T.I. Tells Lil Wayne to "Stop Embarrassing Yourself" Over Black Lives Matter Comments
T.I. is calling out Lil Wayne for the rapper’s controversial response to the Black Lives Matter movement in an interview that recently aired on ABC's Nightline. After viewing a video clip of the segment with his children, he wrote a long letter to Lil Wayne on Instagram that details their close relationship but confronts his “unacceptable” words. “You're disrespecting yourself, bringing shame on your family name & tarnishing your legacy,” he said.
"I don't feel connected to a damn thing that ain't got nothin' to do with me. I’m a young black rich motherf***er. If that don’t let you know that America understand black f***in' lives matter these days, I don't know what it is,” Lil Wayne had said on Nightline in response to a question about Black Lives Matter, the movement that formed in 2012 following the death of Trayvon Martin.
Lil Wayne later addressed his statement, giving more context about his mindset when the topic of BLM was brought up: "When the reporter began asking me questions about my daughter being labeled a bitch and a hoe, I got agitated," he told TMZ. "From there, there was no thought put into her questions and my responses."
In his Instagram note posted on Saturday (Nov. 7), T.I. wrote: “This is my son & daughter showing me this for the first time & asking me what you mean? I'm at a complete loss of words here.”
“Wayne I've known you over a decade,” he continued. “Our daughters grew up together practically. Reginae' spent countless times at my house with Niq-Niq when you were in prison & you extended my daughter the same courtesy when I was in the same position. Our relationship outside of music is what makes me sensitive to your disposition. I KNOW you wired a bit different than most other responsible adults, but still n---- U TRIPPING!!!!”
“I don't know what you goin thru,or what you are attempting to avoid but this shit is absolutely unacceptable!!!! You're disrespecting yourself,bringing shame on your family name & tarnishing your legacy. You have children (including mines prior to now) that have looked up to you. You have sons & a daughter that depend upon your leadership. Bro if you don't stand for something out here,all the money,jewelry,cars,mansions bandannas & hit records don't mean shit!!!! Our people are being oppressed!!! We are being hunted,captured & slaughtered out here daily!!!” Tip said.
“You have to get outta that bubble that you've been living in & get out here & educate yourself on what's going on around US!!!” he wrote. “I'm always here to share whatever knowledge or understanding I may have to assist your growth & development,but u MUST STOP this buffoonery & coonin' you out here doin.”
“You looking like somebody who has something to gain or lose by pretending like it's not as bad as BLM making it seem & you're not aware of an issue that needs to be addressed. That's what would be considered ‘Uncle Tom Shit’.... I know U,YOURE BETTER THAN THIS!!!!! I've been proud to call myself a fan & a friend of Lil Wayne ,but if that must end in order to stand up for those who can't do it for themselves...So be it,” the rapper concluded. “If you're not prepared for a question in an interview,say No Comment Bro. But stop embarrassing yourself & everyone out here who's been supporting you. There is no middle ground. Oppression knows no neutral party,either you're part of the oppressed,or you with the oppressor. There is no such thing as oppression not affecting you. It's #USorELSE out here.” Source: BillBoard
2016-09-19
Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar Honored at BET Hip-Hop Awards
Snoop Dogg received the "I Am Hip Hop" award at the 11th annual BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta on Saturday.
Kendrick Lamar introduced Snoop Dogg in front of a packed crowd at the Cobb Energy Performing Centre. Lamar said Snoop Dogg "paved a way into many hearts" with his authentic rap flow and infectious persona.
When Snoop Dogg accepted his award, he said he felt misunderstood at the beginning of his career and made feel-good music for listeners.
Lamar took home Lyricist of the Year. After claiming his award, Lamar continued to praise Snoop Dogg. The rapper also told the crowd music is one of the best ways to bring people together, and thanked BET for putting together the show.
Fat Joe and Remy Ma won Track of the Year award for their song "All the Way Up." The Hustler of the Year honor went to DJ Khaled, and Best New Hip-Hop Artist was earned by Chance The Rapper, who was not in attendance.
Desiigner closed out the show with "Tiimmy Turner."
T.I. and several others offered passionate statements against police brutality of African-Americans.
Wearing all black, T.I. performed his politically charged song "We Will Not" as a stage full of people sporting the same dark attire held up "Black Lives Matter" signs. The rapper said he was motivated to write the song after hearing about a series of deaths of unarmed black people who were shot by police including Sandra Bland and Philando Castile.
Big K.R.I.T and Lecrae, a Christian rapper, expressed their thoughts on the matter through their own poems, and radio host Sway Calloway stood alongside Khaled and said, "We're at war." Actor Shameik Moore encouraged people to cast their vote.
T.I. said at the end of his performance that blacks should unite, adding, "They can't kill us all."
Gucci Mane, recently released from prison, was the first to hit the stage at the show. He performed four songs, kicking his set off with "First Day Out" and "First Day Out Tha Feds." The rapper was released in late May from a Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, Indiana.
He served a three-year sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated assault for attacking a fan at an Atlanta nightclub. That sentence ran concurrently with a 39-month federal sentence he was given in 2014 for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
First-time host DJ Khaled followed with "Holy Key" with soul singer Betty Wright and a choir dressed in gold.
For the third straight year, Drake topped the nominees with 14 nominations.
The show will air Oct. 4 on BET.
Kendrick Lamar & Snoop Dogg At BET Hip-Hop Awards 2016 Source: BillBoard
2008-12-01
Take That steal No.1 spot!
Take That are No.1 in this week's UK singles chart.
The Mancunian quartet's 'Greatest Day', the first single from their new album The Circus, relegated last week's No.1, Beyonce's 'If I Were A Boy', into second place.
Atlantan rapper T.I. is this week's No.3. "Live Your Life", his collaboration with Rihanna, rose one place - knocking Killers (US) "Human" to No.4.
Katy Perry completed this week's Top 5 with "Hot N' Cold".
Elsewhere, The Killers' third studio effort, Day & Age, faught off strong competition from Guns N' Roses much-anticipated Chinese Democracy to claim the UK album chart No.1 spot. Source: Ananova
