Is Distinguishing Hip-Hop from “Hip-Pop” a Form of “Disrespect” to “the Culture”?

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The following debate originally took place upon the Facebook wall of fellow emcee, Persia…

"Conscious Lyricists"

“Conscious Lyricists”

Persia: There aint been no Hip Hop on the radio in years….they calling it Hip Hop, but it aint Hip Hop.

Lisa L.: you are for sure right girl!

Varian R.: HAVEN’T LISTEN TO THE RADIO IN YEARS…BYPASS WHILE CHANGING CD’S YEAH…THAT ALL

Rayn: No doubt! Hip-Pop is NOT Hip-Hop!

Varian R.: HIP-POP…HUHHH…WON’T GO THAT FAR….JUST RAP MUSIC…THAT’S WHAT IT IS…DON’T DISRESPECT THE CULTURE….

Rayn: The distinguishment is intended to protect the culture, not disrespect it!

Varian R.: THE WAY YOU CAME WITH IT I TOOK IT….HIP-POP”’NELLY IF YOU REALLY WANT IT TO BE SOMETHING

Varian R.: OTHER THEN THAT CASE CLOSED

Rayn: Well, you were mistaken, then, since I made my comment with all due respect. 🙂

Varian R.: YOU SAID WHAT YOU SAID….I GO BY WHAT I KNOW….YOU AND THIS HIP POP…..NOT IN MY LEAGUE…..DON’T SAY IT WAS TO PROTECT UNLESS THAT’S WHAT YOU STAND FOR HOMIE….ONLY FUCK WITH LYRICAL….EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST RAP TO ME

Rayn: Then, know this: that I said it, ‘cuz that’s exactly what I stand for! 🙂

Persia: oh lawd *throws hands up*

A Very Strange Request

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The following correspondence originally took place through email…

2011-09-14 - A Very Strange Request

From: Rayn <rayn@letitrayn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 10:39 PM
To: rayn@acidrayn.com;
Subject: Trademark

Hey!

Rayn, Female Producer here. I want to first say I respect what you’re doin’
in this music business. Keep doin’ your thing! However with that said, you
are using a trademarked name owned by me. I wanted to drop a message to
ask you to refrain from using the name “Rayn”. I know it can be a touchy
subject when you’ve become attached to a name but I’m contacting everyone
who is using my name before sending legal cease and desist orders. Feel
free to contact me through email at LetItRayn@gmail.com or here. Thanks

Rayn

———————————My Reply———————————

From: Rayn <Rayn@acidrayn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 12:39 AM
To: rayn@letitrayn.com; LetItRayn@gmail.com;
Subject: Fw: Trademark

Hi, Latoya. Rayn Kleipe, here. Sorry for the delay! It’s been a busy week.
I’ll start by thanking you for your respect. I will definitely keep doin’ my
thing – though music isn’t business for me: it’s personal! With that said, I
will not be able to comply with your request that I refrain from using my
birth name. Simply put, I have owned it for 31 years – long before you
registered it as a trademark – and, I have no intention of stopping now. I
truly hope you can appreciate my position, and drop this non-issue. Good
day.

The Mindless Blindness of Faith in Government…

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As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “A Free and Voluntary Society,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"If politicians told the truth in advertising: IRS Taxes: It's not theft if you have to fill out a form." "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."

“If politicians told the truth in advertising: IRS Taxes: It’s not theft if you have to fill out a form.” “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”

My Commentary: The religion of government has always demanded blind faith in its legislators and tax collectors… It’s just this sort of mindless blindness that helps to keep the wool over the eyes of the sheep!

Questioned, Searched & Frisked by Wood-Ridge Cop, Then Ordered to Leave Town With Threat of Arrest Upon Return

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It was Monday, August 15, 2011, just a few minutes after 4:00 pm, and I was in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, walking down Highland Ave, trying to clear my head. I found myself heading down the same path that I had discovered while wandering some months earlier, also trying to clear my head. As I crossed 7th Ave, heading towards Valley Blvd, suddenly, the sky started pouring rain, and water started to quickly pool on the sidewalks. I had no umbrella – only a jacket and a baseball cap to protect me – so, I started to get uncomfortably and soaking wet, especially my boots.

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The So-Called “Shocking” Pattern of Obama Repeating Some of the Worst of George W. Bush

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I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

Obama & Bush: Two Peas in a Pod

Obama & Bush: Two Peas in a Pod

The Shocking Pattern of Obama Repeating Some of the Worst of George W. Bush:
http://www.alternet.org/story/152095/the_shocking_pattern_of_obama_repeating_some_of_the_worst_of_george_w._bush/

(TomDispatch.com, David Bromwich) Is it too soon to speak of the Bush-Obama presidency?

The record shows impressive continuities between the two administrations, and nowhere more than in the policy of “force projection” in the Arab world. With one war half-ended in Iraq, but another doubled in size and stretching across borders in Afghanistan; with an expanded program of drone killings and black-ops assassinations, the latter glorified in special ceremonies of thanksgiving (as they never were under Bush); with the number of prisoners at Guantanamo having decreased, but some now slated for permanent detention; with the repeated invocation of “ state secrets ” to protect the government from charges of war crimes; with the Patriot Act renewed and its most dubious provisions left intact — the Bush-Obama presidency has sufficient self-coherence to be considered a historical entity with a life of its own.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Shocking? NO!!! Not to me, nor to the millions other Americans who no longer subscribe to the false paradigm of the warmongering two-party fraud-system! Not everyone has had their head in the sand! One thing’s FOR SURE: as the government continues to murder, war, occupy and imperialize, MANY, MANY MORE individuals will awaken from their slumber to the reality of the BIG LIE!