KRS One, Q-Tip, Estelle and Jesse Jackson debate the role of hip-hop - LIVE - Youtube

[Just Jim]

Live from 7PM GMT(I think)

[Djoser]

Why is Jesse Jackson there? He doesn't understand the culture nor does he understand he's still a past-ridden bastard blaming the youth for the degradation of african-americans.

[J.A.M.]

just watching now

[Djoser]

This is just a disgusting panel. Not only the topic itself but the people involved.

First, Estelle, Tony Sewell, Jason Whitlock, Isiah Thomas, and most notably Jesse Jackson and Emily Maitlis are all irrelevant and shouldn't be in the panel whatsoever. Isiah Thomas shouldn't be involved in anything hip-hop the same way he shouldn't be involved in basketball anymore. Jesse Jackson has repeatedly shown a lack of understanding of the culture and the music. And who the hell would let Emily Maitlis lead the panel and ask the fucking questions?

I came at the end so I missed everything, but I'm glad I did. I can't bear to imagine the overwhelming amounts of boiled shit those cocksuckers spewed about a culture they're ignorant of.

They're judging just one aspect of hip-hop that's purposefully marketed as a misogynist, poppy, trend-setting fad by house nigger executives that put profit above the safety and well-being of their own artists. And as seen with Diddy, continuously profit from the death of their most successful artists. They have no idea of how hip-hop was in the past when it began and the underground element. They don't know about the graffiti, beatboxing, b-boying, and djing. All they're commenting about is the music. Just one element. Yes, music has a major influence on people's lives but if anyone is to be held responsible are the A&R's, CEO's, and other executives that bastardize ANY genre just to make a profit while the artists stay broke.

This panel includes some of the same people who would side with FOX when they claimed Common wanted to shoot the president after looking at 20 year old lyrics despite him showing high amounts of support and promotion for Obama(unfortunately) in his music.

While some of these people may strongly think they're making a difference and statement about hip-hop, they're just further devolving it to what they think it has become with their ignorance.

[Younes]

It's like rock man, when people first heard it a big opposition of it as some youth crap... it's hip hop's turn now, taking shots for influencing the youth to doing crime, so that we can ignore the real reason for why the, commit crime, racist policeforce, the economy, lack of jobs and proper education.

Fucking people too retarded to understand or look into it...