You also have obviously not listened to a very broad base of music if you think that rap, especially Kanye West, is the greatest thing around. There is so much more out there that has harmony, actual music, actual lyrics, actual sounds. They do not end up using profaity or debasing themselves into any of the things I or anyone else stated.

Sorry, but I do not feel sorry for Kanye, though I am sorry his mother died. I do not think Oprah has anything to answer for, and if she chose a doctor without checking his credentials first, it is she that has some answering to do.

Kanye is, in my humble opinion, a waste of skin.

You, however, are about the rudest individual I have encountered in quite sometime. You have successfully hijacked this thread, and have insulted everyone here and have decided upon yourself that we are all moron to not like rap, especially if we do not like this poser of the month Kanye “I’m a Racist and Bush hates Blacks but it’s OK cause Idjits like Larrabe will make excuses up the ying yang for me” West.

Have a nice day, buy some classical albums, some Beetles, some Tubes, some Hootie, some Dave Mathews and some Zappa and go to sleep. You have had a rough day.

And stop listening to that racist, violent, sexist rap music. It is obviously rotting your brain.

I’m not a parent, but I would want to know the following if I were.

At the invitation of another contributer to this post today, I explored Kanye West’s lyrics. I have never been a fan of Kanye West because of his racist and false witness against our President during a period of time when Americans were literally opening their homes to the poor people of New Orleans. That said, I was appalled at what is contained in West’s lyrics.

Of the four songs that I was invited to explore, Kanye West uses the “n” word seven times, the “f” word 4 times, “sh*t” four times, “@ss” six times, and a derogatory term for lesbians once.

In addition, Kanye West uses an Asian woman in his video “Stronger” as a sexual object and refers to her with the racist slur, “me likey.”

In this same song, Kanye West also uses the term,“You know how long I’ve been on ya? Since OJ had isotoners.” Think about that. He is callously referring to the gloves that OJ wore while butchering his ex-wife, Nicole, and Ron Goldman. A cute way to score a racist point that doesn’t even rhyme?

I’ve always known that rap music is a parental mine field which needs to be carefully scrutinized. Now that I know that Kanye West is nothing more than a foul-mouthed racist, I intend on informing all my friends who take parenting seriously.

hat tip to Larraby.

Larraby, I guess you really like Kanye, which is fine. You brought him up though, so it’s fair game to discuss his behavior and lyrics. I know he’s not a gangster rapper, but as BrianNY stated above, his lyrics leave something to be desired. I also brought up the fact his mother recently passed away and that I have sympathy for him as I’m sure a lot of people do, but that doesn’t excuse the things he’s said or done prior to that.

If you are not a Rap fan, it is only because you have NOT listened to Kanye West yet. If you don’t want to buy a whole CD, then download Golddigger.

Larraby, I just downloaded “Golddigger,” and the song uses the “n” word six times, the “f” word twice, and “@ss” four times. Why did you tell me to do that?!

BTW, regarding R. Kelly, whatever one thinks of his private life,he is an extraordinarily brilliant R&B singer. He has the voice of an angel, with phenomenal range.

I’ve often thought the same about John Wayne Gacy. Say what you want about his private life, he was an extraordinarily brilliant clown painter. He had the brush stroke of an angel, with just as much “phenomenal range” as your friend R. Kelly. The only difference I see between the two? R. Kelly actually videotaped his victims…no class.

Regarding Kanye West, he may think George Bush “hates black people,” but at least I’ve never heard George Bush call black people “n’s” like Kanye does.

For those out there who do not like Rap, it is only because you have listened to Kanye West or attended one of his concerts. Forget about what he said in the telethon two years ago. If you judge him solely by his music, you may not become a hip hop fan or a fan of Rap in general but I promise with 100% certainty that you will become a Kanye fan. If you don’t want to buy a whole CD, then download Touch the Sky, Stronger, Golddigger and Can’t tell me Nothin for your ipod. I know of nobody who has listened to those great songs and not become a Kanye fan. And I say this as someone who dislikes the Clintons as much an anyone.

THis is a joke post, right? I mean, you can’t honestly be serious, can you?

I will be 40 years old here in just 2 months to the day. I worked in the entertainment field for 20 years where I have seen amd worled just about every genre of music there is. I have heard every style of rap there is from it’s inception until it’s modern day versions now.

I know rap, I understand rap…I just plain freaking hate rap.

In the words of the great John Entwhistle, “Those who can’t sig, rap”.

Now, to defend a race baiter and obvious racist, who decided to place himself on par with Christ, is your decision, but to make us all decide we have to like his is just plain rude. I suggest you get away from that medium of music. Why? Because it does nothing but put donw and keep down an entire race of people.

It promotes violence against women, it encourages rape, violence, sexism, crime, ignorance, illiteracy, drugs and everything that is wrong in society today. It is the antithesis of society and as a form of art holds no redeeming qualities what-so-ever. It relys on stealing the works, rythms and harmonies from other, truly hardworking and talented artists in order to make a “rap” record and thus, by itself, cannot stand. Kanye West? He is nothing but the latest flash in the pan, and there is one rap artest for every two on a street corner. They are nothing special. Period. It is a loathesome, disgusting, sexist, and sometimes criminal form of expression which does nothing but keep an entire race of people involved in racism as a way of life.

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