Yeah, but my point is that Eric Garner and George Floyd are the two we watched get recorded over the last few years. But black people have been saying this stuff happens forever. It's seeing the actual murders on Twitter and tv news that's a new phenomenon, not the killings. "I can't breathe" is a specific reference, but I'm sure he meant it for an overarching idea.

just makes the somewhat coincidental poignancy even sadder

josh d sometimes has the capacity to say all the things my heart feels

I just looked up the line, he actually says Twitter and tv after the "I can't breathe" line, I really didn't know he said that.

Last rtj song I can remember really liking was a christmas fucking miracle. Can't think of a single track here that's memorable. It's just all deep bass and polished bland beats set to hard rapping. Would like more musical diversity and a little more emotion to go with it

to be fair it is possible to update a verse after the fact but i can’t say the proximity to which this was released & the events that transpired with george floyd

The fact that Killer Mike could predict, down to the quotation, the George Floyd situation, proves that this is not out of the ordinary at all.

No, I'm sure he referenced Eric Garner, but I think he used a major, poignant example as a demonstration of the ongoing plight of black Americans under the thumb of police.

Of course it's a coincidence that it happened again RIGHT when this was scheduled, but other than that, the point still remains that he's referencing a problem writ large. He also could have talked about Freddie Gray, but Garner was more of a flashpoint.

Choking out black men has become a ritual for racist cops.

That's exactly what I mean, yes.

WE'RE BOTH RIGHT, OK

Did you guys know that around 100 black people are choked out by white men annually?

"Queens and RTJ toured together I wanna say last year or the year before"

Well this just hurts to know now

Why?

Album Rating: 4.5

People are 1-voting this album on iTunes because it took the #1 spot from Lady Gaga lol.

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

lady gaga is fine music for the developmentally challenged

Album Rating: 4.5

I know I'm pages late but gyro I'm surprised at some of your comments given that this record and RTJ in general do a great job at pointing to the systemic problems that manifest in police brutality. They hardly call things out without tying them to something deeper

Album Rating: 4.0

i wanted to see the number 1 on itunes placing and then i saw it had 1 star reviews all from lady gaga stans. i remember pulling similar shit when i was in like middle school lmao, good times

Album Rating: 4.0

Walking In The Snow into Just is soooooooooo damn good

Album Rating: 4.0

also there is no reason the stupid hook in oo la la should be as perfect as it is...



OO LA LA AH WEE WEE