Tre9, Malice, Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, Trae tha Truth, and Bun B
As noted last week, Bun B brought out the big guns of thoughtful hip hop for a second, free public panel discussion as part of the "Religion and Hip Hop Culture" class he's co-teaching at Rice University in Houston.
Initially, the only announced guests were Talib Kweli and Malice from The Clipse. That alone would have been a blockbuster. Then he went and added Houston's Trae tha Truth and Tre9 along with "Mr. Lasers" Lupe Fiasco.
The topic was supposed to be about the ethics of hip hop. It touched on that, but naturally drifted in other directions - obviously venturing into a discussion about faith, literature, and social responsibility.
Talib Kweli & Tre9
The easiest way to recap is to simply let you see and hear some clips for yourself. So, sit back, buffer your browsers, and soak it all in. I've done my best to assemble them in chronological order but they may be off here and there.
I really hope the Rice University students, Houston, and Hip Hop at-large appreciate the contribution Bun B has made to the culture with this class and these events.
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Soldiers are murderers...
I love it when ignorant people make sweeping generalizations and speak smugly about things they know nothing about... The guy criticizes US foreign policy for not stopping genocide in other places in Africa and then criticizes the very instruments that would have been utilized to stop the genocide had that genocide been stopped (ie, US Soldiers).
Also, nowhere in that five minute rambling diatribe did he address the question that was asked him: How do you call out other rappers when they are wrong. Well if the answer is he doesn't believe in clear lines of right and wrong, then he should be the first to understand that a blanket statement that calls all American soldiers "murderers" is a serious misnomer.
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