Monday, November 9, 2009
Jay-Z & Oprah
As some people may know, on September 11th Jay-Z, one of the greatest rappers ever, realized his anticipated album "The Blueprint 3." On the same day he also performed a benefit concert for the families of 9/11 victims. This connects to Oprah because recently she talked about how great some of his songs are but she really is "disappointed by his use of the word 'nigga.'" And Jay-Z took some heat because he said that that is Oprah's right to not listen to his music then. Oprah really portrayed him as just another rapper saying it to get attention. In reality, Jay-Z is very well spoken and unlike many rappers, there is a lot of substance behind his lyrics. I'm tired of people generally criticizing the use of the word. Jay-Z uses it in a different manner, not to draw attention behind himself. There is a difference between "nigga" in the sense that Oprah has a problem with and how Jay uses it. She should know that.
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yeah i mean with music i feel like its kinda one of those things where if you don't like you don't have to listen to it. i hate country and i just choose not to listen to it
ReplyDeleteJay-z has the right to say whatever he wants. I don't think hes like the other rappers. He's got some serious messages in his songs. The word itself isn't as important as his message.
ReplyDeleteits another word battle between the way it seems to some
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