about Hip Hop and secret societies to read "None Dare Call it Conspiracy" by Gary Allen, "The Unseen Hand" by Ralph Epperson or "Circle of Intrigue" by Tex Marrs and then see if their perspective remains the same.</div>
<div>We must understand stand that for those who do not study everything is a secret. However for those who diligently seek truth ,as Yeshua taught "there is nothing that is hidden that shall not be revealed."</div>
<div><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">TRUTH Minista Paul Scott can be reached at</span> <a style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;" href="mailto:info@nowarningshotsfired.com">info@nowarningshotsfired.com</a> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">or (919) 451-8283. For more information on the Militant Mind Militia visit</span> <a style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;" href="http://www.militantmindmilitia.com/">http://www.militantmindmilitia.com</a></div>
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</tr></tbody></table><br /></div>The Piling it on Theory--Why Kanye and not John Mayer??https://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/the-piling-it-on-theorywhy2010-02-21T23:30:41.000Z2010-02-21T23:30:41.000ZCorey Washingtonhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/CoreyWashington<div><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top:.25em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(170,221,153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:rgb(204,204,204);font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://plaintalk2010.blogspot.com/2010/02/piling-it-on-theory-why-kanye-and-not.html" style="color:rgb(170,221,153);text-decoration:none;display:block;"><b>The Piling it on Theory--Why Kanye and not John Mayer???</b></a></span></h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:.75em;margin-left:0px;line-height:1.6em;"><h2 class="sub-title-med" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal bold 78%/normal 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:1.4em;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.2em;color:rgb(119,119,119);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:rgb(204,204,204);font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></h2><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>When some people do things they are just dead wrong. Their actions can not be defended. However, when African-Americans commit an egregious act, many Whites may wonder why the Black community rallies to their defense. It is not that the Black community condones or approves of these actions, but rather it has to do with the modern day phenomenon called: Piling it on. To put this theory to the test look at the Kanye West ordeal and the John Mayer Fiasco.</b></span></span></p><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> <b>At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards Kanye West rudely interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for Best Female Video. Kanye rushed the stage and politely, but inappropriately pointed out that he felt Beyonce should have won the award. He was booed and then left the stage. Normally people would talk about this incident the next day, but it wouldn't be a major news story on all the networks. I even heard one person say that Kanye assaulted Taylor Swift. Kanye seemed to feel remorse and apologized to Taylor Swift and her mother. This was not enough for some people, they wanted to “pile it on”. Jay Leno even brought Kanye's dead mother into the fray in order to make him feel bad. As if that wasn't enough, the media baited President Obama into commenting on the situation. President Obama called Kanye West a “Jackass”, in what he thought was an off-the-record conversation. Little did he know that his words were being taped. Even former President Jimmy Carter commented on the situation. Soon the media was asking every prominent person what they thought of Kanye West. I am not condoning the actions of Kanye West. He was wrong, but the coverage in the media was extremely excessive and negative.</b></span></span></p><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>Thus far, I did not mention the race of the person that Kanye offended. Since Taylor Swift is not Black, it may have seemed to many African-Americans that race was the reason that the media “piled it on”. I hope that is not the case, but history says otherwise. When black people commit crimes or acts against one another, it is rarely covered in a sensational way. When an African-American does something against a non-African-American, then the media coverage becomes extremely sensationalized. It's not something that is obvious at the beginning, but as things drag on and you are able to look back and reflect, you can see the disparity in the treatment by the media.</b></span></span></p><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>When you compare the coverage of the Kanye West incident with the John Mayer incident, which one received the "Piling it on" treatment? It has to be Kanye's gaffe. John Mayer's situation barely made a blip on the Mainstream media's radar screen. Can you really say with a straight face that Kanye's actions were more offensive than John Mayer's? No!! So the question that I have is why the discrepancy? Is John Mayer being protected? Or is my "Piling it on" theory correct?</b></span></span></p><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>What are the solutions to the “Piling it on” modern day phenomenon? Hopefully this book will open up a dialogue in order to explore solutions. That is my hope for many of the things discussed in this book. I hope people can discuss racial stereotypes/ slurs and how it erodes cooperation between the races and breeds distrust. I hope people can learn from the racial miscues of famous people and not make the same mistakes. I hope people will examine how the media influences the way we feel towards other races. Talk to people of all races and don't rely on the media to shape your views on other races. Let's look at polarizing racial events and see how our views on these events are shaped by stereotypes and life experiences. I hope people will see through the methods of racists and see that they are not that creative. They attempt to boost themselves up by childishly tearing other races down. Above all, if you learn nothing new from this book, I just want you to examine yourself and see if there is any room for improvement. And remember, there are more of us (non-racists) then there are of them. (racists)</b></span></span></p><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>Excerpt from Plain Talk Vol.1</b></span></span></p><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><a href="http://www.plaintalk2010.com">http://www.plaintalk2010.com</a></b></span></span></p><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="desc" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Plain-Talk-1-Corey-Washington/dp/144159342X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260252584&sr=1-1">http://www.amazon.com/Plain-Talk-1-Corey-Washington/dp/144159342X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260252584&sr=1-1</a></b></span></span></p></div></div>John Mayer- He may not be getting a hood pass, but he is getting a free pass from the main stream media.https://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/john-mayer-he-may-not-be2010-02-21T22:30:00.000Z2010-02-21T22:30:00.000ZCorey Washingtonhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/CoreyWashington<div><div id="main-wrapper" style="width:410px;float:left;"><div class="main section" id="main"><div class="widget Blog" id="Blog1" style="border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.5em;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:1.5em;padding-left:0px;"><div class="blog-posts hfeed"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" style="margin-top:.5em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.5em;margin-left:0px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(51,51,51);padding-bottom:1.5em;"><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top:.25em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(170,221,153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:rgb(204,204,204);font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://plaintalk2010.blogspot.com/2010/02/john-mayer-he-may-not-be-getting-hood.html" style="color:rgb(170,221,153);text-decoration:none;display:block;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#5E5E5E" face="'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;line-height:20px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;font-weight:normal;line-height:25px;">John Mayer- He may not be getting a hood pass, but he is getting a free pass from the main stream media. <br /><br /><br />When racial gaffes happen to famous people, I think we should all learn from them. You would think that people would have already learned from past celebrities that saying the N-word for a white celebrity is a toxic situation. It's a no win scenario. I have never heard a white person be able to successfully articulate their point by saying the N-word. Personally, I don't think any race of people should be saying the N-word. It is one of those words that has so much power because of the history behind it. It is unfortunate that some black people have lulled their white friends into a false sense of security by using the N-word around them. Some white people have become so comfortable that they have started to use the word as well. We know the mere use of a word does not make a person racist, but if you don't want to give off that impression, then don't use the N-word.<br /><br />What disturbs me more than John Mayer's use of the N-word is his utter lack of respect for women and black people. He was so flippant in his speech, that he compared his penis to a former Grand Wizard of the KKK David Duke. There is nothing funny about the KKK. He used the word "aversion" to refer to his lack of attraction to black women. Aversion is a very strong word. There is nothing wrong with having a particular preference when it comes to women, but you don't have to put other races down in your assessment. He said he had a Benetton heart, but Benetton has been accused by some indigenous people in South Americaof being insensitive to their claim of land. So John Mayer's word selection was bad across the board.<br /><br />Then, John Mayer showed a total disregard for the feelings of the past women in his life. His whole angle was one of the sexual objectification of women. He came off as extremely arrogant and self-centered. It is one thing to kiss and tell, but he threw Jessica Simpson totally under the bus. John must not realize that people have families that have to read this junk in the newspapers and on-line. So John not only gave a racist interview, but a sexist one as well.<br /><br />When I said we should learn from the mistakes of celebrities, maybe I misspoke, because all of the mistakes that John Mayer made, we already knew. One lesson that I am learning has to do with the media's uneven treatment of celebrity gaffes. I am completely surprised that this story is not getting more play than the Kanye West /Taylor Swift story. The Kanye incident was light compared to the rudeness of John Mayer. The President of the United States and former President Jimmy Carter got involved with the Kanye West incident. In my book Plain Talk Volume 1, I talk about how the Media is selective in their being overly negative and critical of certain celebrities of color. I call this Media Theory: Piling it on. Since Kanye did not get a pass, nether should John Mayer get one. Sometimes you have to hold someone's feet to the fire for extended periods of time so that they will completely get the message. The coverage of this incident has been non-existent by the main stream media. That was the coverage that I was expecting for the Kanye West incident. 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