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Originally posted by CanadianDream420
Tupac dies but Alex Jones lives on?...
/thread
'Some say they expect Illuminati take my body to sleep
N***** at the party with they shotties
Just as rowdy as me
Before I flee computer chips
I gotta deal wit brothas flippin
I don't see no devils bleedin'
Only black blood drippin'
Originally posted by Game_Over
reply to post by tom goose
Exactly. You never liked Hip Hop. Just say it. You never looked deeper than the official story (gee, wonder where I heard that before).
I'm not sure if this is a:
A) Defend the fact that rap IS Music thread.
or a
B) Tupac was just a thug and not intellectual
thread. I mean, hip hop IS music. Hate to break it to you holdouts, but you lost. Accept it.
Tupac was not just a thug. That was a part of his persona.
Remember when white people were scared of hip hop?
PS - that is a serious question.
reply to post by gdaub23
Tupac did not believe in the illuminati . He made this very clear numerous times in interviews and songs. But you know how people can be when it comes to some things. They have an interest in the Illuminati, so they hear him say that word and automatically assume he's "exposing them". They fail to see the forest through the trees, they miss out on the big picture and then convince others that he was some kind of warrior, fighting against this secret organization. He originally heard about the Illuminati while in prison. Members of the Nation of Islam tried to tell Pac that the Illuminati was behind his 1994 shooting. He didn't believe that, he believed that associates of Bad Boy Records were behind his shooting (and had evidence that may suggest this theory was true). So he then did an interview once he was released from prison, in which he mocked those who tried to convince him it was the Illuminati. He made fun of Louis Farrakhan, who is a top representative for the Nation of Islam. In layman's terms, he basically said something to the effect of "How does the Nation of Islam know about the plans of the Illuminati, who told them? If they wanted to kill me, why would they tell Farrakhan? Who told him? The Pope?, how does this guy in jail now about the secret plan?" 2pac was clearly making fun of people who believe in the illuminati. He then stated "That's why I'm putting the K to it, because I'm killing that illuminati #, that's just another way to keep us down. They are always talking about the eyes and a face on the dollar bill. I don't care who's eyes are on the money, as long as people accept that money when I try to buy something.". He went on to say "You're so concerned with what's ON the money and thinking about that, that you're not GETTIN' the money".
...it is known fact that rap music makes people stupid not smart so he was no threat at all...
Originally posted by baraka
reply to post by tom goose
...it is known fact that rap music makes people stupid not smart so he was no threat at all...
?????
well dont insult our intelligence if you lack of it, plus u said that u listened to rap and dress and talked like them, but i guess you didnt really listened to it... or you were just hearing garbage, sorry...
Originally posted by tom goose
There i found people that were really thinking, they were not departmentalized away from the rest of the population, they were the population.
Originally posted by baraka
sure you can make a rap song in your own bedroom, but i know a lot of people that make rock songs in their bedroom, the only thing they need is a recording software,mixer, and a drum machine like battery or other top notch plugin...so whats the point..?
are you saying that rock is better because you work as a team?
well what about colaborations with mcs across the world? i understand that you like rock music, but you cant ditch rap music because you dont like it...or because it doesnt have a guitar... that is... i dont even know what to call that seriously.
you have great rock artists and you have great rap artists and thats it, they both share the messages they want political,sexual or just for fun...
personaly i dont like rock music mostly guitar solos...but i must confess that are artists that makes me think twice on that...but i will never say that the music is garbage because it doesnt have a dj scratching...
Originally posted by tom goose
Originally posted by baraka
sure you can make a rap song in your own bedroom, but i know a lot of people that make rock songs in their bedroom, the only thing they need is a recording software,mixer, and a drum machine like battery or other top notch plugin...so whats the point..?
are you saying that rock is better because you work as a team?
well what about colaborations with mcs across the world? i understand that you like rock music, but you cant ditch rap music because you dont like it...or because it doesnt have a guitar... that is... i dont even know what to call that seriously.
you have great rock artists and you have great rap artists and thats it, they both share the messages they want political,sexual or just for fun...
personaly i dont like rock music mostly guitar solos...but i must confess that are artists that makes me think twice on that...but i will never say that the music is garbage because it doesnt have a dj scratching...
mc collaborations are done using Fed Ex don't kid yourself. one guy makes the beat, mails that off to one of the rappers with his lyrics and instructions, then mailed off to the other guy to add his "collaboration." Most collaborators do not even meet each other unless they go on stage. Vancouver does not have the best local rap scene im sure but from what i have seen it is nothing but a bunch of lazy pot heads that couldn't keep their fingers moving long enough to complete a guitar solo without running out of breath. I have never heard of a Rock album, with the exception of nine inch nails who is not classified as rock, use a drum machine instead of playing the real drums. Besides even Trent Reznor brings a band on tour to play his songs.
Yes playing as team means Rock is better than Rap. The ability to SING instead of talk makes rock better than rap. These are not opinions this is me listing traits of one against the other. Rock can change the world, rap will keep everyone complacent and keep the world where it is without any rocking the boat.
Back to the topic at hand. Tupac dieing was not part of the any power elites plan. He was a pawn to make money off of and direct influence on the youth.
Everyone saw the video of Tupac, Suge and the rest of the crew boot stomping that crip in the hotel lobby. What do you thinks was going to happen next? You think he was going to run home and show his mom where Tupacs foot touched his face? then go put the dirt that came off Tupacs shoe into a jar? Seriously what do you think was going to happen after that??? I doubt they would shoot Suge, he was still good for a record deal once Tupac was gone.
Originally posted by tom goose
Originally posted by Game_Over
reply to post by tom goose
Exactly. You never liked Hip Hop. Just say it. You never looked deeper than the official story (gee, wonder where I heard that before).
I'm not sure if this is a:
A) Defend the fact that rap IS Music thread.
or a
B) Tupac was just a thug and not intellectual
thread. I mean, hip hop IS music. Hate to break it to you holdouts, but you lost. Accept it.
Tupac was not just a thug. That was a part of his persona.
Remember when white people were scared of hip hop?
PS - that is a serious question.
No man I was very into Tupac back then, i was 16 when he died and ripped apart every song of his looking for reasons why he is still alive. I was really into rap back then, lined up around the block when 'Doggystye' was released, and basically did what every other kid was doing, talking like them, acting like them, dressing like them. Overnight we were all admiring a life of crime and heart ache and we were all easy to identify. Look at it from a Police point of view:
they will never be out of work, tupac and his genre were constantly pouring fuel on the fire, all of the perpetrators are easy to identify and usually not really that bad ass since the influence comes from music and fantasy rather than actual violent environments. Not to mention rapper fans are usually easy to prosecute in front of a jury because they dress so foolish. It's like shooting fish in a barrel.