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Alicia Keys Thinks, "Gangsta Rap," Was Created To Make Blacks Kill Each Other
RealTalkNY Brought To You By Nigel D. — The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter tells Blender magazine: “‘Gangsta rap’ was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. ‘Gangsta rap’ didn’t exist.” “the bicoastal feud between slain rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. was fueled “by the government and the media, to stop another great black leader from existing.” Full Story I think Gangsta rap was created from people conveying the struggles they went through or seen in their ...

Alicia Keys Is Right, So Is Badu
URB Magazine Daily Blogs — ... So a few people seem to be mad at Alicia Keys, or at least confused by her comments . Even as Ice Cube's "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" still gets spin in my iPod, Keys has perplexed everyone over these words: "Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other." I think the only part of that statement is the implication that gangsta rap was created for the purpose, when in fact (or Internet conspiracy), it is probably just perpetuated in mainstream society to convince black people to kill each other. Maybe. Above, Jay Smooth vlogs his take on Keys' thoughts. ...

Video: The Difference Between Paranoid and Suspicious
Nah Right — A new video blog from Jay Smooth about recent comments made by my wifey about the origins of gangster rap.

So Now Curtis Doesn’t Like A.Keys?
Nah Right — First off, we’ve all noticed how slim Curtis has been looking lately (pause), but man, he’s straight Pookie status in that pic right there. Earlier in Lite, I linked to some similar comments from Curtis, but Toshi over at Rhapsody just sent me over a link to an interview he did with the Unit recently where Boo Boo again spoke on Alicia Keys’ statements about Gangster Rap to Blender. What did you think of Alicia Keys’ comments regarding gangsta rap in Blender? ...