Snoop Dogg on Imus
EmailSenior national correspondent and Political Punch author Jake Tapper blogs:
In an interview with MTV News, rapper Snoop Dogg rejected the claim by embattled radio shock jock Don Imus that his description of the Rutgers Women’s basketball team as "nappy headed ho’s" was nothing more than what rappers regularly say.
"It’s a completely different scenario," said Snoop in a phone interview. "We are not talking about no collegiate basketball girls who have made it to the next level in education and sports. We’re talking about ho’s that’s in the ‘hood that ain’t doing sh–, that’s trying to get a n—a for his money. These are two separate things.
"First of all," Mr. Dogg elaborated, "we ain’t no old-ass white men that sit up on MSNBC going hard on black girls. We are rappers that have these songs coming from our minds and our souls that are relevant to what we feel. I will not let them muthaf—as say we in the same league as him."
Snoop had a punishment in mind for Mr. Imus.
"Kick him off the air forever," said Mr. Dogg. "Ban him like they did ‘Pacman’ Jones*. They kicked him out the League for the whole season, but this punk gets to get on the air and call black women ‘nappy-headed ho’s.’ "
Incidentally, Mr. Dogg today pleaded no contest to felony charges from October for transportation of marijuana and possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to five years of probation and 800 hours of community service.
*Adam "Pacman" Jones, star cornerback of the Tennessee Titans, was yesterday suspended by the NFL for the entire 2007 football season because of numerous run-ins with the law, necessitating 10 interviews with police, most recently surrounding allegations Jones was involved in a February shooting at a gentleman’s club in Las Vegas.
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Memo to the Main Steam Media (MSM) or should I say the “Drive By Media”:
You love to do stories on Race and Prejudice in America? Then why have we not heard anything about the story of Channon Christian or Christopher Newsom?
It’s really is a disgrace how the MSM cherry picks stories when it suits their agendas. But absolutely nothing when it comes to a story like this.
This story is more newsworthy than the Duke lacrosse scandal and Don Imus story combined. A young couple, students from the University of Tennessee, were victims of a carjacking and were kidnapped, raped, tortured and eventually murdered by five people.
Posted by: jim trotter | April 15, 2007, 10:15 am 10:15 am
Is the last paragraph where you describe Snoop’s legal violations intended to undermine his credibility as a witness to the state of misogyny in hip hop today? Or to underline his authority on the type of women who are attracted to gangsters? Or is it merely yet another reminder of why we can’t take these people seriously anyway? (sarcasm intended)
Posted by: rachel | April 16, 2007, 8:14 am 8:14 am
Snoop Dogg’s comments are just another example of what is slowly happening in America. When it comes to stories on racial prejudice why is it always depicted as something the caucasian race is guilty of? Why is it okay for blacks to refer to women as ho’s in their songs, and yet it’s a racial issue if a white person says the same thing? Neither one should be referring to women as ho’s.
Posted by: Tony | April 18, 2007, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
Snoop Dogg should not be allowed to tuck his tail and run from this one. Snoop Dogg must be made accountable for his significant contributions to the pervasive atmosphere of sexism and mysogeny. He also contributes, though not alone, to an atmosphere that stereotypes the blackk male as someone who cares very little about the black women as a whole women. As an African American man I reject his offerings. No, Snoop Dogg does not carry the same racist context of a Don Imus, but his demeaning sexist and mysogenistic rhetoric aimed at black women is dispicable. He speaks of women in the “hood” as doing nothing, as being the “hos” he refers to in his raps. My mother raised me in the hood, and was thought by many to be doing “nothing.” She raised me and my siblings to be loving and caring adults. Snoop’s raps diminishes the efforts and the struggle of so many Black women who fearlessly engage, on a daily basis, the unforgiving constraints of patriarchy. Snoop and Imus are both terroist. Their words, like shrapnel, tare things apart. We must encourage them to stop, to rejoin the march towards wholeness, and humanity. Firing them is a movement in this direction, but it must not be the end. They must know that we will be watching, Just as we watched Jesse Jackson after his hymie remark. Jesse rose above his hypocrisy and showed himself to be a trooper for upliftment. Will Imus and Snoop rise above their hypocrisy? Redemption and forgiveness awaitsh.
Posted by: Kwyse Kim | May 2, 2007, 3:38 am 3:38 am
I think the Dog has a point. Take him off the air forever! Also, put Pacman (who are these people) Jones back in the NFL while you’re at it. Are you 12 years old? Snoop, it is not about black or white, it is about money! Imus admitted he was out of line and was punished severly for it, losing millions of dollars. Do you hear him complaining about that? Was that injustice to him? No. Take responsibility for your actions and quit blaming others for your mistakes.
Posted by: Joe C | August 15, 2007, 9:02 am 9:02 am
People like Snoop are just another example of how the educational system in this country is failing American kids. Its obvious as soon as he opens his mouth and sees everything in black & white terms.
Posted by: Paul | September 25, 2007, 3:28 pm 3:28 pm
See, the thing is, there is no justification for intolerance no matter what color someones skin, I understand Snoop Dogg was speaking out of anger, but using that to justify it would also justify Michael Richards’ response to the people heckling him during that controversial routine.
Posted by: Eric | February 24, 2008, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm