Acclaimed lyricist Mos Def recently spoke about his dissatisfaction by the non-involvement within the hip-hop community concerning the Jena 6 demonstration. “Shame on everybody who’s not here. I’m f*cking mad. I’m disappointed to always be coming to these things and it’s only one or two people [from the music industry here]. If you ain’t gonna use your voice, then be quiet. I’m disappointed and ashamed.”
The rally which took place last week, also had Bun B, from hip-hop duo UGK, in attendance, who drove all the way from TX to attend the demonstration. “I’ve been privy to these small incidents of violence in these all-White towns. We were blessed to find out about the Jena Six and we’re blessed to try to make some type of impact in this community before things went too far.” , Bun B said.
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why??
The people got their voices heard fuck all the "non supporters", if we got our point across that's all we need. We don't need any asshole rappers support to help us show how we feel.
Bluemercury kan suck dick u think rappers dont get disrespected wit that black/white shit dickhead, mos def is a rapper and he showed gettin at other rappers so he kares. u must b white or a dickhead talkin like that, ya bitcha55 mother aint raise u right
You lazy bitch! You dumb lazy bitch! Read my post again PUTO! If you read it twice and did not understand it your fuckin' stupid homie! I was in L.A. when WE "The People" Mexican & Black had a rally for our brothers in Jena! We don't need any asshole rappers to talk for us homes, we got our own voice, you bitch ass hoe ass, dick in the booty PANOCHA!! Mos Def much respect, Black Smith Rec., Black Thought, ect.
most of you people always tryin to dissin on something.......grow up niggas
Mos Def is a real dude and that's reak talk we gotta be there to support our ppl.
damn thatz 4 real this is a time wen all the rappers need 2 make their voice be heard, we gotta be their 4 our own people
nd y the fuck is fat joe tryna make an album (followin in the dumb footsteps of ja rule) anyway am not kopping the album nd i dont think 2 many people would be doing so also its gonna be a strait FLOPPPPPPPPPPPPPP.......elephant in the room 4 real FAT MUTHAFUCKA...LOOOOOLL
yea mos def right these rappers taling bout how real they are they need to support some shit besides there own pockets
Mos Def is 100% correct. Master P,Weezy where yall at? All that ballin and shit and you don't support your own people for fear of losing your white fans. Thats sellin out. letting corporate America silence your voice.
First of all I Hate when these corny Ass People get on Def Sounds, talk nothing about the subject present to them and just say FIRST. First my Ass, First to get fucked up, anyway Mos Def is a real nigga these other rappers only think about there cars and jewels and shit. Fuck that, talk and support the community that buy your shit. They need to put that shit in there ryhmes so these young kids know of shit like Jena 6 because the youth do not pick up books or newspapers. Only some....
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Especially Master P with make a change bullshit he is just a puppet or some shit Fuck all does rapper that didn't help out that nigga Fuck em
damn, bun didnt fly, he drove from texas, and thats a long ass drive.
good thing i always buy real bun b and mos def alubms, i aint never bootleggin shit from them.
looks like lil wayne finally decided to start runnin. lol how you not gonna support your own town. all the hot boyz, and 504 boys should have been there. cant forget lil boosie, its your state, do something.
Mos Def is right.....dis is why hip hop doesnt get respected, when dey have a chance to prove that they are for the cause nobody supports but jus a few....
Mr Massacre---You're a comment away from being banned..
yo foreal wtf did i do ?? you guys had a news thing on fat joe then you took it off its not my fault if you wanted to make a point then go ahead i know i didnt do nothing wrong on this site smh
FUCK THIS NIKKA JOKESTA HE THINK HE CAN DO WHAT EVER HE WANT HE A WHITE BOY ON HERE AAAAAAHAHAAAAAAAA
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big ups on mos def you know theres alot of rappers that say they brining hip hop back but how can you bring it back if you aint going to hip hop community a pressing issues they just all talk this seperates the artist that really care bout this game
Mr. Massacre is right. How can u bring hiphop back if u aint goin to help press issues in the community? Great point. Peace.
Not just only the hip hop community but all the media that doesnt show wuz going on with the Jena 6
YO I AGREE WIT MOS 100%
THESE RAP NIGGAS GET SO CAUGHT UP IN THEIR OWN SHIT
THAT THEY DON'T TAKE THE TIME TO STAND UP AND SHOW SOME CONCERN
FOR WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY
I HOPE THEY ALL GET OFF
SHOUT OUT TO THE JENA 6
co-signs i couldnt have type that better myself .
they got bond now.... 46K
Mos Def was like the only star to talk and show support in public. Wheres all the Actors and Athletes not just rappers didn't come out!!!
this is true........this isnt a hip-hop issue, this should be more of a cultural issue
That Fucking Judge is rascist abd so is the DA. but i bet if they were in different positions, the white kids woulda been some heros though.....
It sad man people are afraid cause they dont want to lost fans and money. This why I dont take alot of rappers damn entertainers seriously you cant. They just want money if im wrong prove me wrong show up to an invent. Especially one as important as Jena6. Your rich you cant take a day out to do this than the hell with you. Real people stand up I got love for all yall.
Its fucked up how we support our rappers by going out buying their cds,going to their shows and many other things,but when we need them to show face they have to much other bullshit to do in life. How is it that we are the people keeping money in their bank account and for one small second these niggas can't show face for something that can help a younger brother out.This is shameful that our own brothers and sisters will not be there other then to pick up a check,Where is the loyalty to the fans,This is the same thing i'm always talking about on this shit.These kids are so wrapped up into this thing called hip hop that none of them really see that these artist don't give two shakes about you. Back in the days like the 80s if something like this went down all of hip hop would had got involved.This just goes to show you that hip hop doesn't care just like the music they put out,They don't care how their music sounds anymore they just just care about how many units they can sale at the end of the week.This just shows us how they think about helping other people,THEY DON'T.
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Yea buts thats a cultural thing that stems from years of mistrust man. Most of these rappers nowadays are fakes we all know that, there in it for the money. Its cause culture tells them to make money and thats it. I understand where Mos Def is coming from, Hip Hop culture is all about "me me me" and theres a lot of elements from education, government and the industry that causes that. But we as the listeners we can't follow Lil Waynes or 50's lead. If we do its all over, a bunch of uneducated kids fighting over absolutely nothing. Too stupid and ignorant to see that the government is taking away our rights. The change can't be lead by rappers nowadays or at least the mainstream rappers that is. We've gone from public enemy to soulja boy, i mean why are so many people surprised that rappers didn't show up.
props to Mos Def
this is exactly why nas said " hip hop is dead " because its not for us anymore. 50 and kanye can go to the MTV awards to promote their album, but they cant go and support their own people. see this is why i download their albums, because they dont give a fuck about us, so why should i go out and spend my money on their music?
Co-sign. That shit so true.
u know.... if u actually bought the records then they would care about u.... but its the white ppl buying the records so thats why 50 and kanye at MTV and not Jena
but truthfully most def needs to realize that most rappers HAVE NO WHERE NEAR AS MUCH FREE TIME AS HE DOES, because they doing things like makin muzik and promoting themselves most artists schedules are decided months in advance and usually don't change for things like this, i'm sure many rappers support the jena 6 and just weren't able to come down there
"ajaaron"
u know.... if u actually bought the records then they would care about u.... but its the white ppl buying the records so thats why 50 and kanye at MTV and not Jena
but truthfully most def needs to realize that most rappers HAVE NO WHERE NEAR AS MUCH FREE TIME AS HE DOES, because they doing things like makin muzik and promoting themselves most artists schedules are decided months in advance and usually don't change for things like this, i'm sure many rappers support the jena 6 and just weren't able to come down there
Mos def is doing more shit then most of these so called artist tv,movies,music and many other things.Alot of artist are just doing the same everyday shit like driving around cause they don't have a show to do or anything other. "ajaaron" you make it sound like every artist that is out right now is so busy but truthfully their not.Alot of them do have the time,look at Bun B he made time to show up and the nigga drove a car there. You are one of those niggas that might live like two blocks away from there but still didn't go because your jeans were in the wash or some shit like that...
From now on i'm not even going to boot their shit or download it from the net.
If i want to hear aniggas bullshit i'll wait to my boy gets it and then i'll have him make that copy for me on his pc that way the shit doesn't take space off my pc...
MAKE TIME
Props to mos & bun for comin out to support their own people
Yeah it's cool that he feels that way. But there's still a lot of things that Media is keeping under wraps, like Megan Williams(google it if you don't know). And the only way light is going to be shed on it is if the black community gets involved, because obviously if we don't Media and it's owners will press the mute button quick and hope no one notices.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/377653/megan_williams_a_case_of_torture_and.html
i wonder if mos called kanye like shoulda just called up his niggas
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YUP CAUSE YO CANT EXPECT NIGGERS TO NOT BE NIGGAS, AND ACTUALLY BE BLACK AND CARE..BUT THEN AGAIN SHOTO 'EM UP YEAH WEED N DRINKS..DUMB NIGGERS
man these rappers dont give a fuck about us. we made 50 rich by going out and buying his albums, but you think he gave some of that money to KATRINA NOOOOOOOOOOO, u think he gives a fuck about JENA 6 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, so in turn, i bootleg these niggas until i see them giving back to the people who made it possible for them to be in the position that they are in. ya dig
scoop is a homo
Niggaz dont care about shit! All we wanna do is get money get high get drunk.............Until all the fame, fortune, glory is gone then we want a helping hand! Niggaz in the Hip Hop community is wack! No Voice No Power! So for all these niggaz thinking they got power they aint got SHIT!
I agree with Mos Def...Period!
~Be Eazy!
all ya niggas need to grow up and stop dissin for no reason...
bam......................................
mos def a stand up dude he rite doe man if all da rappers came 2gether 4 shyt like dis maaaaan aint no tellin wat da fuk wud happen