Tell the Truth nigga'
March 13, 2008 8:27 PM Subscribe
- Bin Laden by Immortal Technique
- Cowboy (Ode to Dubya) by Peggy Watson
- Good Ol' Jesus by Thom Paine, Woody Guthrie and Kevin Kane
- Georgie Porgie by Linda Finkle
- American Two Step by William Shatner and The Everly Brothers
- Holdin' Out by Strangegirl
- Girly-Man Rag by Steve Zimmerman
- I Don't Like Bush by Brett Eidman
- Great Big Lies by Dumb Presidents
And India's small contribution to the list.
Texas Bounce....Texas Bounce... Come on! (he's the son of a bad man!)
posted by cashman at 9:10 PM on March 13, 2008
posted by cashman at 9:10 PM on March 13, 2008
Am I the only person that thinks Immortal Technique is a really subpar rapper? I mean I appreciate his message and I don't mean to rag on the post or anything, but I feel like he gets a lot more credit than he deserves simply because he writes songs dealing vaguely with leftist ideology.
posted by p3on at 9:18 PM on March 13, 2008
posted by p3on at 9:18 PM on March 13, 2008
Oh yeah, because leftist shit is so hard to find in underground rap these days, p3on.
posted by anomie at 9:35 PM on March 13, 2008
posted by anomie at 9:35 PM on March 13, 2008
This post is not complete without idiot son of an asshole.
posted by datacenter refugee at 9:45 PM on March 13, 2008
posted by datacenter refugee at 9:45 PM on March 13, 2008
Thanks hadjiboy. From your via link, it looks like there are over 100 songs being offered for free.
posted by Sailormom at 10:06 PM on March 13, 2008
posted by Sailormom at 10:06 PM on March 13, 2008
They say the rebels in Iraq still fight for Saddam
But that's bullshit, I'll show you why it's totally wrong
Cuz if another country invaded the hood tonight
It'd be warfare through Harlem, and Washington Heights
I wouldn't be fightin' for Bush or White America's dream
I'd be fightin' for my people's survival and self-esteem
I wouldn't fight for racist churches from the south, my nigga
I'd be fightin' to keep the occupation out, my nigga
Immortal Technique may be a one trick pony, but what a fucking trick.
posted by PostIronyIsNotaMyth at 10:54 PM on March 13, 2008 [2 favorites]
But that's bullshit, I'll show you why it's totally wrong
Cuz if another country invaded the hood tonight
It'd be warfare through Harlem, and Washington Heights
I wouldn't be fightin' for Bush or White America's dream
I'd be fightin' for my people's survival and self-esteem
I wouldn't fight for racist churches from the south, my nigga
I'd be fightin' to keep the occupation out, my nigga
Immortal Technique may be a one trick pony, but what a fucking trick.
posted by PostIronyIsNotaMyth at 10:54 PM on March 13, 2008 [2 favorites]
Well, I don't know about the mp3's but I was happy I watched 'India's small contribution' just for the lines:
"Saddam you scoundrel where are the weapons
These inspectors instead of eyes have buttons"
posted by tellurian at 11:05 PM on March 13, 2008
"Saddam you scoundrel where are the weapons
These inspectors instead of eyes have buttons"
posted by tellurian at 11:05 PM on March 13, 2008
Someone's gotta pick up the slack for Rage Against the Machine. They were in their peak at the wrong time.
posted by mullingitover at 11:14 PM on March 13, 2008
posted by mullingitover at 11:14 PM on March 13, 2008
Conservative, Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight, White American Males
posted by chuckdarwin at 3:55 AM on March 14, 2008
posted by chuckdarwin at 3:55 AM on March 14, 2008
Fearless leader says kill moose and squirrel. Fearless leader always says kill moose and squirrel.
posted by jonp72 at 6:26 AM on March 14, 2008
posted by jonp72 at 6:26 AM on March 14, 2008
From the latest essay on Immortal Techniques' website:
...whenever I did any of the prison programs I do for young Black and Latino people and walked through all the neighborhoods in America I saw people of all so called races, and social walks of life who gained nothing but suffering from our foreign policy.
So naturally the question that always comes to mind when I read about protecting US interests is "Just whose interests in the US are we protecting?" It's most certainly not the interests of the people at the bottom of the de facto caste system. They are not on the board of directors at the Banks that give developing countries loans to pay off the interest from the loans they were previously given a few decades ago. And they aren't ones who have been selling you a $5 cup of coffee that costs a fraction of a penny to produce while starving out their workers and blocking their collective bargaining. People who argue that the middle class would enjoy discounts by way of cheaper products because of outsourcing jobs are useless. Their like an asshole who roots for a sports team with the logic that if they win the superbowl, or the world series they will personally inherit the economic boom enjoyed by the city itself. Local businesses have a good day but, sports stores sell Jersey's, the city pays for a new stadium sometimes. But after that the painfully obvious fact that there is little gain sinks in and someone's who just lost their 401K 's gotta clean up the ticker tape parade.
posted by dosterm at 8:59 AM on March 14, 2008 [2 favorites]
...whenever I did any of the prison programs I do for young Black and Latino people and walked through all the neighborhoods in America I saw people of all so called races, and social walks of life who gained nothing but suffering from our foreign policy.
So naturally the question that always comes to mind when I read about protecting US interests is "Just whose interests in the US are we protecting?" It's most certainly not the interests of the people at the bottom of the de facto caste system. They are not on the board of directors at the Banks that give developing countries loans to pay off the interest from the loans they were previously given a few decades ago. And they aren't ones who have been selling you a $5 cup of coffee that costs a fraction of a penny to produce while starving out their workers and blocking their collective bargaining. People who argue that the middle class would enjoy discounts by way of cheaper products because of outsourcing jobs are useless. Their like an asshole who roots for a sports team with the logic that if they win the superbowl, or the world series they will personally inherit the economic boom enjoyed by the city itself. Local businesses have a good day but, sports stores sell Jersey's, the city pays for a new stadium sometimes. But after that the painfully obvious fact that there is little gain sinks in and someone's who just lost their 401K 's gotta clean up the ticker tape parade.
posted by dosterm at 8:59 AM on March 14, 2008 [2 favorites]
Tell the truth
Youtube of the Immortal Technique song.
posted by schyler523 at 2:05 PM on March 14, 2008 [1 favorite]
Youtube of the Immortal Technique song.
posted by schyler523 at 2:05 PM on March 14, 2008 [1 favorite]
"I Slept Through It" from the Twinemen
"While my head was buried in the sand
A flag got jammed in a foreign land
Now it flies in towers in Baghdad
But I'm too scared to say 'that's not my flag'"
And I still think "Mosh" from Eminem is one of the best.
posted by vito90 at 3:41 PM on March 14, 2008
"While my head was buried in the sand
A flag got jammed in a foreign land
Now it flies in towers in Baghdad
But I'm too scared to say 'that's not my flag'"
And I still think "Mosh" from Eminem is one of the best.
posted by vito90 at 3:41 PM on March 14, 2008
Thanks for the YouTube link schyler!
Afroblanco: The OP would suggest that the commenter move his gaze slightly to the top right hand corner of the post, where he can see the tags that might give him some indication as to the purpose of this post.
If the commenter is unable to do so then the OP would suggest that he take the time to click on one of the links and listen to the contents of the clips. (Granted, the OP should've given some sort of description as to what the post might be about, but failing to do so, one would assume that the commenter had enough sense to do the above.)
If all of this is beyond him then the OP would humbly request the commenter to skip the post entirely and move onto something that might be a little more palatable to his tastes... (thank you).
posted by hadjiboy at 9:35 PM on March 14, 2008
Afroblanco: The OP would suggest that the commenter move his gaze slightly to the top right hand corner of the post, where he can see the tags that might give him some indication as to the purpose of this post.
If the commenter is unable to do so then the OP would suggest that he take the time to click on one of the links and listen to the contents of the clips. (Granted, the OP should've given some sort of description as to what the post might be about, but failing to do so, one would assume that the commenter had enough sense to do the above.)
If all of this is beyond him then the OP would humbly request the commenter to skip the post entirely and move onto something that might be a little more palatable to his tastes... (thank you).
posted by hadjiboy at 9:35 PM on March 14, 2008
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Not sure what the point of this FPP is not like it's rare to find these songs.
posted by oblio_one at 8:46 PM on March 13, 2008