I was tempted to audio blog this one out using mangled Arabic of my own, but held back.
My good buddy Sir Mance-a-lot already expressed how I feel about the song's implications, much to director Rik Cordero's chagrin. Today we finally haterize the equally flagrant and culturally insensitive visual representation of Busta Rhymes and Ron Browz's "Arab Money." [pronounced AYE-rab]
I can't help but wonder what actual AYE-rabs think of this shit. I'm actually afraid to play it in their presence even for journalistic purposes as some of the more hardcore fundamentalists get a little liberal and sloppy with the Jihad talk. Catching backlash from obscure gangsta rappers is one thing. Going balls-out Salman Rushdie is some whole next shit.
"Dude... You never go full-Rushdie."
Unfortunately, Busta and his host of "a kazillion D-list rapsters" have no problem doing so as they desecrate the keffiyeh by saturating it with cognac, pork rib sauce and weed smoke. You'd think DJ Khaled would intervene on behalf of his people. Instead, he secures Coon of the Year honors for his enthusiastic participation in a video that disgraces the entire fertile crescent.
At least we're spared the sound of his voice for once.
World War III is temporarily averted as one of the cubicle monkeys at Universal Motown clearly advised these shiftless nigroes to fix the "Aye-rab" mispronunciation in the chorus. Too bad no one suggested they clean up the offensive and intentional butchery of "Aye-rab" language... and NOT cast Indian dudes as Arab princes.
(Continue reading "TheUrbanDaily.com | Busta Rhymes feat. Ron Browz - 'Arab Money' video")
I thought you already went in on this video but it must have just been the song. All this controversy and bustas album will still only go double tupperware
Posted by: geico lizard | Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 10:20 PM
yeah, GL. it was just the song. the video deserved something special as they really upped the ante on the ignorance, ya know?
Posted by: ron mexico | Monday, December 15, 2008 at 10:49 PM