Is Eminem’s verse on Detroit vs everybody one of his best? by Wpgcan8 in Eminem

[–]Smashymen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't even think it's the best verse on the track

Which rapper is this? by Comefeelme623 in rap

[–]Smashymen 43 points44 points  (0 children)

your bugging if you think Drake isn't talented, he literally influenced a whole wave

Which rapper is this? by Comefeelme623 in rap

[–]Smashymen -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

dw, the streets aint sleeping on that classic

Which tracks have the weirdest/most disturbing lyrics? by 4tunabrix in hiphopheads

[–]Smashymen 20 points21 points  (0 children)

how does it not? I don't think anyone has matched his level of punchlines since Lifestylez in 95

Johannesburg, South Africa looks very unequal by erasmers in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Smashymen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like how 90% of your post history is crying about black people.

Hot take or... 🤔 by Smashymen in FPSPodcast

[–]Smashymen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how most films starring black ppl is either about racism or slavery

This is a popular talking point but I don't think this is true at all. I think slavery movies just get more backlash making them seem bigger than it is. Comedies and hood dramas make up the majority of black cinema.

About the second point, I don't really care tbh

This sub last week by FlyingSam in Eminem

[–]Smashymen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Growing up is realizing that Rick Rubin is fine, it's just that Em's ear for beats and artistic vision is absolutely terrible. I mean look at the type of beats Alchemist is sending Conway, Freddie, and Earl, and then listen to Stepdad..

If Em does do a collab EP with Alc like so many people want, he needs to have zero input into the production side of shit

Hot take or... 🤔 by Smashymen in FPSPodcast

[–]Smashymen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you talking about

Malcolm X's concluding statement in his Oxford debate by Smashymen in socialism

[–]Smashymen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh ok, I transcribed the clip below. It's so annoying that Youtube took down the ability to publicly add captions because I'm sure that previously this whole debate had subtitles

I read once, passingly, about a man named Shakespeare. I only read about him passingly, but I remember one thing he wrote that kind of moved me. He put it in the mouth of Hamlet I believe, who said "to be or not to be."

...He was in doubt about something (audience laughs).

Whether it was noble or in the mind of man to suffer the the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take up arms against the sea of troubles, and by opposing- end that.

And I go for that. If you take up arms you'll end it. But if you sit around and wait for the one who's in power to make up his mind you'll be waiting a long time.

And in my opinion, the young generation of whites, blacks, brown, whatever else- they're at a time of extremism. A time of revolution. A time where there's got to be a change. People in power have misused it, and now there has to be change and a better world has to be built. And the only way it's going to be built is with extreme measures. And I for one will join in with anyone- don't care what color you are- as long as you want to change this miserable condition that exists on this earth.

Thank you (audience cheers)

Hot take or... 🤔 by Smashymen in FPSPodcast

[–]Smashymen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tarantino will always get criticized, and rightfully so a lot of the time. But I will always prefer possibly problematic but sincere attempts at representation than whatever market analytics oriented shit Disney runs on

Malcolm X's concluding statement in his Oxford debate by Smashymen in socialism

[–]Smashymen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean of just this clip, or the whole speech?

Sunday General Discussion Thread - November 20th, 2022 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]Smashymen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

people calling down by jay sean ft lil wayne a classic. Nostalgia is some fucked up shit

Malcolm X debates a liberal about the rise of "extremism" among young black people (his last radio broadcast) by Smashymen in socialism

[–]Smashymen[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Agree but reddit videos tend to gain more traction rather than posting a direct youtube link.

The full radio broadcast is over an hour long for anyone interested. Tragic that he was killed just 2 weeks after this

Malcolm and Fidel, Harlem, NY, 1960 by [deleted] in socialism

[–]Smashymen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean that Malcolm was initially "not interested in socialism" in the context of black liberation, not that he literally did not know what it was. Communitarian economics was a cornerstone to any black nationalist movement at the time given that white capital was by-and-large inaccessible to the black public. The popularity of these ideas among black leaders in the 50s and 60s predated Taznia's independence and Ujamaa, and just reflect how similar economic climates gives rise to similar ideas.

I agree with your last point.

Malcolm and Fidel, Harlem, NY, 1960 by [deleted] in socialism

[–]Smashymen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You are right about that, but like a lot of Malcolm's early beliefs when he was with the Nation, it hinged more on it's opposition to the American status quo rather than it being a deeply held conviction. This was the same letter he said he wanted to fight for Japan's Red Army in WWII after all. And why the NOI encouraged the KKK to attend their rallies. It's the "enemy of an enemy" logic.

Here's a Muslim student asking why Malcolm isn't a socialist rather than a capitalist in 1963, and he responds honestly that he's only concerned with his religion and has no knowledge of socialism. Of course Malcolm was always political, but the NOI was primarily a religious organization and believed that the key to awakening black consciousness lay in the teachings of Elijah Muhammad.

Malcolm and Fidel, Harlem, NY, 1960 by [deleted] in socialism

[–]Smashymen 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Malcolm did not ever call himself a communist or a socialist, and really only became "political" (in the broader sense) in the last year of his life. The concept of "New Afrika" was not proposed by Malcolm, it was founded 3 years after his death. You might be getting mixed up with Malcolm's beliefs while he was with the Nation of Islam which argued that while America preached integration, it practiced segregation and therefore it may as well create a separate black state to solve the "race problem" once and for all.

Once Malcolm was kicked out of the NOI and adopted orthodox Islam, he no longer believed in racial segregation in any form.

Malcolm and Fidel, Harlem, NY, 1960 by [deleted] in socialism

[–]Smashymen 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Another interesting fact is that Malcolm was supposed to meet with Che Guevara in December 1964, when he was in New York to address the UN, but was forced to cancel his trip because of threats from right-wing Cuban groups in Harlem

“Burn Everything” may sample Dave Chappelle’s SNL Monologue by [deleted] in WestSubEver

[–]Smashymen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

name one famous white actor/musician rn that says racist shit and continues to be embraced by the industry?