Breaking News! White Kids Start a New Hip-hop Business!
The NY Times has a profile story on the creators of Rap-Up Magazine, who happen to be two young White siblings in college. The Times writer says:
"But the Lazerine brothers stand out in the rap world: they are suburban white kids, two seconds out of their teens, who are publishing a quarterly magazine while still in college."
What's so special about that? Isn't that how The Source was started- by a White kid in Harvard? Didn't Def Jam begin in a college dorm room by a White guy?
So why does there mag deserve to be profiled in the NY Times over let's say Bridgez Mag, which has founders who are the same age as Rap Up, only they're Latino, not White? I'll let ya'll ponder that one.
Let me say it again- Whites in hip-hop isn't "big news" or "new news".
Posted by SOHH Hashim at August 1, 2005 1:18 PM
Fuck whit people! Fuck Bush, Kerry, Benzino, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Colin Farrel, And anybody else that can easily get skin cancer!
Posted by: Philly215 at August 1, 2005 2:51 PM
Fuck blac people! Fuck Rice, Jackson, Sharpton, Johnnie Cochran, Colin Powell, Puff Daddy, Will Smith, Wesley Snipes, Dave Chappelle, Tim Meadows, MLK, MLK Jr., Barry Bonds, Karamo from Real World, And anybody else that can easily get any other type of cancer! --and that's statistically proven!
Posted by: Philly216 at August 1, 2005 3:19 PM
fuck both of ya"ll IGNORANT MOTHERFUCKAZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: dynamik at August 1, 2005 3:48 PM
well it's a good thing they are it's better than starting a KKK orginization rally. Or some racist group supporting white power. about that Latin/White publicity Hashim, that's part of life. we the non-whites are never going to be treated the same way as whites, that's why we make out own way, and not have to worry about if they are going to treat us fair than their own because you already know the answer to that question.
Posted by: Devil Son at August 1, 2005 4:14 PM
what about Tiger where do you place him
Posted by: realone at August 1, 2005 5:47 PM
this is the dumbest blog yall ever had. If white folks wanna start a rap magazine, let them. Stop hating.
Posted by: jd at August 1, 2005 6:39 PM
Ya pplz need to stop bein so damn racial. whites are just as good as blacks and blacks are just as good as whites. And latinos, We just as good as both so stop complainin just cause other ppl didn't think of the idea first.
Posted by: SKG at August 1, 2005 8:40 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen it is obvious that in a country where 70 percent of its population is white, and 13-16 consist of blacks that the media is going to focus more on what a white guy does, especially in any new industry like hip hop. It seems for hip hop fans that they think a black rapper is more credible, until the arrival of Em (Beastie Boys have punk influence, so they are a little different because they don't pretend to be "black"). As long as more rappers that are white come up there will always be more attention for them, and it may be to the point that white people say that white rapper are the best, because they can relate. White people in this country really don't have any culture, so they try to adapt themselves to other cultures. Can you blame them? When your culture's history consists of enslaving Africans then one might have sort of shame or embarrassement. And if there is no shame or embarrasement, then they are just making their racist culture, ideologies, and traditions live on. The white people in this country are divided more than minorities. There are some that are racist and some who are ashamed of the racist redneck hicks, and us the minorities are the bridge to the end of this stupid racism shit. So have sex with all the white, latin, asian, blacks, and indian girls, because women is the main bridg. Much Love, One Love.
Posted by: Bayluv408 at August 1, 2005 10:31 PM
Fuck crackers once again, fuck condeleeza rice, will smith, paul rosenburg, gretzky, kim mathers, every cracker that owns a baseball team, michael buffer, the cast of friends and seinfeld, bush, bush, bush, the bush administration, bill clinton(so what if he got head), and last but not least whoever posted that bullshit!!!
Posted by: Philly215 at August 1, 2005 10:47 PM
^^^^^^^^^^YOU AINT FROM PHILLY BITCH AND IF U R U MAKIN URSELF LOOK LIKE A DICKHEAD.I HOLD THIS DOWN!!!
Posted by: WEST PHILLY'S RIDAMAN at August 2, 2005 8:32 AM
fuck talking about magazines lets talk about who gives good head,WHITE CHICKS,BLACK CHICKS,OR SPANISH CHICKS. i say BLACK CHICKS but white chicks love doing it.
Posted by: bk don at August 2, 2005 11:39 AM
hold on a sec i wanna repond to the philly216 who made that remark fuck black people yo fuck u u fucking craker
u just mad that we as black people are rising up and u a white pussy. if u said that in my face i will knock ur ass out u racist bitch.You lucky eminem is alive right now you punk ass. So tell Me why do white people trying to act black is it because we are too good? what is it bitch. You should watch what u say on sites man cause there are real niggers who would kill ur ass for saying that. Im proud im black it makes me work harder than all yall white folks. I am not racist believe me im just saying whats up BITCHHHHHHHH
Posted by: The Undertaker at August 2, 2005 1:50 PM
I'm from Philly homie! But I aint no internet gangsta, I'm in G-Town all day you came see me at Penn & Belfield Phila, Pa, 19144
Posted by: Philly215 at August 3, 2005 9:13 AM
Hey man,if you go for quality head you go with black girl,if you want head in large numbers you go with white girls and if you like getting cursed out go with spanish chicks.
Posted by: dreel at August 4, 2005 5:48 AM
Naw nigga...if you want a stankin, dirty, blistered up, HIV infected busted open type a pussy, fuck a black girl...if you want a sweet smellin, wet, soft, taste-like-mana-from-heaven pussy, fuck a hispanic...if you want a dry, tight, sour pussy that smells like vinegar or some shit, fuck a white bitch. And if you had the choice--pick an asian ho. Their pussies get wet and stankin after like 2 minutes of finger fucking, you can fuck em for like an hour straight and they'll still be beggin for it, then they'll leave your dick and hands smellin like that good-good pussy for like 3 days.
Posted by: hadthemall at August 4, 2005 3:02 PM
hold on a sec i wanna re(s)pond to the undertaker who made that remark fuck philly216 yo fuck u u b.o. smellin coon.
u just mad that we as white people are getting more respect around the world and u a black dude wantin tha white pussy. if u said that in my face i will knock ur ass out u big-lipped bitch.You lucky yo mama is alive right now you punk ass, so you can still feed off her saggy tits and get that crack high she be givin you. So tell Me why do black people trying to act better than us, is it because we are too good? what is it bitch. You should watch what u say on sites man cause there are real whites, hispanics, europeans who would kill ur black ass for saying that. Im proud im white it makes me make more money than all yall black folks who cant get jobs. I am not racist believe me im just flippin that shit you sayin. whats up BITCHHHHHHHH?
Posted by: Philly216 at August 4, 2005 3:15 PM
Black folks can't have shit without ol whitey copying off of it. Plain and simple.
Posted by: Zha at August 5, 2005 4:41 PM
First of all if you'll know your his-story you would know that Latinoes are Black. White Amerikkka is still racist towards people of color especially Black people. Slavery is still going on now but it's more mental than it is physical. I definitely represent for the Freedom Fighters. White people still see us as being inferior to them but yet they want to be Black. I never in my life slept with a Caucasian woman because I love my Black sister too much to disrespect them. One Love! Peace To Man, Woman, and Child! Free Assata Shakur!
Posted by: Lewis at August 7, 2005 12:56 AM
WHAT IT IS LEWIS, I'VE STOP POSTING CAUSE IT'S TO MANY LITTLE ASS KIDS POSTING IGNORANT SHIT, JUST PASSING THREW.
Posted by: n-boogie at August 7, 2005 11:51 AM
whites doing anything perceived as "black" will automatically get media attention, because media is (duh) predominantly white owned, and for SOME whites, being accepted by blacks is very exciting in a way...like being accepted into a super hip & cool club or something. read norman mailer's "The White Negro" essay for more insight into that mindset.
BUT, by the same token, blacks doing something perceived as "white" in music rarely get massive media coverage. example: a lot of you may know about a black country singer named Charlie Pride, but notice that he has never been on dozens of magazine covers and he is little heard about, even among many black people, yet this man has been in country music since the '60s at least because he influenced James Brown and others.
also think about black opera singers like leontyne price and jessye norman...they are not on every other magazine cover nor are movies being made about these women...and many blacks do not even know who they are...
Posted by: cherryl with 2 R's at August 8, 2005 3:09 AM
OK! Ita pretty obvious that black people can rap better than any other race..or so the media likes to see black rappers..but since Eminem (Actually Vanilla-Ice) but yea ever since Eminem came out he opened the doors for white people to enter the music industry but dont take anything away from either race or even mexican like myself..i mean even right now latin people are whats in with this reggaeton thing going on..so anybody can make it happen just gotta have the money the money and most of all got to have connections..its all in who you know not what you know.
Posted by: mora at August 15, 2005 7:49 PM
Yall know what's up with the white boys magazine getting props from the ny times.. Its a white mans world so they do WHATEVER it takes to elevate each other as a race. That's just fact. The NY Times is one of the biggest printed publications in the country and distributed throughout the US daily... You know the top man is probably white so it was nothing for them to print that up.
Truth is there are thousands of independent hip hop magazines that they could have profiled but didn't because they are not white.. Whites help whites, something us blacks should work on instead of hating on each other.. Really!! Once we get into the habit then us blacks can do the same things... There is always a white person at the top because they help each other get there.. That's what that is pimp..
DIGGA//PABLO
Posted by: DIGGA//PABLO at August 16, 2005 12:34 AM
Yall already know what's up with these white kids getting props from the NY TIMES. Its because white people do WHATEVER it takes to elevate each other as a race. The NY TIMES is one of the biggest printed publications in the world and distributed across the country daily. The top person at the paper is probably white so it was nothing 2 print an article on these kids 2 give them exposure they need 2 make money. That's just how whites do it.
Truth is there are thousands of independent hip hop magazines that they could have profiled but don't because they are not white. Fact is whites help whites, something us blacks need 2 start working on instead of hating on one another. Once we get into that, us blacks can elevate as a people and start 2 do these things that whites have been doing 4 years. Really!!!
DIGGA//PABLO
Posted by: DIGGA//PABLO at August 16, 2005 2:21 PM
.............I HATE WHITES.............
I AM DEFITNITLY A FUCKIN RACIST
I WISH THEY WOULD ALL GO TO HELL WHERE THEY BELONG........WHEN ARMEGEDON(I SPELL THAT RIGHT?) COMES THEY GONNA BE THE 1ST ONE'S 2 DIE.......STRAIGHT UP.
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