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  • the wu = republicans????

  • listen to me,all you lil condo livin whiteboys dont understand,where we come from people fight over small shit,that's why you gotta watch your mouth and be respectful! that's why budden got popped in the mouth.

  • FANTASTIC!

  • "They were being an all American dumb" LOL, classic jsmooth

  • IF i ever come to new york, i want you to be my tour guide homie.

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    Support a coming up MC.

  • @RapsAlive no

  • sorry I meant average artists considered at the top (as in top 10 most popular)

  • LMAO. True. The average artist sells about 400,000 now.

    Who's to say in 5 years that'll go down to about 400.

    And if someone is buying albums it's because either they some how don't have internet, or because they respect the artists greatly and want to support his sells and help pay his electric bill.

  • I like rap but there's far too many petty feuds. Grow up guys.

  • I love how you take things, step back and put them into perspective. I'm not American and I don't know anything of the rappers involved but I hate to say it.... ugh... its a human trait to be stupid. I wish you guys could own that one for yourselves but unfortunately its a global thang.

  • I just noticed your YouTube name is "illdoc1." That's awesome.

  • until real goons get involved and make it super ugly!...lol

  • illdoc i caught you judging some wrc matches man, i never would've thought you were a fan. Thats pretty tight, are you going to watch grizzlemania?

  • @MrSFblack

    I REALLY WISH I WAS AN INTERNET THUG BECAUSE BEING A CONVICTED FELON REALLY LIMITS ALLOT OF SHIT YOU CAN DO WITH YOURSELF.

    NO MATTER WHAT YOUR EDUCATION IS OR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I REALLY WISH I MADE BETTER CHOICES BUT HEY THAT'S LIFE YOU LIVE YOU LEARN.I REMEMBER SEEING GUYS GET LIFE OR 25 TO LIFE AND BREAKDOWN AND NUT UP AND END UP ON SUICIDE WATCH.I COULD TELL YOU STORIES FOR DAYS.BUT IN THE END I THANK GOD EVERYDAY I WAKE UP AND I'M FREE.

  • @MrSFblack

    LIL DUDE I'M JUST DROPPING A GEM ON YOU, AND FOR THE RECORD YOU'RE SENDING ME COMMENTS IN REGARDS OF SOMETHING I WAS SPEAKING WITH SOMEONE ELSE FOR ALMOST A YEAR AGO.AS I STATED I KNOW YOU WANT ME TO ARGUE WITH BUT FOR ONCE TRY LOOKING UP THOSE BOOKS I MENTIONED.THE ISIS PAPER'S IS DEEP IT REALLY BREAKS DOWN HOW MANUFACTURED OUR OPINIONS, WAYS OF LIFE, LIFE STYLES AND SELF IMAGES HAVE BECOME. MY FAVORITE CHAPTER HAS GOT TO BE "THE MOTHERFUCKER AND THE ORIGINAL MOTHERFUCKER"

    IT'S DEEP

  • your analogy was brilliant! but i do think masculinity has its role

  • YES!

  • who cares if rappers "fight with each other" beef has been around since the beginning of hip hop

  • no beef has been around since the beginning of cows.

  • reminds me of microsoft sams voice

  • I just wish that anyone in the whole world could figure out that not everyone who disagrees with Obama's every move is a tool of the republicans. I hated Bush, I don't like Obama (kinda turning out to be Bush 2.0). Hell, looking back at our history, I haven't like a president for about 150 years. I guess I'm anti-american, unpatriotic, and racist, huh?

  • Yeah. You hate America.

    Nazi.

    lol...jk, jk...

  • jfk was a good prez

  • Ok I see. I guess you the only nigga from the hood and you tough cuz you did a bid. I repect that...I guess.You make yoself look stupid callin out ya inmate #. It's ya kind that make blacks look like primates. Get ya shit together, homie. I'm just sayin. Ya values are warped, clearly.

    Ps It's more to life than sex. Read a lil

  • SEE LAST COMMENT

  • real talk i don't know were some of these youtube people are from

    or even this white dude is from.but honestly at the street level if you pop shit about somebody the chances of that person getting at you are high.i've been on locked down in places were all you have is your word as a man,and your muscle to back it up.i've seen dudes beat down and shot over words.people on here crying about what's wrong and right really don't get it cause that's not part of their reality.

  • ......um okay? (real talk) did you take the time to hear him say Joe and Meth talked about it already but Rae jumped in after not knowing they had already talked?

    - he didnt say anything wrong about Joe and Meth getting together on it.

    - not only that, i mean gotdamn!? over a fucking internet poll. more specifically Joe Budden (of all people) talking shit about a fucking internet poll on youtube? yeah....thats really something id be willing to fight over *rollseyes*......

  • do your research listen to the hot 97 interviews when joe was sayin how he's gonna chop meth's head off,and how meth's over the hill.joe at the rock the bells tour made some statements after rae said the shit was squashed,rae's homie hanz hit him due to him lying on meth and i.n.s.look it up. before you send me bitch made replies do your homework.oh yeah only females and kids roll their eyes not men.that some hoe shit.

  • - homework eh? bitch made replies? LOL!!

    - last i checked bitch made was something used to describe people keeping tabs on who said what with celebrity beef.

    - but thats what hip hop has turned into. thats what yall fake thugs claiming the street get into now. while we're talking about hoe shit.

    - LOL!!! hilarious. ill let you get back to your soap opera, cause you obviously know exactly what happened and why, seeing as you've done your homework and all..... LOL!!!!

  • - LOL! i didnt know 'real thugs', with 'real inmate numbers' had Youtube accounts.....LOL!!

    - you sound proud......yeah, um, good luck with that. (hilarious)

    ....for anyone paying attention, its clowns like these perpetuating this bullshit about who said what that turned hiphop into the WWE.

    .....and im still LOL, at the inmate number comment, hell nawl.

  • wow the little bitch got jokes.

    look here sissy i'm not your pin pal,

    that real thugs youtube account what is that meant to imply??

    oh just cause i've been locked up i should'nt be able to operate a computer i should'nt be able to read either??

    look here plan and simple you run your mouth about somebody you'll get popped in it. what is there not to understand.i figured you would,bitches fight 2.

    fuckin youtube comedian searching for comments to reply to. get off my dick peon

  • @mnlkthms

    LOL "plan and simple" foreal???

    i see u didnt bother to pick up a book during ur bid.it makes me laugh to see niggas really try to act hard on the internet,not realizing u only sound more n more ignorant.

  • @MrSFblack

    look asshole, if you need attention,look it up in the dictionary, you're coming on here to start shit with me over replies i responded to from an asshole who started with me??? grow the fuck up.and oh yeah, i did read some decent books while i was doing my bid. i suggest you do the same try "soul on ice" by eldrige cleaver "spirit of the panther "by david hiilard or revolutionary suicide by huey p newton.

    now if you wanna build i'm down but if you wanna bitch go grab a pad

  • @mnlkthms u try to act hard on the internet by sayin how u were locked up n tellin ur prison number,n u say i should grow the fuck up? LMAO

    u truly are a sucka,which was probably ur nickname in the clink lol.jus cuz u went to the pen ,where u probably got ran up in,dont make u hard.

  • @MrSFblack

    i'm not even going to respond to your gay prison fantasy comment,

    but YOU'RE REALLY SHOWING YOU'RE TRUE NATURE, it starts with you trolling through comments looking for the most hostile reply made from someone,then you send them comments hoping they'll give you the attention you desire due to the fact you're denied it in life.you bring up books in a comment to me and reply with your homo erotic fantasies. I HOPE YOU DO PICK UP A BOOK TRY THE ISIS PAPER'S by Frances Cress Welsing

  • @mnlkthms "i'm not even going to respond to your gay prison fantasy comment" lol really?next time u plan not to respond,dont say so in another comment.if callin a sucka on his bullshit makes me a troll,so be it.the harder u try to sound,the more idiotic u sound.like im supposed to believe an ignoramous like u read any of those books let alone could understand them.only an ignorant sucka like u would think prison is something to glorify like its gangsta....NIGGA PLEASE

  • @MrSFblack

    nigga please?that's deep from some one who's not african american.

    THE SPIRIT OF THE PANTHER WAS A DEEP BOOK. I READ IT SEVERAL TIMES AT THE JOSEPH V. CONTE COUNTY JAIL.IT BASICALLY GAVE A DETAILED VIEW ON THE ORIGINS OF THE PANTHER PARTY ,ITS BEGININGS AND LITTLE KNOWN FACTS LIKE HOW THE 10 POINT PROGRAM WAS DRAWN UP OR LIL BOBBY HUTTON WAS THE FIRST MEMBER AND ALSO HIS DEATH.1 THING THAT REALLY GOT ME IS DETAILS OF HOW HUEY NEWTON WENT TO CUBA FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM .

  • @mnlkthms good synopsis,wikipedia must be real good to u lol.ur assumption that im not black makes me laugh,only out of how pathetic n dumb u sound when u assume.its niggas like u that only embarrass us,actin so hard n trynna prove ur manhood(or lack there of) by talkin about goin to prison like its cool.

  • @MrSFblack

    WOW, IT'S OBVIOUS YOU REALLY DO HAVE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WHICH I HOPE YOU DO GET OVER.FOR ONE, I'VE NEVER SAID IT WAS "COOL" TO GO TO PRISON NONE OF MY REPLIES MENTIONED THAT,SECOND HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT SOME BODY COULD "PROVE" THIER MANHOOD ONLINE??

    THIRD, I'M GLAD YOU FIND MY STATEMENTS HUMEROUS THEY SAY LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE.FOURTH,WHY WOULD I WASTE MY TIME TO IMPRESS YOU BY LOOKING UP BOOKS AND SPEAKING UPON THEM WHEN I HAVE NOTHING TO GAIN FROM YOU BY DOING SO??

  • @MrSFblack

    HONESTLY, I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR OBSESSION WITH ME.

    DAY IN AND OUT REPLY AFTER REPLY.I'VE CLEARLY STATED I'M NOT INTRESTED IN YOU,NOR HAVING A DEBATE WITH YOU OVER SOMETHING SOMEBODY ELSE STARTED WITH ME BECAUSE THEY DESIRED MY ATTENTION AND YET YOUR OBSESSION WITH ME GET'S STRONGER BY THE

    DAY.I'VE STATED THIS OVER AND OVER IF YOU DON'T LIKE ME DON'T SPEAK

    2 ME. YET YOU DO.I'VE TOLD YOU I'M NOT INTO MEN.WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT??CEASE WITH THE NIGGA STUFF UR NOT BLACK

  • @MrSFblack

    I REALLY DON'T GET YOU LIL DUDES ON HERE WHO SEEK MALE ATTENTION

    YOU ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH COMMENTS MADE ALMOST A YEAR AGO TO ARGUE??WOW, I REALLY WISH YOU'RE FATHER WOULD'VE BEEN THERE FOR YOU. IT'S SAD.I KNOW YOU REALLY WANT ME TO GET NEGATIVE AND FEED YOU THE ENERGY OR MALE ATTENTION YOU DESIRE.BUT A YEAR'S PAST SINCE I'VE BEEN HOME. I NO LONGER HAVE THAT BEAST MENTALITY NOR DO I FEED INTO PEONS.I'VE PEEPED YOUR PAGE, YOUR STUCK ON PROVING YOURSELF GOOD LUCK.

  • @mnlkthms seeking attention??? this from an internet thug that tried to prove how hard n real he is(or atleast claims to be) by giving out his prison number.am i supposed to think ur hard cuz u got caught?ur internet thugery is u lookin for attention,but i guess thats supposed to be ur "beast mentality" lol.if anyone is stuck trynna prove himself its u,otherwise u wouldnt bother to keep commenting.

  • Nigga, you a ultra clown for callin out ya inmate # like that. Just when I thought I saw it all...you do some dumb shit like this. Around here, we don't respect the cat that got locked up. We admire the cat that got away. Learn somethin...cause thuggery obviously isn't ya strong point.

  • YOU THINK I GIVE A FUCK???

    you think some body's going to turn me in for some shit i already did time for??

    get off my dick.

    i'm not one of these nerds that talk shit online on some fantasy

    shit.

    look here homeboy if you need a pin pal

    i'm not it.

  • - hilarious aint he?

    - and LOL@ pin pal spelled with an I....

    - and an extra LOL @ how dude completely flys off the meter over the simplest comments talking all wreckless. since he's already thrown out the infamous inmate number, and told us how much he dont give a fuck, i suspect the idle threat is next......*waits for it*

    - damn! LOL, i cant stop chuckling at the thought of him throwing out his inmate number as i type. i mean, thats some shit straight out the movies aint it?

  • yeah that dude is a straight fag...literally! the police need to kill his ass cause it's obvious he aint learned shit from his lil bid he did. brainwashed niggas...*shakes head in disgust*

  • Really mnlkthms? That's pretty barbaric and idiotic.  Maybe you coud find someplace different to hang out, and maybe different people to hang out with if that's how your friends behave.

  • that's just the way it is in some places. most of my friends are honestly dead or in jail

    hate to sound like a after school special but hey that's the life i was brought up in,and they chose thier paths and i chose mine.regardless of what ,everybody deserves respect no matter race color or financial status .you can't just go around talking b.s. about people.

  • SHALLAH RAE

  • u talk funny lool

  • I agree...shit is real...no healthcare, college grads with no jobs, hate groups from OHIO all the way South to MEXICO, retarded muhfukkas having 8, 10, 20 damn kids at a time...yeah, this shit is JUST ENTERTAINMENT

  • Some of yall youtubers should really visit the streets. Some things are just real.

    Not ENTERTAINMENT.

    why do some rappers stay in legal trouble...cuz some shit is just real.

  • Yall fuckin' hiphop wanna bes are retarded...

    Joe budden is a homo rapper.

    how the fuck do you disrespect an artist like meth and not get punched in the eye ?

    wu tang aint nuttin to fuck with-

    That shit wasnt just a fuckin' song !!!

    That was a fuckin warning in song form.Suburbanites kill me with this entertainment shit.everything is not entertainment or just music listen to the damn words ! shit is real! joe deserved to get punched and the rest of yall FAGITS.

  • "shit is real!"...Yeah, real fucking pointless. How can anybody take you seriously? You type like a fucking 10 year old, and have no rational concept of reality. Learn to spell you ignorant monosyllabic wanna-be gangster-faggot (that is how you spell it, dumbass). Music is not life..it is entertainment. Quit fulfilling the stereotype, get an education, and broaden your horizons.

  • aha,, what,, no way can dat man rap betta than the mefff... is he crazy...... looooooool

  • Illdoc what do you think about Joe budden? Personally i think he's maad ill, i'm just askin cause you're a real hip hop head.

  • Jay Smooth again? Again and Again!!!

    Always sick bro, take care!

  • Damn bro. All I have to say is you always pack that heat. Thank you for your voice of knowledge and reason in an industry (hip hop) and a space (youtube) that greatly lack both.

  • this eddie muster wannabee is a garbage blogger and its becuase Hoe Buttons has such a gay fan base; his album went double aluminum foil...whack whack WHACK! WU TANG IS FOREVER!

  • U are so on point maine. Because of petty distractions over 45 millions plus American still don't have healthcare in what is suppose to be the richest country in the world--Let our reps from BOTH parties CUT THE CRAP--and pass legislation to save lives rather than to save the insurance companies. I agree--"All American Kinda Dumb". Vote Ur Interest--not the HYPE. Peace.

  • Finally, someone who labels the incident for what it was, and doesn't condone Raekwon's ridiculous behavior. It was a pure publicity stunt gone awry.

  • Real talk...Props

  • Have them sit down with the Rosenthals, 900 dollars and a dream lol.

  • real talk, i agree with you 100%...

    but most people are going to misunderstand your video just because you compared the wu-tang clan to republicians.

    then again, most charles hamilton fans misunderstood your operation ignore charles hamilton video.

    it is what it is i guess, but keep bringing it.

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  • @amistivar

    you do know he's mixed right?

  • love your stuff man

  • Good having you back J smooth. Dont make me wait so long mane! jeez!

  • Enjoyed watching this, good shit. Will watch more vids, lookin good. Keep it up.

  • Honestly, if we agree Hip-hop is art or an art form, and art can often imitate life, it reflects society as a whole. Hip-hop doesn't have to be civil, because America isn't civil.

  • Art also has an aim of transcending real life. "All American kind of dumb" is right.

  • Well written monologue. Well done.

  • j smooth is the truuuuuuth!

    good stuff as usual homie

  • "mix their testosterone with other intoxicants"... haha

  • Well said, as usual!

  • Thank you for mixing in some "Healthcare" information. Well done sir.

  • cool vid ... u never fail to give the reasonable n practical side of things haha

  • whoa ........way 2 put thing in perspective

  • I love how you can put things in such perspective -- giving everything you speak about a sense of relevency and purpose. thank you for the video, I think anybody can take away something from watching it!

  • smart dude

  • This was amazing, and I loved it

  • You always know what to say, cool.

  • You forget Niggas get shot if someone steps on there SHOES in the club, im just joking

    its a Boondocks joke...........

  • i love america! hha nice video man

  • Well put, as always.

  • I would really like to hear your thoughts about what is going on in politics. Your videos during the election were great.

    Kinda tired of hearing how 40 year old rappers beat eachother up...

  • great comparison. love ur videos and viewpoints.

  • IllDoc... you are the fucking Shit...!!!!!!

    I swear to God man youre an inspiration to all that is Dope..!!!

  • what a great analogy & i agree with you 100% on everything. another hit from mr. smooth.

  • LOL shots out to Barak Obama @ 1:26- 1:33. That was pretty sick doc

  • How is violence toward Joe Budden a bad thing?

  • thanks for elevating the conversation by calling out the real issues... fitting analogy.

  • It depresses me that the Wu Tang Clan can be compared to the GOP. Still, interesting analogy.

  • Ok, this is a great video.

  • You that DUDE! thanx 4 all of your Videos

  • nice vid! lovin it

  • you da man illdoc

  • Why do people like you click on things just because they don't like it and want to bitch about it, if you don't like the video/person in the video then don't click on it

  • Who is anybody? Why does anybody matter? These are deep existential questions that you are asking.

  • DjPyro i follow a link and click play

    and i get some nobody who has the time to tape himself talking about something he knows nothing about. whats the point? a little bit of internet fame. that was the first comment ive ever posted on here and bitching wasnt the intention it just made me wonder about who you are and why your talking about it? and to personally reply to my comment on here after deleting it, it makes me wonder if you have anything better with your time

  • You just said hes a nobody and you dont know who he is. So how do you know what he knows and doesnt know? You make no sense. If you click through his vids you would damn sure find out he knows what hes talking about. I have no clue what correlation there is, if any, btwn record sales and someone giving an opinion. Wanna enlighten me? The problem with the world is people like you. You'll completely ignore a valid and well thought out point bcuz you don' know who the person giving it is. Wtf?

  • You brought up music suffering and records not selling (which made no sense here) yet the irony of it all is that those things happen because of what you just did here. You're focused on who the person is and not on the validity and quality of what they have to say the same way fans are focused on what a artist looks like, how much money they have, who theyre affiliated with and not the quality of their music. Kids these days.

  • spot on with charles hamilton.

    good relation to the war too...

    But joey had it coming for a lonnnnng time, and now we're all surprised??

    geeze...

  • It's surprising that Rae came up in his trailer, with a camera and with 5 other people and didn't have his facts straight - yeah.

    As for punching dude, naw. Noone's surprised, shit happens all the time, lmao.  Plus, everyone know's Joey can talk his mouth off - he makes VIDEO BLOGS, so EVERYBODY knows what he says.

  • Poison Ivy Summit.

    HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • In response to Bergcity316:

    I suspect that if your house caught fire, you wouldn't mind my tax $ going towards putting it out.

    Our tax $ fund many institutions that help keep relative order in society, protect and assist us when we need it, and improve our overall quality of life: firefighters, police, garbage collection, etc.

    And I know those garbage trucks are annoying in the AM, but garbage piling up on your side of the street still stinks up my lawn.

    So what do you propose we do?

  • But you see fire fighters, cops, and garbage men work for our tax dollars. And the same thing goes for our military. I'm not saying those are bad though if a burglar came into my house I should have every right to defend myself. That's beside the point though,

    I don't want this national health care bill to pass because that is going to lead to socialized health care. I'm already burdened with enough taxes with the last administration and this one also wants to add more taxes to us.

  • As far as I'm concerned we shouldn't have to do for others that they can do for themselves. If that's the case then why should I work if I'm just going to rely on the government to take care of me. And I'm actually surprised the video mentioned the guy in N.H. for having a fire arm at the health care town hall.

    Last I checked we had a 2nd amendment that permitted us to carry guns. And it's not like the police didn't see it. It was in plain sight. Not everyone with a gun is crazy or a terrorist

  • lol.. sell cd's. one can dream though i guess

  • Wonderful parallel to American politics, and great to see you back.

  • dude illdoc speaks the truth man no doubt, theres more important shyt to be done than getting mad over a dumbass internet poll rofl, wtf is that? i thought better of joe but idk

  • What sample is that from at the :05 mark "aight, okay"? Sounds like that Superfriendz cats from VA.

  • I really like your videos! Your take is always shockingly insightful

    !

  • I don't want to be redundant, but definitely one of your best videos.

    All you were missing was apple pie and milk.

  • missed you jay!!! that was awesome how you linked the rap drama & political drama stories! totally agreed!

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  • im not sure how you linked joe budden current issue with barack obama's current issue, but it was quite creative.

  • Yes Sir

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  • I'm generally not gonna hold back from representing my beliefs because of that sort of threat...I would rather take an L than be silent out of fear. Otherwise I damn sure wouldn't have done that entire video clowning the hell out of Suge Knight, lol

    Joe called them out...about where one of them ranked on a poll! Was he being silly? Of course. Does it justify taking things to the physical level? Of course not. Just like Skip Gates' alleged rudeness didn't justify the cop's escalation.

  • And (current news notwithstanding) I think *most* of the Wu has grown older and wiser since the Cheo Coker days, and have better things to do than come to my door on some Jay and Silent Bob ish, LOL

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  • YES!

    Can we forward this video to Congress?

  • People shouldn't have to pay for other's health care. You should be self sufficient.

  • oh really. and what exactly gives you such authority on the subject, oh mighty one? there are countless problems with what you just said- starting with the fact that we pay less in taxes for healthcare over here in the UK, which covers EVERYONE, than you could ever hope to even for basic health insurance in the USA. and what about people who can't work?

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  • lol the national healthcare thing is fail. i doubt that it could get up and running anytime soon

  • so your excuse for opposing national healthcare is that it wouldn't get up and running soon enough? wow, i am really really glad you weren't around when slavery was about to be abolished, what with all those empty fields about to be left unmanned and all.

  • You are such an effing pro at this. Comparing the Republican's relevance to the Wu Tang Clan's relevance... brilliant.

  • Rae's action was extremely disappointing, to say the least. in the age of Obama the least these dummies can do is to act like decent human beings.

  • @Joe and Raekwon: Ignorance is a disease.

    @J: Testosterone causes problems everywhere. Saw two drunken men stumble out of a pub, one wouldn't give the other a cigarette. They beat each other up, hugged and walked away smoking.

    Perhaps that's what both men need: a hug.

  • "An All-American kind of dumb" ...brilliantly summarized. Another great video.

  • Oh America... xD

  • I cant believe you didnt comment on how Joe Budden is the #1 reason why this is going on. He disrepected with Meth, then Inspectah Deck, and now Raekwon. Joe just keeps adding fuel to the fire because of those stupid video blogs. I agree Rae and his goons were wrong for punching Joe but you shouldnt have highlighted that as the main wrong-doing. And comparing Wu the the Republican Party? C'mon man!

    The same issues you had with Charles Hamilton applies to Joe Budden. He just wants attention.

  • He said he's a better rapper than Method Man... he can't say that, why? He disrespected Deck? How, when Deck dissed him when the beef was over? he didn't even come back with a diss track. He just let it go. He disrespected Rae how? Rae got some shit twisted and went after him, not only after the beef was over but after he all ready spoke to Meth. I understand you're a Wu Tang fan, we all are, but your facts just aint straight.

  • I did say Joe could've handled it better.. but just as Skip Gates wasn't the one who escalated the situation beyond conversation, Joe wasn't the one who took it from verbal to physical. I think that distinction matters, in both cases. (Not that they are identical of course, Gates' end of it was nowhere near as questionable as Joe's,and Crowley's abuse of power is infinitely more serious than Rae's)

    I don't think CH was motivated by wanting attention, his pathology ran deeper than that..

  • Brilliant!!

    But maybe you've narrowed it down too far bro. That's a human problem,it's just better publicised in the US (Try African politics for size instead: Imagine an entire continent ruled by drunk, armed, underworked and oversexed rappers!! Look at where it's got them!! )

    Still, point taken and well received.

  • I think my friends who work in that arena would want me to suggest that Africa's political landscape is a bit more diverse and nuanced than that. :)

    I agree this is not only American problem but a human problem...but I framed the video around being American because that's the culture in which these too-easily demonized rappers live, and in which similar behavior by others is lauded as the actions of a "true patriot" and what not..

  • OK, I did generalise quite sweepingly there (!!), but once you've lived under an African government, (and I lived under some of the worst in West Africa!) and watched the continental news from the perspective of not having the option of leaving (one can always quit a job!), you might reach that conclusion too!

    Anyhow, let me not detract from the fact that I loved this, and I'm glad to see you back man. Good stuff, keep em coming (as far as paying the bills permits!)

  • That's great that you've been busy working to pay bills. It sounds like you won't mind having to pay for other people's health care, either. I like how you associated violent stupidity with being American as well. Very patriotic!

  • I absolutely do not mind paying for other people's health care!

  • Really? You won't mind paying for another hugely mismanaged government program? You do realize your president of choice has doubled the national debt, and gotten us involved in two more wars, right? Everything the Dems have been doing has been adverse to building and sustaining a healthy America. If your vision for an American Utopia includes everything Democrats support, like homosexuality, abortion, and big government "taking care" of everyone, you're in for a surprise.

  • A). How are we involved in two more wars? I don't understand you statement. B.) I'm sick of people like you. You take an idea, distort it into "big government" and discredit it. Here's an example: Your mail. That's "big government" running your live isn't? Why aren't you complaining about that? Just because the government will compete with private insurance doesn't mean it will be forced upon you. Clearly the private sector alone doesn't work. Why not force it to compete to make it fair?

  • If you look at the majority of our founding fathers ideas you will see why they were so careful not to give the federal government so much power, which is why they remained independent states and not one huge one. (For a reason) now if we ignore history and repeat it, we will not like what we will have in the end. Patriot Act, Federal Reserve, Government intervening in the markets, this is big Gov. History shows it only gets bigger. That is what the concern is. Its about a bigger picture

  • Well the founding father never thought about the Military becoming the way it is today. In which in all parts of the world there a U.S. military bases. Just look at Colombia and how the U.S. plans to establish 7 military bases. Add that to the list of bases all around the world the U.S. has. Why not incorporate Israel to the UNION? Or and other country we continue to occupy. I don't think the founding fathers would have been able to add all the other states we currently occupy.

  • Drake will save hip hop, help is on the way.

  • ::sigh:: i've missed ur vlogs...but i understand what ur going thru. GOTTA PAY DEM BILLS!

    I can't stand the ignorance of some American ppl who misconstrue all the facts because they are filled with fear. Obama is here to help not destroy but yet when Bush was in office he was destroying and they were backing him up like he was helping...puhlease they need to be smacked

  • good video

  • yeah J!

  • As always, you are brilliant, insightful, and really, really funny. Keep it up.

  • Nicely done.

  • HAHA Fam, this is CLASSIC truth that people should take notice too...

  • Beautiful parallel between politics and hip-hop!

  • well fucking said.

  • oh yeah women don't fight, it's just men

  • good shit man

  • cool

  • same shit different day.

    good shit j....

  • if wu tang struggles to be relevant, then hip hop aint relevant, thats word.

  • Great juxtaposition between hip-hop feuds and republican scare tactics!! An ode to the anti-intellectualism of America!

  • acted stupidly...was that a subliminal obama support line?

  • Excellent vlog as is to be expected from you. I agree with some of your points and your overall sentiment. At the same time, I think the probability of physical retaliatory action from Joe sometime in the future is likely. Also, more importantly, on the issue of the political, social, and economic maladies afflicting us as a people, most of the misrepresentation on those issues stems from a level beyond affiliation to political parties but rather a systematic allegiance to money and power.

  • Education is great, but seriously dude, "...probability of physical retaliatory action"? "Joe's likely to retaliate" would've sufficed. "Political, social, and economic maladies afflicting us..." "A bunch of bad shit happening" would've worked just fine.

    I'm just fuckin with you.... but seriously, stop.

  • I love you, J Smooth.

  • I missed your videos when you were gone, you make good points.

  • Well, I have to say, this is just a simple misunderstanding that did not need to lead to punches being thrown. It's not any type of big deal, but based on what thing's have happened before when the media steps in it's "side" of the story this will blow up into some big crisis.

    Then we will have people taking sides, (personally Im for Wu-Tang) and there will be a couple diss tracks here and there and eventually it will die off (this is assuming this simple beef blows up).

  • let's all blame Vibe!

    I guess Rae brougth his camera guy to show Budden that, he too, can do those fuckin' vlogs about bullshit topics, like a missing finger, a girlfriend who might end up not being his wife & a fucking rapper's hurt feelings...

    BTW, welcome back, Jay