KRS- One's despicable remarks about 9/11

[JoeThaNo1Stunna]

And to think I had respect for this scumbag before today, absolutely disgusting.
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If Osama bin Laden ever buys a rap album, he'll probably start with a CD by KRS-One.

The hip-hop anarchist has declared his solidarity with al-Qaida by asserting that he and other African-Americans "cheered when 9-11 happened," reports the New York Daily News.

The rapper, real name Kris Parker, defiled the memory of those who died in the terrorist attacks as he spouted off at a recent New Yorker Festival panel discussion.

"I say that proudly," the Boogie Down Productions founder went on, insisting that, before the attack, security guards kept Blacks out of the World Trade Center "because of the way we talk and dress.

"So when the planes hit the building, we were like, 'Mmmm - justice.' "

The atrocity of 9-11 "doesn't affect us the hip-hop community," he said. "9-11 happened to them, not us," he added, explaining that by "them" he meant "the rich ... those who are oppressing us. RCA or BMG, Universal, the radio stations."

Parker also sneered at efforts by other rappers to get young people to vote.

"Voting in a corrupt society adds more corruption," he added. "America has to commit suicide if the world is to be a better place."

 

[TimeforMe]

Hey, Joe, I actually agree with you on this. That is despicable.

 

[oracle]

I'd like to say I was surprised, but the man has been on a downhill slope for a while. He seems to get crazier by the day. Which is a shame, considering he made some of the best socially-conscious music ever made. But he should realize that he's not speaking for the community, he's speaking for his own deranged self.

 

[piglet too]

The saddest thing about him is that there are probally misguided youth who follow what he says and copy his attitude.

 

[Nancy]

 

[caitycaity]

Originally posted by oracle
I'd like to say I was surprised, but the man has been on a downhill slope for a while. He seems to get crazier by the day. Which is a shame, considering he made some of the best socially-conscious music ever made. But he should realize that he's not speaking for the community, he's speaking for his own deranged self.

 

[WDSearcher]

I notice he doesn't have a problem living here, earning money here, and spending it here.

I'll bet there are a lot of African-Americans that will distance themselves from this guy too.

I know that America is a big melting pot and that everyone has the freedom to say what they want to say, but certain people should just .... not.

 

[spagheddie]

He's a pant-load.