Editor’s note: MAXINE is one of the new voices that will come through and bless us with some drops. Peep homegirl’s game and how she goes in right out of the gate.
What do Benazir Bhutto and Irv Gotti have in common? Money laundering charges. What don’t they have in common? $1.5 Billion and a reality show, can you guess who has what?
Benazir Bhutto is a Pakistani politician and the first elected woman to do a whole bunch of shit you won’t remember by the end of this drop. The “Supreme B,” as I like to call her, has been running shit by way of her associates for a long time, beginning with her father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a former premier of Pakistan and founder of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the largest and most influential political party in the whole country.
B’s father was dismissed as Prime Minister in 1975 on charges of corruption and conspiracy to merc’k the father of a political opponent, because of this, he was sentenced to death (by then President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq) and subsequently hanged Saddam style in 1979. In the aftermath of Papa Bhutto’s execution, B went on to become a leader in exile of the PPP, acting as the direct opposition to anything anti-democracy and thus building trust amongst dipshits, I mean, diplomats in the western world, aka, American diplomats.
In 1988, the PPP (B’s front for power) won the largest bloc of seats in the National Assembly, Bhutto thereby becoming the Prime Minister of Muslim Pakistan (So this really means she didn’t win the election so much as she had her people thug-style their way in, kinda like what Jim Jones and Juelz attempted to do at Chris Brown’s party).
Still looking for those Gotti comparisons? In 1990, B was dismissed on conspiracy and corruption charges and was re-elected in 1993, only to be dismissed again on, you guessed it, conspiracy and corruption charges. This is only the beginning of a career plagued by controversy, corruption, house arrest and other shady shit. I don’t have time to fill in all the blanks for you, and besides, Pakistan could be fucking pine needles and farm animal straw by the time you’re done reading this, but what I’ve come up with is this, Benazir Bhutto has more in common with your favorite rapper/mogul than you may realize. Here are a few common denominators I’ve come up with to start us off…
You with me? Now, who fits the criteria? Let’s start off with some of the usual suspects…
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Irv Gotti In 2005, Gotti and his brother were accused of laundering drug money through Murder Inc to Kenneth ‘Supreme’ McGriff. There’s speculation that said dollars went to protecting Murder Inc (didn’t Ja get his ass whipped in Queens like 2 summers ago?) and for Supreme’s crew to act as enforcers for Gotti and Co. I actually like the more accepted theory about using that money to kill Curtis ’50Cent’ Jackson but hey, who am I? Both brothers were acquitted of all money laundering charges but suffered blows to both financial stability and street credibility. |
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Jay-Z In 2004 or somewhere around there, Jay accepted the position as President of Def Jam Records, looking to lead the struggling company back to the top. As a part of the deal with Jay, Universal Music Group (read: the motherfuckers who are really running this rap shit) also acquired Roc-a-fella Records and all other ventures under said name, kinda like Bhutto did with the PPP. So alright, I’m not that upset about this particular Carter Administration. I couldn’t really give a fuck about those starving artists over there (I’m a writer okay?), nor do I care about him promoting shitty music over GOOD music (I’ve never owned a Rhianna album and don’t plan on it). What I DO care about is the Brooklyn Nets arena project which could force tons of cats that have been living in Brooklyn for ages out of their homes. Mostly due to gentrification as a result of the luxury motherfucking condo’s coming into the borough. Fuck you Bruce Ratner, I don’t believe you, you need more people, you asshole. |
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T.I. (the rapper, not the racists) Bhutto hadn’t even been in the fucking country for 24 hours when 2 explosions occurred after she landed at the airport in Karachi, those Jihadist motherfuckers were not playing when they said stay out of their hood. She told the government this would happen, they didn’t give a fuck. You may remember T.I. and Co. got chased out of Cincy a while back, ending in his best friend’s death. He still can’t fuck with the ‘Supreme B’ though, 136 dead (with most being bodyguards or political allies of Bhutto’s) and 450 injured. Clifford, not even your little closet arsenal can fucks with Benazir. |
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Sean Combs I know, I know, he’s really NOT a rapper, even though he thinks he is, BUT he qualifies because his dad was reportedly a gangster. Can anyone verify the cause of death for Melvin? |
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Lil Wayne Stuntin’ like my daddy. Need I say more? I could but it’d be too easy. |
Word on the streets of Islamabad is that The ‘Supreme B’ has about $1.5 Billion chillin in some offshore account and is about ready to wreck some shit. She’s been sneaking in a few punches here and there, kinda like Saigon and Prodigy, but different. Watch out Musharraf, you don’t wanna rumble with this queen B do ya?
By the way, they call me Maxine, nice to meet ya.
