I will admit that I rarely listen to rap music anymore, mostly because I can’t get with this new wave of rappers either promoting satanism, talking on “money phones” or flat out wearing dresses. Hell, call me old. The rap game is a shell of its former self and that makes me sad. Especially since I was born and raised (and worked) in the music industry a many a years.
I truly loved and respected the grind of the artists I was fortunate to be able to work with, so rap holds dear to my heart.
At any rate, this post ain’t about me. Pimp C and Bun B, better known as the rap legends UGK have certainly earned their OG stripes, both in the streets and in the music industry and those of us who grew up to their music do not take too kindly to them being mocked or disrespected — especially by these new “rappers.”
Pimp C’s wife caught wind of a new song by mumble rapper Young Thug in which he made some kind of reference to Pimp C. Chinara, aka Mrs. Chad Butler, aka the self proclaimed “Trill Queen” immediately took to social media to kindly ask Young Thug to “stay in his lane” and “watch his mouth” when it comes to speaking on the Port Arthur legend. Since Pimp C is not here to respond to any rap game shenanigans, Chinara made it clear respect was in order.
Pimp C died in December of 2007 from complications to promethazine/codeine (lean) in conjunction with sleep apnea.
Honestly, I can never understand anything Young Thug mumbles says in his raps so chances are if I did hear the song, I wouldn’t have known what he was saying anyway. But I digress.
Pimp C and Chinara
Check out the video below:
“My thing is if Chad was alive you wouldn’t mention his name the way you did, so don’t do it now. Watch your mouth. He’s not here to have that conversation with you, but I am […] keep that s**t to your motherf**king self.”
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The Rev. Raphael G. Warnock has been released after being arrested, along with other pastors, during a protest against the proposed budget and efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
A photo shows Warnock, senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, being placed in handcuffs by Capitol police.
Warnock’s spokeswoman said he and others were singing and praying in the rotunda Russell Senate Office building as they were arrested. He said his arrest “was a small price to pay” when he considers others who suffer.
She said he was held for three hours, booked, paid a fine and was released.
In his statement he said:
“As a pastor, I believe that the national budget is not just a fiscal document, but a moral document. It reflects what we believe and who we are for one another. And if this mean spirited budget were an EKG, it would indicate that America has a heart condition. The government is taking student aid, job training and medicine from those who need it most in order to give a tax cut to those who need it least. We came to Washington as voices of healing and justice. America is better than this. That’s our message.”
Likewise, Trump proposed zeroing our federal support for legal aid, which the White House said would put more control in local hands.
Hale said during a press conference in front of the Capitol:
“I have no doubt that even if the Republicans cannot repeal and replace (Obamacare), they will make every effort through the budget process to slash Medicare and leave millions without health care. I stand here today with my sisters and brothers to remind Congress that we as a nation have a moral obligation to ensure that every American’s life and health are safeguarded and protected so in the words of the Prophet Micah, ‘justice might roll down like water and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”
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There are bad reasons for going to jail and there are good reasons for going to jail. This would be a good reason for going to jail. I commend these preachers for what they are representing and especially for putting themselves in harm’s way to help many others.
Republicans and Donald Trump in particular, have long been trying to destroy the Affordable Care Act.
Donald Trump who is obsessed with Obama and undoing his legacy is personally hell bent on repealing what he calls the “failing” Obamacare, yet Republicans admit that they not come up with a plan b, c or d to replace it. This means the devastation of lost healthcare coverage for millions of Americans. It’s immoral.
Republicans should just REPEAL failing ObamaCare now & work on a new Healthcare Plan that will start from a clean slate. Dems will join in!
According to QZ.com, here are just a couple of downsides to repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), especially with no replacement.
About 14 million fewer people would be insured by Medicaid, and 18 million fewer would have non-group coverage, for an increase of 32 million uninsured. But the CBO estimated eight million more would have employment-based coverage if the act were repealed. The net effect would be 24 million fewer people insured from 2016 to 2025.
Premiums in the “non-group” market, or those purchased directly through the marketplaces or from insurers, would rise 20 to 25% in the first year that the ACA was eliminated, according to a later CBO analysis (pdf), and double by 2026. The net effect is premiums could rise 100% for some users by 2026.
Welcome to America where the rich get richer and the poor just keep on getting poorer. By the end of the Trump circus presidency, there probably won’t be much of a middle class left. The thought is terrifying.
John Legend, who often uses his social media platform to speak out against Trump and his unjustly political shenanigans, replied with the following:
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