Mos Def Speakin the truth about Industry Cats in wake of Jena 6

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Jan 28, 2005
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I got love for mos, but he's gonna get assasinated for that type of shit.

I dont even know what this Jena 6 shit is about though. Somebody care to enlighten me?
 

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The Jena Six refers to a group of six black teenagers who have been charged with the beating of a white teenager at Jena High School in Jena, Louisiana, United States, on December 4, 2006. The six black students were initially charged with attempted second degree murder and conspiracy to commit second degree murder.

The beating followed a number of racially-charged incidents in the town, notably when three white students hung nooses from a tree at Jena High school following a black student asking if he could sit under the tree.
Read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jena_6
 

Ry

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  • Ry

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I agree 1000% percent with what Mos Def is saying. All these successful rap cats wouldn't have what they have now if it wasn't for their predecessors paving the way for them. People only give a fuck about themselves and what affects their damn bank account...
 
Apr 20, 2005
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Hip Hop revolution should be comming.

Mos Def
Dead Prez
Talib
Murs
Common
Wu-Tang
Little Brother
Immortal Tech
Ras Kass
Bishop
Justus League
Kam
Tech 9
Ice Cube

Hopefully these guys will get together and tear the industry down and flood it with knowledge. Wash out all them trick ass rappers out the game. Support these guys instead of all that other bullshit.
 
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I agree with him, but they are actually doing jena6 a favor by not being there, the media would make a circus out of it with lines like "Gangster rapper XXXX joins the protest to free Jena6, rapper XXXX has sodomised small children bla bla."
 
Oct 6, 2005
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Mos... Like his music... But... Why should Jeezy... Weezy... Camron... And Jay-Z picket and march...? That type of thing has always been his hustle... He should do his thing and let those cats do theirs... Lil Wayne did his part for NOLA... He's not from Jena... It's not his fight... Ain't feeling Mos on this one...
 

Rasan

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its EVERY blacc persons fight. fold.
this is very true. and this is whats wrong with black america. this stuff affects us all. somebody hang a noose in a high school in my city. just because it didn't happen to you directly don't mean it ain't your fight. if this was your cousin, or even you, you would want people to have your back.
however, i still disagree with the young brothas beatin up the other students, they should have taken this up with the NAACP. you see, had they done that, instead of using violence, the impact of the noose would have been much greater. but see, now america is like well hey, they beat em up, so they even now.
 
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fuck it, its just some dumb shit to piss people off, the reason there is more attention on blacks for doing wrong is that when whites get pissed, they hang nooses, when blacks get pissed, they gang jump someone, violence vs lack of violence, when there is that factor, the violence will always be looked at as the worse of the two scenarios. and people already calling it a fight, why use a violent word for it, shit, its a big cycle that isnt going anywhere
 
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Mos Def = Crybaby. Not because of this. Because all he wants to do is seperate himself from white people so he in fact creates the barrier. In order for humanity to co-exist then one mus be able to embrace all instead of just themselves. Mos Def is selfish in this regard. I do not care for his music or his message. Although his song on the Blade II soundtrack is worth note. I do not hate this guy I just do not think he is worth listening to.


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Honestly certain rappers should NOT be there because they attract the crowds that perpetuate the stereotypes of young black males created by the media. Does Mos Def want the Jena 6 protests to turn into the source/vibe awards?
 
May 20, 2006
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I applaud Mos Def for his statements, passion, and sincerity about being upset about the lack of support from the Hip-Hop community for the Jena 6. Rappers are just like drug dealers, selfish, bloodsuckers. Anybody that can't relate to Mos's feelings about people he personally contacted about supporting the Jena 6, probably can't relate to why some black people celebrated when O.J. beat his murder case.
 
Feb 10, 2006
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the image of a rapper is one thing, but racism in america is another. they should have all gone cuz these rappers with "gangster" images also speak on racism and class seperation in america. i'm mexican str8 up, but any form of racism affects america as a whole, so mos def is 100% correct in lettin rappers like kanye know what time it is.
 
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Think about what would have happened if nobody woulda marched or protested, or we wouldn't have found out? If they can get away with shit like this what makes u think that they won't try it again? I know there's alot of undocumented or unheard of cases like this, but we have to start somewhere. We can't just sit here while they sentence us to life, while white people who do the same thing get off with a pat on the wrist.
 
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8FIVE8 said:
Hip Hop revolution should be comming.

Mos Def
Dead Prez
Talib
Murs
Common
Wu-Tang
Little Brother
Immortal Tech
Ras Kass
Bishop
Justus League
Kam
Tech 9
Ice Cube

Hopefully these guys will get together and tear the industry down and flood it with knowledge. Wash out all them trick ass rappers out the game. Support these guys instead of all that other bullshit.
we have been wanting this for years... never gonna happen