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Busta vs. the Arabs?
mzvirgo.com —
We knew THIS was coming, didn’t we?
You all know that I’m a die hard Busta Rhymes fan, but right now, my loyalty is being tested time and time again.
Did Busta Rhymes think that he could just record a seemingly innocent song and video called “Arab Money” and not expect to ruffle any feathers within the Muslim and/or Arab community? Yet he says he respects the Arab culture. Really? I’m trying to understand; does he respect the culture because of how they go about getting money? (Oh yeah, he is a Taurus you know, so they LOVE getting money.) ...
Busta Rhymes’ Controversial “Arab Money” Gets DJ Suspended
Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily —
... continues to be a lightning rod for controversy, with one UK DJ being suspended after playing the Quran-sampling track on the radio. Steve “Smooth” Sutherland was suspended from his popular show after the song’s broadcast resulted complaints from listeners. In the song’s chorus, the first chapter of the Quran is sung and sampled, which is against strict Arab law dictating that singing a Quran verse in combination with music is prohibited. “I really only respect the Arab culture,” Rhymes said in a recent interview. “I ...
Odes on a Popular Plugin
wayneandwax.com —
Mediascape | A Curious Circumstance of the iPod Shuffle | by Bill Bahng Boyer
cool click-thru piece by ethnoid bill boyer on the ipod & ipod shuffle & capitalism, subjectivity, etc. etc. :: "As a recovering liberal individualist who once unquestioningly subscribed to the epistemological framework ...
