While the dumbass tag is entirely apt in this case, headlines like this make me wish Fark had a 'Wait...what?' tag. I read it three times, sure it could not possibly mean what I thought it meant.

And yet it did. Wow. I think I'm going to go have a beer now and pretend I didn't see this. Because otherwise that whole faith in humanity thing of mine might be doomed.

ThisIsNotSubtle: While the dumbass tag is entirely apt in this case, headlines like this make me wish Fark had a 'Wait...what?' tag. I read it three times, sure it could not possibly mean what I thought it meant.

And yet it did. Wow. I think I'm going to go have a beer now and pretend I didn't see this. Because otherwise that whole faith in humanity thing of mine might be doomed.

Subby here, me too.

/this is my second green today
//first double
///yeah

I once shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.

Chicks dig a convicted serial rapist.

...where--where're you going, ladies? It's almost happy hour.

Akon unavailable for comment.
/too busy boosting BMWs with his gang

wow, welcome to last month fark.com

I'm shocked the article was that long and didn't once mention how much Akon sucks.

That was a nice op-ed piece.


/anticipates the flames
//listens to all forms of music

Damnit, DRTFA..
/serves me right for thinking fark wouldnt repeat articles

hip-hop world's celebration of savage violence, educational failure and misogyny by gangsta rap has been one of the worst influences on American youth, especially black youth, in decades.

n][gga puhhleeez

that sh][t teaches em to be playaz.

It's not like Akon was some regular guy applying for a job at Circuit City. He's a rapper. Of course he has to fake a criminal background or he won't be taken seriously. It's all part of the image.

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Ral: It's not like Akon was some regular guy applying for a job at Circuit City. He's a rapper. Of course he has to fake a criminal background or he won't be taken seriously. It's all part of the image.

People take rappers seriously?

This is problem is a real epidemic, a scourge sweeping through the white community...

So, we're actually doing people a favor when they're really thrown into prison.

Jesus, I need to Photoshop a Summon Dro Magic Card.

"The world of thug culture has its own perverse equivalent, in which middle-class men with minor legal transgressions exaggerate their bad behavior, claiming to be hard-core degenerates in order to impress youngsters looking for outlaw role models. In this destructive environment, the more violent and predatory you are, the more heroic you seem."

Nice knowing you, Western civilization

/why am I still amazed by the stupidity humans can exhibit?
//Oh how I hate hip-hop
///and get off my lawn

My rap/hip hop collection includes:

Office Space OST (it's mostly rap)
NWA
Will Smith
Dr. Dre
Kanye West (my favorite anime-loving, French-house music listening college dropout)
Busdriver (what rap-snobs listen to)
Necro (simply for the lyrics)

/currently listening to the music of Yo! Gabba Gabba
//yes, that Yo! Gabba Gabba
///Aquabats performs on the show every now and then

And just for clarification, that's about 10 rap/hip hop albums out of 119 albums total (spanning 39 artists).

Sharkface217: And just for clarification, that's about 10 rap/hip hop albums out of 119 albums total (spanning 39 artists).

Congrats. I think you win a medal or something.

ThisIsNotSubtle: While the dumbass tag is entirely apt in this case, headlines like this make me wish Fark had a 'Wait...what?' tag. I read it three times, sure it could not possibly mean what I thought it meant.

And yet it did. Wow. I think I'm going to go have a beer now and pretend I didn't see this. Because otherwise that whole faith in humanity thing of mine might be doomed.

You have things like this...and I agree with you. Then...the other day, I was walking down the street, and the $10 signed check I had in my back pocket fell out. Someone walking behind me grabbed it, ran to catch up with me, and gave it back.

Sharkface217: Busdriver (what rap-snobs listen to)
Necro (simply for the lyrics)

Obscure rapper thread? I offer for your consideration the inimitable Immortal Technique

The_Gallant_Gallstone

My friend bragged about him for a solid ten minutes yesterday. I need to check him out.

The only rap I listen to is Sage Francis. He advocates vegetarianism, abstinence from drugs, and Natalie Portman.

yay more voters!

Lying about your prison record on a job app? That's as new and hot as this guy:

Err, yea.

attempt 2.

You know who else...

e...

E Arkhe: The only rap I listen to is Sage Francis. He advocates vegetarianism, abstinence from drugs, and Natalie Portman.

I advocate natalie portman too, although I hate rap

How many summons cards are there now? Was the Bevets one the first?

/nice work- they are funny

Cerebral Ballsy

Do we only have to pay 3/5 of that mana cost?

/Farking Northerners.

I was listening to Public Enemy earlier, so I am really getting a kick...blah blah...rollin', hatin'...blah.

/MC Solaar ftw

That one took me a whole two minutes to make.. it helps that I used to.. ahem.. play Magic.

/nerd

I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole...

I think the idea of the highly esteemed/respected criminal is not endogenous to gangsta rap culture; it is something that is more or less inseparable from the American experience.

This stuff with Akon reminds me of some tall tales in high school the kids who would get picked on would tell about being fresh out of juvi.

baka-san: ThisIsNotSubtle: While the dumbass tag is entirely apt in this case, headlines like this make me wish Fark had a 'Wait...what?' tag. I read it three times, sure it could not possibly mean what I thought it meant.

And yet it did. Wow. I think I'm going to go have a beer now and pretend I didn't see this. Because otherwise that whole faith in humanity thing of mine might be doomed.

Subby here, me too.

/this is my second green today
//first double
///yeah

While I agree with those thoughts, I knew what the reason was for the headline before I even clicked the link.

African americans can complain all they want about their situation in society, and there is obviously some truth to the "man" keeping them down in the past, but, this whole gangsta persona thing is doing much more towards that than anything the "man" is doing to them directly now.

Yeah, the thug persona works for a few successful rappers. For every one of those though theres thousands that are trying to duplicate it or replicate it in their lives, and, when you can't convert that into a big entertainment career, you are deep in the hole.

In the 80s, a lot of white kids had poofy hair and makeup.

/Had a point, forgot it.

dletter:
Yeah, the thug persona works for a few successful rappers

I thought that said "raptors" at first

While her arguments do have merit, it's sort of a chicken-and-egg kind of deal. Is the glorification of the thug life causing the problems in the black community, or do the problems in the black community lead to the glorification of the thug life? There's really no way to tell.

Because People in power are Stupid: I once shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.

You too!?!

Nerdcore. Come get some.

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johnnyarson: I think the idea of the highly esteemed/respected criminal is not endogenous to gangsta rap culture; it is something that is more or less inseparable from the American experience.

This stuff with Akon reminds me of some tall tales in high school the kids who would get picked on would tell about being fresh out of juvi.

Is that why? I want to a rather sedate Catholic school, and I was always surprised at how batshiat pathological lying crazy my public school friends were. They made up stories about outrunning cop cars, hooking up with rock stars/porn stars, directing films...inventing entire people...etc. I always wondered about that. Guess it's a public school thing.My school just taught me to hate myself and walk on dotted lines.
/well, the crazy kids in my class did pull out some interesting lines sometimes

Miss Misery: Guess it's a public school thing.My school just taught me to hate myself and walk on dotted lines.

Yeah... plus your neurotic ass probably can't even handle a handgun.

Public school rules!

dletter:
While I agree with those thoughts, I knew what the reason was for the headline before I even clicked the link.

African americans can complain all they want about their situation in society, and there is obviously some truth to the "man" keeping them down in the past, but, this whole gangsta persona thing is doing much more towards that than anything the "man" is doing to them directly now.

Yeah, the thug persona works for a few successful rappers. For every one of those though theres thousands that are trying to duplicate it or replicate it in their lives, and, when you can't convert that into a big entertainment career, you are deep in the hole.

It's not 1955 anymore. Dress shirts and neckties don't sell records. Weezer was a fluke.