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Alicia Keys: 'gangsta rap' was merely government ploy to convince black people to kill each other
AP ^ | April 12, 2008

Posted on 04/12/2008 3:14:52 PM PDT by Joiseydude

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To: dayglored
“As another musician, I applaud her creativity and energy. Her politics suck, well, surprise. But to say she's just a stupid pretty face dishonors musicians and composers.

As does your comment about awards being crap. You're welcome to your opinion, of course.”

This is a political web site.

Go sing praise of her musical talents at a musical website, if that is your main concern.

41 posted on 04/12/2008 3:43:22 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Vote for McCain but trust in the Lord)
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To: Joiseydude
'gangsta rap' was merely government ploy to convince black people to kill each other

If true, what does this say about the people that fell for this ploy?

42 posted on 04/12/2008 3:43:37 PM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911)
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To: humblegunner

43 posted on 04/12/2008 3:45:40 PM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: Joiseydude
Gangsta Rap Cat
44 posted on 04/12/2008 3:46:19 PM PDT by redreno
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To: Joiseydude

It is all so clear now. The rap music is just a ploy to keep the brothas down, make em kill eachother, go on welfare, sell their food stamps to buy crack, steal stuff, and stay in jail. Rap is thus like the AIDS of music - a disease invented by the white devil to subjugate minorities! That’s why there ain’t no cure for rap - the racist kkkorporate music studios keep suppressing all new forms of non-ghetto trash noise.

Damn honkies!


45 posted on 04/12/2008 3:47:15 PM PDT by M203M4 (True Universal Suffrage: Pets of dead illegal-immigrant felons voting Democrat (twice))
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To: Joiseydude

LOL! Another one of those one sheet of toilet paper, paranoid Leftard “celebrities”. The Botox has obviously leaked into her brain.


46 posted on 04/12/2008 3:48:50 PM PDT by DGHoodini (Tin eared zeroes and Hollypukes comin...)
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To: dayglored
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE LATELY? "

Refrained from articulating goofy conspiracy theories.

47 posted on 04/12/2008 3:54:22 PM PDT by Reo
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To: Berlin_Freeper
> This is a political web site. Go sing praise of her musical talents at a musical website, if that is your main concern.

I'm sorry, you misunderstood the intent of my comments.

Her politics are INDEED the topic of the thread, and many comments have been posted on that subject, disparaging her politics, with which I agree.

One unfortunate comment (pretty face and brain stem) went past her politics, and was a DEMONSTRABLY UNTRUE characterization. I responded to THAT FALSEHOOD, hoping to point out that despite her politics, she was not, in fact, stupid, but had achieved much in her life.

Funny thing is, I personally don't care that much for her music -- but as another musician, I honor her achievements in music nonetheless.

So let's disparage her politics here -- that's the topic. Just don't disparage musicians and that industry unnecessarily while you're at it. (We typically save that for the RIAA/MPAA hate threads...)

48 posted on 04/12/2008 3:54:32 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: humblegunner
Where's Barbara Billingsley when you need her?


49 posted on 04/12/2008 3:56:38 PM PDT by Huntress (“When you have to shoot, shoot, don’t talk.”--Tuco)
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To: Reo
>> "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE LATELY? "

> Refrained from articulating goofy conspiracy theories.

LOL, good one.

But you must be an atypical FReeper. Most of us have our pet conspiracy theories, which we articulate here, and most of them are pretty goofy.

Except mine, of course. Mine are all true. ;-)

50 posted on 04/12/2008 3:57:31 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: Joiseydude
This plan is never, EVER going to actually work if you hopeless amateurs continually keep on spilling the freaking BEANS!!! ;)
51 posted on 04/12/2008 3:58:06 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (If McCain really CAN "win without conservatives," then why do you care if I vote for him or not?)
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To: Joiseydude
Alicia and her mom.
52 posted on 04/12/2008 4:00:55 PM PDT by Mila
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To: DGHoodini
> LOL! Another one of those one sheet of toilet paper, paranoid Leftard “celebrities”. The Botox has obviously leaked into her brain.

Maybe so, but she had a pretty good head start, so perhaps the leakage hasn't done as much damage. ;-)

See post #24. Politics aside, she's very accomplished.

But she should stick to music and stay out of politics.

53 posted on 04/12/2008 4:02:11 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: bpjam

“You know you’re evil—TWP—Typical White P,
I’ve got your number—TWP—Typical White P,
And I’m gonna bring your honky world dowwwnnnn,
(doo doo doo—eee!)”
-BH Obama to M Jackson’s “Pretty Young Thing.”


54 posted on 04/12/2008 4:05:14 PM PDT by Happy Rain
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To: dayglored
Except mine, of course. Mine are all true.

Mine Too!

55 posted on 04/12/2008 4:07:01 PM PDT by jimmyray
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To: Joiseydude

Huh? What white guy had enough rhythm to come up with Hip-Hop?


56 posted on 04/12/2008 4:07:59 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny
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To: Psycho_Bunny

Jerry Lewis?


57 posted on 04/12/2008 4:09:55 PM PDT by Happy Rain
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To: M203M4
Damn honkies!

Its the Democraps, don't you know?

58 posted on 04/12/2008 4:10:18 PM PDT by Doe Eyes
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To: Joiseydude

I’m confused here. Is she claiming that the White Establishment invented Gangsta Rap? And is so, what is her proof here?


59 posted on 04/12/2008 4:11:31 PM PDT by acoulterfan
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To: dayglored
Bump to all that.

Musically speaking, I do wonder why "No One" sounds so much like "Don't Stop Believing". lol

Of course, I understand how things get into one's head and come out later. I wrote a song in 3 that seemed to just write itself (and is a typical progression I'd write). Later, I was thinking about it, and thought, "Please tell me that didn't come from Tom Waits" because I heard part of Curtis Stiger's cover of "San Diego Serenade" while in a Jack In The Box drive through. Thankfully, he doesn't own I/III(Maj)/VI and everything that followed was different as far as I can tell (though I haven't heard the whole song to verify).

60 posted on 04/12/2008 4:14:34 PM PDT by Squeako (Obama because he's black, Clinton because she's a woman, McCain because he's a Vet/POW. No thanks.)
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