Arab Rapper Calls Out Busta Rhymes

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^^^Oh, no doubt. I didn't know that. Wow. I thought they were saying the hook was total gibberish.
 
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Jersey8five6 said:
they say: bismi-llāhi ar-raḥmāni ar-raḥīmi

it means: "In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful"

then they say: Alhamdulillah

it means: "All praise belongs to God"
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I also read somewhere that the Qu'ran can't be used or mentioned in songs.
Some Thai rapper landed in big **** for his song a while back that had phrases in it.
 
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In Islam music is considered Haram. This is a much debated topic tho. Different ppl have different views.
 
So he comes from hip hop and this is the first time he's ever been offended?

However he has his right to his opinion.
 
Busta should have done a little bit more research before releasing this track. It's really doing him more harm than good at this point in time.
 
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Them damn Execs should have known before putting this out. Sure enough if it was something that was disrespectful to the Jews, It would never see the light of day. You would think Akon would of known too or is he one of those half a** religion type of person.

Hard out here in America for Arabs these days.

And im Black/Jamaican Non-Religious type Of Person.
 
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yeh, I mean Busta is Muslim, so is Akon i think T pain is im not sure, Swizz Beats whose also on the remix, dads Muslim not sure about him tho. Afew of the rappers on that remix track were muslim, i wuda expected them to be more respectful.
 
deRaNged 4 Phuk'dup said:
Maybe I take things too lightly, but the coined phrase is "we get money like Arabs" goes right alongside "we stack money like hebrews" those go back to probably early 90s. Most inner city arabs and hebrews stay on their grind and stay getting money.
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Thats what i thought...

deRaNged 4 Phuk'dup said:
When I see an episode of Family Guy or South Park picking on stereotypical black folk, I can laugh. Maybe because I'm not the "stereotypical black guy" they pick on. but I'd be lying if I said they were completely off to what african americans are about. I think the same thing is happening here.
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Now... this... sometimes bothers me. Im not easliy offended, but every now and then they go overboard with the jokes. Some of then ARE funny... but, the one episode when Peter was goin thru Cleveland's Mail and he had a magazine called Grape Soda Weekly, or Orange Soda whatever. I was just like, oh come on... BUT IN RETROSPECT, it does crack me up when I watch the Boondocks. And we know how THEY do... lol So yeh, i aint hatin.
 
khanvict said:
yeh, I mean Busta is Muslim, so is Akon i think T pain is im not sure, Swizz Beats whose also on the remix, dads Muslim not sure about him tho. Afew of the rappers on that remix track were muslim, i wuda expected them to be more respectful.
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Islam is a religion and Saudi Arabia is a country. All those guys you named are American except Akon. If anything, he should understand because he is from nearer to the Middle East. American Muslims are different from Saudi Muslims. Check out Morgan Spurlock's (the guy who did Super Size Me) Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden.
 
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Busta is a Five Percenter, not a muslim
 
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I'm gonna record a song called 'Black People Guns", or maybe "Black People Education".

F-ck n-gga I gotz swag in dis b-tch...yea...we talkin black people words!
Gutta & illy on a milly my n-gga...yea...we talkin black people words!
 
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K-1ne said:
I also read somewhere that the Qu'ran can't be used or mentioned in songs.
Some Thai rapper landed in big **** for his song a while back that had phrases in it.
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yeah but whats awesome is that we can talk about the quran, the bible and any other religious book any way we want cuz we live in a free country. people might have problems with it but that 1st amendment is pretty sweet
 
I know it might sound bad and all, but as long as we use our music to call each other stuff, then its not gonna end and I'm sure Busta didn't mean anything bad towards it but I bet its seen like this, if it sales it sales weather you talk about Arab money, hoes, *******, niggas, guns, drugs etc. Money will make you do some crazy things.
 
TheLetterL said:
....Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden.
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Thats the game we where playing when I was in Iraq.

:::Lynn Thigen:::

"Ok Gumshoes... listen up... Osama is out there somewhere. GREG!! LETS GO TO THE MAP!!!"


:::Plays Rockapella:::
 
Bein part Iraqi myself and a Muslim, my feelins on tha track:

1) Prior to hearing the remix version and only the original, I found the song kinda funny - was unsure how to feel at first tho. Bein a Muslim n Arab raised in America, kinda hard not to get sensitive to certain things. But knowin Busta bein Muslim (regardless if he 5 percentin or not), I knew he had no ill intentions towards Arabs or Islam. Tha song does kinda stereotype a lil as well as not depictin the average Arab's culture (just tha rich minority) n I was irked by tha gibberish hook as well.

2) As for the remix, I was offended only from a religious standpoint. Not offended in a way where there is anger harbored at Busta or tha song, but rather that it was inappropriate context of the Quran's words. I kno sumone said above that it don't matter cuz free speech, but I'm not offended on a level where I'm angry at a Bus n boutta stage a protest - rather offended in a way where someone does somethin ignorantly and they mean no harm but what they did was still inappropriate and you need to address that. Bus even said himself he's a Muslim, he respects and loves the Arab culture and u seen, 2 ethnically African Muslims (T Pain, though American raised, and Akon) as well as an Arab Muslim (DJ Khaled) both endorsed tha song. That stings a lil too (along with Swiss Beats bein Muslim) that they should kno better to quote the Quran in a song, especially one that mentions alcohol, girls and gamblin. Also, as to tha free speech thing, I think it was rite of tha rapper to address it for a couple reasons:

a) He admitted himself that he was not attackin Bus, but tryna set things straight.
b) Bus voiced that he was a Muslim, respected Muslim and Arab culture (two separate things but that are intertwined in a historical and traditional sense) so as sumone that says that, they should be open to hear from those that tha song is bout. He don't hav to listen and do nethin bout it, but if he says he respects them, he mite as well, rite?

3) I don't think this rapper was doin it for tha attention. If he was, I think he would've taken it to a level of a diss but I think he went bout it in a respectful manner to address Bus on tha inappropriateness of the song but still respects Bus as an artist who he is a fan of.

4) Just think of yo friend that is of a different race or religion of yours that does sumtin disrespectful or inappropriate bout yo ppl but had no ill intentions - and even was tryna just joke round n wanted to show his endearment for u or yo ppl. I'm not here to argue how it is different or which is more significant, but if yo white friend dropped tha N bomb to act coo wit u, even if u knew he wasn't meanin ill will - most of u would correct him on that despite tha fact u probably wouldn't defriend him. Same thing here. Tha bottom line it was sumtin that irked certain ppl that are fans of Bus that just wanna correct him, not diss.
 
fatdogs12 said:
Sounds right to me. What's wrong with that? of course that's not everyone, but there are plenty of people like in the Saudi Royal family who are basically all those things (except they really don't ride camels). I think that is all busta is saying. I couldn't care less though, they know how to blow him up if they really want to.
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So its oky for me to do a song saying how americans are fast food eating cant-find-my-own-country-on-a-map type of folk because...

there are plenty of people who are basically all of those things.

right?
 
I took the song as something humorous. Everybody is too pussy in the world now. Lighten up. Everybody just needs to have a good time... "Arab Money" is my ringtone right now.
 
skillzrus, i agree with you wholeheartedly man. i just put the free speech sh*t in there cuz im happy that we CAN speak out about whatever we want and it doesnt end in death/excommunication (as if thats a serious possibility lol)/jail time.

i dunno im just bored at work! haha

but busta has apologized to the arab rapper...

from allhiphop.com

By Tai Saint Louis
Only hours after expressing his outrage over Busta Rhymes’ controversial song “Arab Money,” Iraqi-born rapper The Narcicyst told AllHipHop.com that he received a personal phone call from Busta himself last night (December 8), apologizing for the misunderstanding created by the song.

According to Narcicyst, the two rappers spent nearly half an hour on the phone discussing Busta’s original intent in making the song, which the veteran rapper says was meant to pay homage to Arab culture.

The Narcicyst, whose family fled Iraq years ago after they were displaced by the political turmoil said he came to understand that there may have been a bigger culprit in Busta’s lyrical misstep.

“It was a thorough explanation and he was a very respectful man,” the Narcicyst told AllHipHop.com. “He explained to me his experience as an African-American man in the States and [it] seemed to me as an experience that I can correlate as an Arab being in the Middle East and having been displaced from my nation and seeing my country being bombarded in the media, being misrepresented.”

According to Narcicyst, Rhymes revealed that he didn't purposely disrespect Arab culture and that representing it "in a positive light" was important to his fellow rapper.

"He also acknowledged that it was definitely something that spun out of control," Narcicyst continued. "You know, when you put out a song, you can’t really put out an essay on why you put out the song. And it’s always hard to explain to the masses.”

While some YouTube posts of the song and/or video have already been removed from the popular website, there is no word on when or if the controversial song will be officially removed from rotation.

The song is already banned in the U.K., where award winning DJ Steve Sutherland was temporarily suspended by Galaxy FM, for playing the song.

As a result of Busta’s apology and The Narcicyst has also agreed to pull his response to the song, a track titled “The Real Arab Money.”

“This is an example of how two people can come together and create something bigger than them,” The Narcicyst concluded. “I’m a strong believer in truth and breaking stereotypes down and not allowing people to box you in. And this whole experience has been a huge eye opener for me. This is what Hip-Hop is about. Two brothers from another mother can come to a peaceful and just conclusion for all sides.”
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