as far as a black
voice in the media, he's elite
Any Black entertainer that:
1) openly promotes group economics
2) puts their own funding into projects that entertain and teach young Black people about their history
3) consistently calls out white supremacy and crab in the barrel c00ns
4) supports other Black people and their causes
Is up there in my opinion
I know there are plenty of Black people who actively do more, but I guess they aren't as charismatic, nor do they receive any media attention( I wonder why

)
I'm not a fan of him bashing Black women, but I don't feel its on the same level as Tommy. Tariq actually goes in on Black males too, but I guess we only hear what we wanna hear when it comes to certain people

.
Let me go a lil deeper... Tariq goes in on
Black feminists that he feels
supports white supremacy. Hes shown much love to Francess Cress Welsing, Michelle Alexander

, Sharazard Ali, and plenty others...
As far as him being a "pimp", and teaching males how to trick women...I havent read those books, nor did I learn about him through those books. From what I've personally heard via ustream and his radio show, he teaches men how to attract women by being men-- shyt our fathers(should) teach us, so its nothing new
I'm indifferent to him trying to sell me stuff. Hes a self-admitted hustler; I'd rather be sold my history through my peoples eyes, then receive the enemy's version of my history for free.
I'd rather spend money on someone I know is going to put extra funds towards causes that matter to me, then spend it on the dominant society who gives more fukks about dumping buckets of water on they heads, than making sure justice is served for all the young Black males and females unfairly taken from us too early
He's honest in his approach. He says straight up that hes about his paper, and he ENCOURAGES the rest of the Black community to be about their paper too. The difference is he also encourages the Black community to spend and circulate that paper with our own people, versus spending it on people who protect a system that encourages our destruction.