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nomorenomore08

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44. Dear God some of the comments are depressing...

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 03:08 AM

Jun 2014

I've had a couple of exchanges with a self-proclaimed "racial separatist" - some balls, huh? - by the unintentionally(?) ironic Internet handle of "Drake." He calmly goes about his merry way while proclaiming things like "White men built every invention of the modern world!"

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White supremacy meets “black boy rage”: Why Tupac’s needed more today than ever [View all] bravenak Jun 2014 OP

But Tupac's cause of death WAS black boy rage rocktivity Jun 2014 #1

That's not the point the essay is trying to make though Cal Carpenter Jun 2014 #2

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wow. Sheldon Cooper Jun 2014 #5

...and it's gone. alp227 Jun 2014 #34

Exactly. It's an offensive caricature of a music genre *and* a race. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #52

That's a whole different article Cal Carpenter Jun 2014 #6

by why should Trayvon and Grant hfojvt Jun 2014 #53

Have you ever listened to Tupac? giftedgirl77 Jun 2014 #9

As in many societies, extreme inequality and epidemic violence are inseparable from each other. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #24

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The article is much more about his lyrical themes and image than about his death (though dealing nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #35

Well, nobody asked you Scootaloo Jun 2014 #29

I'm a little surprised he got a hidden post, considering a lot of the stuff that flies around here. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #36

That IS kind of surprising. Scootaloo Jun 2014 #37

i'm wondering if the named removed towards the botton of the thread JI7 Jun 2014 #88

Really? Chicken? Really? Scootaloo Jun 2014 #94

Rocktivity..... bravenak Jun 2014 #3

Apparently I'm supposed admire Tupac for spitting in the eye of white supremacy rocktivity Jun 2014 #11

Well, the article just wasn't about his murder. bravenak Jun 2014 #19

Some people can only seem to focus on the guy's death. Which is a shame considering both the quality nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #25

It is a shame.nt bravenak Jun 2014 #32

Tupac truly was, and is, a global icon. AverageJoe90 Jun 2014 #7

I agree.nt bravenak Jun 2014 #8

Tupac was ahead of his time lyrically. mstinamotorcity2 Jun 2014 #10

I love that one. bravenak Jun 2014 #13

If they ever wondered mstinamotorcity2 Jun 2014 #16

It's hard for folks who never lived the life to understand. bravenak Jun 2014 #18

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I am also safer at home.nt bravenak Jun 2014 #69

Geez. Do you have an idea about the average # of hides in your threads? alp227 Jun 2014 #80

I also blame me for posting awesome stuff. bravenak Jun 2014 #83

I was attacked by a gang only once. It was an all white gang in the suburbs. ieoeja Jun 2014 #74

My favorite rapper LittleBlue Jun 2014 #12

He was the most talented rapper ever. bravenak Jun 2014 #15

While I find it difficult to rate musicians like that, I can't disagree Scootaloo Jun 2014 #38

I try to keep up since my husband blasts the stuff so loud in the car. bravenak Jun 2014 #45

Seriously? 2 Chainz, that misogynistic, talentless sleazebag formerly known as "Tity Boi"? nt alp227 Jun 2014 #90

I have to admit I'd go the other way, seeing as Biggie is my favorite rapper of all time. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #41

Juicy was my favorite to dance off when i was working. bravenak Jun 2014 #43

'Illmatic' and 'Ready to Die' are two of the all-time greats of the genre for sure. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #46

Best time to be a teenager! bravenak Jun 2014 #48

I was in Catholic elementary school for all of the 90's (graduated 8th grade in '99) nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #50

I was class of 99 too, but high school. bravenak Jun 2014 #51

Watching hip hop develop from the 80s into the 90s was incredible. Romulox Jun 2014 #73

My Brother-in-law is in the Hip hop scene ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #76

I agree with you that lyrically Biggie had it all. bravenak Jun 2014 #79

Admittedly, much of his later material was shallow and crassly commercial - I still enjoy that stuff nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #27

"Reclaiming some of the humanity" from an unjust world. sheshe2 Jun 2014 #14

He's been writing some good stuff lately. bravenak Jun 2014 #17

Tupac gwheezie Jun 2014 #20

Thank you for that. bravenak Jun 2014 #21

I'm going to have to disagree with mourning the loss of his skills. JoeyT Jun 2014 #22

He was an artist overall Scootaloo Jun 2014 #42

did you see this from Marco Rubio ? JI7 Jun 2014 #23

Checking my meds - edgineered Jun 2014 #30

Poor Rubio is the exact type of sell out that Tupac was not. bravenak Jun 2014 #31

Indeed. Which makes his obvious reach for "street cred" all the more pathetic. n/t nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #39

Kick!!! Heidi Jun 2014 #26

Rest in peace Tupac lovemydog Jun 2014 #33

+1 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #40

Dear God some of the comments are depressing... nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #44

What about the ones who say the were here before the Native Americans and died out. bravenak Jun 2014 #47

Yeah, as if a few Viking ships blown off course consitute the "founding" of anything. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #49

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Craziness. You signed up just to say that? bravenak Jun 2014 #55

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So, let me get this straight.... bravenak Jun 2014 #57

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This is how you see the black community? bravenak Jun 2014 #61

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I live in New Orleans and on the Black Radio station Katashi_itto Jun 2014 #58

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my alert on that first post of his failed JI7 Jun 2014 #63

I got him. bravenak Jun 2014 #64

just like the # 7 from my alert JI7 Jun 2014 #65

Prolly the same type of person who says things like this. bravenak Jun 2014 #66

From the comments: XemaSab Jun 2014 #68

Tupac was a gifted student and went to performing arts high schools. bravenak Jun 2014 #70

One of the other commenters XemaSab Jun 2014 #71

named for the Incan rebel leader, Tupac Amaru II BainsBane Jun 2014 #72

Really? bravenak Jun 2014 #75

Question ZX86 Jun 2014 #77

Do you even know what you are talking about? bravenak Jun 2014 #78

Tupac's criminal record is legend. ZX86 Jun 2014 #81

We still need Tupac. bravenak Jun 2014 #85

The topic is Tupac. Not Jefferson. ZX86 Jun 2014 #87

I hate to use the "truth as a defense" trope to defend vitriol, alp227 Jun 2014 #82

He said gang rape.nt bravenak Jun 2014 #84

He gang raped a Black woman. ZX86 Jun 2014 #86

Wikipedia: alp227 Jun 2014 #89

Convicted. He did it. Don't apoligize for the rape of a Black woman. ZX86 Jun 2014 #91

When did I apologize for rape? nt alp227 Jun 2014 #92

Tupac was convicted by a jury of his peers. ZX86 Jun 2014 #96

Jury results: 1000words Jun 2014 #93

Black "boy" rage? ZX86 Jun 2014 #95