tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post807492577963650429..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: Marvin Hamlisch dead; Kanye West to blame?The Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-72622805310530384522012-08-10T09:46:08.658-05:002012-08-10T09:46:08.658-05:00Rob, at the risk of putting you right over the edg...Rob, at the risk of putting you right over the edge, let me direct you to the ongoing saga of a 13-year old Chicagoan Lil' Mouse and his new, hit rap video "Get Smoked."<br /><br />http://www.suntimes.com/14348576-452/wheres-the-public-outcry-over-chicago-boys-raunchy-rap-video.htmlThe Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-13766300742118839012012-08-09T20:21:33.171-05:002012-08-09T20:21:33.171-05:00Ooof, that second "degrading" was suppos...Ooof, that second "degrading" was supposed to have been "demeaning."Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101289328294242999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-59143664329449693382012-08-09T11:36:53.321-05:002012-08-09T11:36:53.321-05:00I've said it before but it bears repeating:
...I've said it <a href="http://www.2dolphins.com/2006/02/rapper-rant-gangsta-poses/" rel="nofollow">before</a> but it bears repeating: <br /><br />If we’ve gotta tolerate these sour-pussed Hip Hop hucksters bilking our youth out of every last dime of expendable income on degrading stuff that’s (generally) about as sophisticated as Mother Goose nursery rhymes - and often horribly degrading to women - can’t we at least demand that they smile big all the way to the bank?<br /><br />And what the heck is wrong with parents that they'd willingly give their children money to support jackwagons like Kanye et al? Apathy reins supreme.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101289328294242999noreply@blogger.com