Popeye the song is about an African American man, in a stable and loving relationship. He has many problems due to the color of his skin, his age, and his dress style - but his loving partner is not one of them. He also shows empathy for people that are having problems in their relationships.
jim wrote:Popeye the song is about an African American man, in a stable and loving relationship. He has many problems due to the color of his skin, his age, and his dress style - but his loving partner is not one of them. He also shows empathy for people that are having problems in their relationships.
It's good stuff.
He has also had brushes with law enforcement, who have mistaken him for an attorney. I can think of no greater insult to a man's character.
jim wrote:Popeye the song is about an African American man, in a stable and loving relationship. He has many problems due to the color of his skin, his age, and his dress style - but his loving partner is not one of them. He also shows empathy for people that are having problems in their relationships.
It's good stuff.
He has also had brushes with law enforcement, who have mistaken him for an attorney. I can think of no greater insult to a man's character.
Yes, a real insult from the law enforcement officer. I wouldn't assume that if someone passed the bar if they knew their rights, but I would allow that they do know a little bit.
jim wrote:Believe it or not I've been listening to hip hop, and I like alot of it. Not even sure if it's politically correct to tell you my favorite song, but it's about people in Paris.
African American Gentlemen In Paris? That's a great track. Good pre-workout song.
That's the one, and you nailed it. I actually heard the song at the Bulls pre-game (clean version), and asked my son what it was.
99 Problems is another one I like - not so much the music but I think the lyrics are pretty strong.
jim wrote:The problem with hip hop is that for every <African American> in Paris there are 100 Big Pimpin's. I hate Big Pimpin. Aweful
Turn off the radio/MTV and look a little deeper and you'll get away from the hot garbage that is mainstream/chart hip hop (with some exceptions, most notably Kanye, and formerly Outkast IMO). Look back, too. I for one really don't understand why Jay-Z is such a big deal. Every rapper comes along and says he's the greatest but for some reason everyone responded 'yeah, alright,' when Jay-Z said it, where they don't usually, IMO. He's fine I guess, but I don't know why he's a legend.
Last edited by MrSaigon on December 4 12, 10:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
jim wrote:The problem with hip hop is that for every <African American> in Paris there are 100 Big Pimpin's. I hate Big Pimpin. Aweful
Turn off the radio/MTV and look a little deeper and you'll get away from the hot garbage that is mainstream/chart hip hop (with some exceptions, most notably Kanye, and formerly Outkast IMO). Look back, too. I for one really don't understand why Jay-Z is such a big deal. Every rapper comes along and says he's the greatest but for some reason everyone responded 'yeah, alright,' when Jay-Z said it, where they don't usually, IMO. He's fine I guess, but I don't know why he's a legend.
MTV still exists? I seriously didn't know that.
What little exposure I have had to hip-hop has been hearing it when my son is playing it. I honestly don't know who JayZ is or anyone else. I just know there are a couple of songs that I like, which is a couple more of that genre than country western. If given a choice between having to listen to an hour of a random hip hop artist and Kenny Chesney, give me the hip hop. I ... can .. not ... STAND that country stuff. It's just embarrassingly awful. The old stuff I like - even some hard core blue grass, but modern country is just so bad.
