Comments on: Misreading Rap: Fish Tank & “Life’s a Bitch”

By: Eat my shorts

Eat my shorts — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:04:22 +0000

Nice write up Brandon. All I will say is armond has written about hip hop intelligently since the 80s so I don’t think he heard “lifes a bitch” the first time on this movie. I have seen him reference Nas before and basically he is not a fan. He would not have come to that conclusion unless he has listened closely to song and album. He just don’t buy the Nas hype and all art is open to interpretation and he interpretes the song as cynical.

By: Ace Capone

Ace Capone — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:07:19 +0000

Yall niggas up look the fucking fool not Charles. This site has lost it’s flava and I won’t be coming back. All he did was try to enlighten ppl to shit going on. If rap was actually becoming important to academia, then they would discuss it more in classes not just Romeo and Juliet and whatnot. Yall act like bitches up here instead of brothas so fuck yall.

By: brandon

brandon — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:37:16 +0000

Charles-
Fall back, really. Ingratiate yourself into conversation here, or just go away. You look real silly at this point.

Whatever merkyl's doing, he/she isn't rapid-responding to comments on a rap blog.

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:24:14 +0000

merkyl: don't be jealous since I can get my degrees while you want to play Xbox and whatnot.
I lived the real life and turned it around, are you stuck in yours?

By: brandon

brandon — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:20:02 +0000

Charles-
It's just in poor taste to come off advertising what you're doing. People will clown you for that.

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:16:04 +0000

I think it's funny. I am a new reader here, I found this site through XXL's list and liked what I read. But because I mentioned a conference, trying to real Hip Hop heads to support the movement to trat the music and culture with the respect it deserves, I get two people acting the fool about it. Odd ain't it? We don't get paid for these conferences, we do it for the love. I didn't ask for money only for your support. To get yall to come out but I forgot about the crabs out there. I see that only Mr. Soderberg is the only person whose voice is allowed to be heard. Well this site will now melt back into obscurity, where I found it.

By: merkyl

merkyl — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:49:20 +0000

30+ still trying to prove you're smart with degrees and presentations?

CMON SON!

By: Charles G. Smith III

Charles G. Smith III — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:31:09 +0000

By the way, no the Internet is not full of close readings like these.

By: Charles G. Smith III

Charles G. Smith III — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:29:31 +0000

Look fool, yeah I liked the article. And so what if I mentioned an international scholarly conference at which I am attending? Because of that you come at me like that? I was pleasantly surprised to discover this site and had a nice experience until you opened your "mouth". I've been in the rap biz since I was 16 working with Wu, Cold Chillin records, Warner Bros and more. So sorry I wanted to promote Hip Hop validity in this world and in academe. Sorry that I was trying to let people know that there are those trying to bring Hip Hop's message tot he forefront. But you really don't have to act like a punk about it. I hate it when people try to act tough online.

By: brandon

brandon — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:34:17 +0000

Charles-
Okay? You sure were into my post before I called you out on your shit. Seriously, don't come around and pimp your smart guy rap close-readings like you're actively interested in anything going on here or anywhere else….if you read this blog, you'd have known that this is the response you'd get for pushing your shit. Fuck outta here…