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- From: klm3298@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (K-Mello SGP '92)
- Subject: Re: pIN The Tail On The Honky (Ice Cube/Lenchmob)
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 18:08:58 GMT
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- In article <BxxnMq.Csz@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v065nlpz@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Amil) writes:
- >
- > Did anyone read the article about the Lenchmob in this months
- >SOURCE mag? In an interview they talk about a song which the record
- >company made them cut out called "Pin The Tail on The Honky". They
- >were gonna call the entire album that, too. But they had to settle for
- >it to be released as a b-side to a single.
- >
- > I dont care what anyones feeling are towards the song or its title,
- >that is a form of censorship, which we are beginning to see more and more
- >of since "Cop Killer" (Body Count). Freedom of Speech, juss watch what
- >you say, I guess, huh?
- >
- > A similar incedent was what pushed Ice Cube's new album back
- >from Election day to last Tuesday. The song "You Aint Gonna Take My Life"
- >(with the En-Vogue-LIKE sample of "no you're never gonna get it...") was
- >cut out of "The Predator" because of strong cop killin themes. Its now
- >available as the b-side to the "Wicked" single.
-
- Oh shit! I knew I didn't remember hearing the b-side on the album. From what
- I remember of the song, it is no big loss, except for what it may represent in
- the big picture.
-
- >
- > But what the fuck? Rap is definately under attack. And now with
- >Clinton, Gore, and Tipper in there...forget about it! I guess Bush being
- >out is better for the country, and music is less important than the
- >state of our homeland, but that doesnt mean we should have to compromise!
- >Clinton will hopefully fix this country and Gore will help him. But what
- >is Tipper gonna do? The same thing she always has been...look at Nancy
- >Reagan. Before she ever became miss-pressy, she started the "juss say
- >no" campaign. After she got power EVERYONE heard about it. Something
- >like the ALCU by Tipper Gore which most people have already heard about
- >will juss be unleashed come next year!
- >
- > And why is it that "they" dont see this as a censorship issue???
- >WHY? That makes no sense.
- >
- > So what should we do? How can we save rap? People who listen to
- >hip-hop have to let this country know that we are opposed to this censorship.
- >
-
- We can save it by distributing and doing other shit our damn self! If they
- dont want that shit to get out there, fuck 'em! People will buy the shit if it
- is out there.
-
- >WHEN ASKED AS TO WHY HE WAS MARCHING FOR PRO-CHOICE AND AGAINST OPERATION
- >RESCUE, HE SAID, "WELL, I GUESS JUSS TO LET WASHINGTON KNOW THAT THERE
- >ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO SUPPORT PRO-CHOICE. IF NOBODY MARCHED, IF NOBODY
- >SAID ANYTHING BACK AT THE SAME LEVEL, THEY'LL GO AHEAD AND BAN ABORTION.
- >BUT IF THEY KNOW THAT THERE ARE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE
- >WHO WILL BE VEEEERY ANGRY ABOUT IT, THEY MIGHT THINK TWICE ABOUT IT."
- >
- > Letting people know there are millions of us out here is the key.
- >We can talk about how much we're bein oppressed on alt.rap all we want to,
- >it make a fuckin difference.
- >
- > Do something about it.
- > aMIL
- >
- > C.O.R.E. in '93
-
- K-Mello
- SHYGUY Productions '92
-