Spend That (Wicked A** Song or Is That Your Jam?)

[Duwop]

Well when one of them says they were influenced by listening to Marvin gaye or the temptations to do any of that let me know.

You wouldn't believe it anyway.

 

[Freeman]

And this is the point of disagreement. Saying a person is influenced by a song to go kill somebody is a leap. And it's interesting Du used the Marvin Gaye example because the shit he did in real life would put the content of most rap songs to shame. So which is worse? A song or how a person is actually living their life?

People have said it out their own mouths. Tf. That larussell nigga was just saying a few months ago that lil Wayne influenced him to bang blood. There's some impressionable mfs out here. Just because it's not true for you doesn't mean its not true for someone else.

 

[Duwop]

Yall keep talking about it like I have an issue with black people or people who enjoy music. I can only repeat myself so many times. But I'll say it for the third time today...

It's not an indictment on black people who enjoy the music and more an indictment on the people funding, promoting, and reaping the benefits of flooding our community with this content largely not being black and not pushing this content through their communities with mainstream white artists. They're telling you a thing.

The music industry never been in the habit of pushing positive uplifting music to the white communities either.....

Like what are we doing here ... I've personally worked multiple DeathFest concerts..... They openly and congregate for damn near satanic shit.... The world mourned for ozzy Osborne and this dude was on stage biting the heads off of bats...

Was that uplifting a culture??

 

[Freeman]

The people promoting this are culpable, but so are the artists making the music and consumers buying it. And it’s made and bought because the content depicts a reality in our communities.

I think it’s foul that non-blacks are pushing this shit, but I wouldn’t want a black exec to push it either.

Theres more to black communities is all some of us are trying to say. Promoting the worst aspects to not actually have any type of message should have never been a thing.

If you understand the bolded why all the rigamarole.

 

[TheNightKing]

Why does it need to be compared to other songs when nobody called it the worst song or worst message ever. You understand the song and its message is trash. Stop there.

Why are we talking about anything that happened 30 yrs ago or even 30 days ago?

But the fact that people are making such a big deal of it means there’s something different about this song that warrants calling it out.

What we’re saying is if this now warrants being called out, how did all of these other releases not warrant such a reaction?

So now we’re trying to understand what is it about this song that’s led people to speak up when they’ve been silent about the thousands of other songs that we think were worse.

 

[Freeman]

The music industry never been in the habit of pushing positive uplifting music to the white communities either.....

Like what are we doing here ... I've personally worked multiple DeathFest concerts..... They openly and congregate for damn near satanic shit.... The world mourned for ozzy Osborne and this dude was on stage biting the heads off of bats...

Was that uplifting a culture??

Thats not mainstream. They got that shit outta here. Taylor swift, Ed sheeran, Adele, Billie eillish, Harry styles, Sabrina carpenter, shakira ain't talking about none of that shit. Then you have the ones like post Malone and Miley cyrus that associated themselves with black artists and producers and did all the bullshit to get hot and then pretend it never happened once they crossed over and got themselves a loyal fanbase.

 

[TheNightKing]

Theres more to black communities is all some of us are trying to say. Promoting the worst aspects to not actually have any type of message should have never been a thing.

If you understand the bolded why all the rigamarole.

And I get that, but if people are buying the bullshit and artists are willing to make it, they’re going to sell it.

This shit started way back in 1988 when NWA outsold Public Enemy. The shit was stamped way back then what people wanted.

Either way, point is, it’s not just the execs.

 

[BlackRain]

People have said it out their own mouths. Tf. That larussell nigga was just saying a few months ago that lil Wayne influenced him to bang blood. There's some impressionable mfs out here. Just because it's not true for you doesn't mean its not true for someone else.

I agree people are very impressionable. I just also think that if you don't have the capacity to do something it would take a multitude of things to influence you to move a certain way. Not just one thing. So saying Larussell said Wayne influenced him to bang Blood I'd ask him what the fuck else was going on because if a nigga never thought about gang banging til he heard Lil Wayne talk about it that's a hard sell for that to be the straw that broke the camels back for his decision making. Especially since Wayne was more than likely not the 1st gang banging rapper he heard.

 

[TheNightKing]

Thats not mainstream. They got that shit outta here. Taylor swift, Ed sheeran, Adele, Billie eillish, Harry styles, Sabrina carpenter, shakira ain't talking about none of that shit. Then you have the ones like post Malone and Miley cyrus that associated themselves with black artists and producers and did all the bullshit to get hot and then pretend it never happened once they crossed over and got themselves a loyal fanbase.

Is Spend Dat mainstream? I really don’t know cause I don’t follow the mainstream.

 

[BlackRain]

Ain’t that’s the behavior the song is bigging up

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So..it's the American way lol. She just documenting what's going on. An observer of culture.

 

[Duwop]

Taylor swift, Ed sheeran, Adele, Billie eillish, Harry styles, Sabrina carpenter, shakira

While I don't have a strong recognition of all these names, I can confidently say Yung Miami is not the Taylor Swift or Adele of the black community

 

[scalywaters]

india arie old enough to know that whether this song or something else there is always going to be some kind of stupid shit going on so why pay attention to it. I like the song because its catchy but meaning behind the lyrics if any doesnt affect me anyway whatsoever.

 

[Freeman]

But the fact that people are making such a big deal of it means there’s something different about this song that warrants calling it out.

What we’re saying is if this now warrants being called out, how did all of these other releases not warrant such a reaction?

So now we’re trying to understand what is it about this song that’s led people to speak up when they’ve been silent about the thousands of other songs that we think were worse.

This isn't the first time this has happened tho just the most recent. There are several instances its been brought up especially on this site. I can't help that you only keyed in this one particular time.

The way yall acting incredulous just because you haven't experienced a thing is frying me.

And I get that, but if people are buying the bullshit and artists are willing to make it, they’re going to sell it.

This shit started way back in 1988 when NWA outsold Public Enemy. The shit was stamped way back then what people wanted.

Either way, point is, it’s not just the execs.

You're just confusing me now. You've gone from its not a problem yall making it out to be cause a thousand worst songs have been made 30 years ago, to its the reality of the Black community, to id rather a black exec not partake, to its not just the execs.

Enough.

 

[Freeman]

While I don't have a strong recognition of all these names, I can confidently say Yung Miami is not the Taylor Swift or Adele of the black community

Once again missing the point.

 

[Duwop]

Once again missing the point.

I don't think I'm missing the point, I just don't think that point is really that strong when challenged....

 

[Freeman]

I agree people are very impressionable. I just also think that if you don't have the capacity to do something it would take a multitude of things to influence you to move a certain way. Not just one thing. So saying Larussell said Wayne influenced him to bang Blood I'd ask him what the fuck else was going on because if a nigga never thought about gang banging til he heard Lil Wayne talk about it that's a hard sell for that to be the straw that broke the camels back for his decision making. Especially since Wayne was more than likely not the 1st gang banging rapper he heard.

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

Is Spend Dat mainstream? I really don’t know cause I don’t follow the mainstream.

The song been climbing up every week climbed up 10 spot since last week

She’s only 5 spots behind Drake s Shabang and I hear that shit every where

 

[Freeman]

I don't think I'm missing the point, I just don't think that point is really that strong when challenged....

Her popularity was never a point of contention so there was no need to challenge it. The popularity of the song and its content is the heart of the issue my biggest issue being that you rarely see white execs pushing that content through mainstream white artists.

You don't actually need me to name 7 mainstream black artists to get the point, you're just choosing to be difficult and it's boring.

 

[BlackRain]

india arie old enough to know that whether this song or something else there is always going to be some kind of stupid shit going on so why pay attention to it. I like the song because its catchy but meaning behind the lyrics if any doesnt affect me anyway whatsoever.

Her very 1st single "Video" samples "Put It In Your Mouth". She knows this shit ain't new

 

[Knock_Twice]

Niggas will just get on the internet and say anything. I pray yall not repeating some of these takes offline.

Thats why
I pray brotha.
I just pray