Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 14:52:11 +1100 From: Lorax <atc25-AT-student.canterbury.ac.nz> Subject: Re: scrubs... > In a message dated 6/9/99 11:12:13 AM Central Daylight Time, higginsc-AT-tcd.ie > writes: > > > Don't you just love all that gangsta hip-hop lark? Admittedly, Chris's > > example is tame compared to all the other rascist rubbish that the "homies" > > in the "hood" or the "projects" usually spurt out. Christopher, you've got > > to realise that all of this only sees the light of day because fat > > capitalist record executives want to make money. Once you sign up to any > > record label, then any kind of artistic or political voice you have is > > muted straight away. > Here's a couple of facts you might not be aware of: > 1. The two guys in ICP are white. > 2. For 90% of their existance, they were on their own independent label known > as Pyschopathic Records, and are still mostly in their own hands. > 3. they got kicked off of the major label Hollywood Records because of lyrics > like that. > 4. Yes, Violent J is fat, but he's not exactly a capitalist. Here's some more > lyrics: "The last little piggy, his house is made of gold, he lives in a > mansion on his own private road. I started walking down it, the guard he told > me wait, I bounced off his head and did a Jackie Chan over the gate! Cause > this little piggy must definately fry, I'm a lop his nugget off and toss it > the sky. Then I watch the moon take the form of the devil, and pull it out > the sky, and beat it with a shovel. People in my city, they fightin for they > meals, he sleeps on a mattress stuffed with hundred dollar bills! Oh richie > is the devil, he never will admit it, so I'm a take his money sack and stuff > his face with it! I opened up his door, he's sleeping in his bed, I grabbed a > brick of gold and laid it up side his head! He begged for his life, I told > him its too late, and took away his dough and watch the devil suffocate!" > That's from a song called Piggy Pie. I've got a bunch of ICP lyrics already > typed up if anybody wants em. I go to meet the clowns tommorrow! > Chris > Send 'em on over. Lorax ++++ stop de execution of Mumia Abu Jamal ++++ ++++ if you agree copy these 3 sentences in your own sig ++++ ++++ more info: http://www.xs4all.nl/~tank/spq-l/sigaction.htm ++++
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