From: klm3298@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (K-Mello SGP '92)
Subject: Re: pIN The Tail On The Honky (Ice Cube/Lenchmob)
Reply-To: klm3298@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 18:08:58 GMT

In article <BxxnMq.Csz@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v065nlpz@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Amil) writes:
>
>	Did anyone read the article about the Lenchmob in this months
>SOURCE mag?  In an interview they talk about a song which the record
>company made them cut out called "Pin The Tail on The Honky".  They
>were gonna call the entire album that, too.  But they had to settle for
>it to be released as a b-side to a single.  
>
>	I dont care what anyones feeling are towards the song or its title,
>that is a form of censorship, which we are beginning to see more and more
>of since "Cop Killer" (Body Count).  Freedom of Speech, juss watch what
>you say, I guess, huh?  
>
>	A similar incedent was what pushed Ice Cube's new album back
>from Election day to last Tuesday.  The song "You Aint Gonna Take My Life"
>(with the En-Vogue-LIKE sample of "no you're never gonna get it...") was
>cut out of "The Predator" because of strong cop killin themes.  Its now
>available as the b-side to the "Wicked" single.  

Oh shit!  I knew I didn't remember hearing the b-side on the album.  From what
I remember of the song, it is no big loss, except for what it may represent in
the big picture.

>
>	But what the fuck?  Rap is definately under attack.  And now with
>Clinton, Gore, and Tipper in there...forget about it!  I guess Bush being
>out is better for the country, and music is less important than the 
>state of our homeland, but that doesnt mean we should have to compromise!
>Clinton will hopefully fix this country and Gore will help him.  But what
>is Tipper gonna do?  The same thing she always has been...look at Nancy
>Reagan.  Before she ever became miss-pressy, she started the "juss say
>no" campaign.  After she got power EVERYONE heard about it.  Something
>like the ALCU by Tipper Gore which most people have already heard about
>will juss be unleashed come next year!  
>
>	And why is it that "they" dont see this as a censorship issue???
>WHY?  That makes no sense.  
>
>	So what should we do?  How can we save rap?  People who listen to
>hip-hop have to let this country know that we are opposed to this censorship.
>

We can save it by distributing and doing other shit our damn self!  If they
dont want that shit to get out there, fuck 'em!  People will buy the shit if it
is out there.

>WHEN ASKED AS TO WHY HE WAS MARCHING FOR PRO-CHOICE AND AGAINST OPERATION
>RESCUE, HE SAID, "WELL, I GUESS JUSS TO LET WASHINGTON KNOW THAT THERE
>ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO SUPPORT PRO-CHOICE.  IF NOBODY MARCHED, IF NOBODY
>SAID ANYTHING BACK AT THE SAME LEVEL, THEY'LL GO AHEAD AND BAN ABORTION.
>BUT IF THEY KNOW THAT THERE ARE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE
>WHO WILL BE VEEEERY ANGRY ABOUT IT, THEY MIGHT THINK TWICE ABOUT IT."
>
>	Letting people know there are millions of us out here is the key.
>We can talk about how much we're bein oppressed on alt.rap all we want to,
>it make a fuckin difference.  
>
>	Do something about it.  
>								aMIL
>
>		C.O.R.E. in '93

K-Mello
SHYGUY Productions '92