Color of Change, MoveOn, and Nas are going after Fox News.
I can’t wait to see how they respond to this.
See also, Nas on the Colbert Report.
The only problem I see with this alliance is that Nas is an artist that can be used to easily scare up a backlash. Nas addresses the hypocrisy inherent there in his song “Sly Fox” (see the above Colbert Report link), but it’s still there. I suspect that Fox (and some liberal folk too) will be all to quick to try and discredit Color of Change, MoveOn, the petitions, all of of it, because of the Nas association.
I really don’t do hip-hop, but lynching needs to be added to a list of really ugly things said about women in some forms of rap.
But I also feel that Fox goes beserk because they crave the attention that their antics generates.
However, they go too far and that’s the real issue.
I suspect that will be some form of battle going on as long as they broadcast over the airwaves.
Oh msladydeborah, you don’t know how much I long for the old days of Hip Hop. It’s like that Chris Rock skit. Back in the day, I could defend Hip Hop on an intellectual and artistic level. But now? How the hell can any lover of Hip Hop defend Soulja Boy or 50 Cent? That’s why I have a category titled “I want my Hip Hop back.”
That said, I feel that Nas is, as they say, “true to the game.” He’s definitely not your most family-friendly rapper, but I think his vision is aimed at the betterment of black people. Does he say things that I take issue with? Yes. But I think he’s sincere in this effort.
And it’s hard for me not to be down with anyone going after Fox. If I can see the day when Fox News and BET are off the airwaves (and in my opinion BET is worse because they’re supposed to be about Black folks; at least Fox doesn’t pretend), I will be very happy.
(Hey, speaking of hip-hop, I should thank you, Kevin: I’m pretty sure it was you posting a youtube video of “Dig It!” that got me into The Coup.)