Should Twista have been kicked off the McDonalds tour?
Twista
From SixShot.com:
Twista released a statement today responding to McDonald’s decision to cancel his appearance in the McDonald’s Live Tour.
“I am very disappointed by McDonald’s decision to cancel my participation in the McDonald’s Live Tour. Being that McDonald’s and I have worked together in the past, it was unsettling that I would be removed from the tour after undergoing the planning process and receiving assurances from McDonald’s on multiple occasions that I would appear on the tour.
The recent trend of finger-pointing, and playing the blame game with certain media outlets and certain individuals needs to stop. We live in a society that advocates free speech. You want free speech? You want to claim this land as the land of the free? Then our country’s symbol has to be one of its citizens exercising their right to stand up and shout at the top of their lungs using words and telling stories that capture the reality of their day-to-day lives.
Not all art is suitable for every age, just as not every movie is suitable for every age which is why it’s lawfully labeled with a “parental advisory” sticker. Ultimately, the “parental advisory” warning aides parents in their responsibility to police & guide their children, despite that it still should not discredit me or my music.
Art is a reflection of life. We tell stories about the culture and environment we grew up in, and unfortunately most of it isn’t pretty. But for people to single me out as a negative individual because of that is both unfair and unnecessary. The media and certain individuals are painting this as a “hip-hop” issue when this transcends musical genres. Music and art have been a means of expression for hundreds of years.
Instead of playing the blame game and creating a “right” side and a “wrong” side, let’s come together to find ways that reach inner city youth and do away with the gang and crime-infested environments where most of them grow up. Let’s understand the challenges they face and what type of communities foster that. We have serious problems facing our communities and we need serious people to solve them.
I welcome Rev. Pfleger, Mcdonalds and anyone else concerned to mobilize change and help make a difference. We’ve spent enough time debating and talking about the problems. It is now time to begin working on the solution.”
Strong words – do you agree with them?
negro please……..
http://forum.sojones.com
problem is… you all are making teh environment worse…. leading kids into the flames
making suburban kids want to be hood……
it’s not cool………….. somebody needs to stand up…
stop acting like you can’t just make better music ………… try it ……….. it might just work……… and you can get / keep sponsorships
Retro is back anyway.. they weren’t showing and proving all this gangsta nonsense back in the 90s and 80s……… everything on hip hop shouldn’t be what it is
Music is music, whats inside, is gonna come out. Music has the power to move the masses not saying everyone is getting their courage to do the same thing. There was one sniper to pick down 33 people he did not like including himself. Simply said you cant blame music or artist, everyone in this country is free to do what they want no matter the consequences or influences. This land was made for you and me.
I agree that it is the responsibilty of the parent(s) to monitor what their child(ren) watch…But it’s also the artist responsibilty to make acceptable music…Kids are like sponges they soak up everything they see and hear, then turn around and do it…There’s no right or wrong answer to this issue, just the need for everyone to take his or her’s responsiblity and make it better for the kids.
Okay Twista might try to restate his lyrical meanings in his music but this cat is all about the harsh lifestyle. What he just said there dont do justice to his lyrics in his music.
I’m just tired of hearing that same weak argument when somebody is defending rap/hip hop. What I’m talking about is that old “we just talk about the way we grew up, we “report” what goes on in the hood” – yeah and they glorify it too, so we have impressionable kids running around like SoJones said “wanting to be hood”. Look at ‘wiggers’, they are a product of what rap does to people’s minds. Of course I’m not referring to ALL rap/hip hop, but listen to lyrics from Eazy-E or anyone similar and tell me they are “just reporting what happens in the hood”… it’s actually really damaging to some people, suburban kids who think ghetto is the thing to be, when they are anything but that. That’s a prime example of rap’s glorification of money, violence, etc. Anyways I’m starting to talk in circles, just advice to anyone, cut the B.S.
Twista sucks and you all know it.
Without googling – name 5 solo Twista songs off the top of your head.
See?
I wouldn’t say that Twista sucks, “Fact Is”. I thought Adrenaline Rush was a pretty solid album. I skipped less tracks on it than most records.
ok you know wat, every rapper then been tho the wire, its the same story over and over. ok u grew up poor, mama on drugs, daddy in jail, started sellin drugs. ok we get it lets talk about something else besides that. rappers today need to step outside the box and find some better lyrics and stop giving people the sob story we heard it a thousand times.
Hah, yeah kick his chunky butt off.
He sucks anyways.
Seriously.
I wish some adults would really learn to grow up.
It’s not cool trying to act badass or “gangster” when your almost 40.
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