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 as a genre no |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 1
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 are any of the above arguments valid, IYO? |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 3
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| for not discussing 'the state of black music' no? |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 8
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| There is such a thing as BLACK MUSIC |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 2
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| nobody starts it though |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 46
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| meh. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 4
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 i'm w/you. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 6
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 good visual analogy.... |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 7
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| i agree. i would add. . . |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 14
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| i agree w/all of that. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 16
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| RE: i agree. i would add. . . |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 17
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| why do Stevie or Sly need more props? |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 20
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| you dont think they deserve any more? |
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Oct 18th 2010 |
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| you dont think they deserve any more? |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 22
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| . |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 24
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| not really, no. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 28
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| . |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 23
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| RE: why do Stevie or Sly need more props? |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 25
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| i'd like to see more of those books. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 29
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| i'd rather us writing the general books |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 49
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| RE: i agree. i would add. . . |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 21
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| That's about what I figured; I understand that reasoning on |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 34
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| that's where this question comes from. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 40
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| ^^^^^^^^^SEES IT^^^^^^^^^^^ |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 48
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| the doors of the church are now open. won't you please come? |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 88
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| i agree with both paragraphs |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 47
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| false. we can argue semantics all day. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 5
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| well said |
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Nov 04th 2010 | 213
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| all I know is, trying to associate yourself with achievements of people |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 9
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| is it equally pathetic... |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 11
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| well obviously, yes. It's the same thing |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 41
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| no surprise there. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 12
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| yeah but you're a brit n/m |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 13
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| ... And? |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 42
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| *syntax error* |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 43
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| Ah. I get it |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 44
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| It's not about associating with the achievements of others though |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 52
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| but WHY would you want to do that? (identify communities...) |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 53
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| You're misunderstanding it. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 54
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| Er'ybody kno chinee food is sum black shit |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 63
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| what are these certain sonic qualities unique to music by black people? |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 66
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| it IS political. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 68
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| the african diaspora is so wide... |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 69
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| european settlement is so wide... |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 93
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| funny thing is your 'point' is valid |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 132
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| 'order' can mean practically anything |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 134
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| late taking the bait again |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 136
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| this reminds me of one of my favourite Usenet posts |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 147
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| did you not read the rest of what i wrote |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 149
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| im not even sure what you;re trying to argue |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 151
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| allow me to break it down then |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 205
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| *blink* |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 87
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| i tried in #6. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 55
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| Because black people invented it. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 56
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| because we're not supposed to... |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 57
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| that's another problem with this avenue of discussion |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 59
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| who does this? |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 61
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| (i gather this is a rhetorical question) |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 70
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| yeah, it was. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 71
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| what youre arguing is unrealistic and imaginary..... |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 62
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| The Damaja don't like *SONGS* to be grouped together |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 65
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| which is a great tragedy - |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 73
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| you're thinking like an adult posting like a teenager right now |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 74
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| I've got a Facebook account. Can I get writing credit for The Social Net... |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 76
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| no but you're British so you can claim The Beatles. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 77
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| British people are actually the worst for this |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 79
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| this is what i was fishing for with 13 n/m |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 80
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| yup, you can claim all of the British spoils of war. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 82
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| i'd say the second American-British war was more an L for you |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 83
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| nope, sorry. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 85
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| i can claim Louis Armstrong and you can't! |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 75
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| White people invited the guitar and the piano. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 91
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| The blues was originally played on banjo. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 95
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| and jazz didn't start on piano |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 131
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| The white man invented the piano and the guitar. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 156
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| LOL! Says who? |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 158
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| History books? One of the reasons Beethoven was so revered |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 160
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| right... just like history books say Chris Columbus discovered America. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 162
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| You proved my point with your reply. Peep game. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 178
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| Please stop. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 163
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| I said some not all. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 179
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| RE: I said some not all. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 180
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| That means some not all. Thanks. |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 189
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| You are very dumb. |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 191
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| You missed the point. |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 194
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| RE: That means some not all. Thanks. |
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Nov 04th 2010 | 214
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| take the L bro |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 148
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| there is no L here bro. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 157
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| you're playing the race card! |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 58
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| i don't have a problem 'admitting' what black ppl invented personally |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 60
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| what's broad abt it....its pretty simple... |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 64
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| why then would i ever use this phrase, if that's its definition |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 67
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| European music has a term |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 72
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| ^^GOSPEL^^ |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 78
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| CHUUUUUCH!! |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 150
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| word n/m |
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Nov 04th 2010 | 212
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| i'll bite. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 86
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| i didn't say it wasn't understandable |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 92
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| a few points. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 94
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| To be sure |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 98
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| You are posting so Ayn Rand right now |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 99
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| totally. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 101
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| She ethered that shit though |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 122
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| Ayn tends to appeal to the young and idealistic |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 129
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| *shrug* i don't know anyone else who's read her books |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 135
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| No, it's just an observation. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 174
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| lol at "unoppressed" |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 102
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| um, that's a powerful post, but |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 103
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| if that's not what he is saying, he'll have to clarify |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 106
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| he was talking about Whitey. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 107
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| okay, that makes sense. nevermind. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 108
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| That said, I like it when whte Brits 'lay claim' to Black music |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 110
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| i think they tend to put too much on it. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 112
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| Yes, that is the downside of it. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 114
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| when you look at the young rolling stones, the beatles and all them |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 116
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| i never connected it to the bleakness of postwar Europe/UK. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 121
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| yup. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 120
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| see #57 |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 118
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| The statement "There is no such thing as black music" |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 10
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| Opening Up A Big Can Of Worms I See |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 15
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| this is not a shock post....in ANY way shape, form, or fashion |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 19
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| I Just See This Post As "Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg" |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 27
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| i thought this post subject was gonna be along the lines of... |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 18
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| Negro Please!!!!!!!!! R.Kelly Makes Black Music Yo! |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 26
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| oh, maxxx. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 31
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| i stand by my statements |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 33
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| i'll just LOL and KIM. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 35
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| yeah I'm laughing and Moving to Black Music |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 37
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| i'm not sure how much of this is schtick and how much is realz. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 38
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| i don't know if that's ever clear. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 39
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| it's 100 percent schtick that comes from a 100 percent real place |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 89
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| *claps* |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 97
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| that might have been the best thing i've ever seen written on OKP |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 207
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| ha! thanks. |
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Oct 21st 2010 | 208
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| ** bumpin Ohio Players all in this party ** |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 30
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| If there is no such thing as "Black Music"... |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 32
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| this is a good shock post |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 36
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| God Called, he would finally like to see this horse enter heaven unscath... |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 45
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| There is no American music genre without the Black musical |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 50
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| White Americans fucking kill me. |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 51
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| aka black people can't have shit...lol |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 81
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| It's so simple.... I don't know why it's hard for people to understand |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 96
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| i don't know why it's a problem. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 104
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| There's actually a subtle racism inherent to that kind of thinking, imho... |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 105
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| hence the |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 109
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| RIGHT ON!!! (I'll say it for you) |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 111
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| exactly |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 130
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| RE: aka black people can't have shit...lol |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 176
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| i didn't stutter |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 185
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| RE: i didn't stutter |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 195
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| fair enough |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 199
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| RE: "There is no such thing as Black music...." |
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Oct 18th 2010 | 84
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| So who decides what "black music" is?? |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 90
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| What 'white' people contnue to fail to understand is |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 100
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| when they dont like it, THEN its Black music... |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 113
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| ...and that's the subtle racism I was talking about. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 115
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| take somn like reggae.... |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 117
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| ..but do people actually claim that it's not? |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 119
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| LOL |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 123
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| Why reggae? |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 161
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| i've heard this rhetoric a thousand times before since i was a kid |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 126
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| you've fallen into the trap of wild generalization |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 124
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| I don't shy away from it at all. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 127
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| i can't handle this level of vagueness |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 133
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| dog, we get it...but it only makes sense to YOU |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 137
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| i kind of doubt that you do |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 144
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| like I said: I discussed this at length for almost 10 years |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 138
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| RE: like I said: I discussed this at length for almost 10 years |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 140
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| I live in America, dude. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 143
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| well that's politics |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 145
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| ill jus respond here simply |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 152
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| are you sure about this? |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 153
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| RE: are you sure about this? |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 159
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| you appear to contradict yourself |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 173
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| RE: you appear to contradict yourself |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 177
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| it really does come down to "Black folks cant have shit..." |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 141
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| IT NEVER HAPPENS DAMAJA!!! |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 139
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| not as blatant as that. but just CTRL-F for ' our' |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 142
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| "My music isn't Black music" -Daryl Hall |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 125
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| The thing is that while he's rejecting the label 'black music' |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 128
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| Em what Sowhat, Scorp, imvscpl and Orfeo said.. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 146
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| basically white people dont like being told it aint yours |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 154
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| There it is (c) RUN-DMC |
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Oct 21st 2010 | 210
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| I dunno |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 155
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| Interesting reading here. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 164
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| I actually share his feelings on collectivism too |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 165
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| RE: I actually share his feelings on collectivism too |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 169
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| Well, of course. |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 171
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| RE: Well, of course. |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 183
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| Afkap compared the term to the phrase 'Western Civilization' |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 166
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| LOL |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 167
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| i thought i made that abundantly clear by now |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 168
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| Then maybe you should have posted explicitly about that issue |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 170
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| post no. 9 n/m |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 175
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| lol ur crazy |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 186
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| b |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 184
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| RE: b |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 187
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| lol...i forgot your post-modernist soap box :-) |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 188
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| Damaja I think your buggin |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 172
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| culture is 'real', but it bleeds/evolves and can't be firmly codified |
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Oct 19th 2010 | 181
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| RE: culture is 'real', but it bleeds/evolves and can't be firmly codifie... |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 193
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| classifications are fine, but they tend to last too long and be taken |
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Oct 21st 2010 | 209
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| It's idiotic to think culture, environment, and race don't affect music. |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 182
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| a culture has no more claim on an artist who writes about it |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 197
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| RE: a culture has no more claim on an artist who writes about it |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 198
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| just so long as we understand that a culture |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 200
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| RE: just so long as we understand that a culture |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 203
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| yes |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 204
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| RE: yes |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 206
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| I don't think one has to get too deep about it... |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 190
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| fuck's wrong with that damaja guy |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 192
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| for your convenience, here is a summary of this post in video form |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 196
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| here's an image of the ideal reply to all of your comments in this post: |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 201
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| lol n/m |
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Oct 20th 2010 | 202
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| ur culture isn't what ur ancestors ate/sang, its what you ate/sang. |
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Nov 04th 2010 | 211
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