Will the NOI ever regain a presence in mainstream rap?

[maxamusa]

JPeg is another dude "hates" white people because he deep down loves them. He's a cornball.

JPEG isn't relevant because he never was and never will be a mainstream artist.

 

[BlackMajik]

Usually I'd timestamp, but I'm in a quiet environment right now.

Does he post on here???

 

[BlackMajik]

JPeg is another dude "hates" white people because he deep down loves them. He's a cornball.

Well damn he's one of them

 

[Space Cowboy]

Pardon my ignorance; but doesn't "traditional islam" condem hip-hop.

Depends on who you ask. I’m cool with many black imams and we talk about hip hop publicly on social media. Even talked about the Kendrick and Drake feud.

 

[Mastamimd]

You from New York. I'm from the Bay.

I didn't listen to a Nas album until I was in my mid 20s

We was not listening to no What's Today's Mathematics rap in 2000s when I was in high school. 106 and Park, KMEL and Wild 94.9 dictated my hip-hop taste back then.

I'll answer. Say around 1988/9 or so up until 94-96

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 changed a lot. It allowed the labels to have a stronger hold on the game.

 

[RickyDiBiase]

Well damn he's one of them

"he HATES white people"

 

[BmoreGorilla]

In order for NOI to gain resurgence in modern rap then NOI has to gain resurgence in black American culture at large. But it’s not. Traditional Islam is instead. Alhamdulillah. NOI are idol worshippers.

I was gonna say this. NOI doesn’t nearly have the presence it used to. When I was growing up they were all over the place selling the Final Call and bean pies. Now I rarely see them

 

[BlackMajik]

"he HATES white people"

 

[Space Cowboy]

I was gonna say this. NOI doesn’t nearly have the presence it used to. When I was growing up they were all over the place selling the Final Call and bean pies. Now I rarely see them

Your biggest salesmen - Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, and W Deen Muhammad - all leaving for traditional Islam speaks volumes.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Neither was I.

But the NOI's influence was undeniable from most east coast classics.

you never listened to 90s rap? or late 80s rap?

You from New York. I'm from the Bay.

I didn't listen to a Nas album until I was in my mid 20s

We was not listening to no What's Today's Mathematics rap in 2000s when I was in high school. 106 and Park, KMEL and Wild 94.9 dictated my hip-hop taste back then.

Tbf yall prolly thinking mostly about them 5 Percent brehs. NOI presence was all over the country

 

[Amo Husserl]

It's happening.

 

[maxamusa]

Tbf yall prolly thinking mostly about them 5 Percent brehs. NOI presence was all over the country

its the same thing

 

[RickyDiBiase]

its the same thing

I thought they were different things?

 

[maxamusa]

I thought they were different things?

I'm not a member; but the 5% is an extension of the NOI.

If you want be technical it may be different; but it serves the same purpose.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

its the same thing

No it’s not