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‘Disrespecting the deceased is not news’: Rappers call for Fox News to fire Ingraham over Nipsey Hussle segment


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2019 Apr 16, 3:46am   769 views  7 comments

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In “FDT,” his hit song with rapper YG, Nipsey Hussle made his feelings clear about Donald Trump. In the music video for one of the most popular protest anthems of 2016, Hussle walked down the streets of Crenshaw in South Los Angeles with throngs of friends, fans and neighbors flashing expletive-laden signs disparaging the then-Republican candidate.

One day after a memorial service for the 33-year-old rap star and community activist who was shot to death in that same part of south L.A., Fox News host Laura Ingraham zeroed in on that song to offer her own laughter-filled analysis of his legacy last week. Referring to Hussle ironically as “this dear artist,” she showed a clip of the “FDT” video and focused on the song’s chorus, which disparages Trump with an expletive — “a very creative refrain,” she noted.

“So, the chorus it goes on and on. Is that related to the lowest unemployment ever basically for African Americans?” she asked on Friday.

Now, Snoop Dogg, T.I., The Game and other notable hip-hop and R&B artists are calling on Fox to fire Ingraham for her “disrespect” of the slain rapper. The artists shared clips of the Hussle segment on their Instagram accounts, drawing millions of views and mounting support for their campaign against Ingraham, who faces yet another public pushback for comments made on-air.

os Angeles-based rapper The Game helped started the move with an Instagram post on Sunday, warning Fox News to either dismiss Ingraham, whom he referred to with offensive word for women, “or you will lose millions of viewers one person at a time until it drastically effects your ratings.”

“We are NO LONGER laying quiet while you continuously disrespect our brother, culture African Americans as a whole,” The Game wrote on Sunday. As of early Tuesday, his video has been viewed nearly 3 million times. “I will use my platform & call on my peers to do the same. Nips passing nor his legacy is to be taken lightly as there will be consequences for any disrespect now or in the future as long as I have a voice!!!”

His post got the attention of Snoop Dogg, who spoke at Hussle’s memorial service.

“I’m in,” Snoop Dogg replied.

On Sunday, T.I. joined the chorus with his own Instagram post, writing that the segment featuring Ingraham and Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo was “Disgusting,” and calling them “vile despicable, poor excuses for people.” The clip he shared has nearly 1.5 million views.

“My expectations have already decreased so much for mankind in the past couple weeks that this hardly surprised me . . . especially from @foxnews,” T.I. wrote. He added, “Neither of you WILL EVER know or experience the level of love, appreciation and respect that Nip has . . . EVEN IN DEATH!!! So let that sizzle in ya lil hateful, demonic spirits.”

R&B artist Tank had a different idea in mind for getting back at Ingraham, sharing a petition for Fox to fire her. As of early Tuesday morning, the petition on iPetitions has more than 33,000 signatures.

“Disrespecting the deceased is not news!” Tank wrote. “It’s just disrespect!”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/04/16/disrespecting-deceased-is-not-news-rappers-call-fox-news-fire-ingraham-over-nipsey-hussle-segment/?utm_term=.3384b07a834f

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1   🎂 Tenpoundbass   2019 Apr 16, 5:48am  

That N word was such a fucking loser they shot his ass up twice, they shot people who went to his funeral.
That's some N word shit right there. You can't get more N word than that. Rappers ought to be writing new songs about that. That should be the new Gold Standard for Street cred.
I got my ass Shot and killed then they shot my funeral procession. Wait didn't they shoot up his moment of silence candle vigil too? That's some Triple whammy N Word Shit.
2   FuckTheMainstreamMedia   2019 Apr 16, 6:09am  

They’re upset about Donald Trump in part due to his treatment of women...yet Calvin Broadus used to pimp girls out, many of which were probably underage.

Calvin, what changed?

www.youtube.com/embed/iVdR-zjeQfk
3   HeadSet   2019 Apr 16, 6:33am  

So unless Fox fires Ingraham, all the rappers will stop watching Fox news. Fox will lose the hip-hop and rapper audience that currently tunes in daily.
4   FuckTheMainstreamMedia   2019 Apr 16, 6:40am  

HeadSet says
So unless Fox fires Ingraham, all the rappers will stop watching Fox news. Fox will lose the hip-hop and rapper audience that currently tunes in daily.


If Fox fires her we can change the title thread to “more stupid stuff white people do”
5   BayArea   2019 Apr 16, 6:40am  

You can’t make this stuff up.

Liberals... I have no words.
6   MisdemeanorRebel   2019 Apr 16, 8:17am  

Got my AK for the snitches, gonna beat these lazy bitches
Get on the street ho, or I'm gonna slap yo' ass though
Gonna pump you full of lead until you draw a last breath
Laura Ingram shouldn't be talking about a rapper's death.

Clown World.
7   MisdemeanorRebel   2019 Apr 16, 8:19am  

He was literally shot by a guy named Eric Holder.

https://heavy.com/news/2019/04/eric-holder/

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