Uprising: Hip Hop and The LA Riots

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Anyone seen this? This is a very good VH1 documentary (surprisingly) about the 1992 LA Riots. Snoop is narrating and a lot of artists (Nas, Kurupt, etc.) and other celebrities are speaking about it and telling stories. There's even a funny story about Pac in there LOL. If you got an hour, take a glimpse into the future of America. Full video at link below.

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http://www.vh1.com/shows/vh1_rock_d...ots-full-episode/1684192/playlist/#id=1684192
 

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Smh. They just making shyt up. There is zero connection between the two
 

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Smh. They just making shyt up. There is zero connection between the two

Everybody knows the root cause of the L.A. Riots isn't Hip-Hop breh. But, most people look at hip-Hop as a rebellious voice of Black youth (especially back then), so they are tying in the climate in hip-Hop back then to what the riots represented.
 

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It's one of my favorite VH1 documentaries. I was young when it took place & this gives me the POV that's not from well... a white person's POV. It's a good watch
 

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Nah, it was on a couple weeks ago and I meant to make a thread then. That was the first time I had seen it. Add that with the powderkeg that's the Mike Brown situation, and there ya go.
Same thing I said when the Zimmerman verdict was read... I was so scared that it was going to be roits all over the country. It's like a community can only take so much...
 

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Same thing I said when the Zimmerman verdict was read... I was so scared that it was going to be roits all over the country. It's like a community can only take so much...

Yeah, I think this Mike Brown situation might really be the spark that sets it off. I knew we were close with Trayvon's trial, but this seems to be MUCH different.
 
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