Busta Rhymes?

Please, no rude or offensive comments. I just don't buy what they are selling in this song. Maybe I don't understand what they are saying, but does anyone else feel that this is a way of desensitizing the masses? I mean, the world is not in good shape right now, with all of the chaos in the middle east......Maybe I'm looking to much into this.

Thoughts?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYOmWQiVCFQ[/youtube]

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[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYOmWQiVCFQ[/url]

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the beat is indian if anything.

god, please let some nutbag arab take offense to that and off him.

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busta has put on a few pounds...perhaps some hummus and a few laps around the burj al arab would do him some good.

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does anyone even listen to him anymore? I know the Hip hop world is one of the most trendy musical styles. A rapper usually doesn't last longer than 5 albums. And I say Usually, because Mr. Z has had more number 1s than most of them combined.

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funny story...

my good friend and his room-mate used to live off Vine, in Hollywood, and Busta Rhymes just happened to lived in their same apartment complex. well anyways, they got word of such; so when they where really stoned, they went up and knocked on Busta's door, and then proceeded to offer Busta a joint... but lo and behold... my friends room-mate had then jumped across the hall when Busta opened the door (and i guess he blurted out something really cheesy), Busta then told them to GTFO. LOL.

on the subject of a crappers album longevity, i strongly agree. there ia however that scarce and select group of Underground and Old/True School artists that could go on forever. off the top of my head -- just check out Gangstarr. sometimes it's not just about churning out albums, but how long they wish to aspire and make true Hip Hop music, and not that studio prankster gangster fodder.

[URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_Starr[/URL]

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@ that video.

what a gimmick!

:mrgreen:

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sorry this is music??? :shock:

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Is that video for real? It looks like a gimmick! :roll:

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No gimmick. It's getting a lot of radio play here in South Florida...

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Ugh...yuk. I don't really listen to the radio all that much anymore, so I have no idea what's played on our top 40 stations here in Toronto. And I like it that way! :)

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[Intro: Busta Rhymes] Ron Browz, yes! Oh, we back in the most amazin' way Well, lemme introduce you to the new talk Let's get straight to it C'mon!

[Chorus: Ron Browz] Shalai Lai Lai Halilili Hai Lo! Hi Li Ba Lai Hey Hi Li Bai Lo! We gettin' Arab money! We gettin' Arab money! Ha La Shiki Hai Lili Ba La! Milli Ai Lai Shi Lili Ba La! We gettin' Arab money! We gettin' Arab money!

[Verse 1: Busta Rhymes] Now, there ain't no way that you could kill the beast dead I got Middle East women and Middle East bread I got oil well money in the desert playing golf Dolce shorts, dashiki with a Louie Scarf Chest cold, diamonds make a nigga wanna cough In Dubai, 20 million on the villa loft And then I step up in the club and then these other niggas mad as shit The way I make the people wanna sing the hook in Arabic!

[Chorus: Ron Browz] Shalai Lai Lai Halilili Hai Lo! Hi Li Ba Lai Hey Hi Li Bai Lo! We gettin' Arab money! We gettin' Arab money! Ha La Shiki Hai Lili Ba La! Milli Ai Lai Shi Lili Ba La! We gettin' Arab money! We gettin' Arab money!

[Verse 2: Busta Rhymes] Seven star hotels, Maybach, movie sick Big bitches, knock-kneed camel-toed groupie shit Women walk around while security on camelback Club on fire now, niggas don't know how to act Sittin' in casinos while I'm gamblin' with Arafat Money long, watch me purchase pieces of the Almanac Y'all already know, I got the streets buzzin' While I make you bow down and make Salaat like a Muslim

[Chorus: Ron Browz] Shalai Lai Lai Halilili Hai Lo! Hi Li Ba Lai Hey Hi Li Bai Lo! We gettin' Arab money! We gettin' Arab money! Ha La Shiki Hai Lili Ba La! Milli Ai Lai Shi Lili Ba La! We gettin' Arab money! We gettin' Arab money!

[Verse 3: Busta Rhymes] See, now I take trips to Baghdad dummy While I use stacked chips and count Arab money now I don't need to get fresh, about to grow a beard duke So much cake even the money look weird too Domestic bread, and I'm broad, I'm tryna eat right Prince Alwali, Bin Talal, Al Saul They respect the value of my worth in Maui, Malaysia Iran and Iraq, Saudi Arabia!

[Chorus: Ron Browz] Shalai Lai Lai Halilili Hai Lo! Hi Li Ba Lai Hey Hi Li Bai Lo! We gettin' Arab money! We gettin' Arab money! Ha La Shiki Hai Lili Ba La! Milli Ai Lai Shi Lili Ba La! We gettin' Arab money! We gettin' Arab money! lyrics from ALLYRICS.NET

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Rap initially was about life growing up poor, and struggling, hard times.... I just don't see how any of this can be considered rap...I mean, read these lyrics. Fucking pathetic, and these people get paid to sing about this... :what

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man that song sucks lol

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busta was good back in the day. in any case, i think you're reading too deep into this. he's catering to a demographic that wasn't catered to before. i mean, you see all the other stars with big bling necklaces of crosses and such. remember malcom x and other muslims? they just never got into the mainstream over the years. and we are a global economy. he'll know if it sucks based on the money he makes from it. anyway, one of my favs from him.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1chIpba4yQ4[/youtube]