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Yeah I stoped listening after 10 minutes. There were Puerto Ricans I. Early hip-hop. The Cold Crush brothers had two DJs Charlie Chase and Tony Tone they were both Puerto Rican. There's an interview on drink champs with Crazy Legs who I believe is either Puerto Rican or Dominican. Plus I am pretty sure there were Puerto Rican Graffiti artist. There was also a white guy called White Flash but I never heard him. I Lived in the Northeast Bronx in the 70's. However the South Bronx had Puerto Ricans. There's a bunch of Puerto Rican in the Rock Steady Crew. Tareeq is to young to have been there. So he is going on what he has been told. Dr Colon would have seen some of it even if he wasn't involved. In the same way my parents heard rap from what I was playing.

So you have no evidence of her saying anything anti-semitic....I get upset when people spread lies You have no Evidence of her " fanning the flames of anti semitism and not protecting jewish students." And it Does.... Its a College Campus where almost all issues from every perspective is discussed....sometimes things get heated Was anyone killed or hurt? Was there any property damage? There is no "also" here ....She is not Guilty of Anti-Semitism Claims of plagiarism....Are at best Allegations and will remain so - No statutory body has been empanelled to find guilt or innocence The Corporation that is Harvard found No Violation or Misconduct....which is tantamount to a not guilty. "Following an independent review, the Corporation announced that though instances of improper citations had been identified in Gay’s scholarship, they did not violate Harvard’s standards for research misconduct." https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/1/3/plagiarism-allegations-gay-resigns/#:~:text=Following an independent review%2C the,Harvard's standards for research misconduct.

Yes, thank you for deferring to someone you actually lived through the emergence and rise of hip-hop. Tariq can only relate what he has read or learned from others, as he was not there and is too young to really know what was going on even if he was. I don't know who Dr Colon, but be appears to be older and says he is from the Bronx, so I'm sure he knows a lot more Tariq and I would probably defer to him. I did not listen to the whole review because Tariq kept saying no one knows these dudes and calling Dr. Colon a liar. Know there is A LOT I don't know or remember from back in the day. I have not studied the history of hip-hop, so Tariq will know more about what has been published or what the hip artists he has spoken to. But I know things they don't know because I have witnessed things neither have. I also do not like the way Tariq talks about Puerto Ricans in the context of hip=hop. Anyone was actually there I would not question Puerto Ricans contributions to hip-hop.

I don't think JayZ is "ugly" under any circumstances. My eye beholds him as an average looking black guy who is clean shaven and has all his teeth. His impressive resume enhances his aura and makes him attractive. Big eyes are not beauty markers on women, nor muscles handsome ones on men. It's all about the facial "golden triangle", and body proportions .

Since my sight is failing because I haven gotten around to getting the minor cataract surgery that I need, what i currently read has a lot to with how large and how clear the print is. Nowadays, it's more convenient for me to utilize my Android phone rather than my old desk top computer to go on line, but the print on some of these threads and sites is really small and light and hard for me to read on my phone and unfortunately, for some reason, although I can access this board from my smart phone, I am unable to log into my account in order to post something. I have to go on my computer to do that. I say all this, to say that this tends to limit what I read when I do come here while on my phone. Just one of the many frustrations that vex me in my old age. Everything seems so much more complicated. Anyhoo, while catching up on things here, this post by Mel caught my interest because like, Chevdove, although he isn't my contemporary, I am intrigued by Jay Z's persona, his way with words, his back story and his phenomenal success. and I am a fan of his! ( Not surprising, I disagree with Pioneer who says JayZ is ugly. Like everything else about him, I think Jay's looks are unique.) I also got a charge out of other posters on this thread thwarting nels' feeble attempts to diminish JayZ. For somebody who often asks others if they know how they sound when they make observations that don't register with him, nels obviously doesn't know how he, himself, sounds much of the time. How? Like someone who isn't even an effective troll. Until next time...