Al Quaida Leader Calls Obama a House Negro

So now we have Al-Qaida calling our president elect a house nigga... LOL... Are you kidding me? See now, I know there is a part of the black community that may think the same way. Just like there are those in the black community that feel as if he isn't black enough (e.g. not of slave blood, half white and half black, etc...). There are also those that have said the same thing about any black person in a power position or black person who isn't the stereotype... Ball-player, drug-dealer, entertainer, cook, janitor, etc... Is this all we are relegated too?

There have always been those that feel that if you are black, successful and in a position of authority.... Then you Sir, are a house negro. You must be that "liked one" that they allow to live among them. I have always been at odds with this flawed ideology. The house negro was created by the white slave owner... It was just another mind-game to keep us hating each other. It was ploy that kept control over us.... The field negroes hated those slaves that worked in the house, because they were treated better then the field negroes. Most of the house negros were fair-complected (lighter skin tone) or had the slave owners blood running through them. We hated them and envied them at the same time. But what we failed to realize, is that at the end of the day, we were still all slaves. We were slaves that would never unite and rise up against the slave owners, because we hated each other. This self-hatred still manifest itself today in our "hater" mentality. We still like to hate on anyone who we feel gets ahead or finally "makes it"... The "Neo" that doesn't fit the stereotype. That is the slave mentality that has kept us in chains for thousands of years. That way of thinking has to change... It is nothing more then psychological warfare that was used by slave owners and now being employed by Al-Qaida.


Mr. Al-Zawahri,

Here is some F.Y.I. homey,

There are no more house niggas.... Because there are no more slaves...

Church

Kas

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Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama with racial epithet

CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's No.
2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, using a demeaning racial term implying that the president-elect is a black American who does the bidding of whites.


The message appeared chiefly aimed at persuading Muslims and Arabs that Obama does not represent a change in U.S. policies.
Ayman al-Zawahri said in the message, which appeared on militant Web sites, that Obama is "the direct opposite of honorable black Americans" like Malcolm X, the 1960s African-American rights leader.


In al-Qaida's first response to Obama's victory, al-Zawahri also called the president-elect - along with secretaries of state Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice - "house negroes."

Speaking in Arabic, al-Zawahri uses the term "abeed al-beit," which literally translates as "house slaves." But al-Qaida supplied English subtitles of his speech that included the translation as "house negroes."

The message also includes old footage of speeches by Malcolm X in which he explains the term, saying black slaves who worked in their white masters' house were more servile than those who worked in the fields. Malcolm X used the term to criticize black leaders he accused of not standing up to whites.


The 11-minute 23-second video features the audio message by al-Zawahri, who appears only in a still image, along with other images, including one of Obama wearing a Jewish skullcap as he meets with Jewish leaders. In his speech, al-Zawahri refers to a Nov. 5 U.S. airstrike attack in Afghanistan, meaning the video was made after that date.


Al-Zawahri said Obama's election has not changed American policies he said are aimed at oppressing Muslims and others.


"America has put on a new face, but its heart full of hate, mind drowning in greed, and spirit which spreads evil, murder, repression and despotism continue to be the same as always," the deputy of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden said.


He said Obama's plan to shift troops to Afghanistan is doomed to failure, because Afghans will resist.


"Be aware that the dogs of Afghanistan have found the flesh of your soldiers to be delicious, so send thousands after thousands to them," he said.


Al-Zawahri did not threaten specific attacks, but warned Obama that he was "facing a Jihadi (holy war) awakening and renaissance which is shaking the pillars of the entire Islamic world; and this is the fact which you and your government and country refuse to recognize and pretend not to see."

He said Obama's victory showed Americans acknowledged that President George W. Bush's policies were a failure and that the result was an "admission of defeat in Iraq."

But Obama's professions of support for Israel during the election campaign "confirmed to the Ummah (Islamic world) that you have chosen a stance of hostility to Islam and Muslims," al-Zawahri said. Share

Shorty Lo and TI's camps Rumble at Awards Show

SMH.... Nigga moment

Please Hip Hop... WAKE UP!

Kas

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Shorty Lo and TI's camps Rumble at Awards Show

By Tai Saint Louis

http://www.allhiphop.com/.../2008/11/24/20722485.aspx

Radio One's fourth annual Dirty Awards ended abruptly this evening when two separate altercations erupted reportedly between rapper Shawty Lo and members of the Grand Hustle camp tonight (November 24). An eye witness told AllHipHop.com that the tension between the two crews mounted during Shawty Lo's performance, which included a diss version of Grand Hustle artist Yung LA's song "Ain't I."

As Lo performed his version with a chorus "Don't I," an audience member identified by an eyewitness as Capitol recording artist Alfamega, allegedly threw a chair onto the stage. At that point, witnesses say another artist signed to the T.I.-helmed label stormed the stage, at which point authorities proceeded to break a fight.

T.I. himself took the stage shortly after the fight to accept an award following, a reported private conversation with Shawty-Lo, in which the Grammy Award-winning rapper/actor allegedly insisted once again, that the two end their long-running beef. He proceeded to denounce the violence and negativity and assured the Dirty Awards audience that he did not condone the fighting.

Shortly thereafter, however, a second fight broke out as T.I. performed his verse from "Ain't I," allegedly substituting some lyrics with verbal jabs at Shawty Lo, with whom he has had an unpleasant relationship throughout the year.

Towards the end of the performance, another member of the Grand Hustle camp allegedly jumped off stage and assaulted a man witnesses said was Shawty Lo's brother. Police officers then halted the awards show, using pepper spray to end the fight. While the Dirty Awards audience was immediately evacuated, witnesses say other altercations may have occurred outside of the event. More details as this story develops. Share

President Bush Pardons John Forte

With a new administration about to take over in about a month... Could we finally see the government about to revisit our ridiculous drug mandatory sentencing laws?

Kas

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President Bush Pardons John Forte

By Charlie Rem

http://www.allhiphop.com/.../2008/11/24/20721874.aspx

President George W. Bush has pardoned rapper John Forte, an affiliate of the Fugees, who has been serving prison time for smuggling drugs, sources told AllHipHop.com.

Forte was one of 14 persons that Bush has pardoned or granted commuted prison sentences.

This wave of White House pardons is Bush's latest, as he has less than two months in his presidency. A pardon cannot be overruled.

Forte was arrested at Newark International Airport in 2000 and charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to distribute. Police caught him accepting a briefcase with about $1.4 million worth of liquid cocaine in it.

Forte was hit with a 14-year sentence in a federal penitentiary under minimum sentencing laws even though it was his first offense and he was a non-violent offender. He began his bid in jail in 2001 and has fought the laws vehemently.

Through the ordeal, he maintained his innocence and turned down a plea deal.


John Forte has released two albums, Poly Sci and I, John.

John found an ally in legendary singer Carly Simon and her son Ben Taylor, both close friends. Forte lived at Simon's estate in Martha's Vineyard for about six weeks in 1999 and even spent the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays with the family. Simon and Taylor have lobbied on Forte's behalf since he was incarcerated.

Much speculation has been made of others Bush may opt to pardon. Most of these involved those that government employees that may have unjustly interrogated suspected terrorists in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.


A pardon of these cases would severely impede president elect Barack Obama from investigating such crimes. Share

KRS-One Rhymes About Obama

You still must learn!!!!!

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Flint rapper MC Breed dies at 36

Just another classic example of why we need universal health care. Dude couldn't even pay his medical bills... SMH! Why should we have to put on benefits and fund raisers for the funds to save a life? A price should never be put on life; but it is everyday in our great country. Things need to change, man...

R.I.P. Mr. Eric Breed

Peace

Kas

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Flint rapper MC Breed dies at 36

Adam Graham / Detroit News Pop Music Writer
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081122/ENT04/811220438

Influential Flint rapper MC Breed, who was one of the first Midwest rappers to emerge onto the national hip-hop scene, has died, his manager has confirmed to The Detroit News. Breed was 36.
Breed, who scored a hit with his 1991 lo-fi classic "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'" and later collaborated with a young Tupac Shakur, was found dead on Saturday at a friend's home in Ypsilanti, according to Darryl Morris, Breed's manager. No further details were available as of press time.

Breed, whose given name was Eric Breed, had recently been wrestling with health issues and was admitted to a hospital in his adopted home of Atlanta in September after suffering from kidney failure, according to reports. The rapper was put on life support, according to reports, and had only 30 percent functionality of his kidneys. Plans were put in place to throw a benefit concert for the rapper to raise money for his medical bills, but they were put on hold when his condition seemed to improve.

Breed's biggest hit was "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'," from his 1991 debut album, "MC Breed & D.F.C." The song sampled Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce" and the Ohio Players' "Funky Worm" and found Breed not only bragging about his hometown of Flint but also stating his goals for the highest office in the land. "If I was the President, then I would state facts," he rapped, "you leave it up to me, I'll paint the White House black."

Breed bolstered his cred when he collaborated with Shakur on "Gotta Get Mine," the lead single from his third album, 1993's "The New Breed." The song came just as Shakur was just starting to earn his bad-boy-of-rap reputation, and it reached No. 6 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart.

Over the course of his nearly 20-year career, Breed also worked with Too $hort, the D.O.C., Warren G and more. While never achieving full-fledged mainstream success, Breed was respected in hip-hop circles for his work ethic and his lucid, scratchy-voiced flow.
He recorded 13 albums, and released an album a year between 1991 and 2001.His final album, "The New Prescription," was released in 2004.

Detroit rapper Trick Trick says he looked up to MC Breed.
"I salute him for everything he did," Trick said Saturday. "It was good to see him break out of Flint. It gave a lot of us hope, like, 'We can do this, too.'"

Breed's career cooled considerably in recent years, and he spent eight months in prison for a parole violation that was a result of unpaid child support. In April, a Flint judge sentenced him to 60 days in jail as a result of owing more than $200,000 in unpaid child support to three different women.

You can reach Adam Graham at (313) 222-2284, or at agraham@detnews. com.

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Random Thought: Has Boondocks Gone Overboard??????

Random thought time y'all:

Did Anyone see Boondocks last night?? Is it just me or does anyone else feel like Aaron McGruder might have gone a little overboard with this last episode? I’m sayin… It was funny… But, at the same time, I could have been crazy offended… The name of the episode was “Stinkmeaner Strikes Back”… For those who missed it: The show plays off the nigga moment … Definition: Nigga moment is where ignorance overwhelms the logic of an otherwise rational negro man…

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Well, this episode takes that theme from the last episode, when Granddad kills Col. Stinkmeaner in a classic nigga moment. Huey has a dream of Stinkmeaner coming back from hell to get revenge. Granddad says that he was a menace and he sent him to hell like he deserves. Stinkmeaner's spirit later inhabits Tom Dubois' body and goes looking for revenge against Granddad. Dubois’ starts having nigga moments and Stinkmeaner is the cause of it. Eventually, they tie Dubois’ up (who is possessed by Stinkmeaner’s ghost) and call Uncle Ruckus to do the exorcism… LMAO!

Yo, and that is where I felt like they might have went a bit overboard… The exorcism performed by Uncle Ruckus was craaaazzzzzyyy!!!! LMAO… Basically, they had to get “the nigga” (Stinkmeaner), out of “the Blackman” (Dubois’). So, to do that… Ruckus brought his tools… A noose, a whip, a branding iron, police baton, and a job application… LMAO!

Wait… Wait… It gets worst…

The exorcism involved them making him read a book, beating him with the whip, baton, and straight tim stompin' his ass; while screaming “nigga get yo’ black ass out of here!” LMAO!

Watch for yourself:

Now, I understand what McGruder is getting at with all this… I agree… But, c’mon now… LOL… Shouldn’t some things be sacred and only talked about within our community??? Should we really be airing out our dirty laundry for all of America to see???? With all the controversy surrounding the “Read A Book” video; I can’t see how Boondocks flies under the radar… Is it because it is shown on Cartoon Network and not BET (I really wish it was on BET, where it is needed)???

Also, I know a lot of white people probably watch the show… So, do you think they get it? Do they really truly understand the message behind all the, “nigga this and nigga that?” Do they really overstand??? Because the first time a white kid sees a fight at school between two black kids and says some shit like: “Yo, never-mind them, they just having a nigga moment…” LOL… There might be a problem or would it be a problem???? **scratches head**

Either way, it is a great show… With its brilliant use of humor; it brings up some topics that are in need of discussion in our community… But, this episode had me laughing so hard at how offensive this shit could be taken.

Oh… and the Ghostface cameo was awesome!!!! LOL…

Peace,

Kas

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Review: Little Brother "Getback"

Little Brother Getback At It

By Kas

No major label deal! Well wave bye, bye, to the little bit of major radio and MTV2 run they had!

The Listening… Classic!

The Minstrel Show… Arguably, classic!

They can’t follow up two solid albums with another solid album????? Not in this Hip Hop day and age… They have to stumble, right?

Man, no 9^th Wonder! Them niggas album gonna be garbage!

All the cards seemed to be stacked against them and now we are blessed with Getback. Phonte and Big Pooh, the middle-east’s (N.C.) finest, are back again with another soulful addition to their already impressive discography. The album is a journey into the last two years since The Minstrel Show dropped. It is a very “grown folks” type album lyrically. Phonte and Pooh lace every record with their classic personal, gem dropping, everyday grind, let me learn you something little nigga, flow. That is why L.B. albums are always critically acclaimed and they are one of the few groups left whose material can get copped on name recognition alone. Why? Because you know what the fuck you are getting with a L.B. album and that is good Hip Hop music!

No punch pulling lyrics, over soulful boom-bap beats, is a genetic trait of this crew and that didn’t change with the disappearance of 9^th. They just threw on some new “good clothes” and enlisted the help of some intelligent Hip Hop beat-crafters. Yet, they didn’t go outside their lane and stuck with producers who could concoct that classic L.B. elixir in a new shinny shot glass. The producers seemed to try and keep 9^th’s soulful sound that he crafted for Tay and Pooh and just throw their own little spin on it (except Zo! LOL…). Which really worked out to Tay and Pooh’s advantage on Getback, as it is another solid album.

If you are expecting the social commentary of The Minstrel Show once again on this one then…. Ummmm…. Well, you are out of luck sunny. The album starts off with an intro instrumental, which is a jazzy acoustic version of We Got Now, the last record off The Minstrel Show. That intro leads right into Sirens, which is an Illmind produced banger… That is about as much of that political shit as you gonna get on this one… With Pooh spitting shit like:

“They talk about us not using the word nigga

I want to speak about a couple issues much bigger

Like mos black folk live below the poverty line

And they wonder why the fuck we attracted to crime”

And Tay:

“They trying to blame this rap shit for all of our ills

Like I can stick you up with a mic

Like I can rape you with a verse or use a verb as a knife

Like before Kool Herc everything was alright

Like I wasn’t calling black women hoes before Rappers Delight”

And that is it…

This flows right out of The Minstrel Show and into the Getback… There are a few skits, but the concept album feel is gone. It is more just banger after banger and head nod after head nod.

The relationships between woman and man are a big topic on this one… Records like Breakin’ My Heart, After the Party, and Step It Up, all have a lady drama feel to them. Which is cool, because grown folks can relate to lady drama (say word) and the other records are more introspective. There aren’t any real braggadocios, nonsense records on this album. The closest to braggadocios is the Denaun Porter, aka Mr. Porter, produced heat rock ExtraHard. But even then, they manage to slide in a message of self improvement, do for self, and keep it movin’ness. Each song has a clear message and hits with soulful quality production. Can’t Win for Losing, Two Step Blues, That Ain’t Love, Dreams, When Everything is New, and even Good Clothes, are all those relatable records that you can affirm with a head nod like: “Yeah, nigga… Church… I can relate to all that shit you just said!”

If I had to pick a weak record on the album (which is hard), it would have to be the only 9^th Wonder produced record, Breakin’ My Heart feat. Lil Wayne (as much as I love Tay’s verse on it). Yes, that is right, Lil Wayne… This nigga is everywhere! I can’t even cop a L.B. album without hearing him now… Yo, dude is camping outside of every studio in America, waiting to get on dudes albums… LOL… I’m sayin’… The beat is just lack luster to me and the claps get annoying after a minute into the record. Also, Wayne’s verse is not that great… With lines like “…and my game is skin deep like a first tattoo/ I get all in your head just like shampoo…” C’mon Mr. Weezy… What was that??? **shakes head** But, the song is still listenable on the strength of Tay and Pooh’s verses.

Quick play by play:

1. Sirens Feat. Carlitta Durand – produced by Illmind:

Crazy! Illmind is a beast on this one! Nasty keys and eerie Carlitta Durand sang hook, give this record a dark feel. Awesome pro-Hip Hop, lets get right, message from Tay & Pooh, reminiscent of that Minstrel Show shit.

2. Can't Win For Losing – produced by Illmind:

Claps + Ye styled soul sample + solid drum work and synths = Another Illmind banger! Tay and Pooh lace it with the personal real talk that L.B. fans expect from them. Speakin’ on the trials and tribulations of being Hip Hop artist and how shady the biz can be...

3. Breakin' My Heart Feat. Lil Wayne – produced by 9^th Wonder:

Starts off with a hilarious skit, with dudes girl breaking into his email and finding messages from some other woman… Then a lazy, monotonous, clap filled 9^th beat comes in (well, it isn’t as bad as I’m making it sound… LOL). Tay’s verse is church and Weezy’s verse is not.

4. Good Clothes – produced by Illmind:

The single off the album… Simple looped joint with Illmind solid drum work. The lyrics carry this one! Y’all know you can relate to this record… Don’t front!

5. After the Party Feat. Carlitta Durand – produced by Khrysis:

If you haven’t heard of Khrysis (Away Team), you will sunny… Dude is a beast! He will be a household name in the near future. The beat captures the essence of that late night after the club is closed and the lyrics follow that theme. Smooth and laid back… Subtle synths and another Carlitta Durand murked hook…

This one is connected to Good Clothes through a skit… Yo, the intro to the song is hilarious too… It starts with Tay in the parking lot after the club closes, trying to spit at a woman and his conscious telling him what to say… LOL… One of my favorite records on the album.

6. Extra Hard – produced by Mr. Porter:

Tay says it best at the beginning of the song… This beat is provocative… That is the only way to put it. Honesty, this record sounds more like something 9^th would have crafted. Nice, looped sample with Pooh and Tay spitting that meth.

7. Step It Up Feat. Dion – produced by Hi-Tek:

Y’all know Tek’s pedigree… This shit is meth! Tek’s crooner, hook maestro Dion, assists Tay and Pooh with an ode to the ladies.

8. Two-Step Blues Feat. Darien Brockington – produced by Nottz:

Again L.B.’s enlist another solid pedigree producer in Nottz. Who kills on this jazzy, smoke filled, soulful, banger! Darien Brockington laces the hook with a neo-soul vibe. Highlight is Pooh’s Phife’ish, TCQ inspired, sounding verse… Very nice!

9. That Ain't Love Feat. Jozeemo – produced by Illmind:

Man, another Illmind gem! Mos def a standout track on the album… Along with Two Step, Step It Up, After the Party, and When Everything Is New. “If this is love, I don’t want to see hate… If this is real, I don’t want to see fake!” If you can’t feel that, then you ain’t living.

10. Dreams – produced by Rashid Hadee:

Nice looped sample with a killer bassline and subtle keys… Another 9^th inspired sounding track. They message on this one is meth. Just sit back and listen to what they are saying… This song is real talk and Tay drops a gem with his verse:

“I still go to the crib and see my niggas on the corner

Chillin’ with the pounds on they waist

Gettin’ old, gettin’ round in the face

And when I hang with them

They ask me if The Minstrel Show means I’m ashamed of them

Well, I can’t say that I’m proud

But all the same, can’t say I’m allowed to judge

I’m just glad to see you”

11. When Everything Is New – produced by Zo!:

Yo, Zo! Murders the synths on this record… This is not one of your normal L.B. cut right here… But oddly, it fits them and this album… It is more in the vain of Foreign Exchange too me. Very up beat record and with all the negative shit they vent out on the album, this is one of the happier lyrical tracks… LOL…

All and all, any Little Brother fan will be happy with this album. The whole thing is cover to cover and only one possible skippable record. Some may say that the album is a bit angry, bitter, and dark. But, if you ask me, they just sound hungry… Classics are created off of this type of hunger… In this era of topicless, cookie cutter, dumb downed Hip Hop; it’s nice to hear some Emcees that actually have something to say.

On a scale of 1 – 5

Getback – 4.5

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