*Screeching Tires* My man Dre'll fuck you up in a minute We didn't get no play from the ladies Bracketed by introductory essays on the history and production of the music and a glossary, the book aims to engage with the city‘s rap scene on its own terms, with interviews and images, documenting its movements and influences, its leaders and up-and-comers. (What we're gonna do right here is go way back) This is the equivalent of $1,413/week or $6,123/month. That's what they're yellin' In this track he connects the wackness that he accuses other rappers of practicing with the pressures of the market for rap records. Gangsta, Gangsta! collects… As it was, Run-DMC was defining what hip hop and rap was for many people first being exposed to it through them and that led to things like the term b-boy being divorced from “breaking” to just meaning any hip hop head. Click a salary below to compare with reality tv show salaries. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. So let me tell you motherfuckers who you're fuckin' with I happened to be looking up some things on cat-owner Dan Kahan’s blog and I came across this interesting comment from 2013 that I’d not noticed before. If what made rap popular then was access to a sense of authenticity through the reinforcement of stereotypes then that was exactly what was going to be marketed. The opening track on side two of By All Means Necessary,“I’m Still #1” (which I consider a companion song to “My Philosophy”—addressing the rappers who came before him, as opposed those coming up at that time) includes the lyric, “This beat is now compelling me to explain in silence / why my last jam was so violent.” That “silence” is interesting because it is not true silence, but rather denotes that he is not going to bother with a detailed explanation or justification for songs like “9mm Goes Bang.” While he does go on to say “It’s simple: BDP will teach reality,” this is not the simple justification that many gangsta rappers would use in the 90s to excuse their narratives of glorified violence, but puts that violence in the context of the lyric “It’s not about a salary, it’s all about reality” (a line that NWA would later sample) from “My Philosophy.” That is, the reality he speaks of is not one narrowed down to a solely violent attitude, but that he sees as a part of his adopted role as “T’cha” and “philosopher.” In other words, the lyrics here are proleptic, as he is addressing the very problem with that excuse in the years to come—that the violent reality ostensibly being demonstrated for the sake of verisimilitude is complicated by the profitability of that violent content in terms of selling records. The King or the teacher? Man, them pinche black gangstas are at it again ", We don’t just say no, we’re too busy sayin', "Yeah! A new study by researchers from Ohio State University, Harvard University, and Georgia Southern University recently asked white Americans how much they would need to be paid to live a certain way. About drinkin' straight out the eight bottle They call out unnamed “suckers.” He raps: Who gets weaker? According to Payscale.com, this is the current salary range for a criminologist: Median Annual Salary: More than $66,000 ($31.73/hour) Top 10% Annual Salary… However, not all reality shows are equal in terms of pay for participants. I had my shotgun pointed in the window Jax Taylor is the highest-paid cast member, with a salary of $25,000 per episode. Right then I knew I had to smoke his ass Yesterday, a rumor surfaced that Nene Leakes received a generous 50% salary increase which would bump her salary up to $1.5 million. This is the obvious interpretation BUT what most people do not realize is that this song goes much deeper. It's not about a salary, it's all about reality [Verse 3: Ice Cube] A t-shirt and Levi's is his only disguise He'll just call you a low-life motherfucker ", About drinkin' straight out the eight bottle. If you were to rule or govern a certain industry Good blog. [Chorus: MC Ren + Sample] Below Deck is different, though, because the cast is also working as crew members on a boat. That's what they're yellin' ’cause that’s just what K.R. 5,746 Likes, 60 Comments - Straight Outta Compton (@outtacomptonmovie) on Instagram: “It's not about a salary, it's all about reality. If you fuck with me, I'll put my foot in your ass The opening track, “My Philosophy” is a great example. Ah shit. But, the reality is, you don’t know what you don’t know. Yo, what the fuck are they yellin'? (I once saw a clip of Crazy Legs from the legendary Rock Steady Crew discuss Run-DMC along these lines, but my googling has failed me in finding a source). ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-. Hope more people are seeing it. Everywhere we go they say: "Damn!" It may not be a lot, but there is a stipend. I want to fuck you too Here's a little somethin' about a nigga like me Joe), F.A.N.G. That said, and as you point out, quality work does not mean quantity of work and vice versa. 'Cause I'm the type of nigga that's built to last Kings just rule and most are never understood Furthermore, the fact that “My Philosophy” beeps out the curse words when other tracks on the record leaves them in, suggests a conscious awareness on the part of KRS about the possibility of radio airplay. ! With six niggas in a car—are you crazy? The new season of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” hasn’t even started and the rumors are spilling all over the place. Ever since that ridiculous Don Lemon rant which included the typical digs at hip hop in those deluded call outs to the dubious politics of respectability, I have been thinking about ways that hip hop has differed from the stereotypes often used to depict it when it is referred to in the same breath as the “problems of the black community.” I know I probably shouldn’t legitimate such criticisms by arguing against them, especially since they are flawed at their very basis, but I can’t help it. It's not about a salary. Ren started stompin' him, and so did E It is really a kind of rarefied diss if you think about it. This takes the ambiguity out of widely disparate compensation ranges for the same job. That I'm a crazy mothafucka from around the way The first nigga that I saw, hit him in the jaw It's not about a salary, it's all about reality Gangsta, Gangsta He'll tell you exactly how he feel And don't hold a fuckin' thing back [Verse 3: Ice Cube] Homies all standin' around, just hangin' It's not about a salary, it's all about reality (Got him) Homies all standin' around, just hangin' I might stumble, but still won't lose that's what they're yellin All the punk-ass niggas start breakin' out Gangsta, Gangsta! Not all salaries are closely related to the industry of the employer, but sometimes it is a consideration. "It's not about a salary it's all about reality." Fuck with me, I'll put my foot in your ass Run-DMC’s “King of Rock” may have come out three years before this record, but I think it is pretty clear that KRS is at least in part calling them out as the most popular rappers at the time and the first of the crossover mega-successes from the hip-hop world. Billable hour quotas at many "BigLaw" firms require that lawyers work a minimum of 80 hours a week, and they're required to be on call even when they're not technically working. While ostensibly rapping about his philosophy on the industry and the futility of the battle raps that marked the beginning of BDP making a name for itself, he also uses the attention and responses to those early songs like “South Bronx” and “The Bridge is Over” (both included in their debut Criminal Minded) as a way to establish his own credibility. Here's a little gangsta, short in size Some dope-dealin', some gang-bangin' 'Cause I'm the type of nigga that's built to last We couldn't catch him, so I said fuck it See, I don't give a fuck, 'cause I keep bailin' [Verse 2: Ice Cube] Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Like me, we stood up for the South Bronx New reality show careers are added daily on SimplyHired.com. Built like a tank, yet hard to hit and it lacks creativity and intelligence And cussin', I stepped back and I kept bustin' Well, fuck you! He, too, has occasionally made poor choices in how he expressed himself or made problematic suggestions—but again, I would no more take his voice as representing all of hip hop as I would anyone else’s. This photo-essay, coupled with oral histories, provides a map of the contemporary hip-hop nation in Los Angeles. That's what they're yellin', Takin' niggas out with a flurry of buck shots, Ice Cube'll go stupid when I'm full of eight ball, (What we're gonna do right here is go way back). And most of all, it is not just rap. He kept rollin', I jumped in the bucket Ren said: "Let's start some shit" I’m not flammable, I don’t burn Yo, Dre! With a right left, right left, you toothless You got to have style, and learn to be original Gone are the days of the get-rich-quick scheme. Ice Cube'll go stupid when I'm full of eight ball [Chorus: MC Ren + Sample] According to CareerBuilder, "Big Brother" contestants receive a stipend of $750 per week while in the house. We don’t just say no, we’re too busy sayin', "Yeah!" It’s Not About A Salary, It’s All About Reality: The Lo-Down – 10/14 – CBS Sacramento On the Friday edition of the Lo-Down, Damien in his on his own and talks NFL, NBA, and MLB Postseason. Suddenly I see some niggas that I don't like .” KRS-One, ‘My Philosophy’ & Discursive Tension, Don Lemon rant which included the typical digs at hip hop, the rap tradition of answer records that develops a discourse in the genre, “Hip Hop Started Out in the Art” – Tom Brevoort, Post-Racial Hip Hop & Comics, Back to the Old School: 5 Classic Hip Hop Albums You Need to Learn, “Movies, Museums and the Hall of Fame” – Beat Street & the Past Future of Hip Hop, Calling Out To (Anti)Liveness: Recording and the Question of Presence, (Behold?) The way some act in rap is kind of wack [Skit: Krazy D + Eazy-E (Dr. Dre)] But I don’t walk this way to portray Police tried to roll, so it's time to go Pull over to the side right now Among those stereotypes was the narrative of black criminality that would take hold of the public’s imagination through the 90s. Do I look like a mothafuckin' role model? See a nigga on Dayton's and we creep You can also hear this song on the radio channel West Coast Classics in Grand Theft Auto V. Metal band Gwar parodied these lyrics two years later! Then we headed right back to the fort I think that the album functions through a brilliant use of discursive tension. A show that allows viewers to live vicariously through its glamorous … Blog; About; Test connectivity to SQL Published December 2, 2009 Scripts Leave a Comment Tags: authentication, connectivity, script, SQL, VB, Windows. To the hood, and we was fin to * Top 10 Related Jobs and Salaries. And then you say: "Goddamn, they ruthless!" The low-stress way to find your next reality show job opportunity is on SimplyHired. Off of N.W.A’s 1st album Straight Outta Compton. A t-shirt and Levi's is his only disguise, Well, I'm Eazy-E, the one they're talkin' about, I creeped away real slow and jumped in the six-fo', Impeach The President by The Honey Drippers (’70s Funk), Weak at the Knees by Steve Arrington's Hall of Fame, Take the Money and Run by Steve Miller Band, La Di Da Di by Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew (Ft. Slick Rick), Natalie's Rap by The Lonely Island (Ft. Chris Parnell & Natalie Portman), Growin' Up in the Hood by Compton's Most Wanted, Lil Ass Gee (Eerie Gumbo Remix) by Ice Cube (Ft. N.O. ( Log Out /  He got scared and hit the gas You pay big money for getting a college education in order to organize your future. Reality TV has allowed for the average guy or gal next door to launch themselves into superstardom, or at the very least, get their 15 minutes of fame. "As we go a lil' somethin' like this"—hit it! See, I don't give a fuck, 'cause I keep bailin' Ultimately, they want new employees to be excited about the opportunity and a potential offer. Define a set salary structure for a job title; all candidates get paid the same amount for that title/role. A bum rush, but we call it rat pack By that time got rushed by security However, it appears that the salary grads expect to get is not the one they actually have. Now I'm the mothafucka that you read about and everybody’s gonna wanna diss you ... Scheana Shay gets the lowest pay, at $10,000 per episode. "As we go a lil' somethin' like this"—hit it! Like her, but she keep cryin' Gangsta, Gangsta! And talk about yo' funky ways. So please stop burnin’, and learn to earn respect Gangsta, Gangsta! and kept goin' To paraphrase the oft-cited verse, Matthew 4:4, “One cannot live by timesheets alone.” If the measure of success is just putting in the hours and getting the salary until death/retirement, then that’s all … Posted by Andrew on 3 November 2016, 9:53 am. There is another irony in that with their first record, Criminal Minded BDP created what many consider to be the first so-called “gangsta rap” record (the first rap album cover to picture its artists holding guns), so in having unwittingly participated or even precipitated the very criminal stereotypes that are among those that they are now condemning, BDP had to correct its course and address its previous depictions of violence in the songs on By All Means Necessary. And don't hold a fuckin' thing back This is a gang and I'm in it "I got a boyfriend"—bitch, stop lyin'! Gangsta, Gangsta Today, the Typical Student team have a … Takin' a life or two, that's what the hell I do You’re doing your job search by yourself. Nigga tried to roll the dice and just crapped out Hopin' you sophisticated motherfuckers Do I look like a mothafuckin' role model? A still from the video for “Self Destruction” organized by KRS-One’s Stop the Violence Movement in 1989. For the all-star season, contestants were bumped to a stipend of around $4,000 per week. Real slow and before you know I wonder who they fucked up today? Salaries posted anonymously by Video Reality employees. It bridges the gap between the old school sound of artists that came before KRS-ONE and his crew and the various groups that would emerge and crossover in the years immediately following its release. 8 The Contestants On Dancing With The Stars Can Make Around $10,000- … So I stopped, jumped in the vehicle Gangsta, Gangsta! As of today, the new names are in effizzect. and every sucka MC had a response. How far you goin' back? . I creeped away real slow and jumped in the six-fo' Change ), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), “It’s Not About a Salary. And yet, despite this attempt at enlightening listeners, KRS-ONE still throws some jabs at other (more) popular rappers, because that is what rappers do. Find somethin' else to get into And all you bitches, you know I'm talkin' to you It's not about a salary, it's all about reality Gangsta, Gangsta! So we started lookin' for the bitches with the big butts This VBScript can be used to check connectivity to a specific SQL server every minute. Most reality TV stars get paid to be on a show. Yo, what the fuck are they yellin'? All inside this room right now would be in misery. Like some pussy, or in fact I just smoke motherfuckers like it ain't no thang Because you see, I don’t really take no shit Here’s what you need to know about discussing your salary. In other words, the shit is complex—sonically, rhythmically, and in terms of content. Favorite | Give Feedback. Regardless, for the couple of weeks or so since this whole kerfuffle started I have been repeatedly listening to one of my all-time favorite rap records, Boogie Down Production’s By All Means Necessary (1988), which stands out to me as a record that tries to consciously address a variety of issues in the communities of people listening to it, while not sacrificing the braggadocio and arrogant subjectivity that so often gives the genre its energy and fun. I am not trying to diss them, but that is the danger if only one voice gets heard as representative of a community. You motherfucker! Wow. The record is particularly important in my estimation because it came out in a kind of interregnum period in hip hop. It can only maintain its veneer of “reality” through predetermined ideas of the criminality of black life. See salaries, compare reviews, easily apply, and get hired. Looked at through the lens of the two seemly contradictory discursive tendencies: 1) to construct an argument as if by reason, and 2) passing from one thing to another, ranging over a wide field, we can see how the rapper can not only deliver his polemic against the ills afflicting hip-hop culture and the rap industry, but to claim that the very rap being spoken is an immediate example of what is good in rap. He'll tell you exactly how he feel It's like this, because of that who-ride When you are a student college takes the biggest part of your life. it's not about a salary, it's all about reality. Sure, you might be spending five hours a day on your job search, searching through job boards. ‘The Real Housewives’ Salaries. Gangsta, Gangsta Yeah, I was gunnin' You don't like how I'm livin'? All this week, ELLE.com will be unpacking what we've dubbed the Work Life issue—as in, the tricky subtext that informs everything other than the actual mechanics of the jobs we're paid to do.. Lisa Hochstein – She is worth $30 million. Today, it’s all about getting rich AND getting famous. He'll fuck up you and yours The Vision’s Penis: The Presence of Absence in Mutant Romance Tales, Humanity Not Included: DC's Cyborg and the Mechanization of the Black Body, "Nobody Speak" - Pulling Back the Curtain on Trumpist Politics, Colonial Hottie: Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman and Brand Israel. MC Ren broke down the song for HipHopConnection in December of 1989: Not all of what we say on records describe us. To a kid lookin' up to me but they don’t care cause the company is sellin’ it, It’s my philosophy, on the industry Never should've been let out the penitentiary It’s not illegal . 'Cause I'm the type of nigga that's built to last #StraightOuttaCompton” Although there is not always a cash prize, some reality competition shows offer a cash prize for the winners and a weekly stipend for all contestants. Diggin' the scene with the gangsta lean Walked over to 'em, and said, "What's up?" Wait a minute, wait a minute, cut this shit! I don't give a fuck, 'cause I keep bailin' As a quick postscript, I do want to add that as big a fan of BDP and KRS-ONE’s work as I am, I do not accept everything he has had to say uncritically. As far back as 1988 (and even earlier), there was already a realization that rather than continuing to develop as a part of folk culture, the rap music industry was looking to duplicate what sold in order to capitalize on it. 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