NAS on CNN- Open letter to warriors, Death of chicago honor student (Derrion Albert)

Nas On violence, and rap music
R.I.P Derrion Albert

We need to unite as human beings, not just the black/african people, but ALL people!!

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[csm07cb]

could you imagine wayne sitting down on a show trying to talk about real world issues HAHAHAHA

[nomibe2911]

I think Don Lemon focused too much on Nas's lyrics than on the letter he wrote.

[SenszR]

KMT.

[SenszR]

@shyadeny Exactly.

[shyadeny]

Even if it could affect them, just look around to see what the media has put our kids into before attacking the whole genre of rap. All that garbage you guys put on tv, magazines and the internet, the best you could blame is rap music? How is this any different than the old "Kids should stop playing video games because they're violent and its addictive nature will make the kids violent" crap? Stop insulting our intelligence and maybe plan a more reasonable, polite interview next time.

[shyadeny]

other songs by Nas. They all reflect what Nas thinks and is talking about on that interview. The man had been backing up his opinion throughout his career in his own songs and they're doing this. Not only is this rude but it's a joke. Let's not kid ourselves, it's the 21st century. People aren't so stupid anymore. Just because kids listened to some so called "violent rap music," it doesn't actually dumb them down to commit those violent acts portrayed in the songs.

[shyadeny]

so I don't understand the attitude CNN has in this interview towards Nas. Throughout the whole interview Nas is pretty much being attacked, almost blamed for this incident because he wrote some "violent rap music." Who are we kidding here? Nas is the one and ONLY rapper out there, a public figure, making a statement on this incident and how kids should change their behavior and the way they set goals in life, and they're insulting him for writing rap music? I wonder if they even heard of any

[ChrisxXxNB]

they talk bout a song like shoot em up but not a song like rule smfh its like when they talk bout tupac and mention hit em up but not better dayz or thugz mansion again smfh

[LyricalKnight1]

You should've had all those war profiteers up there and interrogated them.

[dsi4life]

Nas u had that nigga scared as fuck. just look at tht mane composure.

[bigredog100]

haha this news reporter actin like he can't slang

[newworldmind]

@nomibe2911 true, but he was just doing what he's assigned to...its provacative but its misrepresentative