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- From: v065nlpz@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Amil)
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- Subject: pIN The Tail On The Honky (Ice Cube/Lenchmob)
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- Date: 18 Nov 92 22:25:00 GMT
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- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- 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
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- C.O.R.E. in '93
-