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Niggers!!! Who The Fuck Cares?!?

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

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Obviously I haven’t been on my grizzly educating the world about the real meaning of the word ‘nigger’. Once everyone starts using the word properly again I think everything will be put in the proper context.

As a quick recap, the etymology of the word ‘nigger’ is the Germanic ‘neggar’ and not the Latin ‘negro’. The word ‘neggar’ described one’s vocation as a plowman. That is the grunt work in an agrarian society. Not too much intelligence is required, just a very strong back. When America was shifting into an industrial nation from an agrarian based economy the plowman became the lowest possible vocation in America that one could hold. To tell someone that they were only a ‘nigger’ was to say that no matter how many strides one would make to change one’s class status they would always remain in servitude. Over several generations of that word being misused by Blacks and under-educated white the actual meaning of the word has been subverted to describe the racial context of a person instead of the vocational context.

Peep this… SCHWARZENEGGAR when broken down into its parts means black(schwarze)-plowman(neggar). Do the knowledge Austrio-Hungary stylee.

Fast forward to MICHAEL RICHARDS pathetic meltdown and even more pathetic public apology. Who the fuck cares?!? MICHAEL RICHARDS was totally correct in saying that Black men were hung fifty years ago for speaking out against a white. This is a fact that he owes no apology for. Based on his supremacist upbringing MICHAEL RICHARDS was also correct in describing the Black man as a nigger. This outburst was simply a manifestation of his sense of entitlement inside of his super-ego. His brain was telling him, “How dare these inferior people not find me funny?!? Who allowed them in this venue? I will tell the rest of the whites in the village that they whistled at my wife and we will burn their houses with our flaming crosses!”

A few months ago, some young white cannibal was sentenced to jail time for using the word prior to smashing a Black dudes skull to pieces with a baseball bat. This white had every right to use the word since he was an actual neggar himself. He was under-educated and worked at some menial minimum wage job, if he even worked at all. To top all of that, the assailant was a huge fan of current cRap music like JAY-Z and DipSet. This poor white kid was in a lose-lose situation, and I am pretty sure he used the ‘nigga’ instead of the ‘nigger’.

Here’s my solution to all of this ‘N’-word angst. White has to start calling other white ‘nigger’. Black people have to start calling these white folks nigger as well. Anyone that does a job that is beneath you should be called a nigger, even if you precede that term with a thank you. The white that delivers your pizza… call him a ‘nigger’. The white that pumps your gas… call him a ‘nigger’ too. The white that sells you tickets to the Borat movie is a nigger, and all the white that work at the concession counters are niggers too. Anyone that works in the service industry is a nigger no matter what their ethnicity. As we move closer and closer to a society that is populated by mostly people living hand to mouth I’m happy that you good folks come here for your information. Just call me your nigger.

An Open Letter To ESKAY Of Nah’Right…

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

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As some of you may know, our brother in the blogosphere, has now left the stratosphere. For some time now NAH’RIGHT has been popping hardbody on the internets, but his official coronation came this week as he will become an official correspondent of the T.I. machine. This is a good thing despite what some might think from the outset. Yes, Island Def Jam is part of the overall corporate monster that has sold cRap music and Hip-Hop culture to the highest bidder, but for every SHAWNNA and RICK ROSS you get a GHOSTFACE and a ROOTS Crew. The T.I. machine is a necessary evil in this day when people are downloading entire albums almost two weeks in advance of release dates.

NAH’RIGHT’s coronation as a legitimate media outlet is similiar and even somewhat greater than BOL’s ascendence on the XXL mag website. This is a validation for all of the sites that having been fighting the good fight to bring real Hip-Hop music back. Whatever that means. These sites have been showing the diversity and knowledge of the Hip-Hop listener from the artistic aesthetic to the consumer basepoint. Without them there would be no NAH’RIGHT…

  • BYRON CRAWFORD
  • NOTES FROM A DIFFERENT KITCHEN
  • UNKUT
  • WE EAT TOO MANY SHRIMP
  • COCAINE BLUNTS & HIP-HOP TAPES
  • THE RAP UP
  • HIP-HOP BLOGS
  • Can you imagine my surprise when I tuned into N.R. the other day and I saw this drop?


    “Ghostface Promo tee – I have one and you don’t. You mad?”

    I am pretty sure ESKAY was just joking with us (although I would like a tee shirt if you got a 3XL). I just don’t want ESKAY to go Hollywood and become a shill for any media outlet unless they are putting his daughter through private school. You can’t measure the value of one voice when the truth is being spoken. Just like our voices were heard on election day this month. ESKAY has become our collective voice inside of the matrix. He has to realize that he is grinding for all of those that didn’t make it this far – R.I.P. NASTACK.

    The next step is to see what the powers that be put into action now that they know how we feel. Will we get to hear more releases from REDMAN, JOE BUDDENS and MEMPHIS BLEEK (okay, maybe not so much BLEEK)? Or will they continue to slowly choke Hip-Hop and its diverse talent base to the point that no one will be able to release an album without the production of LIL’ JON? As ESKAY prepares himself to enter the T.I. matrix I would send him this e-mail…

    ESKAY,

    What the deal family? I guess I have to call you Young Blogosphere now. Congrats on your success with Def Jam. Shit is about to get really crazy now that you have been annointed the savior of Hip-Hop on the internets. Alright, maybe it wasn’t that serious, but there is a real movement at N.R. and the people with control of the machine want you to get down because you have control of the hearts and minds. Those things are worth more than the machine itself in the long run.

    Don’t stop the real talk. If niggas need to take off their sandals then you gotta tell them. If niggas is wearing pink furs and pink MAC lipstick you gotta put ’em on front street. Your constructive criticism and your ear for the Hip-Hop that radio doesn’t play is why I tuned into N.R. Don’t become a T.I. posterboy. Keep Nah’Right hardbody ya’ heard?

    ‘Lo_4_Life

    -DP

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    TODD McFARLANE Was A Boss On Spider-Man…

    Friday, November 17th, 2006

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    I have featured my favorite comic book artist JOHN BYRNE almost exclusively on this site. I also gave some burn to the great BILL SIENKIEWICZ and I had to give shine to the graphic storytelling skills of FRANK MILLER. All these dudes I can trace back to an artist named NEAL ADAMS, who was an influential artist and comic storyteller from the 60’s and early 70’s. NEAL ADAMS did some killer Batman shit, X-Men and most notably, Green Arrow/Green Lantern. NEAL ADAMS was the first cat to illustrate the faces of heroes in lifelike detailed distress that let the reader know that being a superhero was hard fucking work.

    JOHN BYRNE bit hard off some of ADAMS’ style techniques while FRANK MILLER made social themes central to his stories like ADAMS’ did. BILL SIENKIEWICZ was just a trippy hippy artist. When TODD McFARLANE burst on the scene in the late 80’s he took Marvel Comics flagship hero to new heights. McFARLANE was definitely influenced by the BYRNE-MILLER-SIENKIEWICZ holy trinity of comicbook illustration.

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    TODD McFARLANE illustrated Spider-Man with verve and action. The covers described the web slinging wall crawler as almost ready to jump from up the book. He gave the two dimensional format of comics a third dimension. This was a storytelling technique that FRANK MILLER stole from NEAL ADAMS. When you see a character break out of the panes of the storyboard and jump across the page of the book it makes your sightline move in an other than normal fashion. TODD McFARLANE also filled the panels with a wild amount of details. I would pore over the comic for hours to see who he drew in the background of a scene.

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    McFARLANE also had the good fortune of creating one of Spider-Man’s most feared and loved villains in the past twenty five years. The villain character called Venom was a fearsome and ruthless creature. The by-product of an alien parasite and a person that hated Peter Parker/Spider-Man’s guts to the nth. Venom was determined to end Spider-Man’s career and break his bones. Spidey barely lived to tell the tale after tangling with Venom. That’s why I admit that I am a little nervous about this new Spider-Man movie coming out this spring. With all the villains that have been created already it might be hard to make a fourth movie. This third installment is gona be the shizzz.

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    WHEN KINGDOME COMES…

    Thursday, November 16th, 2006

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    Editor’s note: DP dot com football pooler and drinking buddy 40 DILLA has gifted us with another drop, but this time he gives us his passion for Hip-Hop and cRap music with a review of the ‘Kingdome Come’ CD. This disk is turning out to be one of the most downloaded and discussed albums of all time. I’ve read several thorough reviews of the album and I was pleased when 40 submitted his take for publication. If you are a JAY-Z stan, or even a fan of today’s current pop music you should lend 40 your eyes for a moment so that he can open them up wide.

    When Kingome Comes…

    It seemed I’d catch heat from people when I told them I wasn’t clickin’ on any of the first three singles that dropped. I was called hater for 30 mins straight while in the barber’s chair. Needless to say this album dropped and only trend humpers would defend this mediocrity…

    40 Dilla gives it 3 outta 5. He actually gets a 1/2 point just for being Jay, but for a “comeback album” he should have stayed with pushing off of Bryon Russell and canning the winning shot for his final championship.

    I still think his career is gonna finish like Jordan – getting fired from his front office job and having to leave with some sort of shame and disgust. Sadly this could have been fixed with a mere $2 – a pen & a pad.

    Actually I had high standards for it. I mean since Jay has entered that “rarified air” of hip-hop royalty I have a different set of criteria for him that I only reserve for the “greats”. My issue with it was that I had expected more for this piece de resistance comeback album. I usually don’t DL albums off of SOHH and I’m a pretty opinionated person as it is so I don’t see myself succumbing to the manic crack-babyness of Spot discussion…

    Now for Mr. Jones album I’ve heard two songs – “Hip-Hop Is Dead” which is cool but the rehashing of “Thief’s Theme” is very meh to me. “The N” I’m digging right now, but alas its only two songs. I could be as honest with Nas ‘ next effort. Because as much as I got love for Nas, I don’t have “Nastradamus” and “I Am” got medium spins at that from me. So that just to say even if I consider you one of the bests you still don’t get “Instant Classic” status like they give out on SOHH….

    I mean be honest for “Kingdom Come” – I was told that there was like 3-4 Dre tracks and my neck didn’t snap once while listening to it… I’m actually disappointed. Its like having a kid doing bad in school and you know he can do better and your just hoping that he does, or you keep having him try again with the hopes of better results… You wanna call yourself savior, king, president, etc, I’m gonna judge more stringently. Like honors kids can’t get away with pulling special ed quality work ya’ know?

    My thing with Jay is that he lies to himself, its almost tragic. I think this guy legitimately respects the lyrical abilities of Common, Ghost, Kweli, Mos, AND Nas. He wants to be lauded by his fellow artists as an artist. You ask anyone about Jay and people cite his savvy before they site his skills. His rags to riches story is truly the American dream, but I think he’s caught in a real conundrum and that bothers him. He’ll never be truly appreciated by the business world (he owns a 5% stake in a group that holds a 15% interest of the Nets, and Ratner is getting tons of mileage out of it) and he’ll always be at the bottom 5 of the average person’s top-10 lists. So what its gonna be Jay? I look at it two ways…

    1. You’re rich beyond your wildest dreams. You’re the president of the pre-eminent rap label in history. You spent your last “magnum opus” crowing about how artistically unappreciated you are. So buck up. You’re retired this album isn’t gonna make or break you at this point so go ahead – be an artist. I’m sure his album sales are probably one of his smaller checks. He has access to whomever he wants – USE THEM. While on your yacht in Ibiza, use your Bulgari pen and jot a few rhymes down. We won’t hold it against you. BASICALLY HE CAN AFFORD TO BE ARTSY.

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    2. Become Jay-Z the mogul. Russell Simmons 2.0 and become raps first billionaire. I was actually growing fond of Shawn Carter the Business Man. I was impressed with the opportunities presented to him and the way he was going about that. I was legitimately interested in watching his corporate sucess. I mean this was a guy I stood next to at The Roxy in 1998 and we’re both waiting to order a drink. To see someone go from that to where he is now is impressive. And I continue to be interested where he takes it…

    Unfortunately, #1 seems to still matter to him – OR THATS WHAT HE’S TRYING TO SELL TO THE TRUE FANS OF RAP (as opposed to the TRL set). So at this point – pick a side Jay. Just stick with it for a few years. Honestly I don’t think people would be mad with either decision.

    Shit, I’m almost 32, with a great job, health benefits, saving to buy a home, and pushing a sizable whip and I’M NOT FEELING IT. I think this album will probably alienate most of his younger fan base and become the soundtrack for people going through their mid-life crisis. You know those people in their late 30’s who are trying to get some of their cool swagger back. Parents will think this album will bridge the generational gap by thinking “its hot” and kids will roll their eyes in the back of the minivan like “Why do they like this old guy”. Someone here made a good point about if this was some rookie’s first album it would be a little more acceptable. But understand this – this is going to be the first rap album that alot of people will have bought in a while or even for the first time. All those NASCAR fans who loved seeing Dale Jr., all his new fans from the Bud commercial, those are the people that will be loving this drivel…

    DALLAS PENN Hearts SPY Magazine

    Monday, November 13th, 2006

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    This year is the twentieth anniversary of what I will argue is the most influential magazine in the last… Twenty years.

    SPY magazine was a monthly tribute to the festering underbelly of politics, economics and society in New York City and in America. They featured fleshed out exposes that illuminated the depravity and ginormous greed in corporate cultures like Wall Street and Madison Avenue. SPY magazine was that CEO’s personal assistant spilling the beans about who was bilking the company out of their retirement fund savings. DONALD TRUMP and his horrible hairpieces were always placed on Front Street.

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    You can’t imagine the party that was thrown when SPY finally shuttered their doors. It was a great relief to the classless upper-class that they could finally return to their normal obnoxious state of being. They could kick up the legs and dance without SPY magazine nipping at their well-heeled heels. Here’s a rundown of some of the usual suspects that were featured in SPY magazine who might not have remained so prominent in the public eye if the magazine was still on the shelves. PAT ROBERTSON, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, BILL COSBY, NANCY REAGAN, LIZ SMITH, BILL CLINTON, MARTHA STEWART, PAUL McCARTNEY, DONALD TRUMP, OPRAH WINFREY, HILLARY CLINTON, GEORGE BUSH Sr.

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    My english teacher in Brooklyn Tech H.S. would bring in all sorts of publications for us to read. From the New York Times to Vanity Fair to The Observer. All those rags were lily white and they spoke to me as if I weren’t good enough to touch the paper they were printed on, but SPY magazine made fun of the whole lot. It stripped away pretension and privilege by showing that those who flaunt it the most deserve it the least.

    It’s true that I knowingly co-opted the ‘Seperated At Birth’ theme from SPY, but what I failed to remember is that they also used to run a ‘Celebrity Math’ feature. I will tell you in a New York City minute that SPY magazine’s writing is what has birthed my sense of quasi-journalism and as I scan the blogosphere and even broadcast television I can see that the spirit of that magazine lives on. From Gawker to the Daily Show there are an endless amount of outlets carrying SPY’s DNA code of spot on humor and razor sharp snark.

    If I could have told the editor’s of the magazine twenty years ago that GEORGE BUSH Sr’s drunken son would be a two term president and that ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER would be governor of California and that DONALD TRUMP would climb out of bankruptcy to become the King of New York City real estate they prah’lee would have told me to go ‘Get A Life’.

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