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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 | 2:25pm
Alicia Cops Pleas for Her Comments in Blender Magazine
Felt the need to “clarify” for us.
Alicia Keys released a statement today in effort to clarify her remarks that we published in part from her interview with Blender magazine. Honestly I would have left it at that. I respected her gangster. She said she wanted to be more political and that was exactly what she was. But in any event here’s what she said:
“I feel it is necessary to clarify the comments that were made during my recent Blender magazine interview since they have been misrepresented.
Anyone who knows me and my character, knows that I am not a conspiracy theorist or, by implication, a racist. My comments about ‘gangsta rap’ were in no way trying to suggest that the government is responsible for creating this genre of rap music. The point that I was trying to make was that the
term was over-sloganized by some of the media causing reactions that were not always positive. Many of the ‘gangsta rap’ lyrics articulate the problems of the artists’ experiences and I think all of us, including our
leaders, could be doing more to address these problems including drugs, gang violence, crime, and other related social issues.
Additionally, regarding the AK-47 reference, AK-47 is a nickname given to me by some of my friends in jest, as an acronym for Alicia Keys and a metaphor for wowing people with my music and performances, “killing ‘em dead” on stage. The reference was in no way meant to have a literal, political or negative connotation.
The recent implications about me are too radical and too dramatic a departure from whom I have continually demonstrated myself to be. I work so hard and give so much of myself to bring about positive change to this world, and I only wish those efforts received as much press and attention
as the misinterpretations of the Blender article.”
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I would have just left it as is. Its okay if we think shes off her rocker it will sell more records.
i think somebody jewish and/or white prompter her to say this.
uh…why do you say that?
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Hello miss Keys
There was a time when the Department of National Security 1967,did start a process as to what you are talking about.
This info has been declassifid and you can find it at the National Archives inWashington DC. Some of the Chapters VI World Populalation Conference
Part I A U.S. Global Population Strategy
Part II Action to Create Conditions for Fertility Decline ,Population and a Development Assistance Strategy.
A.General Strategy and Resoures for A.I.D. Assistance
B.Functional Assistance Programes to Create Conditions for Fertility Decline…
This about 550 pages
Also in 1970 the Field had an exhatbit called Man and His Enviroment
Some their points were ,Birth tax,Marketable childbirth licensing,Compulsory sterilization of all females,or all males,or both after producing 3 children,Compulsory abortion of all illegitimate pregnancies,Compulsory contraception through anti-fertility drugs put in the water supply or food.
I have a song I would like for you to sing called To Love Again by Mr.Terrall Jones.Your CD is great. I hope to see you in Chicago in June.Love Larry
a keys is the shit man positive all the way AK all day
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i think a keys statement were blown out of proportion and yes the way hip hop has destroy the image of black women now african american women are known as sleazy,low class ghetto,loud,unpleasant babymamas and loose and undesirable women.
I would have to agree with ‘mmantwa’, but I’d like to add that it hasn’t only destroyed the image of black women, but women in general in the eyes of male youth[of all races]. They mock what they see and hear, as well as the young females[mock what they see and hear], and the message that they are receiving is, obviously, not positive.
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I applaud Alicia K. for saying it loud. She is correct with what she sas about gangsta rap.Rap in general was about individuals accounts of what they were going through and how they desired to create a better life for themselves and their families. Somewhere from the start the idea got lost. All of a suddden it became this is my life and I don’t want to change or do better. That is crazy beyond meands. If that was truly the case, all the rich rappers would give back all of their money and move back to the projects. Good luck with that happening. For the 5 that make it, 100,000′s don’t. Most of the gangsta rap tellers and doers. They are straight pretenders doing it just for the money. This is fake and their are young black lives being lost to this lie! We should not glamorize that lifestyle at all. No Pen or ink.The life that should get the press is the lives that exist that are like Barack Obama and Michelle. Working hard and doing all the right way! Inspire someone today to be great!