So many sacrifices made for our generation yet we are enslaved by self hate; degradation of our women folk and killing our brothers ... Where is the love?
That's from a nigga that many consider to be the greatest, and he's stating how much doper Common is.
I love Common man, real shit, subject matter, technical skill, ill punchlines and rhyme schemes and all over dope beats. Nigga actually talk about shit.
I fucks with the joints hard body.
Search Eddie Pesos "Greatness" Puerto Rock kid from PA droppin' ill joints on the mic, I promise y'all won't be dissapointed.
i don't agree with fox but i wish common wouldn't defend someone who practiced and advocated violence like shakur did. i understand the sentiment behind the black panthers & black liberation army, but violence can never be the solution. i know i'm going to get backlash for saying this, but people like malcolm x & louis farrakhan are/were racist & hateful people. their anger is not unjust given america's history of black oppression, but dr. king had it right, i'm sorry it just had to be said.
You know that Malcolm X wasn't racist right? When he was no longer part of the Nation of Islam he made the pilgrimage to Mecca and saw Muslims of all different colors. It surprised him and made a big change in his thinking. Although he was never racist to begin with he would say. The Black Panther Party wasn't suppose to be a violent movement either. The Black Panther Party gave education and food to children who had bad access to those things. They were freedom fighters.
@willferris34 I wont attack you because I see that you are well-meaning. But if Dr. King had it right then why was he murdered? Because as chairman Fred said the people that were/are oppressing Black people, and all other people, are megalomaniacs. You cannot persuade people to stop oppressing you, you have to make them stop. Plain and simple. If you are fighting for self-determination, non-violence will not work when those in power benefit from your oppression.
thank you fox news for introducing me to this song. if it werent for your madeup and useless controversy i would of missed this gem from common. awesome song
Thank you Bill O'Reilly for pointing me to this tribute to a Freedom Fighter. Thank you Common for singing the praises of a righteous sister who didn't get unjustly lynched.
So out of all the millions of FOX News viewers...how many do you really think came here and checked out the song for themselves to get some perspective?
@ItsMikeontheMic I did... I used to be a staunch republican.. Now I'm starting to hate 'The Right', as well as 'The Left'.. A true intelligent person doesnt adopt One side or the Others' ENTIRE 'Points of View', solely off which party they claim.. Im a republican,..AND a son of a Mexican 'LEGAL' immigrant who's had a pistol stuck in his mouth by a REDNECK cop, after a long hard day's work, driving home to his newborn infant HALF white son, me.. Now I'm neither, LEft or Right, I hate em both..
@SCM11478 continued > ..THIS COUNTRY is STUPID.. You have a Judicial system WAISTING your Tax dollars on TRYING TO IMPRISON me, over nothing. A b/s Drug test saying 'dirty', when I have a More expensive test proving it's GOT to be one of my non-narcotic meds, or something else showing 'positive', cuz a Lab test shows Im clean.. This is from the same system I used to think was great. ..I think people with party beliefs, are DUPED Puppets of the NewWorldOrder, the Elite. ..
@SCM11478 ...CHECk on Youtb, ' Bohemian Grove-Alex Jones '.. WHEN U watch that, U WILL see that the Right AND Left media, both, are controlled by The ELite N.W.o. This SHOULDa made HEADLINE news, instead, it took me ten years later to find it on Youtube!! Us, and Other nations' Elite, ALL members of a Secret Club in California, The Bohemian Grove, where 'THEY Hold Ceremony for an ANCIENT, Old Testament, Pagan god of Babylon, ..MOLACH, the Great Owl', a Major Corporation commonly used Sign
I don't know what to make of this situation. I believe Commons lyrics were taken out of context. I usually listen to both sides (Listen to talk radio while balancing out with Daily Show). It seems that Conservatives cry wolf about dangers here and there using it to further their agenda, while Liberals tell others what they "should" have and not "have" using guilt tactics to further their agenda. All in all, both sides are nuts.
Im catching this bitch for her 1 million dollar bounty, she previously had a criminal record that speaks for itself. this was a bad person. was previously charged with kidnapping, murder (multiple times), armed robbery. get your head out of your ass this is no patriot. and to glorify and honor this woman is an absolute atrocity
They tried her again and again until they got a jury to convict her of "whatever". the fact that she was tried multiple times is not in indictment of her, bu the justice system. What's more, Common did not "glorify" or "honor" her in this song, he said she didn't do it!
Respect to Fox News for countering the whole "post-racial America" bullshit that pansy liberals were spouting after Obama got elected. I assume the controversy over Common and Obama's birth certificate have awakened people.. right?
"Assata had been convicted of a murder she couldn't have done. Medical evidence shown she couldn't have shot the gun"
What about this song is celebratory to killing cops? Bill O'Reilly needs to check his facts. I think he thinks that because HE himself thinks Assata's guilty, if anyone writes a song about her, they must be condoning the actions she was accused of. Fuck him.
Cee Lo Green was on the chorus of this song but of course Glee a televison show on the Fox Network wants to continue to make money of a remake of his song "Forget You" while ignoring the association between him and Common. Fox News stay consistent with your smear campaigns but i know only the old, stupid, and dormant racists are your audience so there is no point.
Whats hilarious not too long ago FoxNews they praised Common Sense for being a positive influence. They should've taken credit for recognizing him prior in the first place instead.
And Shoutout to all those that just listened to this song to see what FOX was referring to and made negative comments without researching the facts... I don't know what the world would be without you... I've been a fan of Common forever... The pictures that FOX has painted of him are grossly inaccurate. Do some research before you make comments about things that you know nothing about... It'll save you some embarrassment.
@ChaostheConquerer I just watched the FOX segment and its ridiculous just how self righteous and ignorant O'Reilly can be about various events in news both historic and current. This isn't the last time O'Reilly will do this either.
Wow... I've been reading some of these comments on this song and it's amazing to see the amount of racism and hatred still alive and well. Many of you hate the song, Assata Shakur and Common for what the media has portrayed them as. If you research the case, you will find that the survivng officer lied about his testimony of seeing Assata Shakur have a gun, firing a gun, and killing the officer in question. Many people rely on what others say instead of researching things themselves...
It was never proven that Assata killed a cop. In fact, one of the cops admitted to lying in their reports. She was shot in the arm pit.........you don't get shot in the arm pit while shooting at someone else. You get shot in the arm pit with your arms being up in surrender. Do your homework.......the jurty was comprised of 15 white people under 30 with connections to State Troopers....a setup from jump street. God Bless Assata and God Bless Common
She was a terrorist...Like it's bullshit that everyone thinks she's a social activist. She killed cops. She took away the feeling of safety for everyone in that town. I get it that she was fighting racism- I understand. But really, her and the other murderers were rightly convicted. I don't care what you have to say to me about this. Say what you want. You have that right. But I also have the right to my own opinion. Isn't that what Assata was fighting for anyway? Her own opinion? Think about it
While the BPP was being slaughtered by the national political police (FBI) and local police squads, the BLA evolved as an adjunct underground movement when the BPP could no longer function above ground. Times were heated. There was low intensity war directed at the black liberation movement. People get killed in war, including the foot soldiers of the American empire. I don't advocate killing police (or anyone), but Asata Shakur is not a criminal and was herself shot. All power to the people.
For all of you who are putting down President Obama you failed to realiized Bush caused all this mess! Any President whom took office after this man possibly couldn't have cleaned up his crap! Have you forgotten who's in control of Congress? Republicans, thats why this nation is failing. To all you kkk who hate the blk people you wldn't have been able walk a few steps in their ancestor shoes. We're all equal when you fools realize all of us are from African decent. LMAO!
look man common is great, he's one of my favorite fuckin rappers, but honestly the white house should just not get into rap. rap talks about violent shit, and the rappers like to be controversial. so im not saying common SHOULDNT go to the white house, i just think that the obama admin was kinda foolhardy in even trying to get rappers there. if ur president, ya gotta pick a musician whose music is, for lack of a better word, 'safer' than the stuff common and all other rappers say
@SclafaniBagni .. see how quite you sell out...the president have black kids you idiot....you don't dimension freedom of speech..just to cater to a few racist whites and uncle toms....you see coward..you down play for them..(pick a musician that is safe) for WHO.......
yo Common. I'm Irish born & raised and I think you are COOL. Keep on keeping on. Fuck da racist right wing of the USA, a country made great by shaking off the chains and giving opportunities to nobodies. You can never beat King, Ghandhi, Bobby Sands and all those that fight the peaceful struggle.
@MaidenUSA1978 well we both weren't there I guess we will just have to believe the police reports filed by cops who probably didnt like blacks so much...poor police officers..after decades of torturing innocent black ppl..I cant imagine why they would form an organization called the black panthers rebelling against authority..(sarcasm)
@ladylordless Bill Ayers has nothing to do with what Im talking about .. if any thing a further example of my point though..you have to admit that its likely a black woman (black panther) was mistreated by police first during this time. Meanwhile Bill Ayers was involved with bombing government buildings where ppl were killed and somehow becomes a professor of a University..while the black woman faces exhile in Cuba with a bounty on her head...hmmmm..I would write a song about it too
Like alot of people, I have been researching this case and how on earth can you fire a gun and not have any gunpowder residue on your hands? That's impossible. Now, make no mistake Assata Shakur was a member of the BLA and they did rob banks, armored trucks and people were killed during those robberies. Bottom line, there's nothing wrong with a poet writing what he feels and what he sees through his, or her own particular perspective. That's what poets do.
I guess it takes a little bit if controversy for people to HEAR real music. This is as real, emotional, revolutionary and honest music as it can get. FK what u heard!
ladylordess are u joking? or do u mean he has done the most any president has ever done by spending the most? hes done as much damage as bush did except it took bush 8 years its taken obama less than 4...... hes doing a great job right?
@pownunub I think you are referring to a joke, but your post is not connected to the thread. I know bho has spent more in less time that bush did and he must be stopped. bho is doing a bang up job of borrowing from China, if that was his goal. Here I thought he was running on "change". Still spending and borrowing and now we have to raise the debt ceiling? Time to force the hand.
@MaidenUSA1978 She wasnt convicted of any of the "violent gun crimes" and Trooper Harper, one of the police men that was shot at, admitted to lying about him seeing Shakur shoot at him or even seeing her with a gun
LOL This is one of my favorite hip hop tracks. I first heard it like ten years now Glenn Beck is refrencing it. Its ridiculous now I know the world is coming to an end
she was arrested in the early 70s ppl. Does anyone know what was going on during that time? this is within 10 yrs of when black ppl were being sprayed with water hoses by POLICE..so black woman vs white police officers? hmm what do think happened..Fox news is stupid
@skeetabugg They didn't pick her at random. She had a history of violent gun crimes and was at the scene where a cop was murdered, then fled. Hands up in the air my ass.
@MaidenUSA1978 hands up n the air according to the only medical evidence during the trial. Neurosurgeon Dr. Arthur Turner Davidson stated her injuries could have only been caused if she had both her hands raised when shot and any other scenerio was impossible...and the prosecution had no medical evidence to counter Dr. Davidson
Your name is Joanne Chesimard, you were convicted for the murder of NJ State Trooper Werner Foerster. There is a $1,000,000 bounty on your head. You will be brought to justice.
there is no freedom in cuba for the cubans just for every body eles.....hopefully some of those who like it there will be trade for those who dont want to be there...
I heard about this today and decided to look @ the lyrics to the song, I will not try to argue with anyone as this is the internet, and if you try to argue, you are so stupid that your point is probably not worth being heard. Basically, this is an inappropriate song because regardless of the overall message, what happened happened. Innocent people do not run to Cuba and change their name. If you don't like it, write a poem about how I deserve to die, because clearly, for the cop to die it was ok
@hoIyretribution Are you not at all aware of the concept of Political Asylum? As if Innocent people are always exhonerated. Did she kill a cop or not. I dont know but Common has every right to express his point of view through music. Besides if you broaden this out this song is not just able to speak to the black experience but is for all people from all parts of the world who face injustice perpuated by the coericive insturments of the state
@Sagefrakrobatik Didn't even read what you said, but I guess you didn't read what I said either, I am not going to argue, I honestly don't care what you said, so thank you for your comment I totally agree/disagree depending on what you said, have a nice day arguing on the initerwebs.
@hoIyretribution ...YOU NEED TO HEAR......Assata ran to Cuba for her life...back them..1960's -1970's these white's were still racist...the racist congress just passed the civil rights act in 64'... just ten years later or less. Ms. Assata was shot...let me tell you white people something..if you're not black ..no way in hell you can understand the oppression some blacks go through..and i don't want to hear from uncle toms...old or young....
y'all obviously don't listen. do you COMPLETELY understand the circumstances surrounding the story in the song? if so, while you may not agree, you can understand where he's coming from. listen to the album in its entirety. Matter of fact, listen to the man's whole catalog. Common IS a poet and his message is one of empowerment and positivity, and far from how Fox News and Palin would like to portray him.. oh and thats Cee-Lo on the hook, y'all gonna complain about him too? stay classy y'all.
Common Sense? I think Michelle may never have had any seeing as how she invited a cop killer admirer to the White House the day before the widows of cops who were killed will be at the White House. Who does the vetting at the WH these days? Van Jones?
This is a "common" problem/theme at the White House.
Inappropriate? Indefensible!!
This will come back to bite Michelle in the ass. Wait and See!
@ladylordess Please get a life. You obama haters are desperate for ANYTHING against obama. You dig into a rappers archive for something that is "racist" and bring it up , ignoring his extensive catalog of positive lyrics? LMAO sucks for you , Obama will eventually get re-elected and theres nothing you can do about it
@BlacknesUnforgivable You assume I hate him. To hate him, I would have to love him first. I disagree with his policies, as they are all failures. Remember "It's the economy, stupid"??? History will repeat itself and rightfully so. Regardless, this was a blunder on Michelle's part. America, the economy, my family and my corporation are my life. The policies of this admin need to change for their sake, yours too. President Obamas one term will end up being worse than Carters! How sad!
@ladylordess How are his policies failures?Mind giving some examples?
You are aware that the economy tanked under a Republican administration , and that the policies set up by Repubs are the result of today's economy?Blaming Obama for the current state of the economy is ludicrous
@ladylordess i see u didnt listen to the song as u spew you Faux news talking points. he will be the best president ever. in his one term he's done more than any of the last 5 presidents combined. so there u have it. if i was him i'd quit and let people like u burn in hell.
@captainco9 One need not "listen" when the internet can be used to look the lyrics up!! LOL.
Wake up to reality. He has been the worst president ever, what will change now? He is on his way out!!! He has harmed the US more than ANY president ever. That certainly IS something to brag about.
@ladylordess harmed the us more than any president ever? Hmm lets see... which president put us in a war... which president left us bankrupt and left it a problem for the next one...whos the answer to these questions.. Bush.
@killab0y6 As if it were even possible to be worse than Carter, Obama managed to succeed at that!!!! Hmm...let's see, which president ran on being the anti war person, and then got us into a third war??? However, he has NATO in charge (which is really the US) and WE are funding it!!!! Who would that liar be? Who spent more in 2 years than Bush did in 8? Who would THAT liar be?!!! Obama. Can you say it aloud with me?? OBAMA!!!!
@ladylordess i see u didnt listen to the song as u spew you Faux news talking points. he will be the best president ever. in his one term he's done more than any of the last 5 presidents combined. so there u have it. if i was him i'd quit and let people like u burn in hell.
@ladylordess Common isn't a cop killer admirer. He's an admmirer of those wrongfully accused. there's absolutely no proof she killed anyone. there was no gun power residue on her, her fingerprints when tested weren't on any of the guns or ammunition, and the trooper Harper admitted to lying to the grand jury & in his statement of seeing her with a gun. the system was very corrupt back then; and to a lesser extent now
@HBKJames01 Cop killer glorification!! Presidential Assassination encourager. It will come back to bite them on the ass.
I know "she" is black so she MUST be innocent!! All the prisoners that are incarcerated are innocent regardless of their skin color. Blah, Blah, Blah. Just the man keepin em down.
@ladylordess Do your research!! She was shot with her hands up, and no gun powder on her hands. Regardless of what the Panthers did, do the police have the right to shoot an unarmed woman with her hands up. No!
@johno0217 I will say the same to you sir. Do your research. She had a history already. FYI - Usama was shot with his hands up as well. Shall we glorify him as well? The Panthers are directly related to why she was shot. Does anyone have the "right" to shoot anyone ever??? Ask Obama!!
@ladylordess I did. Every other charge they brought against her was dropped and Osama hiding , and refusing to be taken alive and a woman surrendering to police aren't the same. Just admit that there is no foundation for your claims so that leaves only your prejudices. But i bet you love Bono and Springstien (do your research).
@johno0217 And again, You would be wrong in your "point of view" of the FACTS and your assumptions. Do actual research before you run your mouth. Your research so far has only made you look a fool.
@ladylordess no...she must be innocent because all the medical evidence at the trial proved she was shot with her arms in the arm and nerve damage done made it impossible to hold a weapon, evidence that wasn't disputed by the prosecution. She must not have shot him cause the FBI tested the guns and all the bullets and her fingerprints weren't found on a single one. and when she was tested for gun-power residue @ the hospital the was none.
@HBKJames01 Innocent or Guilty isn't the issue here. All conjecture, not the final verdict. Yes, let's just overlook the times, what the police had to deal with and the history of the BP. Usama probably wasn't able to shoot the AK in his room either, therefore he must be innocent, history be damned. Bottom line: Inappropriate choice for children's poetry night at the WH, when there are many other options, instead of a person who glorifies an accused cop killer and presidential harm.
@ladylordess f the outrage is based on her being a cop killer, and if the facts prove that she isn't a cop killer then the basis of their anger is false and they shouldn't be mad cuz she didn't kill a cop. Second, where was the outrage when 5 yrs ago cops broke into the home of 92 yr old Kathryn Johnston, shot up her house killing her and planted drugs in her home to justify it? where was the outrage then? big deal if a few cops r offended. I'm offended of the crimes they've done
@HBKJames01 The actual "outrage" is about the WH inviting a person who glorifies cop killers and presidential assassinations.
I'm more offended by people who shoot cops, as cops defend our civilization as well as people who glorify presidential assassination.
I'm very offended by a hypocritical WH who thinks it is OK to glorify burning a president, but if someone threw gas and lit a match in bho's direction, the SS would be all over it.
@CoolerKing37 LOL!!! REALLY??? I am sure that I was never aware of the burning of a president poem either!!! LOL. Wake up and smell reality. It smells like burning!!
@ladylordess I assume you were also outraged when George W. Bush honored Johnny Cash with an award. After all, he "killed a man in Reno just to watch him die".... :P
@ladylordess You're obviously not familiar with Common or his music as much as you pretend to be (for one, he hasn't used the moniker "Common Sense" since 1993, so quit calling him that) . And the poetry slam wasn't a children's event, you liar. Quit being dishonest.
@CoolerKing37 You're obviously familiar with assuming one is being less than honest if they oppose your limited view. I used the Common Sense comment as that OF COMMON SENSE!!! If I were unfamiliar with Common, how would I know to call him Common Sense, seeing as that does date back to 1993??? You obviously have no comment on Johnny Cash, which you also claim to be an expert on!!! You have so much info in your tiny head. If you want to see dishonesty, LOOK IN THE MIRROR phony!!!!
@CoolerKing37 YOU were the one who assumed that I wasn't outraged by him. YOU are the person who assumes to know everything!!!! I obviously do not know as much about Johnny Cash as you do!!!! The only one buying your bullshit is you. Keep trying to sell it!!!!
@CoolerKing37 Interesting. You start off your sentence apologizing. Why IS that? Perhaps you KNOW you are wrong!!!!! Remember, to see a fool, look in the mirror, fool.
@CoolerKing37 You already taped out with your "daft cunt" comment. Once you said that, I knew you could not defend either of the cop killings that common defends, let alone the presidential assassination angle.
@HBKJames01 I remember hearing about the initial claims against Kathryn Johnston, but I didn’t know that it turned out that way. I decided to do some fact checking. You’re right: The cops admitted to planting drugs at her residence. Wow, that's crazy! Maybe one day I will wake up and society will reflect my idealistic views. Until then, I guess I can only work on myself. I want to pull the splinter out of everyone else's eye, but this tree is still lodged in mine.
Let's celebrate a song from an uneducated racist piece of shit. You people are nuts! You hate racism, but you love it when it against a white. You wonder why there is racial tensions.....you cause it, not white people. I am sick of your double standards. Common is a common piece of shit and so is Assata the cop killer.
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hope the KKK kills commons momma so that way i can write a song about how he deserved it.. that was somebodys dad that bitch killed and she was the one doing illegal shit.. dont blame the cops, blame other black people that do illegal shit and cause the discrimination..
@tcrockett0666 . u really sound ignorant. so that fact that "some black ppl do Illegal ish"... gives the police the right to discriminate against all black ppl. that 1 statement tells me all i need to know about you. OYSTER!!!
@aggies76 you are right....it is really the white people in the ghetto doing it. wait, there aren't any. how can a black being arrested in a downtown area (where there are a few whites) be racist? How stupid. That is like someone in a small southern town where there are no blacks saying they are being arrested for being white. get a life stupid.
@obamahateswhitepeop1 and if you're referring to the incident regarding assata shakur, it took place on the jersey turnpike, a place that has been notorious for racial profiling and the like for decades... but i wouldn't expect someone with a name like that to understand racial issues... that would be just crazy
@obamahateswhitepeop1 . you are as dumb as tcrockett0666. the point that he was trying to make was that police officer had the right to discriminate against all black ppl because select number of black ppl commit crimes. that crap you're talking abount doesn't even make sense. WTH are you saying???? but then again your screen names says it all.
@tcrockett0666 she wasnt convicted of anything they were trying to pick her up for and she was wrongly convicted for killing the cop so go read a book you dumb ass.
@tcrockett0666 i dont even think you listined to the song im thinking you heard fox talk about it and then search it on youtube looked for the video and then comment on it LOL.
lyrical song, im loving it common. take the art of expressing one's self through hip hop to another level and do what you do. thanks 4 opening eyes and opening hearts to what real hip hop is and can be.
Black Power!!1
BillionGODSun 1 week ago
I remember this from my 9th grade english class
Tinamusicreggaeluv 1 month ago
Ain't Cee Lo the greatest?!
RZA20000 1 month ago
So many sacrifices made for our generation yet we are enslaved by self hate; degradation of our women folk and killing our brothers ... Where is the love?
alexistanya 1 month ago 2
What amazes me is that a bunch of old Republican writers took the time to listen to such a Good, Hip hop song
heytherecowgirl 1 month ago
Love to all my Black People out there.
civilrights22 1 month ago
FREEDOM WRITERS!!
MightyMiklsn 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
such good song
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larsy1313 2 months ago
So powerful and moving. "...All of this just so that we could be free"
sp1die 2 months ago
"You're asking me about freedom....asking me about freedom?!"
MsHighcalibre 3 months ago
@MsHighcalibre The part when she is speaking sends chills down my spine, because you can hear the struggle and tiredness in her voice. Amazing song.
SEPBXBOY 3 months ago 2
She was a black panther who shot by police and falsley imprisend she is now in cuba under political asylum
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larsy1313 4 months ago
I used to hate this song when I was in highschool even tho I loved this album. Now that Im a few years older, this shit is on point to me.
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"Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense"
That's from a nigga that many consider to be the greatest, and he's stating how much doper Common is.
I love Common man, real shit, subject matter, technical skill, ill punchlines and rhyme schemes and all over dope beats. Nigga actually talk about shit.
I fucks with the joints hard body.
Search Eddie Pesos "Greatness" Puerto Rock kid from PA droppin' ill joints on the mic, I promise y'all won't be dissapointed.
PurpleHaze1824 4 months ago
great song, back before he sold his soul to the powers that be
itsame32 5 months ago
@itsame32 common never sold his soul yo hes to true to hip hop to do that
MrDreadHead93 4 months ago 2
@MrDreadHead93 If you want to make it in the industry you have to sell out dont mean you have to be commercial
lilladyish 4 months ago
heloooooo brilliiant song, but i aint American, who is Assata? a black person killed by police or something? what for?
mrmillion94 5 months ago
I really liek the "duh duh duh, dudududuuuuuuuu" that plays after the verses and the chorus runs.
TheSeriousmrkarate 5 months ago
one of the best top five!
afrils001 5 months ago
13 people that hack phones for Faux News
BoxOfOranges84 6 months ago
i don't agree with fox but i wish common wouldn't defend someone who practiced and advocated violence like shakur did. i understand the sentiment behind the black panthers & black liberation army, but violence can never be the solution. i know i'm going to get backlash for saying this, but people like malcolm x & louis farrakhan are/were racist & hateful people. their anger is not unjust given america's history of black oppression, but dr. king had it right, i'm sorry it just had to be said.
willferris34 7 months ago
@willferris34
You know that Malcolm X wasn't racist right? When he was no longer part of the Nation of Islam he made the pilgrimage to Mecca and saw Muslims of all different colors. It surprised him and made a big change in his thinking. Although he was never racist to begin with he would say. The Black Panther Party wasn't suppose to be a violent movement either. The Black Panther Party gave education and food to children who had bad access to those things. They were freedom fighters.
Seanz1lla 6 months ago
@willferris34 I wont attack you because I see that you are well-meaning. But if Dr. King had it right then why was he murdered? Because as chairman Fred said the people that were/are oppressing Black people, and all other people, are megalomaniacs. You cannot persuade people to stop oppressing you, you have to make them stop. Plain and simple. If you are fighting for self-determination, non-violence will not work when those in power benefit from your oppression.
aconteh08 2 months ago
hey I'm looking for similar songs(musical style)
thx for help
tenemu 7 months ago
@tenemu search for ghetto heaven pt 2 by common ft d'angelo
88Intellektual 5 months ago
@tenemu look for hurricane by the roots, common n mos def
88Intellektual 5 months ago
FOX NEWS CAN SUCK..neva mind....God bless Assata.and this is a classic album from one of th greatest MC's to eva grace the mic.
TheAFRoCeNTRiC1 8 months ago 2
There you have it, Ladies and Gentlemen: Common's "cop killer" anthem.
*smh* I'm glad I've never watched a single second of Fox News.
whaddupcuzzz 8 months ago 3
thank you fox news for introducing me to this song. if it werent for your madeup and useless controversy i would of missed this gem from common. awesome song
kindofgoodatlife 8 months ago 15
Welcome Fox News readers. I implore you to listen with an open mind first.
czickgraf 8 months ago 4
Thank you Bill O'Reilly for pointing me to this tribute to a Freedom Fighter. Thank you Common for singing the praises of a righteous sister who didn't get unjustly lynched.
BA1040 8 months ago 8
@BA1040 OH Fuck Assata Shakur Tupac's Aunt
swagLilBallin11 8 months ago
Long Live Assta a Free Spirit Goddess !!!
Natturner187 8 months ago
Damn...Powerful.
nubonyx 8 months ago
i love common...... the cop killer
cristiereyes 8 months ago
Beautiful song for a beautiful woman. Fukk a fox.
blacksmith1925 8 months ago
this song makes me tear up.
tsumugirui 8 months ago 2
Fox can suck a dick.
burtz87 8 months ago 5
60,065 views...wow...just...wow
So out of all the millions of FOX News viewers...how many do you really think came here and checked out the song for themselves to get some perspective?
ItsMikeontheMic 8 months ago
@ItsMikeontheMic I did... I used to be a staunch republican.. Now I'm starting to hate 'The Right', as well as 'The Left'.. A true intelligent person doesnt adopt One side or the Others' ENTIRE 'Points of View', solely off which party they claim.. Im a republican,..AND a son of a Mexican 'LEGAL' immigrant who's had a pistol stuck in his mouth by a REDNECK cop, after a long hard day's work, driving home to his newborn infant HALF white son, me.. Now I'm neither, LEft or Right, I hate em both..
SCM11478 8 months ago
@SCM11478 continued > ..THIS COUNTRY is STUPID.. You have a Judicial system WAISTING your Tax dollars on TRYING TO IMPRISON me, over nothing. A b/s Drug test saying 'dirty', when I have a More expensive test proving it's GOT to be one of my non-narcotic meds, or something else showing 'positive', cuz a Lab test shows Im clean.. This is from the same system I used to think was great. ..I think people with party beliefs, are DUPED Puppets of the NewWorldOrder, the Elite. ..
SCM11478 8 months ago
@SCM11478 ...CHECk on Youtb, ' Bohemian Grove-Alex Jones '.. WHEN U watch that, U WILL see that the Right AND Left media, both, are controlled by The ELite N.W.o. This SHOULDa made HEADLINE news, instead, it took me ten years later to find it on Youtube!! Us, and Other nations' Elite, ALL members of a Secret Club in California, The Bohemian Grove, where 'THEY Hold Ceremony for an ANCIENT, Old Testament, Pagan god of Babylon, ..MOLACH, the Great Owl', a Major Corporation commonly used Sign
SCM11478 8 months ago
@SCM11478 Yeah both sides have flaws. If you're that far left or right, then you're a fool. People need to start thinking for themselves.
ItsMikeontheMic 8 months ago
I don't know what to make of this situation. I believe Commons lyrics were taken out of context. I usually listen to both sides (Listen to talk radio while balancing out with Daily Show). It seems that Conservatives cry wolf about dangers here and there using it to further their agenda, while Liberals tell others what they "should" have and not "have" using guilt tactics to further their agenda. All in all, both sides are nuts.
miack84 8 months ago
Obama = George Soros bitch
careerblocks15 8 months ago
Im catching this bitch for her 1 million dollar bounty, she previously had a criminal record that speaks for itself. this was a bad person. was previously charged with kidnapping, murder (multiple times), armed robbery. get your head out of your ass this is no patriot. and to glorify and honor this woman is an absolute atrocity
careerblocks15 8 months ago
@careerblocks15
They tried her again and again until they got a jury to convict her of "whatever". the fact that she was tried multiple times is not in indictment of her, bu the justice system. What's more, Common did not "glorify" or "honor" her in this song, he said she didn't do it!
TheSecularTheist 8 months ago
Respect to Fox News for countering the whole "post-racial America" bullshit that pansy liberals were spouting after Obama got elected. I assume the controversy over Common and Obama's birth certificate have awakened people.. right?
pimphofoo 8 months ago
"Assata had been convicted of a murder she couldn't have done. Medical evidence shown she couldn't have shot the gun"
What about this song is celebratory to killing cops? Bill O'Reilly needs to check his facts. I think he thinks that because HE himself thinks Assata's guilty, if anyone writes a song about her, they must be condoning the actions she was accused of. Fuck him.
MuziqMahon 8 months ago 4
Fuck ALL you racist crackers.
DBlockn05 8 months ago
How dare you Fox News for smearing the image of this beautiful queen and Common.
pong224 8 months ago
Cee Lo Green was on the chorus of this song but of course Glee a televison show on the Fox Network wants to continue to make money of a remake of his song "Forget You" while ignoring the association between him and Common. Fox News stay consistent with your smear campaigns but i know only the old, stupid, and dormant racists are your audience so there is no point.
joao88 8 months ago 33
Whats hilarious not too long ago FoxNews they praised Common Sense for being a positive influence. They should've taken credit for recognizing him prior in the first place instead.
ProfessorNameless 8 months ago
thumbs up if your here because you just watched the john stewart interview with bill o'reily
robertbutler714 8 months ago
If fox really hates this song where was this outrage when this cd dropped in 2000
Half80sHalf90s 8 months ago
Rascism is for the fucking retarded, ignorant and the bored. its scary to think people can be so fricken stupid
flaco33 8 months ago
@flaco33 It certainly is scary to see how racist some people can be. Especially when they say they are against it, yet thrive on it.
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess You are a toolbox
JackMonroe 8 months ago
And Shoutout to all those that just listened to this song to see what FOX was referring to and made negative comments without researching the facts... I don't know what the world would be without you... I've been a fan of Common forever... The pictures that FOX has painted of him are grossly inaccurate. Do some research before you make comments about things that you know nothing about... It'll save you some embarrassment.
ChaostheConquerer 8 months ago 53
common
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undergroundwest9 8 months ago
@ChaostheConquerer I just watched the FOX segment and its ridiculous just how self righteous and ignorant O'Reilly can be about various events in news both historic and current. This isn't the last time O'Reilly will do this either.
jstanl 8 months ago
@ChaostheConquerer I feel you if it wasnt for Oreilly being his old racist self I wouldnt have found this
HurricaneGamesLife 8 months ago 4
Wow... I've been reading some of these comments on this song and it's amazing to see the amount of racism and hatred still alive and well. Many of you hate the song, Assata Shakur and Common for what the media has portrayed them as. If you research the case, you will find that the survivng officer lied about his testimony of seeing Assata Shakur have a gun, firing a gun, and killing the officer in question. Many people rely on what others say instead of researching things themselves...
ChaostheConquerer 8 months ago 3
It was never proven that Assata killed a cop. In fact, one of the cops admitted to lying in their reports. She was shot in the arm pit.........you don't get shot in the arm pit while shooting at someone else. You get shot in the arm pit with your arms being up in surrender. Do your homework.......the jurty was comprised of 15 white people under 30 with connections to State Troopers....a setup from jump street. God Bless Assata and God Bless Common
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HennesseyHPE1000 8 months ago
dang. v calm your tits guy's. hhahah.
kaaykooos15 8 months ago
She was a terrorist...Like it's bullshit that everyone thinks she's a social activist. She killed cops. She took away the feeling of safety for everyone in that town. I get it that she was fighting racism- I understand. But really, her and the other murderers were rightly convicted. I don't care what you have to say to me about this. Say what you want. You have that right. But I also have the right to my own opinion. Isn't that what Assata was fighting for anyway? Her own opinion? Think about it
LoveLaughLaurie718 8 months ago
While the BPP was being slaughtered by the national political police (FBI) and local police squads, the BLA evolved as an adjunct underground movement when the BPP could no longer function above ground. Times were heated. There was low intensity war directed at the black liberation movement. People get killed in war, including the foot soldiers of the American empire. I don't advocate killing police (or anyone), but Asata Shakur is not a criminal and was herself shot. All power to the people.
drjimiboy69 8 months ago
For all of you who are putting down President Obama you failed to realiized Bush caused all this mess! Any President whom took office after this man possibly couldn't have cleaned up his crap! Have you forgotten who's in control of Congress? Republicans, thats why this nation is failing. To all you kkk who hate the blk people you wldn't have been able walk a few steps in their ancestor shoes. We're all equal when you fools realize all of us are from African decent. LMAO!
msmela45 8 months ago 3
@msmela45 lol. blame bush. Hee hee, it never gets old. lol
ladylordess 8 months ago
look man common is great, he's one of my favorite fuckin rappers, but honestly the white house should just not get into rap. rap talks about violent shit, and the rappers like to be controversial. so im not saying common SHOULDNT go to the white house, i just think that the obama admin was kinda foolhardy in even trying to get rappers there. if ur president, ya gotta pick a musician whose music is, for lack of a better word, 'safer' than the stuff common and all other rappers say
SclafaniBagni 8 months ago
@SclafaniBagni .. see how quite you sell out...the president have black kids you idiot....you don't dimension freedom of speech..just to cater to a few racist whites and uncle toms....you see coward..you down play for them..(pick a musician that is safe) for WHO.......
salbella50 8 months ago
yo Common. I'm Irish born & raised and I think you are COOL. Keep on keeping on. Fuck da racist right wing of the USA, a country made great by shaking off the chains and giving opportunities to nobodies. You can never beat King, Ghandhi, Bobby Sands and all those that fight the peaceful struggle.
carpoman 8 months ago
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sprockette 8 months ago
@sprockette nice trolling
carpoman 8 months ago
@MaidenUSA1978 well we both weren't there I guess we will just have to believe the police reports filed by cops who probably didnt like blacks so much...poor police officers..after decades of torturing innocent black ppl..I cant imagine why they would form an organization called the black panthers rebelling against authority..(sarcasm)
skeetabugg 8 months ago
@ladylordless Bill Ayers has nothing to do with what Im talking about .. if any thing a further example of my point though..you have to admit that its likely a black woman (black panther) was mistreated by police first during this time. Meanwhile Bill Ayers was involved with bombing government buildings where ppl were killed and somehow becomes a professor of a University..while the black woman faces exhile in Cuba with a bounty on her head...hmmmm..I would write a song about it too
skeetabugg 8 months ago
Like alot of people, I have been researching this case and how on earth can you fire a gun and not have any gunpowder residue on your hands? That's impossible. Now, make no mistake Assata Shakur was a member of the BLA and they did rob banks, armored trucks and people were killed during those robberies. Bottom line, there's nothing wrong with a poet writing what he feels and what he sees through his, or her own particular perspective. That's what poets do.
JosephCa64 8 months ago
I guess it takes a little bit if controversy for people to HEAR real music. This is as real, emotional, revolutionary and honest music as it can get. FK what u heard!
PPLIFE 8 months ago
ladylordess are u joking? or do u mean he has done the most any president has ever done by spending the most? hes done as much damage as bush did except it took bush 8 years its taken obama less than 4...... hes doing a great job right?
pownunub 8 months ago
@pownunub I think you are referring to a joke, but your post is not connected to the thread. I know bho has spent more in less time that bush did and he must be stopped. bho is doing a bang up job of borrowing from China, if that was his goal. Here I thought he was running on "change". Still spending and borrowing and now we have to raise the debt ceiling? Time to force the hand.
ladylordess 8 months ago
@MaidenUSA1978 She wasnt convicted of any of the "violent gun crimes" and Trooper Harper, one of the police men that was shot at, admitted to lying about him seeing Shakur shoot at him or even seeing her with a gun
TheKdonaghy 8 months ago
LOL This is one of my favorite hip hop tracks. I first heard it like ten years now Glenn Beck is refrencing it. Its ridiculous now I know the world is coming to an end
Sagefrakrobatik 8 months ago
How is this promoting cop killing? He's telling a story of injustice. Republicans really need to start acting like they have COMMON sense.
KillAKARA09 8 months ago 3
she was arrested in the early 70s ppl. Does anyone know what was going on during that time? this is within 10 yrs of when black ppl were being sprayed with water hoses by POLICE..so black woman vs white police officers? hmm what do think happened..Fox news is stupid
skeetabugg 8 months ago 3
@skeetabugg They didn't pick her at random. She had a history of violent gun crimes and was at the scene where a cop was murdered, then fled. Hands up in the air my ass.
MaidenUSA1978 8 months ago
@MaidenUSA1978 hands up n the air according to the only medical evidence during the trial. Neurosurgeon Dr. Arthur Turner Davidson stated her injuries could have only been caused if she had both her hands raised when shot and any other scenerio was impossible...and the prosecution had no medical evidence to counter Dr. Davidson
HBKJames01 8 months ago
@skeetabugg Federal building bomber Bill Ayers will tell you all about that time.
ladylordess 8 months ago
Your name is Joanne Chesimard, you were convicted for the murder of NJ State Trooper Werner Foerster. There is a $1,000,000 bounty on your head. You will be brought to justice.
AtlasObjectivist 8 months ago
there is no freedom in cuba for the cubans just for every body eles.....hopefully some of those who like it there will be trade for those who dont want to be there...
NOOOLABEMUSIK 8 months ago
I heard about this today and decided to look @ the lyrics to the song, I will not try to argue with anyone as this is the internet, and if you try to argue, you are so stupid that your point is probably not worth being heard. Basically, this is an inappropriate song because regardless of the overall message, what happened happened. Innocent people do not run to Cuba and change their name. If you don't like it, write a poem about how I deserve to die, because clearly, for the cop to die it was ok
hoIyretribution 8 months ago
@hoIyretribution Are you not at all aware of the concept of Political Asylum? As if Innocent people are always exhonerated. Did she kill a cop or not. I dont know but Common has every right to express his point of view through music. Besides if you broaden this out this song is not just able to speak to the black experience but is for all people from all parts of the world who face injustice perpuated by the coericive insturments of the state
Sagefrakrobatik 8 months ago
@Sagefrakrobatik Didn't even read what you said, but I guess you didn't read what I said either, I am not going to argue, I honestly don't care what you said, so thank you for your comment I totally agree/disagree depending on what you said, have a nice day arguing on the initerwebs.
hoIyretribution 8 months ago
@hoIyretribution wow you're one of the biggest idiots I've ever read
JackNuttsack 8 months ago
@JackNuttsack This comment was one of the funniest things I have ever read o_O so I guess we are even.
hoIyretribution 8 months ago
@hoIyretribution ...YOU NEED TO HEAR......Assata ran to Cuba for her life...back them..1960's -1970's these white's were still racist...the racist congress just passed the civil rights act in 64'... just ten years later or less. Ms. Assata was shot...let me tell you white people something..if you're not black ..no way in hell you can understand the oppression some blacks go through..and i don't want to hear from uncle toms...old or young....
salbella50 8 months ago
@salbella50 It is really good to know that you were alive in the times before 1860's, please tell me more about your struggle.
hoIyretribution 8 months ago
y'all obviously don't listen. do you COMPLETELY understand the circumstances surrounding the story in the song? if so, while you may not agree, you can understand where he's coming from. listen to the album in its entirety. Matter of fact, listen to the man's whole catalog. Common IS a poet and his message is one of empowerment and positivity, and far from how Fox News and Palin would like to portray him.. oh and thats Cee-Lo on the hook, y'all gonna complain about him too? stay classy y'all.
jblount86 8 months ago
Common Sense? I think Michelle may never have had any seeing as how she invited a cop killer admirer to the White House the day before the widows of cops who were killed will be at the White House. Who does the vetting at the WH these days? Van Jones?
This is a "common" problem/theme at the White House.
Inappropriate? Indefensible!!
This will come back to bite Michelle in the ass. Wait and See!
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess i totally agree
TheNextgenmods 8 months ago
@ladylordess Please get a life. You obama haters are desperate for ANYTHING against obama. You dig into a rappers archive for something that is "racist" and bring it up , ignoring his extensive catalog of positive lyrics? LMAO sucks for you , Obama will eventually get re-elected and theres nothing you can do about it
BlacknesUnforgivable 8 months ago
@BlacknesUnforgivable You assume I hate him. To hate him, I would have to love him first. I disagree with his policies, as they are all failures. Remember "It's the economy, stupid"??? History will repeat itself and rightfully so. Regardless, this was a blunder on Michelle's part. America, the economy, my family and my corporation are my life. The policies of this admin need to change for their sake, yours too. President Obamas one term will end up being worse than Carters! How sad!
ladylordess 8 months ago
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BlacknesUnforgivable 8 months ago
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@ladylordess How are his policies failures?Mind giving some examples?
You are aware that the economy tanked under a Republican administration , and that the policies set up by Repubs are the result of today's economy?Blaming Obama for the current state of the economy is ludicrous
BlacknesUnforgivable 8 months ago
@ladylordess i see u didnt listen to the song as u spew you Faux news talking points. he will be the best president ever. in his one term he's done more than any of the last 5 presidents combined. so there u have it. if i was him i'd quit and let people like u burn in hell.
captainco9 8 months ago
@captainco9 One need not "listen" when the internet can be used to look the lyrics up!! LOL.
Wake up to reality. He has been the worst president ever, what will change now? He is on his way out!!! He has harmed the US more than ANY president ever. That certainly IS something to brag about.
You have been diagnosed with Delusional Disorder.
fyi - there isn't a hell.
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess harmed the us more than any president ever? Hmm lets see... which president put us in a war... which president left us bankrupt and left it a problem for the next one...whos the answer to these questions.. Bush.
killab0y6 8 months ago
@killab0y6 As if it were even possible to be worse than Carter, Obama managed to succeed at that!!!! Hmm...let's see, which president ran on being the anti war person, and then got us into a third war??? However, he has NATO in charge (which is really the US) and WE are funding it!!!! Who would that liar be? Who spent more in 2 years than Bush did in 8? Who would THAT liar be?!!! Obama. Can you say it aloud with me?? OBAMA!!!!
ladylordess 8 months ago
@captainco9 Actually he hasn't done anything, and has SPENT more than any president in history.
MaidenUSA1978 8 months ago
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@ladylordess i see u didnt listen to the song as u spew you Faux news talking points. he will be the best president ever. in his one term he's done more than any of the last 5 presidents combined. so there u have it. if i was him i'd quit and let people like u burn in hell.
captainco9 8 months ago
@ladylordess You turn my stomach.
lastdragon55 8 months ago
@lastdragon55 I hear that the truth does do that to some people!!! Toughen up kiddo.
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess Common isn't a cop killer admirer. He's an admmirer of those wrongfully accused. there's absolutely no proof she killed anyone. there was no gun power residue on her, her fingerprints when tested weren't on any of the guns or ammunition, and the trooper Harper admitted to lying to the grand jury & in his statement of seeing her with a gun. the system was very corrupt back then; and to a lesser extent now
HBKJames01 8 months ago
@HBKJames01 Cop killer glorification!! Presidential Assassination encourager. It will come back to bite them on the ass.
I know "she" is black so she MUST be innocent!! All the prisoners that are incarcerated are innocent regardless of their skin color. Blah, Blah, Blah. Just the man keepin em down.
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess Do your research!! She was shot with her hands up, and no gun powder on her hands. Regardless of what the Panthers did, do the police have the right to shoot an unarmed woman with her hands up. No!
johno0217 8 months ago
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ladylordess 8 months ago
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@johno0217 I will say the same to you sir. Do your research. She had a history already. FYI - Usama was shot with his hands up as well. Shall we glorify him as well? The Panthers are directly related to why she was shot. Does anyone have the "right" to shoot anyone ever??? Ask Obama!!
ladylordess 8 months ago 4
@ladylordess I did. Every other charge they brought against her was dropped and Osama hiding , and refusing to be taken alive and a woman surrendering to police aren't the same. Just admit that there is no foundation for your claims so that leaves only your prejudices. But i bet you love Bono and Springstien (do your research).
johno0217 8 months ago
@johno0217 And again, You would be wrong in your "point of view" of the FACTS and your assumptions. Do actual research before you run your mouth. Your research so far has only made you look a fool.
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess no...she must be innocent because all the medical evidence at the trial proved she was shot with her arms in the arm and nerve damage done made it impossible to hold a weapon, evidence that wasn't disputed by the prosecution. She must not have shot him cause the FBI tested the guns and all the bullets and her fingerprints weren't found on a single one. and when she was tested for gun-power residue @ the hospital the was none.
HBKJames01 8 months ago
@HBKJames01 Innocent or Guilty isn't the issue here. All conjecture, not the final verdict. Yes, let's just overlook the times, what the police had to deal with and the history of the BP. Usama probably wasn't able to shoot the AK in his room either, therefore he must be innocent, history be damned. Bottom line: Inappropriate choice for children's poetry night at the WH, when there are many other options, instead of a person who glorifies an accused cop killer and presidential harm.
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess f the outrage is based on her being a cop killer, and if the facts prove that she isn't a cop killer then the basis of their anger is false and they shouldn't be mad cuz she didn't kill a cop. Second, where was the outrage when 5 yrs ago cops broke into the home of 92 yr old Kathryn Johnston, shot up her house killing her and planted drugs in her home to justify it? where was the outrage then? big deal if a few cops r offended. I'm offended of the crimes they've done
HBKJames01 8 months ago
@HBKJames01 The actual "outrage" is about the WH inviting a person who glorifies cop killers and presidential assassinations.
I'm more offended by people who shoot cops, as cops defend our civilization as well as people who glorify presidential assassination.
I'm very offended by a hypocritical WH who thinks it is OK to glorify burning a president, but if someone threw gas and lit a match in bho's direction, the SS would be all over it.
If there is an incident, I don't want to hear it.
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess Really? Are you really offended? Enough of your phony outrage already. You didn't even know about this song until a few days ago.
CoolerKing37 8 months ago
@CoolerKing37 LOL!!! REALLY??? I am sure that I was never aware of the burning of a president poem either!!! LOL. Wake up and smell reality. It smells like burning!!
ladylordess 8 months ago 2
@ladylordess Either way, quit acting like an overly concerned parent.
CoolerKing37 8 months ago
@CoolerKing37 Too bad the Obama's didn't show Common Sense, and act like a concerned parent or a concerned leader.
Go back to telling your parents to not be overly concerned, because I don't take advice from children or strangers, never have, never will.
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess I assume you were also outraged when George W. Bush honored Johnny Cash with an award. After all, he "killed a man in Reno just to watch him die".... :P
CoolerKing37 8 months ago
@CoolerKing37 Like I said earlier, I'm not as familiar with Cash as I am with COMMON SENSE.
Was this Cash incident done on night for children's poetry? If so, I agree with you that would be outrageous!!!
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess You're obviously not familiar with Common or his music as much as you pretend to be (for one, he hasn't used the moniker "Common Sense" since 1993, so quit calling him that) . And the poetry slam wasn't a children's event, you liar. Quit being dishonest.
CoolerKing37 8 months ago
@CoolerKing37 You're obviously familiar with assuming one is being less than honest if they oppose your limited view. I used the Common Sense comment as that OF COMMON SENSE!!! If I were unfamiliar with Common, how would I know to call him Common Sense, seeing as that does date back to 1993??? You obviously have no comment on Johnny Cash, which you also claim to be an expert on!!! You have so much info in your tiny head. If you want to see dishonesty, LOOK IN THE MIRROR phony!!!!
ladylordess 8 months ago 2
@ladylordess You were the one who said you weren't familair with Johnny Cash, stupid. No one's buying your fake hysterics.
CoolerKing37 8 months ago
@CoolerKing37 YOU were the one who assumed that I wasn't outraged by him. YOU are the person who assumes to know everything!!!! I obviously do not know as much about Johnny Cash as you do!!!! The only one buying your bullshit is you. Keep trying to sell it!!!!
ladylordess 8 months ago 3
@ladylordess Sorry, but if you sincerely outraged by this whole fake controversy, then you're a dumb motherfucker.
CoolerKing37 8 months ago
@CoolerKing37 Interesting. You start off your sentence apologizing. Why IS that? Perhaps you KNOW you are wrong!!!!! Remember, to see a fool, look in the mirror, fool.
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess I was being sarcastic, you daft cunt.
CoolerKing37 8 months ago
@CoolerKing37 No, you are programmed to apologetic. It's in your gene's.
Yo momma
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess Uh-oh! You're tapping out! You can't back up your shitty argument anymore! I win!
CoolerKing37 8 months ago
@CoolerKing37 You already taped out with your "daft cunt" comment. Once you said that, I knew you could not defend either of the cop killings that common defends, let alone the presidential assassination angle.
You won alright!! LOL
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess Can you blame me though? I'm speaking to a daft cunt...
CoolerKing37 8 months ago
@CoolerKing37 If you think I am Yo momma, who could blame you??!!!!!
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess Uh...I don't think you quite understand how the "yo momma" insult works. You're doing it wrong, ya dummy.
CoolerKing37 8 months ago
@CoolerKing37 It doesn't negate the fact that yo momma is a daft cunt, as are you. The apple never falls far from the cunt.
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess Hey, why don't you come up with your own jeers for once? Either way, your insults blow.
CoolerKing37 8 months ago
@CoolerKing37 So does Yo Momma!!!
ladylordess 8 months ago
@ladylordess /watch?v=K8E_zMLCRNg
CoolerKing37 8 months ago
@ladylordess U obviously didnt listen 2 the song or DONT understand the lyrics, just like everybody else whos attempting to argue about this matter
Ayplus 8 months ago
@Ayplus U obviously didn't READ the thread!!!! Just like everyone else who is weakly attempting to disucss this matter.
ladylordess 8 months ago
@HBKJames01 I remember hearing about the initial claims against Kathryn Johnston, but I didn’t know that it turned out that way. I decided to do some fact checking. You’re right: The cops admitted to planting drugs at her residence. Wow, that's crazy! Maybe one day I will wake up and society will reflect my idealistic views. Until then, I guess I can only work on myself. I want to pull the splinter out of everyone else's eye, but this tree is still lodged in mine.
MrCognitiveDissonant 8 months ago
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MrUpdowndownup 8 months ago
Let's celebrate a song from an uneducated racist piece of shit. You people are nuts! You hate racism, but you love it when it against a white. You wonder why there is racial tensions.....you cause it, not white people. I am sick of your double standards. Common is a common piece of shit and so is Assata the cop killer.
obamahateswhitepeop1 8 months ago
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KillAKARA09 8 months ago
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hope the KKK kills commons momma so that way i can write a song about how he deserved it.. that was somebodys dad that bitch killed and she was the one doing illegal shit.. dont blame the cops, blame other black people that do illegal shit and cause the discrimination..
tcrockett0666 8 months ago
@tcrockett0666 thats right. and he is invited to the motherfreakin WHITE HOUSE!!! shows you what this government has come to. very very depressing.
hawkeye2436 8 months ago
@hawkeye2436 funny you say MF...that is what our ghetto pig president says to. you are all the same. congrats 7th grade dropout.
obamahateswhitepeop1 8 months ago
@tcrockett0666 . u really sound ignorant. so that fact that "some black ppl do Illegal ish"... gives the police the right to discriminate against all black ppl. that 1 statement tells me all i need to know about you. OYSTER!!!
aggies76 8 months ago
@aggies76 you are right....it is really the white people in the ghetto doing it. wait, there aren't any. how can a black being arrested in a downtown area (where there are a few whites) be racist? How stupid. That is like someone in a small southern town where there are no blacks saying they are being arrested for being white. get a life stupid.
obamahateswhitepeop1 8 months ago
@obamahateswhitepeop1 and if you're referring to the incident regarding assata shakur, it took place on the jersey turnpike, a place that has been notorious for racial profiling and the like for decades... but i wouldn't expect someone with a name like that to understand racial issues... that would be just crazy
jblount86 8 months ago
@obamahateswhitepeop1 . you are as dumb as tcrockett0666. the point that he was trying to make was that police officer had the right to discriminate against all black ppl because select number of black ppl commit crimes. that crap you're talking abount doesn't even make sense. WTH are you saying???? but then again your screen names says it all.
aggies76 8 months ago
@obamahateswhitepeop1 ummm dude if you havint notessd every race is racist.
fortrel1993 8 months ago
@tcrockett0666 she wasnt convicted of anything they were trying to pick her up for and she was wrongly convicted for killing the cop so go read a book you dumb ass.
misskris46 8 months ago 2
@tcrockett0666 LOL you sir are the example he mad the song
fortrel1993 8 months ago
@tcrockett0666 i dont even think you listined to the song im thinking you heard fox talk about it and then search it on youtube looked for the video and then comment on it LOL.
fortrel1993 8 months ago
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I like common, and think the song is well done, and beautiful to listen to, but I can't get over the fact that the lyrics are glorifying a criminal.
pwoody1982 8 months ago
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pwoody1982 8 months ago
Only a little bit over 51 000 views? Seriously what the hell
TheLordVoltron 8 months ago
those 2 people that disliked this song are retarded..
beezy272 8 months ago
@beezy272 Or maybe they just don't like cop killers
pwoody1982 8 months ago
man dilla and common go together like cocaine and waffles.
alexdelgiudice1 9 months ago
lyrical song, im loving it common. take the art of expressing one's self through hip hop to another level and do what you do. thanks 4 opening eyes and opening hearts to what real hip hop is and can be.
Angelocolato 9 months ago