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- Comment on Macklemore x Ryan Lewis "WINGS" Official Music Video [05:32 | Rap, Alternative hip hop] 1 day ago:
"Wings” (stylized as “Wing$”) explores the consumerism that Macklemore feels plagues not only the youth but everyone in American Society: The idea that your worth as a person is intrinsically linked to the monetary worth of the items you own and the reliance on materialistic items to fit in.
This old Nike commercial is a perfect example of how Nike convinced people if they buy their expensive sneakers, they will be better basketball players. This commercial had been aired when Michael Jordan was in his prime and many people idolized him. Their marketing strategy succeeded and later created what is known today as “sneakerheads”.
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- Comment on Nas - Life's A Bitch (Live at #VEVOSXSW 2012) ft. AZ [3:07 | Boom Bap, Rap] 1 week ago:
Oh!
I tought it was a metal cover!
hahaha
Thanks for sharing, I have added the song to my playlist!
- Comment on YouTube accused of censoring Macklemore's "Hind's Hall" 1 week ago:
Yeah, everything is being censored more and more every day, it seems like it…
Some people are not paying attention, some are for even more censorship, and then there are a few that speak up against any kind of censorship!
Thank you for sharing this!
- Comment on Careful mate... That foreignor wants your memes! 1 week ago:
Yes, that part of the text was meant to be taken as a joke.
I hope this helps you understand a bit more on the context behind it!
- Comment on Careful mate... That foreignor wants your memes! 1 week ago:
Sorry, I have cookie issues… working on it…
- Comment on Careful mate... That foreignor wants your memes! 1 week ago:
“That’s why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.” ― George Carlin
- Comment on Careful mate... That foreignor wants your memes! 1 week ago:
Too many topics we can talk about…
…but meme can be taken as, people with power/influence use their influence/power to create propaganda so as to keep the working class fighting each other.
Mass immigration is caused by wars/famine/gov’ts, which in turn keeps working class fighting the foreignors instead of the people that caused it.
It goes back to the people in power seeing humans<profit
Any thoughts on any of this?
- Comment on Careful mate... That foreignor wants your memes! 1 week ago:
Rupert Murdoch
I would wager the duopoly as a whole has done much more than just one person, we can even go further…
Looking at the handful, which is made up of and by the owner class, that control our media and policy as a nation; legalized bribery which is just lobbying and much more!
But careful going down rabbit holes, hahaha
The abyss tends to look back… but just punch it in the face?
“You look into the abyss and the abyss looks back,” I said, shrugging. “Then you punch the abyss in the face.”
— Larry Correia
- Comment on Careful mate... That foreignor wants your memes! 1 week ago:
I would highly encourage you to talk to and learn from people that do not think or agree with your views!
We must remember that being human include trying to be empathetic that those we do not like or agree with as well!
I hope we continue to grow and learn as we head to the future!
- Comment on The Ghetto - Too Short [5:02 | G-Funk, Rap] 1 week ago:
“The Ghetto” is a 1990 single by Oakland rapper Too Short from his album Short Dog’s in the House. The song was featured on the fictional radio station Radio Los Santos in the videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The instrumental was based on the Donny Hathaway song of the same name. The song discusses the struggles of living in the ghetto and the difficulty of getting out of the ghetto to live a more successful life. It also discusses issues such as drug abuse and racial pride. Too Short is mostly known for his raps relating to sex and women, however he did have some songs with a deeper message and serious economic and social commentary. “The Ghetto” being an example of this.
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- Comment on Nas - Life's A Bitch (Live at #VEVOSXSW 2012) ft. AZ [3:07 | Boom Bap, Rap] 1 week ago:
Life’s a bitch and then you die
Can’t say it much better than that. Nas and AZ get existential and reflect on their lives and life in general.
As well as being AZ’s debut on wax, this song is notable for the trumpet solo at the end, performed by Nas’s father, Olu Dara.
Nas wanted to sample Mtume’s “Juicy Fruit” but producer L.E.S. brought The Gap Band’s “Yearning For Your Love” instead, which was fortunate since The Notorious B.I.G. would use the Mtume sample on his single “Juicy” released the same year.
L.E.S. provided some background information about the track in an interview with XXL:
AZ was there. Nas was like, ‘A, you got something for this?’ A just went in the booth and spit it, and Nas came right behind him. AZ had a chorus. They vibed, and before I even blinked, I left the studio, went back to the projects, and niggas was like, ‘We love that Nas joint.’ I was like, ‘Damn. Word? How they get that?’
AZ added:
After the hook was there, they was like, ‘Damn, you gotta spit, dawg.’ I was like, ‘Aight, fuck it. If you like it, you like it. You don’t, you don’t.’ I did it, and everybody liked it. That was it. It was history made.
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- Comment on [Explicit] Harlem Streets - Immortal Technique [3:52 | Rap] 1 week ago:
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- Comment on Busta Rhymes - In The Ghetto ft. Rick James [4:07 | Soul Rap, R&B] 1 week ago:
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- Comment on Civil War (w/ lyrics) - Immortal Technique feat. Killer Mike, Brother Ali & Chuck D [5:04 | Rap] 1 week ago:
The ghetto is like a prison with invisible bars
No matter where you at, it always follows you where you are
- Comment on [Explicit] 50 Cent - Ghetto Qu'ran [4:31 | Diss, Rap] 1 week ago:
The song that quite possibly got 50 Cent shot – and maybe Jam Master Jay as well. 50 names plenty of names of old-time Queens drug dealers.
From Vibe:
You’ve come under attack for violating the code of the streets with songs like “Ghetto Qu’ran,” where you mention names. Is that a fair criticism?
Everything that’s in “Ghetto Qu’ran” is in Cop Shot—a book in the fucking library. Everything in that song was in the newspapers at the time that it went on. The shit that these niggas is talking don’t make fucking sense.
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- Comment on Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto [6:56 | R&B, Latin Jazz, Soul Jazz, Funk] 1 week ago:
Written by Donny Hathaway and Leroy Hutson. Released in 1970 as a single by Hathaway. This song connects to other soul/jazz songs released by African-American artists of the early ‘70s such as Curtis Mayfield. This song, although it does not use very heavy lyrics, uses instruments to send its message. The Ghetto uses conga drums, electric piano, improvised vocals by Hathaway, and beats with Afro-Caribbean influence.
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- Comment on Kanye West - Through The Wire [Music Video] (4K Upscale) [4:56 | Soul Rap, Conscious Hip-hop] 1 week ago:
Much is needed to teach and learn other views we do not agree with or when it comes to understands our view of topics.
…But yes, it seems many social media people get into bad habits of just downvoting all they do not like or agree with.
Thank you for sharing your views on the matter, I welcome criticism or the bonding of ideas way more than downvotes or upvotes!
- Comment on Biden Reschedules Weed (Finally!) 1 week ago:
They already got their cut.
Do you know how difficult it is for mom and pop shops to get the license in major cities and in general…
Even getting a bank account is really difficult, from what I remember…
I stand corrected the article below:
- Comment on The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By (Official Music Video) [4:39 | Jazz Rap, Hip-hop] 1 week ago:
In “Passin’ Me By,” The Pharcyde refer to the aphorism of someone being “out of your league”—no matter how much you long for someone, it doesn’t mean that your wish will come true.
The song is the second single from The Pharcyde’s debut album, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde.
It peaked at #1 on the Hot Rap Singles, #52 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #28 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts in the spring of 1993. Later, Pitchfork Media included the song at #41 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90’s.
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- Kanye West - Through The Wire [Music Video] (4K Upscale) [4:56 | Soul Rap, Conscious Hip-hop]youtu.be ↗Submitted 1 week ago to hiphopheads@sopuli.xyz | 2 comments