Urban Thought Collective

Tell him Najee!

It’s all yours 2night Tawnie. Tomorrow I take back my crown

@ Sweet sis (:
Ok this is going to be a good debate for us. Because I do think it may be worse. Ludacris called a white woman a bitch.Not just any white white woman. Sen Clinton ! who picked up over 18 million votes! White people who are undecided and independents may not let that ride. Sure Obama cant control what his supporters say but, if the republican attack machine can keep smearing obama particulary with these young blacks that support him like Ludacris, it may tip the scales in battleground states like Michigan Ohio,Pennsylvania,etc,at the end of the day even if Obama gets 100% of the Black vote, he still needs white votes to win.And a high profile supporter of Obama calling Clinton a bitch just doesnt help the Obama cause.

I was so disappointed in this. Doesn’t he realize this is almost as bad as the ‘goddamn america’ clip they kept running over and over and over? just sit back and let the man work! jeez

Another day, another nail in my man’s coffin. Stop the madness!

DANG LUDA!! WHY WHY WHY

Ludacris, we’re calling for you to apologize to those that you disparaged in your song.

Are you serious? If you think that one rapper has such a drastic impact on a political campaign, I am very worried about our system.

The fact that there are several thousand blog postings about Ludacris right now only proves people are interested, positive or negative, they are showing interest. Why should he (or anyone) bite their tongue [in the entertainment business] simply because it may affect how a campaign is being run.

Mr. Ali, again well said.

I understand that people should be able to exercise their first amendment rights and not have to bite their tongue, but Obama being the first viable candidate for president is a big deal.

Perhaps if any other “friends” of Obama out there; pastors, preachers, civil rights activists, rappers want to claim to be a “supporter” of Obama then they should consider for a moment how there actions, words, comments would negatively impact his campaign. Would you bite your tongue for a “friend” who is running for President? Or at least consider making your point in a manner that will not cause harm. There is always a way to speak your truth and NOT be hurtful or harmful.

@Kettle Blk yep.Your on point FOX News is having a field day with this one and some of the other blogs.@Coach ReNina wow that quote was tight and very much on point to me… youngsta. lol

is there a protest

What’s up, Mr. Ali! My take? It doesn’t matter if Ludacris, you, myself or anyone for that matter, has written anything that these people are using against Obama. People will FIND excuses because it’s the easy way out. I can assure you that anyone who would listen to that song and then NOT support Obama, isn’t supporting him anyway. We keep saying this is a free country and everyone is entitled to their opinion UNTIL it doesn’t agree with you or your way of thinking (Not you, per se). If it wasn’t this song, it will be something else, so I would have to say, an apology is not only not needed but will just keep this issue alive. If he came out supporting Hillary, it would have caused another controversy stating that he doesn’t support black people. Nowadays, you can’t win! I am more concerned about the messages the record companies, video shows and radio stations are polluting our children’s mind with. I would rather have that fight than to have a fight with an artist who is just expressing himself. Isn’t that what we fought for in the civil rights era? The chance to have our voices heard? I think we need to focus on the bigger problems we face on a daily basis. Ludacris was not the first and will not be the last to express himself in ways some people may not like, but while we are focusing on having him apologize or recant, there are literally millions of people being bombarded with negative images of our people and we are still being racially profiled and discriminated against, simply because of our skin color. Let’s get up in arms with the unfair treatment we STILL get from the court system, the way our police treat us. I read 2 stories just yesterday about police brutality in New York City and Los Angeles. Let’s bring more attention to things like this that happen every single day! What about the cases of police brutality that are not brought to light? Excuse me for ranting but I think we just need to put our energy into things that affect us on a day to day basis and having Ludacris apologize is not gonna stop a cop from beating me tomorrow and then no penalties for that cop so he can go do it to the next black man he feels like violating…

while i agree with Najee and ReNina and so many others here, Ced is right on point here. it really sounds like the Bob Johnsons of the world (or maybe a conglomerate of folks. Jigga?) ought to think about buying CNN or Fox instead of pro sports teams because he who controls the media seems to be in control or at least has the ability to control what we see and hear over and over again.

Wow. I am not in the age group that I listen to rap, but I am aware of the violence, hatred (especially towards women), and general studipity.

What a sad and horrible thing to do to Obama. I too hope and pray with all my heart that he is our next President. Oh, by the way do you know my color? Why should it even matter?

Women need to rise up and slap his punk ass! Or maybe he likes ass that doesn’t belong to women.