aren’t they late protesting this video? either way i didn’t know she was performing at the game on Sunday-yay, looking forward to it

lol! #47! the pic is supposed to look like that!

#25, ‘Snapped’ is not a ‘white’ show. All kinds of people of different races have been on there. I hate when people ‘color-label’ shows. #45, I TOTALLY agree! Did anyone catch #64’s comment. It’s so ignorant, it’s funny. Anyway, Tim’s wife’s hair is gorgeous!

…..”We stand by our artist and her creative choices.” BUT you took the site down…that makes NO sense to me

Why do the crimes have to be in DC?
And why kill all the black kids?

That’s messed up.

OOH ASHANTI BABY GIRL…. THATS MESSED UP!!

CONGRATS TO TIMBERLAND!!

To those who are wondering why all the “hate” on Ashanti:

BLACK CHILDREN WILL DIE. Splattered in blood on a wall.

Would you please think about that phrase for a minute. Now imagine your child or your little brother/sister feeding on that visual. Then they watch the video. Then they start dancing to the video and start liking the song. Then they begin to think that dead black children and sexy dancing in a video is cool. And stop comparing this to watching CSI. Since when has CSI promoted death to black children? SMDH.

The PR campaign is Stupid. Hateful. Ignorant. Insulting. Degrading. Irresponsible. Period.

Obviously people here don’t remember serial killer who killed all those kids in Atlanta. It AIN”T JUST A VIDEO. It was made specifically to cause controversy, and yes, Ashanti must take the heat.

It would be just as easy to call out those who defend this insipid ish as ignorant azzez. But you didn’t hear that from me!

And promoting a video WHICH GETS WORLDWIDE EXPOSURE with the phrase “Black Children Will Die” ,juxtaposing music and death is NOT important????????? Believe me, there are people in this world who make snap judgments based on the images that they see:

Kids
Racists
and overall dummies.

THAT ASHANTI E-CARD WAS SOO DAMN SCARY THOUGH.
I SENT TO ONE GUY THAT I ABSOLUTELY DISLIKE NOW.
I KNO HIS ASS WAS SCARED!

Damn why not lobby the show “Snapped” that’s where she got the idea from…ppl are so afraid of life and it’s consequences…

Congrats to Timbo!!!

iI like Ashanti’s video. It never really shows her actually stabbing the guy, it just eludes to it. It’s no different than anything they have on regular TV. Some people need to get a life. It was just a concept for a video that’s all.

THEY DESERVE TP FLOP!!!! How you’re gonna promote death of black kids to create controversy and possibly sell your album? I’m glad this is biting them in the a$$. WTF were those ppl thinking??

A dumbazz irresponsible concept for a video.

Just thought about something
what abou kanye’s video the first flashing lights, and the shovel, that was kind of violent, who cares its an expression of art, i think somethings up i girl the girl a chance…jeezzz

Kanye didn’t make any references to dead black children. And since when is it because one person does it makes it right for somebody else to do it?

Ashanti is an established artist who should know better. Very poor taste.

Is it me or does Tim’s wife look like Aaliyah??? Freaky.

This sound more then a boycott to me
Are those people serious!
If you raise your children rite they should kwon the deferens from a joke and real live.

If they won to protest so hard! Go and protest horror moves, which come out every year!

I think Ashanti is a better dignified artist with talent rather than girls Rihanna, Amerie, Tearria Mari etc etc..
She has the talent and comes up with new ideas and doesnt follow the crowd like those ladies above. And this video probs this is something different and original RATHER THAN seeing these girls wear skimpy clothes and flaunting their nakedness arghh. Now do I want to see that ish which annoys me that sex sells; but this vid had some blood, so what? It would of been far worse if she acted out the violence literally stabbing the guy, which she didnt actually happen anyway, but it was very interesting to watch rather seeing the same old same thing with artists taking off their clothes, Ashanti’s ‘The Way I Love you’ vid is very interesting, I like…but I also dont get the ‘Black children will dies” either, I mean WTF??

Ashanti is not the one who is promoting “black children will die” if rite in video Dine. Dine is going to die is what you can see in the video. People took so much sh!t that they don’t know what they are taking about.

poor poor ashanti Boycotting her

Ashanti’s album flopped. 86, 276 first week sales? It’ll barely go gold. Congratz to Timbo. Hope the marriage lasts longer than most.

poor poor ashanti they are Boycotting her where is that sh#t black children will die come from some people need to get a life

the whole concept of that viral video was STUPID!! and wtf was up with the “black children must die?” I hope this was a sick joke and she had nothing to do with it, b/c that just took her appeal down 3 nothches.

Is it just me or does Timb’s wife look a lot like Aaliyah?!…. CREEPY!

Get it Timbo!

Ok i just watched that video and i can see why they are wild n’ out on her now…..seriously wtf??? “black children will die” where the hell did that come from?? im so confused ……this is just poor taste.

AT LEAST SHE GOT SOME PRESS AND PROMO.. GOOD ON HER!!!!

Hmmm. Funny how about seven or eight years ago, everybody was riding the Ashanti wave. Then Beyonce came along with Crazy In Love and basically killed Ashanti’s music career. Everybody has their time to shine. Stick a fork in Ashanti’s music career. It is done.

With all due respect, her official first week numbers were 100, 240. So shut the fuck up with your wacky ass Kelly Rowland who could not hold this kind of numbers and barely sells in U.S

With all due respect, her first week sales was nearly 100,240. You can not just write anything without thinking about it. Grow up haters and stop being jealous. You’ will die from doing things like that over artists that is not your favorite ones. Just leave them alone.

@ GINA

Before you talk about people popping sh!t, maybe you should brush up on those English skills. Wasn’t a damn thing you said that made any sense, unless you’re some third grader messing with yo mom’s computer.

Check.

THATS GREAT TIMBALAND AND MONIQUE. BLESS THE UNION AND YOUR FAMILY. WHATS GOOD MONIQUE…THE WOOD IS IN THE HOUSE!!! 1 LOVE

Ashanti needs new people. This desperate attempt at getting publicity sux.

I sI I thought Timbaland and her were married already anyway….. very pretty young woman… …..

O hpulease with the Ashanti video! It’s better then seeing some gyrating arse on the screen!!!

What eva I love Ashanti’s video and congrats to Tim!!

Im all for freedom of expression, but forreal, I hope my girl didnt see those Ashanti promos. Brutal.
http://music.pluggedin.com

Wow people are so retarded its sick…IF YOU write “BLACK CHILDREN” then “will die”, is followed after…If you write…”RETARDS” then”will die” is followed. WHAT DON’T YALL GET…it was an excellent way to promote something. Grow up and stop acting like your 10 it was meant for adults and it was for fun. If kids was accessing this via internet then that’s something they need to fix within the household, not Ashanti’s fault. Once again whatever you wrote in the box “will die” is followed. LAME ASS PEOPLE WILL DIE. SMH at the same people commented on shit they don’t know.

@ BILLY

Talk about ignorant.

Since when is BLACK CHILDREN WILL DIE funny in ANY context. Says a lot about your level of intelligence.

Check.

And furthermore, I’ll bet your bottom dollar that this campaign has failed miserably.

@ Tylernol

You clearly missed my point. Like I said it was a great promotional idea. Stop being so closed minded. Of course there are racist people out here. So what, move on its not that serious. We have more important issue out here, rather then protest about a site that was already took down. Grow up, and go protest about something that can really use a change I.E Gas, education ETC. SMH @ your ingorance its the internet dude trust and believe your thoughts are not even into consideration.

Billy,

My opinion is that it clearly was NOT a smart marketing idea, hence the overwhelmingly negative response from this and other sources. And who the hell said anything ab out protesting? So who missed the point? And if anything, I thought this was an grown up discussion.

Besides I do have open mind and furthermore, i don’t need you to deem what I should find worthy to disagree with or when to move on. Why don’t you keep it moving? It’s clear that you haven’t provided any worthwhile point for me to reconsider my position.

Is that grown enough for you?

black people just don’t get it!

And if I can remember correctly, GAS, and other subjects were not mentioned in this forum, so why would I comment on them.

@ Bliss

THANK YOU…Clearly they don’t.

Tylernol please do your research before commenting your just making your self look so clueless. Its either you can’t read or you just dislike Ashanti.

The first sentence in this post tells you people protested already. It was also on CNN so yeah do research. Then come back and try to sound so educated.

Oh and furthmore, why wasn’t this so bad when this first started about, two months ago. Once again do your research dude.

Oh and furthermore*

Did Ashanti go to college? She doesn’t seem very smart because that video was wack. Poor album sales!!!! Is it better to not have your album released in the US? like other RnB artist or to release a super flop like Ashanti? and that video says Washington DC why she gotta throw DC into her poor promotion, she not even from DC…this girl is played!

It’s funny how some of ya’ll was ridin Ashanti’s dick when her single was hot.and now that it fell of the map, her album damn near flopped and or might flop now ya’ll turning the other cheek dissin her..It’s obvious rhat this shit is a lie..First off, there’s no such thing as UCN OR UNC news..and you could tell from the dude that this was set up to sabotage her already low album sales..I love Ashanti but i’m not a big fan of this album..it’s only mediocre compared to her previous work..normally when an album have low sales like that, it flops…unless they release another single to try to bring up the sales. Sad thing is there aren’t too many songs on there that are better than her single..anyway, ya’ll shouldn’t believe everything you hear

Billy,

I did read the post. And my response was to your suggestion that I choose something else to protest, DUDE (talk about lame). Please try and comprehend clearly.

As to why this has become pertinent again, it could be because other blogs are just beginning to pick up on it (Jezebel, for one) and like some news stories which initially do not go wide the first time, some stories experience a resurgence, like this one obviously has hence today’s post on CL.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to catch on. So why don’t you broaden your own knowledge of media matters, SON.

And who said that I’m a dude, anyway? Well gotta go now - manicure appointment, you know.

Ashanti people can do whatever they want to promote her. Ain’t nothing they can do to make up for her poor singing skills. This shit is dumb and I still won’t buy the album.

Congrats to Monique and Timberland, best wishes!

Poor Ashanti, her album is NOT doing well at all, I guess desperate times call for desperate measures…..sad

haha @ lwb. the site was actually created a few months before the album came out. this site had to do with the song and video, not to get album sales. but thank you.
for those not understanding, “all black children” will die was not apart of the site. you’re able to put whatever name you want in that blank and “will die” will be posted after it. its apparent someone who thinks ‘all black children will die’ wrote that, not ashanti, her label, or anyone from her team. i’m guessing the people on here were not able to send a gotcha gram when it was up, so i can see the misunderstanding, and how and why people don’t know how it all works. but please, seek information before going about ‘preaching”. its all love!!!

Timbaland is making a good career, i hope he increase it with good faith !
Ringo
http://www.voyeurperu.com

wow Timb’s wife resembles Aaliyah eh?? or is it just me??

Ive never been an Ashanti fan anyhow but I will admit I do like some of her songs.

Congrats to Timbo!!!

F**k Ashanti! This video is sick. “Black Children Will Die” WTF! They have been trying to kill us for years! Ashanti is a puppet for the racist record industry that is controlled by White men. 2008 and this sh*t is still going on.

Is it me or does his wifey have the Aaliyah hair swoop going on in this pic…she kinda looks like her.

How they connect murders in D.C. and other places (where I live…they have made it a “police state smh) to Ashanti’s video? People see the video and are going to kill? Some people might be that stupid to let music videos and games become their reality but trying to blame or connect her video to murder is too stupid.

Congrats to Timbaland. I don’t see no Aaliyah resemblance @74.

The video is for parody purposes but like….lol……. is the protest for her video that serious forreal? Anyone?

That’s ok Ashanti your cd is HOTTTT !!!!!!!!!

I don’t think that her video was that bad. There are so many other videos that portray images similar and even worse then hers.

Congrats Timbo! I wonder who was @ the wedding. Are there any pics?

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Sup Timbo, U know real men get married. I’mma follow soon!

wow there’s a whole debate goin on here.. lol.

aaaanyways congrats to my man timbaland!!! sooo happy for him!

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