Thursday, 22 January 2015
Jim and Sister, #sameNose
Kanye West Details Being Racially Profiled In 2000
TMZ has recently obtained Kanye West’s deposition in the case filed by the photographer he assaulted outside of Los Angeles International Airport in 2013. In the deposition, the Chicago rapper recalled being racially profiled in 2000 because of his appearance.
According to Kanye, who says he was a successful producer at the time of the incident, he was racially profiled when he was arrested and charged with stealing printers from an OfficeMax well over a decade ago.
He explained that he was seen as a target due to the fact that he was wearing braids and a white t-shirt, and added that authorities may have even altered their write-up on the incident to frame him.
"I was racially profiled for having a white T-shirt and braids…I was driving a white Ford Expedition. When I saw the police report, they crossed out where it said 'Cream Ford Explorer,'" Kanye West said in the deposition, according to TMZ.
Later in the deposition, Kanye’s lawyer, Shawn Holley stated that the incident was a case of “mistaken identity.”
As a result of the LAX assault, Kanye pled no contest to misdemeanor battery and was placed on probation for 24 months, last year.
T.I. Says He Didn’t Feel Comfortable Sampling Jay Z On “Bring Em Out”
While discussing the lead single “Bring Em Out” off his third studio album Urban Legend,T.I. recalls feeling uncomfortable regarding the Jay Z sample used by producer Swizz Beatz on the cut.
During an interview with XXL’s Dan Rys, T.I. recollects not wanting to simply take somebody else’s voice without their clear permission.
“I remember I didn’t want to make it because it had a Jay Z sample [from “What More Can I Say”] and I was like, ‘Have y’all cleared this with dude?’ I just didn’t ever want to just take somebody’s voice,” T.I. recalls. “You know, this was the beginning of when that was made popular. This was the very beginning of when people started sampling other people’s voices and taking pieces of other people’s verses and putting them in hooks. Before then I think nobody but Premier was doing it.”
T.I. also remembers likening the situation to when Jay Z sampled Nas' voice on “Dead Presidents.” The Atlanta native says he was wary because of the subsequent issues that broke out between the two rappers following the aforementioned Reasonable Doubt cut.
“[Jay sampling Nas on 'Dead Presidents'] was more underground hip-hop popular,” T.I. adds. “If you recognize, the biggest problem that everybody has with Reasonable Doubt is that it never reached a true commercial success the way it should have, you know what I’m saying? When he did it, it was popular underground, and those of us who really loved hip-hop [loved it]. But on the [charts] it was never that. So that fad, that approach to music, never caught on until after this. And I was uncomfortable with it, kinda because of the way that situation played out; Jay used Nas’ voice for that record, Nas had something to say about it and then it turned into [the beef].
“So at that point I was like, ‘Hey, wait a minute. How does dude feel about me using his voice? I don’t know if I need that,’” T.I. continues. “And [Swizz Beatz] was like, ‘Man, listen. Let me deal with Jay. You just record the song.’ So I went on and did the song and it was one of my biggest hits up until that point.”
Elsewhere, T.I. spoke about the record’s widespread usage, calling it “flattering.”
“I don’t know if I ever heard it at a game, so to speak,” T.I. says. “I mean, I know it’s been licensed and used for so much, it’s definitely flattering. I don’t know if I have any added feeling because it’s at a sports arena, you know what I mean? I know a lot of comedians and a lot of people who come out on stage and have to be introduced, they step out to it. Which is cool, man. Whatever people see fit to use it for, man, except for balancing the coffee table.”
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
I felt like sharing this..
I dreamed I had an interview with God. "Come in," God said. "So, you would like to interview Me?"
"If you have the time," I said.
God smiled and said: "My time is eternity and is enough to do everything; What questions do you have in mind to ask Me?"
"What surprises you most about mankind?"
God answered:
"That they get bored of being children, are in a rush to grow up, and then long to be children again."
"That they lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health."
"That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live neither for the present nor the future."
"That they live as if they will never die, and they die as if they had never lived."
God's hands took mine and we were silent for awhile and then I asked...
"As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn?"
God replied with a smile:
"To learn that they cannot make anyone love them. What they can do is to let themselves beloved."
"To learn that what is most valuable is not what they have in their lives, but who they have in their lives."
"To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. All will be judged individually on their own merits, not as a group on a comparison basis!"
"To learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is one who needs the least."
"To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in persons we love, and that it takes many years to heal them."
"To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness."
"To learn that there are persons that love them dearly, but simply do not know how to express or show their feelings."
"To learn that money can buy everything but happiness."
"To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it totally different."
"To learn that a true friend is someone who knows everything about them...and likes them anyway."
"To learn that it is not always enough that they be forgiven by others, but that they have to forgive themselves."
I sat there for awhile enjoying the moment. I thanked Him for His time and for all that He has done for me and my family, and He replied, "Anytime. I'm here 24 hours a day. All you have to do is ask for Me, and I'll answer."
"If you have the time," I said.
God smiled and said: "My time is eternity and is enough to do everything; What questions do you have in mind to ask Me?"
"What surprises you most about mankind?"
God answered:
"That they get bored of being children, are in a rush to grow up, and then long to be children again."
"That they lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health."
"That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live neither for the present nor the future."
"That they live as if they will never die, and they die as if they had never lived."
God's hands took mine and we were silent for awhile and then I asked...
"As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn?"
God replied with a smile:
"To learn that they cannot make anyone love them. What they can do is to let themselves beloved."
"To learn that what is most valuable is not what they have in their lives, but who they have in their lives."
"To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. All will be judged individually on their own merits, not as a group on a comparison basis!"
"To learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is one who needs the least."
"To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in persons we love, and that it takes many years to heal them."
"To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness."
"To learn that there are persons that love them dearly, but simply do not know how to express or show their feelings."
"To learn that money can buy everything but happiness."
"To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it totally different."
"To learn that a true friend is someone who knows everything about them...and likes them anyway."
"To learn that it is not always enough that they be forgiven by others, but that they have to forgive themselves."
I sat there for awhile enjoying the moment. I thanked Him for His time and for all that He has done for me and my family, and He replied, "Anytime. I'm here 24 hours a day. All you have to do is ask for Me, and I'll answer."
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