Comments on: 60 Minutes http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:44:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: brian http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-59476 brian Wed, 02 May 2007 06:00:32 +0000 http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/#comment-59476 some of your points are valid, Justin, but I have to disagree on a few things: 1) it's kind of implied that this "Stop Snitching" attitude is limited to this generation of rappers and fans. But NWA and Public Enemy as well as others had songs about police that were intended to show that the police don't care about black people. 2) Cam'ron is from Harlem, i don't know about Busta. 3) I have a hard time saying that gangsta culture shouldn't be sold like it is through hip-hop and clothing and movies, etc. For me, I like listening to Clipse's songs about slingin' or Wu-Tang's songs about the hard life growing up. Both are forms of escapism for me, and the both give me some more perspective on life. However, I think the problem is that gangsta culture is embraced in certain communities. People grow up thinking that dealing drugs is great, because they get the money and everything that goes with it. Gangsta rap didn't create this image, but it certainly isn't helping it go away. 4) I really think that while I can't agree with Cam'ron, you gotta admit he knows what he is doing. He knows that his "beef" with 50 will sell records. He knows that keeping the gangsta image will sell records. Is what he doing responsible? No. But the society we live in is ruled by money, so he is doing the smart thing. some of your points are valid, Justin, but I have to disagree on a few things:
1) it’s kind of implied that this “Stop Snitching” attitude is limited to this generation of rappers and fans. But NWA and Public Enemy as well as others had songs about police that were intended to show that the police don’t care about black people.
2) Cam’ron is from Harlem, i don’t know about Busta.
3) I have a hard time saying that gangsta culture shouldn’t be sold like it is through hip-hop and clothing and movies, etc. For me, I like listening to Clipse’s songs about slingin’ or Wu-Tang’s songs about the hard life growing up. Both are forms of escapism for me, and the both give me some more perspective on life.
However, I think the problem is that gangsta culture is embraced in certain communities. People grow up thinking that dealing drugs is great, because they get the money and everything that goes with it. Gangsta rap didn’t create this image, but it certainly isn’t helping it go away.
4) I really think that while I can’t agree with Cam’ron, you gotta admit he knows what he is doing. He knows that his “beef” with 50 will sell records. He knows that keeping the gangsta image will sell records. Is what he doing responsible? No. But the society we live in is ruled by money, so he is doing the smart thing.

]]> By: ma http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-59025 ma Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:03:23 +0000 http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/#comment-59025 nice to hear somebody talking like justin sometimes nice to hear somebody talking like justin sometimes

]]> By: Justin http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-58926 Justin Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:14:50 +0000 http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/#comment-58926 You know what bothers me about all these millionaire rappers? They think they're all "gangsta" and "dangerous" and "drug dealin'" and "bitch stealin", while in real life, a 8 y/o kid could kick their ass. What a pussy this Cam'ron guy is. What a pussy Busta Rhymes really is. Grew up in the hood? Yeah right. Probably got a condo in the suburbs. My God, I don't understand why the youth doesn't see right through these thought-up-by-managers-to-sell-more-records-imago's of 50 Cent and the like. It's all as fake as Britney's singing, and all the kids eat it like it's McD's. Even here in Holland, youth start looking up to these 'rappers'. What Paris and Britney are for the girls, these guys are for the boys. And that's not at all good. Let's hope they all grow out of it. You know what bothers me about all these millionaire rappers? They think they’re all “gangsta” and “dangerous” and “drug dealin’” and “bitch stealin”, while in real life, a 8 y/o kid could kick their ass. What a pussy this Cam’ron guy is. What a pussy Busta Rhymes really is. Grew up in the hood? Yeah right. Probably got a condo in the suburbs. My God, I don’t understand why the youth doesn’t see right through these thought-up-by-managers-to-sell-more-records-imago’s of 50 Cent and the like. It’s all as fake as Britney’s singing, and all the kids eat it like it’s McD’s. Even here in Holland, youth start looking up to these ‘rappers’. What Paris and Britney are for the girls, these guys are for the boys. And that’s not at all good. Let’s hope they all grow out of it.

]]> By: hima http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-58894 hima Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:04:37 +0000 http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/#comment-58894 if you saw something like a 1/3 of your community locked up, given long sentences, chewed up by the system, with their right to vote and change things taken from them, you wouldn't snitch either. "cuz the judge is sayin LIFE like it ain't someone's LIFE". they're boycotting the legal system because it's done them wrong. if you saw something like a 1/3 of your community locked up, given long sentences, chewed up by the system, with their right to vote and change things taken from them, you wouldn’t snitch either. “cuz the judge is sayin LIFE like it ain’t someone’s LIFE”. they’re boycotting the legal system because it’s done them wrong.

]]> By: bruce bruce http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-58594 bruce bruce Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:48:22 +0000 http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/#comment-58594 shit is real in these streets cuzin... example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCzDecFe3Lw shit is real in these streets cuzin…

example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCzDecFe3Lw

]]> By: ma http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-58491 ma Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:08:27 +0000 http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/#comment-58491 that’s nothing new.. that’ s what happens in southern italy with mafia… snitching=”omertĂ “… watch out

]]> By: Wax Joe http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-58408 Wax Joe Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:04:00 +0000 http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/#comment-58408 footfwerk: don´t worry.. go ahead, steal that shit, I won´t snitch!! footfwerk: don´t worry.. go ahead, steal that shit, I won´t snitch!!

]]> By: footwerk http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-58344 footwerk Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:50:53 +0000 http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/#comment-58344 ya i'm fo sho not paying for cams next record. he would want me to steal it anyways ya i’m fo sho not paying for cams next record. he would want me to steal it anyways

]]> By: jaclyn http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-58323 jaclyn Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:55:19 +0000 http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/#comment-58323 Wow, is Camron a fucktard. I love trap-rap, etc. despite the obvious ethical issues, but at a certain point shit is just beyond reason. Wow, is Camron a fucktard. I love trap-rap, etc. despite the obvious ethical issues, but at a certain point shit is just beyond reason.

]]> By: dp http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-58262 dp Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:07:55 +0000 http://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/23/60-minutes/#comment-58262 Wow, that's disturbing. Thanks for posting it! Wow, that’s disturbing. Thanks for posting it!

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