the worst thing about zohran is we cant clone him 49 times
Alright, rubbing shoulders with wutang is cool and all, but slipping away to plot with killer mike is what got me pumped. Anyone else remember how much work he put in promoting Bernie? Killer Mike puts in actual work at the political level way more than most rappers. I hope we get to see some of that again here!
Killer Mike uses music, influence and money to further his cause.
For the uninitiated, here’s an entire music video about prejudice, also hinting at the growth of the prison industry
He also started a bank with the goal of lending money to minority-owned businesses and minorities in general
This song uses ‘blame your crew quicker than Trump fucks his youngest’ as an insult. Music video itself somewhat symbolizes the 2016 election year, which is even mentioned by Killer Mike (who of course thought Clinton would win regardless of whether it’s an election or fist fight)
But of course one would also expect Wu-Tang Clan to be important in a mayoral race in NYC in particular.
Killer Mike is a pretty hardcore capitalist though. Not sure how he’s going to vibe with a socialist.
Wait, isn’t Wu-Tang the group that made an entire album and chose to sell it to one single rich asshole, so no one else could enjoy it? Doesn’t sound like any friend of the working class to me.
Cry harder
Fuck off narc
Good one
Put your faith in the Wu-Tang.
Wu-Tang for president!
Honestly, our timeline is clown-town enough at this point that this would 100% be a marked improvement and possibly plausible. Like yeah they’d make mistakes but I bet they’d be actually trying, if suddenly thrust into leadership of a once-powerful nation lol.
mamdani is for the children
And diversified stock portfolios apparently. Timeless advice from GZA we should all take to heart in these troubled times
If more celebs would do this they could wage a good cultural campaign against the Trump administration. A lot of celebs came from working class and/or are closer to working class than Trump is, especially now that he is grifting and looting using the power of the federal government.
It’s unfortunate but working class icons are often very susceptible to money and less educated opinions.
I hate this comment. Rich people are all incentivised to maintain their wealth. Someone being working class doesn’t make them dumber or more susceptible to money.
I didn’t say they were more susceptible, I said they weren’t immune to it.
Also, education costing more money than a person makes in a year doing full time employment does act as a bit of a barrier for entry.
E.G. Hulk Hogan, Kanye West, Chuck Norris, Sexyy Red, etc.
Why specify working class as opposed to just wealthy people then? And then why double down on the sentiment in this comment?
Dan made the assertion that celebrities would be more opposed to Trump due to their working class roots. That’s simply a false statement, assholes exist across the entire spectrum. Check out this Pew Research chart:
more than a third of all the poorest Americans who were polled support Trump, middle income levels supported Trump more than those who didnt, and the upper income brackets actually leaned against Trump more than middle, upper middle, and lower-middle. Furthermore:
Trump’s hold over rural areas, often areas with the most poor and least educated, has only grown over time.
Being “working class” doesn’t magically make you oppose Trump or vice versa.
I’m not calling you out for starting that rich people who were working class are trump supporters. I’m calling you out for you insisting that being working class makes you less educated and especially susceptible to wealth.
You’ve just repeated a claim I already dismissed, putting words in my mouth that are not even close to what I said. I will not correct you again, have a nice day, illiterate.
CREAM as the background music is just perfect
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pardon me, but why is this a uplifting news? i vaguely know about zohran, so i guess part of reason is that you are hopeful in him, but this is not really a news, or particularly uplifting (i am guessing the person is happier making stuff), but that is in a media kind of sense. I am not deleting this post, maybe there is stuff i do not know, but prima facie, this is not.
Speaking as someone who lives in the US but is currently terrified of what’s happening:
This gives a lot of people hope to see collaboration between a very public, very vocal progressive candidate; and a band with as much recognition and the kind of fanbase that Wu Tang has.
It means this is potentially lightning in a bottle. Given what’s happening in the US right now, I think a lot of people might consider this uplifting, even though I agree it’s a bit of a square peg round hole moment for this community at the moment.
It does promise something greater than the article lets on though.
You could post a simple picture of Mamdani and I’d consider it uplifting. He’s not only inspiring in speech, he’s inspiring in listening.
Wu-Tang is always uplifting.
I do not know who they are either.
Truly you live a dark and depressing life
or maybe i do not listen to stuff in that language, or live in regions where they are famous
Wu-Tang transcends language and region.
I do not know how to respond to that.
Do not respond. Listen.
Is Zohran back in NYC or is this recorded before he left for Uganda?
