NUPE4LIFE...hey, you know I always expect that you'll bring another side of the argument to the table...I really enjoy you input and I agree with you to a certain extent. Maybe I didn't verbalize what I was trying to say because I was so rushed. The SF stated EXACTLY what I was getting at...what I don't like about it is that when we do it...it is considered trash, uneducated, slang, ebonics,...and when they pick up on it, recycle it and such...it the "newest craze"! I was flipping through the channels and on MTVs TRL that's all they were talking about is NSync's performance. What did they do that black people haven't been doing for years.
I know I might make some enemies by saying the following...but ya'll know I am going to say it anyway. Everybody is so up in arms and upset about the things that Eminem says and does. What is new about his lyrics that some "hard-core" African-American rapper hasn't already said. It's just the fact that it is a nice looking(not grungy) white kid saying...this man has the Gay and Lesbian community pairing up the the Church to boycott his records!!! Why are so many people making a big deal about it? My opinion is that when it's a black rapper/artist who says something negative not as many people notice or have much to say about it. But when a white guy comes out with some of the same lyrics...everybody is concerned with "what is music coming to". Please don't get me wrong...I don't dislike white people or any GROUP of people for that matter. But some things just rub me the wrong way.
It is true that "imitation is the highest form of flattery", but if someone imitates me, and they get more attention for "being me", than I do...I feel a little cheated.
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