Alicia Keys Says Gov’t Hip Hop’s Public Enemy #1

Well there goes her career!!! but all jokin aside im glad she speakin out,not a lotta artists have the courage to do that

The said part is that u maybe right, her career maybe in slight jeopardy. Whenever u go against or point fingers at "the establishment" there's always gonna be some type of repercussions. She said it herself, the gov't and media wants to stop another great black leader from existing, so if she going along those same lines....well look for them to try and stop her too. But big ups to alicia keys.

I love alicia keys

Im just wonderin..when nwa,schooly d,ice t and them was makin these records did they actually name it that "gangsta rap" or did it come later on by the media. It's like "backpack rap",who came up with that one?? was there a whole bunch of kids in rap shows wearin backpacks??

Damn, my girl a. Keys is speaking out against the "powers that be".....i hope others in the hip-hop community step up and support her....and F*ck our corrupt ass gov't.........alicia keys we rockin wit u mommy.......y they try and say that hurricane chris 1 hit wonder ass is in the same catagory as b cass......y they even mention cassidy in this article???

Key's is right.. Last time i'mma post on this sh*t of news though since i got banned and all. (brook or annie, raptor red. Why was i banned?) could you e-mail me and tell me why?

She got dough and a fanbase,i believe keys could sell 2 mill independent today! she'll sell out shows anywhere she go and if sh!t get rough just play coffee houses and cake off! f uck the industry! she got mad acne but tha ass is dumb fat so she alright wit me! id love to f uck a b!tch while she play the piano!

You guys can't be serious - "big ups to alicia keys" ?!?!? i am a fan of her music but her statements smack of idiocy. There have been plenty of things in our nation's history which the government used to hold people down, but rap music - come on. There is no way she can justify that statement. Also, even though i think biggie is the greatest rapper to ever live, neither he nor tupac were "black leaders". Exactly what were they "leading". The black community has way too many true leaders who contribute to society in a big way to consider rappers leaders. Keys is way off, there is plenty to blame on the govt but this ain't one of em.

Now i have officially heard everything. This is crazy.i grew up listining to n.w.a. And i am as white as you can be. They were rapping about their enviroment and police curruption. This was not some crazy conspiracy from the hierarchy of our government. And when alicia came on to the scene she acted as white as me, now she talks like she is from the hood.......just crazy.

I completely agree with joeypants>!!!!!!!

She got a fat ass though!

Well i love alica, but that's just not true at all!

I don't see why some music artists have this urge to keep proving their stupidity.

Wow....so sexy girl,does she still play on tall dating site:" tallmingle "?i heard this many times from my friends playing on that site.

^be careful! theres a few aids cases on that site! i wouldnt risk it sista,if that condom bust you gonna be hangin with eazy e (r.i.p.)

Yeah the gov't is definitely behind this... Back in the day when public enemy was out rapping it takes a nation of millions to hold us back im sure the gov't realized rap was influential ..now we listen to garbage political hip hop is kept on the dl someone must be stoppn it from getting air play

She took it too far on them wanting all blacks to kill each other though lmao

She couldn't just let us assume that there was some common sense behind that beautiful face, she had to open her mouth and let us all know how ignorant she is. Hopefully she is still able to release a decent single that doesn't represent this crap.

Keys done lost her damn mind.. And think about this: according to her- 1)the government created "gangsta rap" to teach blacks to kill each other. 2) tupac and biggie (2 black rappers, who were making gangsta rap more popular, thus, carrying out the goal of the government) were killed by the government. -that don't even make sense, why would the government want them dead if they were carrying out exactly what the government wanted? F*ck*ng stupid. Keys F*ck*ng lost it. I understand shes saying that the government didn't want anyone one black person to become too powerful, thus they wanted the most successful rappers dead. But those two were influential, really, only in spreading gangsta rap. Makes no F*ck*ng sense. Keys, girl, you're beautiful, and you got a great voice.. Your last album was great. You're already way better the britney spears ever was, but if you get F*cked in the head like her, you'll fall just like she did.

Ppl like celebrities should stfu when it comes to politics and conspiracies. They talk sh*t about how poor ppl is, but they don't go to the hood, to another country and throw money into the hands of poor people. Instead they buy a new benz. Alicia keys look hot and all that but she's sayin how the govt. Was usin blacks to kill blacks that's been happening for a loooooooong time. Drug users and all that even though blacks ain't the one's who bought these drugs into this country.

^gpx60 here you go wit that "they dont go to the hood"sh!t "instead they buy a benz"sh!t.. Go to the hood for what????? the b!tch alicia worked hard to get out of the hood! thats what you supposed to do ya dumb n!gga!!! get out!!!! buy benzes!!!! you worked hard and earned it!!!! buy a house in alpine wit a ill pool,hire (buy) a team of bad b!tches to clean & upkeep the estate and suck & f uck when you tell'em to,put a bar in the crib, cop a few pounds of northern lights and dont leave you estate unless you traveling! thats what i do! fu ck the hood!!!!!!!!!!! work hard

^ ignorant ass n*gga that's why the hood is so F*cked up nobody cares. Not you, not ppl with money, not the government. I bet you one of those n*ggaz who hit the lotto and spend all they money in a year.

Ak dun lost her mind. Wtf do she mean the govornment tryn to make black people kill balck people. Nobody made big or pac pickup a mic an say whut dey said. Dey songs came from whtu dey lived. If she wants to make politicle albums and have people lisen to them she shuold no that spittin dis crayz ish will destroy her credibility quick.

^^gpx60 your totally wrong about "spending my money in one year" my brothers a financial advisor fu ck boy!!!!!!!! money make mo money and i didnt "hit the lotto" i sued a few people and had a savings account sh!thead!!! i love urban redevelopment. You gotta go!!! lol

F*ck the government

It’s called an offensive strike. It’s the same concept that the bush administration adopted to justify the war in iraq. Get them before they get us.even if they never had any intentions of “getting us”. We also saw this when malcolm x was assassinated. He had returned from his trip to mecca and denounced the nation of islam’s theory that all white people were devils. His new organization was to be more inclusive and therefore had the potential to be bigger and more powerful. Then he was shot to death. Tupac was well on his was to using his voice to denounce the social injustices that haunt the united states. He was transforming as an individual. Biggie was also growing and realizing the power of his voice and the millions that he was able to reach. They were both killed before they were able to reconcile their differences and unify their voices toward a greater ambition.

Fight the power, i'm not tryin' to clown on you, but the term that i think you meant is "preemptive strike", rather than "offensive strike". I'm just telling you for future reference, because you're knowledgeable and seemingly intelligent, and i don't want people to write you off as a bullsh*tter because of the wrong term in the beginning. Some people will focus on that and not think about the rest of what you say, unfortunately..

I should have clarified that the terminology that i’m using “offensive strike” was coined by the bush administration in replacement of “preemptive strike”. The term”preemptive strike” is not used by this administration due to their willingness to “spin” and use terminology that they deem as less abrasive. Just another form of misinforming the public. Lets call a duck a duck. I’m well aware of the differences in these terms and used “offensive strike” intentionally. Thank you for your comment.

Now that it seems that alicia is picking sides white people are getting scared "oh no she's getting too black" shutup..she's not picking sides....she's talking about the man not all the white people in particular...i don't agree but i haven't done all the research...so chill out white people...how the hell can she hate whites when she loves her mother and herself

Only "offensive strikes" i like to put out is on that damn "imposter" who been makin my life a livin hell but bein that my p enis is on "pre-emptive strike"(less abrasive) he betta be real careful where he steps

I give her credit for speaking her opinion, but i don't agree. There isn't a free pass out of the hood unless you play sports or rap. Which is hard to do since people think thats the only way out. It's like a ladder and the first steps are easy. Graduate high school and go to college, don't have kids before you are ready and stay away from people who will bring you down and stay out of trouble. You control your own destiny

Anyone who says alicia keys has gone mental is F*ck*ng ignorant and needs to realize our government actually is corrupt. I wouldn't be surprised if you actually think barack obama isn't either. Open your mind to these things because they are true(to you stubborn headed non-believers..

Wow....so sexy girl,does she still play on tall dating site:" tallmingle "?i heard this many times from my friends playing on that site.

Anotha great black leader.....sh*t we need one lookin at da way sum of dies kids thank da sum lil gangsta but da only tryin ta act big fa da daddy os sumone da tryin to get wit tupoc was almost like dat but he promoted killin and otha stuff......if one more black artest die i swear to god ima kill sum body and i aint no fack neither

What a pretty woman ! and she is such a good musician too ! but it`s a shame she has no kyte.tv channel yet !!!! check out this backstage channel of fiddy: .kyte.tv/ch/18531-thisis50com he posts loads of sh*t and it`s the bomb !!

Ok ya no wat keys need ta get her sh*t stright she pretty and errything but fa real blacks killin blacks thats only like gang related most da time when blacks kill blacks its cuz of sumthing whites started and we end up finishen .........all im sayin is this whole = rights thing aint true if a white nam go out and kill sum rich guy da only gone det bout 10 years a black man do da same thing same way same wepon da ass in jail fa 40 mabe 50 years = rights my ass and keys i dnt no if she black or white no more she started black wit a white touch now idk she sayin she want da blacks dead if ya ask me

All yall n*ggas on here talkin bout da hood need ta shut da F*ck up cuz all dont no wat you talkin bout most a yall probably aint spend a day in da hood i usta live der look at me now im still here and lovin it

America on a whole will soon be a big hood!

The government has always wanted black people to kill each other!! i mean i was watchin a show about the hood in los angeles....and a group of people was talkin about how a train pulled up in a gang neighborhood and stopped loaded with automatic weapons and ammo and stuff. Then there was an instance when crips and bloods called for a truce and the lapd got in a car and put on blue and started shootin up a blood neighborhood to make it look like crips did it.

I love alicia keys more than anybody in this world pls keys if u dont mid contact me: giggs@web.na

If i understood it correctly, does she want music being influenced by the black panthers? seriously? we don't need any more radical activist groups stirring up trouble in today's society.

Yo, more artis need to step up and not only seek the truth but also expose the truth. We love and support you ms. Keys!

Miss hill

U F*ck*n agly Bia'ch bt i lyk ur F*ck*n voice as it 4rom ur ponk azzhole poppin loud