Mecca wrote:IllmaticHandler wrote:Mecca wrote:Got a phone call with an email including a contract that a publishing company wanted to pick up my book.
Title: The Rose That Grew From Concrete: Tupac: The Modern Day Messiah
Utilizes Tupac's interviews and lyrics as a symbol in our society for oppression, economic inequality, and brutality. Draws contrast to Plato's Cave Allegory Theory mirroring American society.
ETA right now is February 2019.
I hope you dont white wash his messages, cause all of that was FIRST AND FOREMOST about Black People. I hope you not a culture vulture.
It is all about black people. It's 0% about white lol. I though that was obvious. One thing I am is heavily educated.
Book hits on
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- Black Panther movement
- W.E.B. DuBois
- Malcolm X
- Brown vs. Board
- Plato Cave Allegory Theory
Here's a small excerpt.The Black Panther’s were more like a pack of wolves in the way they opposed the opposition. They did so, most notably by using knowledge as its chief tool. Much like Pac, The power of words were pivotal towards the Black Panther’s ability to spread the message. Delivering papers that would represent the righteous, defending equality, and freedom for all were integral towards their ambition towards starting a revolution. The “Socialist Alternative” had stated that support was so big that “they rapidly grew to a size of 5,000 full time party workers, organized in 45 chapters (branches) across America. At their peak, they sold 250,000 papers every week. Opinion polls of the day showed the Panthers to have 90% support amongst Blacks in the major cities.” (Wood) Their impact on Black America can be measured by the response of the state. J. Edgar Hoover, then head of the FBI described them as “the number one threat to the internal security of the United States.” (Socialist Alternative) Threat? How can the government and mass media taint the perception of a righteous movement? Easy. The control system that we just so happen to call the United States’ government lived in paranoia and fear that the oppressed were beginning to fight back, while still remaining intellectual and articulate in their ways. Much of these ways were highlighted in their historical ten point program, which was transmitted to thousands of papers in the rise of the Black Panthers.
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IllmaticHandler wrote:Mecca wrote:IllmaticHandler wrote:
I hope you dont white wash his messages, cause all of that was FIRST AND FOREMOST about Black People. I hope you not a culture vulture.
It is all about black people. It's 0% about white lol. I though that was obvious. One thing I am is heavily educated.
Book hits on
- Afeni Shakur
- Black Panther movement
- W.E.B. DuBois
- Malcolm X
- Brown vs. Board
- Plato Cave Allegory Theory
Here's a small excerpt.The Black Panther’s were more like a pack of wolves in the way they opposed the opposition. They did so, most notably by using knowledge as its chief tool. Much like Pac, The power of words were pivotal towards the Black Panther’s ability to spread the message. Delivering papers that would represent the righteous, defending equality, and freedom for all were integral towards their ambition towards starting a revolution. The “Socialist Alternative” had stated that support was so big that “they rapidly grew to a size of 5,000 full time party workers, organized in 45 chapters (branches) across America. At their peak, they sold 250,000 papers every week. Opinion polls of the day showed the Panthers to have 90% support amongst Blacks in the major cities.” (Wood) Their impact on Black America can be measured by the response of the state. J. Edgar Hoover, then head of the FBI described them as “the number one threat to the internal security of the United States.” (Socialist Alternative) Threat? How can the government and mass media taint the perception of a righteous movement? Easy. The control system that we just so happen to call the United States’ government lived in paranoia and fear that the oppressed were beginning to fight back, while still remaining intellectual and articulate in their ways. Much of these ways were highlighted in their historical ten point program, which was transmitted to thousands of papers in the rise of the Black Panthers.
lol! I know you wasn't expecting me to be on point like that.
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Mecca wrote:IllmaticHandler wrote:Mecca wrote:
It is all about black people. It's 0% about white lol. I though that was obvious. One thing I am is heavily educated.
Book hits on
- Afeni Shakur
- Black Panther movement
- W.E.B. DuBois
- Malcolm X
- Brown vs. Board
- Plato Cave Allegory Theory
Here's a small excerpt.
lol! I know you wasn't expecting me to be on point like that.
Honestly Its not about being on point. Plenty of white dudes know the Facts, but try to spin **** in a new way to change the history. Im usually Leary of white men who write books on Black Culture/ History. Some do it right...some do it wrong. Like I said I got my Eye on you...
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j4remi wrote:IllmaticHandler wrote:Mecca wrote:Got a phone call with an email including a contract that a publishing company wanted to pick up my book.
Title: The Rose That Grew From Concrete: Tupac: The Modern Day Messiah
Utilizes Tupac's interviews and lyrics as a symbol in our society for oppression, economic inequality, and brutality. Draws contrast to Plato's Cave Allegory Theory mirroring American society.
ETA right now is February 2019.
I hope you dont white wash his messages, cause all of that was FIRST AND FOREMOST about Black People. I hope you not a culture vulture.
I feel like it's impossible to do that with Pac (or at least sneak it by the type of audience that would buy a book like this), but when the publisher asks for a follow-up book about Kanye this dude's gettin' a suspension
They did it with the Movie. If you notice they focused on the "Gangster" **** more than the revolutionary ****...so it is possible to dilute certain things.
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IllmaticHandler wrote:Mecca wrote:IllmaticHandler wrote:
lol! I know you wasn't expecting me to be on point like that.
Honestly Its not about being on point. Plenty of white dudes know the Facts, but try to spin **** in a new way to change the history. Im usually Leary of white men who write books on Black Culture/ History. Some do it right...some do it wrong. Like I said I got my Eye on you...
Bet. I'd pre-face and say that it was originally my thesis that was needed to graduate undergrad a few years back and my mentor/advisor was black and made sure I stood in the right pocket. I feel what you saying tho, but I made sure I didn't re-write history. I know that because a major theme of it is me repeating how society re-writes history.
Cop the book next year and you can serve me a review on how I did lol.
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Damian Lillard - Rajon Rondo - Trey Burke
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IllmaticHandler wrote:j4remi wrote:I feel like it's impossible to do that with Pac (or at least sneak it by the type of audience that would buy a book like this), but when the publisher asks for a follow-up book about Kanye this dude's gettin' a suspension
They did it with the Movie. If you notice they focused on the "Gangster" **** more than the revolutionary ****...so it is possible to dilute certain things.
That's true, movie was like a straight up cash grab and that kinda propaganda will outlast the heads who grew up watching Pac to be able to set the record straight.
Haliburton/Lewis Jr/Sasser
Booker/Shamet
Barnes/Dick/Duarte
Washington/Barnes/Crowder
Zubac/Theis/Clowney
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Washington/Barnes/Crowder
Zubac/Theis/Clowney
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j4remi wrote:IllmaticHandler wrote:j4remi wrote:I feel like it's impossible to do that with Pac (or at least sneak it by the type of audience that would buy a book like this), but when the publisher asks for a follow-up book about Kanye this dude's gettin' a suspension
They did it with the Movie. If you notice they focused on the "Gangster" **** more than the revolutionary ****...so it is possible to dilute certain things.
That's true, movie was like a straight up cash grab and that kinda propaganda will outlast the heads who grew up watching Pac to be able to set the record straight.
Its a wack movie. They even made up a bunch of ****. I remember when Jada Pinkett was saying that Pac never wrote that letter in the movie. I mean if Pacs Family did not approve of the movie...you know it was never intended to tell the REAL story of him.
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I never watched the pac movie because people I respected told me It was trash. Sucks because I was super hyped for It too.
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Andre Igoudala - Killian Tillie - Trey Lyles
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I did not pay to see that schit. . Once the clear copy came out I watched it on a movie site I dont trust Hollywood in theses situations.
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Dussepalooza at 5 in NYC tonight. Anyone from rgm attending? Lmk
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Caris LeVert - Derrick Jones Jr. - Glenn Robinson III
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some new heat i got on repeat..
It’s like when lil bitches make subliminal records, if it ain’t directed directly at me, I don’t respect it
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3toheadmelo wrote:some new heat i got on repeat..
That ella song is damn near two years old.
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Greenie wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:some new heat i got on repeat..
That ella song is damn near two years old.
welp lol
It’s like when lil bitches make subliminal records, if it ain’t directed directly at me, I don’t respect it
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3toheadmelo wrote:some new heat i got on repeat..
This my **** right now. You’d probably dig it.
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Knicksfan20 wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:some new heat i got on repeat..
This my **** right now. You’d probably dig it.
yee i like it
It’s like when lil bitches make subliminal records, if it ain’t directed directly at me, I don’t respect it
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Pusha T didn't disappoint.
HARD.
HARD.
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DowNY wrote:Pusha T didn't disappoint.
HARD.
pusha sounds good. some of those beats are kind of meh to me though. the only one i really like is the 1st one. the 2nd half of santeria is good too.
and i'm not sure there's one really great song on the asap rocky. he'll never outdo his mixtape.
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Rocky wasn't nice outside of like 4 songs. It all blended together.
Haven't heard Push for obvious reasons.
Haven't heard Push for obvious reasons.
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Sad Push made fans wait years to listen to an album dedicated to subliminally dissing Drake. Dude jealous as fuq.
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Knicksfan1992 wrote:Sad Push made fans wait years to listen to an album dedicated to subliminally dissing Drake. Dude jealous as fuq.
it's not subliminal. he's out there saying infrared is about drake.