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TopicVanessa Carlton defends rap sample: Songs about white violence aren't questioned
Bad_Mojo
06/10/21 2:58:09 AM
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Wait, how is this about racism? Just to be clear, she's saying that some of the people complaining wouldn't, and haven't complained about someone like Johnny Cash killing a,'Man in Reno,' just to watch him die, right?

This, I believe is true. There are plenty of Country songs about murder and violence. Nobody says anything about that, but when a rapper comes along, then all of the sudden those same people are up in arms

However, I do think it's a different story when you're talking about real people, and not just a made up person in Reno. But rap has a lot of this, talking about your real OPs being killed and celebrating it

Honmo shot me, three weeks later he got shot down.
Now it's clear that I'm here for a reaon reason
'Caus he got hit like I got hit, but he ain't fuckin' breathin'

So here we are with another non-issue news story to make people argue over

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