WR - KRS ONe's comments on the 9/11 attacks... disgusting!

10-21-2004, 01:38 AM

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Re: KRS ONe's comments on the 9/11 attacks... disgusting!

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Originally Posted by Esco

You speak as if you were present at this panel. Were you there? If not, can you provide a link were you got your information from? Or are you offering your interpretation of the MTV article?

I'm curious.
TY.

I tracked down a transcript of the exchange referenced by the article. That's where I saw the original quotes and found out how the column chopped up his words and deliberately placed them in an entirely different context.

I lost the link to the transcripts, but I'm in the process of trying to find it again I'll post it as soon as I can. In the meantime, here's a link to KRS-ONE's response to the article.

*Link*

As a side note, when I was trying to re-locate the transcripts, I came across numerous versions of the original column and it's shocking to see how many "reputable" news sources have reprinted what was claimed in The New York Daily as solid fact.

Even worse are the ones who have taken it upon themselves to exaggerate the story further. Among some of the outlandish allegations I came across were:

- KRS has admitted having close ties to Al Qeida.

- KRS urged blacks to celebrate 9/11

- KRS calls for the death of all Americans.

Is journalism dead?

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10-21-2004, 01:45 AM	#17
Jimi Banned by pornerators Champion! Champion! Champion! Champion! Champion! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,153/4.73 Threads: 318 Friends Network	Re: KRS ONe's comments on the 9/11 attacks... disgusting! It's amazing how untruthful media is getting. It's not fact anymore, it's all media bias. Half-quotes, false-accusations! Come on!

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10-21-2004, 09:43 AM	#18
Esco whore Join Date: May 2004 Location: Right Behind You Posts: 760/0.46 Threads: 0 Friends Network	Re: KRS ONe's comments on the 9/11 attacks... disgusting! Jury is still out on this for me. I'd like to give the benefit of the doubt to KRS-One because I know of his work and his accomplishments in the past ... and I also know anything from the Daily News should be taken with a grain of salt. That aside, I think KRS-One's excuse of speaking "poetically" and for "hip-hop" is not a valid excuse for insensitive or poor comments. If he truly likes to believe he speaks for many, his choice of words needs to be carefully chosen and articulated. If he takes on that role he must be sure to handle it responsibly. Indigenous, I'm looking forward to that link. TY for researching it.

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