Talib Kweli / Papers Please (Arizona Immigration Law Issue)

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New Talib Kweli Papers Please (Arizona Immigration Law Issue)
by Birthplace Magazine on May 22, 2010
Talib Kweli is one of a breed of MC who has historically waxed poetically regarding moral and social issues, and this continues with the release of Papers Please, a rap-commentary on the state of affairs in regard to the Arizona immigration laws which have set off something of a firestorm in American politics.
While we dont claim to be CNN or the NY Times, both of those locations will provide you plenty of reading material that will fill you in on the facts, not just what you might be hearing from friends, talk shows or even rappers, however, as Kweli is an artist who we all have respected and followed for some time, so of course we are interested in his perspective, and happily pass it along to you.
One thing we do like, regardless of whether or not we agree with the hip hopper (in this case, we do), is when rap music proves yet again that its not only about what the negative press insist it is all about. That positive rap, or intellectual rap, progressive rap or political rap, do exist, if you only take the time to look. Our hip hop artists are not always about partying and drinking and women and violence, but can also be about expression and activism. While Papers Please is not quite a revolutionary-toned example, it is a fine example nonetheless.

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[TheLatinoNation]

LATINOS SUPPORT OTHER LATINOS

I'M PUERTO RICAN AND I WANT TO LET IMMIGRANTS KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE!

LATINOS WHO ARE AGAINST OTHER LATINOS ARE SHIT OF OUR PEOPLE!

THEY DON'T REPRESENT US! THEY ARE MINORITY, THEY ARE PETS OF THEM WHITE SUPREMACISTS! SI SE PUEDE MI GENTE!

[Mr09camaro]

Deep song!!

[PaperStackGang]

Lets show some support for our Hispanic brothers and sisters... WE ARE ALL FROM THE SAME BODY OF CHRIST!

[vic5inc]

@vic5inc If its worth anything, i recommend you see the movie "A BETTER LIFE", your right about one thing, Latinos are looked as criminals, but its because there is no guidance and support in many public schools as there should be.Hence the organized gangs and crimes in L.A.( Private schools have all the support from their rich parents, and as you see the budget cuts are killing the educational system, you will see more and more violent activities in the u.s., but that is just my hypothesis.

[vic5inc]

@3o5Miami I hope you understand that you our being extremely ignorant towards people who leave their country do to poor political government control and poor economy. i'm happy that you are well off and all, but nobody likes a selfish bias human who has no consideration towards what type of comments he/she makes about others. In fact why the fuck am i trying to change your opinion, your an adult, and your mind is not as open minded as it should anymore because you obviously know everything.

[MrJoeman211]

@3o5Miami you sound cubano.... republican wet back......

[fortgreene31]

fuck up the word immirgrant and people can't travel or live where they want. Fuck up.

[u2hubbard]

@3o5Miami OK go for you but does that make every other human from Mexico not worth fighting for? You buy food that is picked by there hands. Everyone cannot achieve the samething. You can stay on your up by the boot straps speech but it's not reality. The lie of capitalism has pushed is self-reliant.

[u2hubbard]

I just hope this wakes Mexicans up out hear in Cali. It's alot of Mexicans that are hateful towards Blacks. It goes both ways but what I'm pointing out is the real oppressor is the one that wants to work them for low wages and wants them sent back to Mexico. Even if they got to go as far a blatantly being racist by asking for ID. And it's not Black who has the power to do them that way.

[211jester]

Fukin white people talk shit on TV on the internet on the fukin papers and shit bit i bet there aint no white boy that would come to the varrios of tucson and talk that shit yall wont make it bak to the hills

[LordActionLTD]

@TheLatinoNation HOSE BAG!