Wow, her music is predictable and boring, AND she's crazy.
An AP wire story today is reporting the following.
Grammy-winner Alicia Keys (how in the fuck that happened is still beyond me), in an interview with Blender Magazine, was quoted as reportedly making the following points:
- Gangsta rap is a ploy by the government to get black people to kill one another.
- The Biggie-Tupac feud was fueled by the government and the media "to stop another great black leader from emerging."
Which of those two, exactly, qualified as the great black leader? Was it the morbidly obese drug dealer from New York? Or the lean, wily Los Angelan who often claimed to be a Blood?
As an aside, Tupac, to me, earned every bit of his reputation. He lived it. And I thought he gave a hell of an interview. In his book "Life and Def," by Russell Simmons, all he said about Tupac Shakur was the following: Whenever 'Pac came to New York, if it was for three days or two weeks, you would rarely, if ever, actually see him because he would spend all of his time in the most fucked-up, gang-addled, come-around-here-and-you-die parts of the city. He was welcomed and surrounded by some of the scariest people in New York.
A bad ass? Yes. A great black leader? To Alicia Keys, I say "Bitch, please."
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It's funny when airhead musicians actually believe their opinion has value.
I look forward to Miss Keys not releasing any new music, because after all, she's signed to a Sony label, and they're a major part of this vast government conspiracy because they distribute gangsta rap...
I laughed even more when I googled this and read that she calls herself an anarchist...and then two sentences later, speaks about contributing $500 (she's a baller) to the DNC. Also giggle worthy was her uber bad ass AK-47 gold charm that she wears around her neck.
Earth to Miss Keys: Your real name is Alicia COOK. Your mom is Irish and your dad is Jamaican. You were on the Cosby show at the age of 4, and enrolled in the best schools Manhattan has to offer. You're about as "ghetto" as Condi Rice.
Or Kanye West.
What's wrong with these people? I used to dig Mos Def until I read these interviews with him, and the man is just fucking out there.
I treat musicians like my athletes: Just perform, please. I don't care about your politics (and that's even from artists I actually LIKE), and I'm not interested in how you feel about Topic A, B or C. Just sing into the mic, or throw/hit/run with/dunk the ball and we'll be fine.