Can we talk about Imus like adults?

What's all this I hear about crappy-headed bros?

 

Ahh, Dignan, but I didn't tell you what I thought of Chappelle's was funny (Rick James, Mad Real World, by the way). I actually applauded Chappelle for stepping down. I thought it was the right thing to do and I gained a ton of respect for him after his Oprah appearance. He realize he was putting something out there in the mainstream that was, at times, unacceptable. I agreed with that because I was always uncomfortable with Chappelle's use of the n-word.

 

Funny how he realized that after a couple of seasons and some syndication.

 

i cannot and will not attempt to defend all of tech n9ne's lyrics. however, you just chose the song tech n9ne put out to answer all his local/kansas city critics who have shredded him because he refuses to be a gangsta rapper. the lyrics you quoted are tech n9ne defining what his critics "are saying to me." i know just about every rapper in kansas city, including several legitimate hardcore gangsters, and for the most part they are uniform in their dislike of tech n9ne because he's a "sellout" for making music that isn't gangster. tech says a lot of dumb stuff in his music (the guy likes to party HARD). but since splitting with the 57th street rogue dog villians in 2002 -- and literally risking his life to do it -- he has never promoted the gangster mentality. for the most part, tech n9ne makes party music. like a lot of people my generation i have a deep love-hate relationship with rap music. i have wrestled with this dilemma since 1992, the first time i wrote a column about this issue for the ann arbor news.

carry on.

 

He also explained a lot during his appearence on Inside the Actors Studio with James Lipton as well.

 

Sorry about the bad use of quote function above.
Anybody read Lupica today?
You won't see tap-dancing like that outside of On The Town.

 

The leprechaun should be ashamed of himself.

 

The difference is that the womens basketball/lesbian jokes don't have the racial connotations, which is what really ignited this firestorm and brought all the hordes rushing in to join the issue. However, it is just a matter of time before someone gets themselves in some serious hot water by going too far with one of the womens hoops/lesbianism type cracks that seem to be proliferating recently.

 

bunny. pancake. head.

 

Fair enough. I also think Chappelle is hilarious, for what it's worth.

 

Interesting name for someone into gangsta rap that Tech N9ne.