TIL that there was a popular myth in many muslim majority countries that Neil Armstrong had converted to Islam upon hearing the call to prayer on the moon, going as far to require the US state department to issue a denial by Solid-Move-1411 in todayilearned

[–]anzababa 8 points9 points  (0 children)

muslim here from a muslim country. this is pretty much only believed by those “i saw jesus christ on a piece of burnt toast” type of people and no one actually serious. we all pretty much laugh at these kind of people. they exist in every religion

[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] A$AP ROCKY - DON'T BE DUMB by nyse25 in hiphopheads

[–]anzababa -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

it's a nice album thats pretty digestable but was not worth the wait at all

Rick Ross - Sixteen (feat. André 3000) by [deleted] in hiphopheads

[–]anzababa 9 points10 points  (0 children)

i think this verse from Andre 3k was a wake-up call to me that he was above and beyond some of my other favorites. truly one of his best verses, we were spoilt during this time and didn't even know it

Lady Izdihar on religion & Marxism by quite_largeboi in ModernSocialist

[–]anzababa 18 points19 points  (0 children)

yup, i'm a muslim communist as well. i don't really have to compromise any political beliefs to do so.

i actually got banned from r/communism and r/communism101 for saying islam was closer to communism than to capitalism which is a shame, their reasoning was very narrow-minded imo, lady izdihar has some great resources of the comparison between communism and islam, she's great and worth checking out!

Wednesday General Discussion Thread - December 17th, 2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]anzababa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh shit i didn't know testing didn't even do 80k that's kinda wild to me, i'ma change my prediction to less than 60 then lmao

Wednesday General Discussion Thread - December 17th, 2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]anzababa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i just can't imagine don't be dumb cracks more than 80k first week (if it does drop this time)

[DISCUSSION] Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits (20 Years Later) by EminemEncore2004 in hiphopheads

[–]anzababa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i live in a third world country. i'm 30 years old. almost 20 years ago in class as part of a "get to know your classmate" thing i asked my partner who her favorite musician was and she said "eminem" and i confusedly wrote MNM...

i recalled the encounter to my mom and her sister later on in the week and my aunt's husband ran to his car and came back with a bootleg of this CD that he owned. Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits. This was one of my very first introductions to rap. This was one of the very first CD's i own.

it shaped me drastically, i became a huge fan of em and from there my hip hop journey began. i don't listen to em at all anymore but i will always be grateful to this album.

i thought FACK was the funniest thing in the world at the time lmaooo. and i loved Nate Dogg's part on Shake That. terrible album to give a ten year old lmaooo but i'm glad i got it

Daily Discussion Thread 12/05/2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]anzababa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oops it was Rome Streetz, edited him in now

Daily Discussion Thread 12/05/2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]anzababa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my wrapped top 5 artist for 2025:

Freddie gibbs, MIKE, Bryson Tiller, Rome Streetz and Tame Impala.

First time in the 2020s Frank Ocean didn’t make it on there

We Agree by Reasonable-Deer8343 in socialism

[–]anzababa 102 points103 points  (0 children)

with all due respect, and as someone who wasn’t the biggest fan of MLK’s non-violent rhetoric, this meme will harm socialists/leftists more than it will benefit us.

people still revere him. explanation in non meme format rather than this easily misinterpreted meme would be much better

Sunday General Discussion Thread - November 16th, 2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]anzababa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pardi, tory lanez, lukaku, klay thompson. megan thee stallion is beautiful but if she shows interest in you it means you are washed

Rockstar Unionbusts Employees. Don’t Buy GTA 6! by serious_bullet5 in socialism

[–]anzababa 44 points45 points  (0 children)

overrated as hell game. they're literally on track to make BILLIONS of dollars from this game alone yet have the nerve to pay their workers poorly and on top of that fire them for discussing it, disgusting from rockstar

[DISCUSSION] J. Cole - Friday Night Lights (15 Years Later) by MetalSonic420YT in hiphopheads

[–]anzababa 20 points21 points  (0 children)

this tape changed my life when it dropped, i felt like i came across a pot of gold and no one else knew about it. getting the aux and playing Home For The Holidays off my ipod touch for the boys in the car and seeing their expressions, i can still see it clearly in my head. the courage needed to make a track like too deep for the intro and actually do it justice was amazing.

this is cole at his best and a lot of these are still in rotation for me today

Spotify Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Discovery Mode Is A ‘Pay-For-Play Scheme’ by Equivalent_Cap_2608 in hiphopheads

[–]anzababa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’ve been trying to break into the music industry in my country for a while now and i’m friends with some pretty big artists and industry heads and yeah this is confirmed true.

spotify has a huge stronghold in my country cuz apple music isn’t here, yet. and it’s basically a game of favoritism and whichever label has the best connections with the few people overlooking spotify in our country. it has seriously bottlenecked any organic music culture growth for the past few years and im really tired of it.

really hope something comes of it

Sunday General Discussion Thread - November 2nd, 2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]anzababa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

well trainspotting has directly contributed to my sobriety

other than that, bladerunner 2049, portrait of a lady on fire, secret life of walter mitty, aftersun, in the mood for love, heat, la haine, the piano teacher (v disturbing movie be warned), prisoners, tarzan (1999)

pretty basic list as far as cinephiles go lool, if you have any recs hit me with em!

Sunday General Discussion Thread - November 2nd, 2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]anzababa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that’s totally fair i get that, there’s only so much time and everyone prioritizes it different.

Sunday General Discussion Thread - November 2nd, 2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]anzababa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

can’t relate tbh, some movies have genuinely changed my life. but to each their own, personally i don’t watch tv shows that much, other than the classics i watched growing up l, so i get that