10-31-2002, 03:28 PM
RIP JMJ
I was a huge fan back in the days of Raising Hell and Tougher Than Leather. They were pioneers, brought rap into the mainstream along with the Beastie Boys. JMJ will be missed. He was never down with the whole east coast vs. west coast feuds, but the media is so clueless they will run with that angle. If a rapper dies, they automatically attribute it to how violent rap music is and basically use something like this to further perpetuate sterotypes.
I was a huge fan back in the days of Raising Hell and Tougher Than Leather. They were pioneers, brought rap into the mainstream along with the Beastie Boys. JMJ will be missed. He was never down with the whole east coast vs. west coast feuds, but the media is so clueless they will run with that angle. If a rapper dies, they automatically attribute it to how violent rap music is and basically use something like this to further perpetuate sterotypes.
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