Nas performed last night at the special Virginia Tech concert, even though he was put under heavy scrutiny from FOX’s Bill O’Reilly.
The rapper (alongside Dave Matthews, John Mayer, & Country singer Phil Vassar) performed for more than 50,000 people to help raise spirits on the VA Tech campus. Click here to read a write up on the concert.
Yesterday he released an statement on the Bill O’Reilly controversy:
“He’s a racist,” Nas said. “Everybody has a marketing plan; his marketing plan is racism. He doesn’t understand the younger generation. He deals with the past. The people he represents are Republican, older, a generation that has nothing to do with the reality of what’s happening now with my generation. … He’s not really on my radar. People like him are supposed to be taught and people like me are supposed to let n—as like him know. I don’t take him serious. His sh– is all about getting ratings or whatever. I wouldn’t honor anything Bill O’Reilly has to say. It just shows you what bloodsuckers do: They abuse something like the Virginia Tech [tragedy] for show ratings. You can’t talk to a person like that.” [SOURCE]
Click here to view a clip from the Bill O’Reilly Show if you haven’t already. Ugh that man makes me sick.
KANYE NAME DROPS CONCRETE LOOP
CLIP OF DJ SEMTEX INTERVIEW W/ KANYE
Shout out to Kanye West for name dropping Concrete Loop and other popular blogs in a recent interview with DJ Semtex. Make sure you listen to the clip above and shout out to Eskay from Nah Right! Make sure to show DJ Semtex some love for sending over the clip.
ANOTHER DEBARGE BEHIND BARS
Looks like jail time runs in the family. TMZ got exclusive news on Chico DeBarge and his Aug 30th arrest.
In the police report, cops say DeBarge and a female companion were driving a Toyota Camry on a Los Angeles highway when an officer observed them stop in a turn lane and switch seats. When they were pulled over by California Highway Patrol, cops say “illegal drugs and cash” were found in the car.
Chico, who once recorded a song called “Soopaman Lover,” is being held on $30,000 bail. [SOURCE]
Police arrested Chico’s older brother El DeBarge for outstanding warrants on August 26. As of today, he’s still in jail.
SHERRI SHEPHERD JOINS WHOOPI ON THE VIEW
The AP is reporting that Sherri Shepherd is indeed the fifth host on ABC’s The View.
The network will officially make the announcement on Monday morning, according to a source close to the show.
Shepherd has already co-hosted the show several times, both during Rosie’s reign and post-Rosie, and she had been rumored to be in the top two or three choices to be the fifth host on the show (Whoopi Goldberg started this week).
I support Kanye.
The Loop gots the power to change thangz!
Get em Nas!
To the DeBarges, all I can say is that sometimes talent is a curse. Po thangs.
Damn, hope the Debarges can pull it together. But you know what they say, you ain’t nobody until they do a True Hollywood Story on you.
Get it CL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to Sherrie.
This should be interesting, with two well-spoken black women on the view.
I think America is ready but I am not sure about Barbara Waters and the rest of the crew.
Do what you do Nas and keep it moving! Don’t sweat Bill O’Reilly.
And another sista on The View!?? Babs Walters must be getting ready to croak!!
LOL!!!!
And to think I had a HUGE crush on El DeBarge when I was a kid!!!!
The thing that scares me about Bill O’Reilly is many of his listeners are people who have power and make decisions that affect us all. God knows I can’t stand Bill O’Reilly but there are times when we give him ammunition. I’m not saying this is one of those times but that man’s influence is too broad and dangerous.
Debarge- Man, I hate to hear that. That family has been through so much. By the way, I still do not believe they get the credit they deserve with regard to music.
Sherri- I’m really glad for her a actually enjoy when she on the show, however I think people are really going to be surprised when some of her “true colors” begin to surface. Though she is funny, she actually share many views with Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
Kanye- I have nothing bad to say about him and wish him success.
FREE DEBARGE!!!!!!!!
The Debarg Family seems to like jail is ther a dude in ther waiting for them everytime they go..
And big ups to Nas and the rest of the Artist who Reo for VT much respect……
like sherri on the view when i had the opportunity to watch the show.
go ahead kanye and big up the folks on concrete. we see you
nas has a point. just wish it would be less cursing.
oh the debarge family — very very sad. they are paying for a generational sin b/c that is too much bad in one family
Bill O’ Reilly is an a**hole! Nas is right he doesn’t understand I had a huge fight with my over this issue cause my dad watches Bill O’Reilly & agreed that Nas shouldn’t participate in the show just cause that idiot put some “unsensitive” nas lyrics on his show I told my dad I was gonna buy him sum Nas cd’s! Lol
I have been sayin before they hired that crazy lunatic Rosie that the view should’ve hired Sherri! I love her! # 7 I’ve watched w/all the ladies together at once & they all seem to get along great! I just don’t like Barbara Walters she did Star Jones dirty!
* I meant fight w/my dad
Well I love the Debarge Family’s talent.They used to be fine. I say we should pray that they get help please. This is so sad. Their mom wrote a book about the abusive father they had. I think that is where their problem stem from.
Interesting to me that Lindsey Lohan had drugs in car and is getting away with it. I don’t condone drug use but I say FREE DEBARGE.
I guess they don’t have the complexion for the protection. No get out of jail free cards like Paris and them.
Gangster rapper? Lol im so sick of that word it wasn’t liike nas was gonna sing that song! I understand that whole event is still like an open sore for the families but bill should listen to all of nas’s songs before he catagorizes him a gangster rapper just like he did w/ Luda! Im sure people watchin that show not knowin who nas is or anything bout rap music were horrified by those lyrics! Lol
Nas…dont even give Bill the time of day. He’s so quick to worry about what black folks are doing that he forgot to put his ring back on, loser!
As for Sherri Dennis, I hope she can be presentable and classy on this show. I’ve never seen her (out of character) so I dont know how she is in “real life”…as a comedian and actor, she’s loud and funny as all hell, lol. Thats a good look for her though…
Nas is so spot on with what he said.
Damnit…NOT Sherri Dennis…Sherri Shepherd…forgive me I’m trippin
Lol, I like how Nas kept issh real.
CL your up their now, hopefully you’ll maintain and keep a postive perpective of things and not let money curupt you.
Barbara is my girl, and I’m glad she’s added another Black women to the show.
I understand what Nas is saying but he’s just not saying it right.
OOOOOOKAYYY, THE KAN-MAN UPS YA D CLOOP!!!
….& NOT SURE WHY ALL THIS CHITTA CHATTA’S BEING MADE ABOUT THE DEBARGE FAMILY, THEY AINT BEEN CURRENT SINCE UMMMMMM….
GO NAS GO! SPEAK ON IT..LOL
I ‘ve Never listened to Bill O Reily so I could care less about what he has to say.
Sherri has a lot of the same views as Elizabeth SO WHAT ALL BLACK PEOPLE AREN”T THE SAME>
THEY CUT ELISABETH HASSELBECK HUSBAND FROM THE GIANTS THEY RELEASE HIM LAST WEEK SO I GUESS SHE WILL BE LEAVING AND HE HAS NO JOB
Sherri has a lot of the same views as Elizabeth SO WHAT ALL BLACK PEOPLE AREN”T THE SAME.
Unfortunatel people fail to realize this. Blacks and Whites think that all Black people act and think the same way that’s why the world is so ignorant now.
Elisabeth is NOT leaving. They NEVER replaced Star Jones. The View has 5 women not 4.
Meridith Viera and Star both Left. They replaced Meridith with Rosie , but they never replaced Star.
I agree w/ everything Nas said about that fake, phony, fraud Bill O’Reilly except for that worg Nigga. When will that sh!t become extinct already?
I see the view recruited another sista. Looks like this one’s gonna just be there to fill up a space. Whoopi’s already got more straight-forwardness from a sista than they can handle.
I am not a fan of Bill O’ Riley, but I watched the clip, and I think there is some sense in what he is saying. Of course, not all of Nas’s music is not about killing and what not, but that is a huge part of his lyrical content. So, If i was in that position, I would not invite Nas, 50 cent, or probably any other rapper to that event. People want to hear postivieness in times of tragedy, and making a few “inspirational” songs or whatnot, is not going to make people forget about all the other song you have done. And if the students were the ones objecting to his performance, that seems like it would have been even more of a reason for him to not perfom.
I don’t listen to O’Reily…he makes me feel like I just watched Rosewood (makes me wanna go kill some people)
Damn Chico!! He had just got out of jail and shyt when he came out back in the 90′s!
I love this
“Chico, who once recorded a song called “Soopaman Lover,” is being held on $30,000 bail”.
Was that neccesary to add. Is informing people he sung “Soopaman Lover” going to jog their memory. It didn’t job mine. I just happen to already know who he is. I was just saying a couple days ago that I wondered what happened to him. Poor chico.
Hey Kanye…just in case you are reading this, Good luck on 09/11!!! Beat 50.
The video about Nas was interesting…it was killing me that they were pronouncing his name wrong, even the “hip hop writer” pronounced it wrong. what kind of crap is that? Bill O’reily needs to get real, Nas has produced just as many postiive songs if not more. He should find a better topic to argue about, b/c Nas sure isn’t the most violent artist out there….shoot he’s not even violent at all.
I think Nas could’ve expressed himself better than that. It doesn’t make the brother look good. No disrespect to the brother, but Bill O’Reilly speaks for a hell of alot more than some old-head caucasians and Republicans. It just goes to show that alot of these “militant” cats are only militantly trying to force themselves on white people.
TEAM KANYE!!! WE NEED A INTERVIEW YE’!!! ANGEL MAKE IT HAPPEN
#31 man shut the fuck up , do u even know what you’re sayiing, u obviously dont know shit about hip-hop so please take the white man’s dick out yo mouth.
SMH you made me mad
I think it’s safe to say concreteloop has blown up.
I’m not shocked though, all them celebrities come on here faithfully, even though they lie through their damn teeth saying they don’t, yet they carry their damn laptop everywhere they go. And i believe some posts comments. Damn liars. Why lie about that?
Tell em Nas! I’m sick of Bill O’Reily. Ughh, he just makes me sick, he blames everything, and i mean everything negative in the world on hip hop. He’s just a dang fool.
No comment on debarge.
And i could careless about Sherri Shepherd. She’s not funny, but she stay trying to crack laughs….sorry, but she’s corny, and the only reason they put her in that seat is because her ass is fat.
NAS IS RIGHT ABOUT BILL, HE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND TODAYS GENERATION, AND HE NEVER WILL
IM PRETTY SURE MOST OF V-TECH STUDENTS WOULD RATHER BE UPLIFTED AND ENTERTAINED BY NAS THAN BILL O’REILLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE CONTENT OF NAS’s music is NEVER about SHOOTING UP A DAMN SCHOOL FULL OF KIDS, IF ANY RAPPER HAD TO PERFORM, WHO BETTER THAN NAS??????
AND BIG SHOUT OUT TO CONCRETELOOP!!! YOU GUYS ARE BEST
I am with Nas. I am with Velvet J (comment #9). Generational factors are not really an issue with my. You can find emphatic baby boomers who understand the need for each generation to grow. That is not the issue. The issue is that generally, the majority of people who listen to Bill O’Reilly’s rhetoric are those that have a mindset that effectively stereotypes anything and everything that doesn’t behave or look similar to them. And that’s dangerous.
I don’t take that bastard seriously. He had his own drama a few years ago that he shuffled under the rug via a settlement agreement. Not to mention this is the same guy that used to host the sleazy Inside Edition, so he is NOT one to talk.
And anyone who listens to the BEAUTY of Nas’ music knows not to classify him as a gangsta rapper. Which is, precisely why, Bill O’Reilly (and others who think like him) generally try to group all of us and classify us in the same category.
Very unfortunate, but like Velvet says. These are those who hold the hammer and rule the world.
I agree with Nas I think that Bill O Riley is a racist and his marketing plan is racism. I mean think about it O Riley likes to strike a fear into white conservative America and that is to attack young black men. Nas is a A LOT smarter and his lyrics are much more insightful then a lot of rappers. Why doesn’t Bill O Riley attack those white singers that talk about depression and death all the time? Doesn’t rock music that is about suicide, death, and depression have an even more negative impact on America’s youth? O Riley likes to attack young black entertainers because it sells and racism sells. And isn’t O Riley the guy that was accused of sexually harassing an employee? I don’t take O Riley very seriously at all he has zero credibility.
Not to input race into any of this but…..what exactly are the Debarge’s???? Just curious?
I’m glad they let him come and that the folks in attendance appreciated Nas coming….I was nodding my head the whole time reading Nas’ article on mtv news…..everything he said about O’Reilly is nothing less than the truth. I’m glad the concert went well.
Props on CL getting a lil’ name drop…..I love all the other sites he name dropped too.
Smh at Chico….what is the deal with some of the DeBarge men?
YES! @ more black coming to The View….her and Whoopi are smart and hilarious women….I might start watching some shows of the View again.
not Chico too!!!!!
I didn’t watch the video, never watch anything, but congrats on your success. I think celebrities SHOULD recognize you, it’s not like the mainstream media cares about them. I always thought that Jay Z commercial was funny, the one where he was like “photos you won’t see in the tabloids” lol Yeah, he gets a bit of press, but nothing in comparison to his white counterparts… that’s why it was funny, the line seemed so assuming lol Anyway, good deal!
As for Nas and Bill Reily, white people see us as a burden…in a cost and benefit analysis, we are at best a good server and at worst welfare sycophants. I don’t even think racism, when I mull it over, I think it just their brand of uber capitalism. I will say, though, I don’t take the side of rappers… Sure, it IS just for fun, but they know we take it as more, they know we build our lives around rap, it’s become the crux of our new generation. So, they should act accordingly, but they don’t…they talk about murder, drugs, and senseless stuff, even though they know they’re being emulated. It’s their decision, but they shouldn’t act as though they care… Snoop can’t be a philanthropist and an East Sider. And, before people lay in about rap and rappers and poetry (ha) I won’t debate it, I don’t care to. Really. Leave me alone, in advance.
That was “Bill O’Reilly”… that was Freudian, my misspelling his name. I’ve got deep-seated resentment. lol
Word Up NAS!
Damn, EL……………….INTERVENTION BIG TIME
Why does the view need 2 black people? Whoopi won and we don’t need Sherri Sheppard ~
Voila!
@ ComptonChick,
DeBarge was a group that was really hot back in the early 80s (obviously before your time). They had megahits like Love Me in a Special Way, Rhythm of the Night, Stay With Me, Time Will Reveal, etc. A lot of rappers sample them and the biggest one is Biggie’s One More Chance (remix) which samples Stay With Me.
They were supposed to be the second coming of the Jacksons but then one of the brothers died of AIDS or something, a few others got caught up in drugs, one got caught in a scandal over being married to Janet Jackson, Chico did a bid (even though he wasn’t an original member) … you get the point.
I’m happy VT did not back down Go Nas. I’m happy for Sherri. Big ups to da Loop and Ye.
I’m glad Nas spoke out on this without being uncouth. Nas really is an intelligent man. Good for him.
are those french fries on kanye’s sweater.. i tell you that boy got his own style
ok, all of yall are crazy as hell and young minded as hell…come on now..that is just common sense, why WOULD you want a person there that talks about murder and killing and guns at a welcome back party for an aftermath situation where people were murdered????? seriously .why would you..think about it..i could see if it was just a regular university concert..but its not..its supposed to be the welcome back party for after the mass killings….black people my people can we start using the common sense that God gave us. i guess i few of us are just not gonna ever get it until we grow up and have kids-some dont get it then..our music our culture the tv our athletes have an effect on our children and others in the world on how they think..i know its not all of us, its just that 10 percent..thats why everybody is not in jail..a few of us were born with a little more serotonin in our brains to know right from wrong and common sense from something that just…aint..right…
One thing i do wish..was that someone on the show would have hipped bill o’reilly on how to pronounce my boys name..LOL
@ ComptonChick
Debarge’s racial makeup is a caucasian father and a black mother. The mother and most of the children allege that the father molested the children as well as beat the mother. It’s funny because I was in Barnes and Noble yesterday and I read an article on them in Vibe Magazine.
Nas- I agree with you 100%.
Nas is one of the very few people who can incorporate limited swearing into his dialect and still sound intelligent and justified since he is a genius and a man of eloquent words.
I’m a conservative black person (don’t label me a Republican, I just have some conservative views about the obvious- gay marraige, abortion, etc.) and I can’t stand O’Reilly either. I read his book just to verify the reasoning behind why he rubs me the wrong way.
Judah, you just had to go and put all that information out there huh ? lol
I expected Nas to say more or something a bit diffrent for some reason.
Debarge that’s ashame for them they made great music.
I don’t watch the veiw . So I really could care less who’s on there.
SHERRI SHEPARD IS SO PRETTY,SHE WILL BE A GOOD ASSET TO THE VIEW, GLAD THEY GO WHOOPI BECAUSE SHE DON’T BACK DOWN.
KANYE…..PLEASE SIT DOWN ALREADY…BUT BIG SHOUTOUT TO CONCRETE LOOP…LOVE YALL
CHICO DEBARGE…JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL PLEASE
Oh Compton_chick Rich Boy sampled one of their songs for “throw some d’s” or whatever the name of that shit was.
TT-
no offense yo, but the gun talks are usually just diction used to talk about REAL LIFE. His more revered work doesn’t say “I’ma kill a nigga with a gun, etc.”, but in songs, such as “One Mic” he may speak on the extremes and similiarites between wars on the streets vs. wars/genocides in Africa. That’s why you hear gun and murder talk but it’s not the same as bang-bang-shoot-a-nigga-die-slow music.
Plus- the man is not an idiot. He wouldn’t even use music pieces like that for performance execution. You know your fan base and your audience before you perform. That’s why rihanna sings Umbrella on BET but does Shut Up and Drive on MTV…
Bill O’ Asswipe is the kinda guy that if I ever see out in public..I will throw a rock at em’ ( I’m not playing).