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GAF-Hop |OT9/9/99| African Substitute Teachers Run NY

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CountBlackule said:
link breh
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How he knock Surf in the head, I don't know. Not a blink either.

Sidenote: Surf got that sad face all throughout this battle.
 
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illegal immigrants are stealing our air
So I'm listening to this Mack Wild "New York: A Love Story and shit is straight

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shit is on the low a great RnB Hip Hop Influenced album
 
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rourke got that animatronic grill



https://www.facebook.com/AmericanWhiteHistoryMonth2?ref=profile

smh, friend just sent me this link

"I have a thought and wanted to ask all of you about it. What if we create a place on our website for single white men and white women to meet or at least start a conversation. A place for white singles to meet. Also I want to set up a donate button on the website to help support the future events we are planning for white families."
 
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codhand said:
rourke got that animatronic grill



https://www.facebook.com/AmericanWhiteHistoryMonth2?ref=profile

smh, friend just sent me this link

"I have a thought and wanted to ask all of you about it. What if we create a place on our website for single white men and white women to meet or at least start a conversation. A place for white singles to meet. Also I want to set up a donate button on the website to help support the future events we are planning for white families."
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Wow that link.
 
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codhand said:
rourke got that animatronic grill



https://www.facebook.com/AmericanWhiteHistoryMonth2?ref=profile

smh, friend just sent me this link

"I have a thought and wanted to ask all of you about it. What if we create a place on our website for single white men and white women to meet or at least start a conversation. A place for white singles to meet. Also I want to set up a donate button on the website to help support the future events we are planning for white families."
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Shit like this really does make me laugh though
 
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I didn't know what the fuck Albanians were until Action Bronson came around. And I'm still confused. Brehs seem like Arabial Europeans or some shit.
 
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BusinessInsider: Hova needs more people.

In July, the rapper and business mogul Jay Z partnered with Samsung to release a new album, "Magna Carta Holy Grail," by giving away 1 million copies to the first Samsung mobile users to download a free app.
The deal netted Jay a cool $5 million in sales and a platinum album the moment it was released, and it burnished his image as an innovative businessman. But it's not clear that the $20 million partnership — or other recent Jaz Z ventures — have actually helped Jay Z's image.

According to research from celebrity branding expert Jeetendr Sehdev, Jay Z's partnership with Samsung was the second least popular celebrity marketing deal of 2013 among consumers aged 13-31 (Justin Bieber's partnership with OPI was the most hated).

In fact, the 1,000 millennials surveyed said the rapper himself was among the people least influential to their purchase decisions among the 80 celebrities Sehdev asked about, a group that included a range of personalities spanning from Tom Brady to Hillary Clinton.

Sehdev said that while Jay Z remains popular with Americans of all ages, his brand is missing one crucial piece needed to persuade them to spend hard-earned money on the products he touts: authenticity.

As a group, millennials consumers place a high premium on buying products from brands they see as being honest and having social goals that go beyond those published in their quarterly earnings reports. And despite Jay Z's promise to "Never Change," these consumers say they don't know what he stands for anymore.

The survey found that Jay Z scored 70% lower in the categories of trustworthiness and honesty than did celebrities like Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Lawrence, an issue Sehdev chalks up to Jay's intense focus on making money seemingly however he can.

For instance, Sehdev said consumers praise Jay Z's intelligence, but question his integrity as an artist, noting that he has collaborated with a variety of musicians from Justin Timberlake to Kanye West, and dabbled in various genres like hip-hop, pop, and R&B.

Perhaps more damaging to Jay Z's ability to persuade consumers through branded partnerships are his constant references to other products in his music. Sehdev said that on "Magna Carta Holy Grail" alone, Jay Z referenced eight different luxury brands more than 20 times.

Despite the album's strong sales, critics condemned it for being an uncreative endeavor motivated by commerce rather than artistic expression.

"Millennials question the exact nature of Jay Z’s role in the artistic process," Sehdev said. "Does he really write his own songs? Is he choosing the artists to collaborate with, or is he just the face of a money-making empire?"

Further, Jay Z's recent business decisions outside music are seen as lacking cohesion with the person he claims to be.

After purchasing a stake in the NBA's New Jersey Nets and serving as the public face of a contentious campaign to move the team to his home borough of Brooklyn, Jay sold his interests in the team less than a year after.

The sale allowed him to pursue a new venture as a sports agent, while his beloved Brooklyn has yet to receive the affordable housing the Nets promised when they purchased public land to build their new stadium.

"Millennials questions his approach to loyalty, whether it be to a business deal or his fans," Sehdev said. "His motivations to just make money can be viewed by this audience as self-centered, even if they may be business savvy."

Sehdev praised Jay Z's participation in a revealing Vanity Fair cover story last month as a positive step toward regaining the trust of millennial consumers by shedding light on his social views and the family life he shares with his wife, Beyoncé, and their baby daughter Blue Ivy.

To continue this progress, Sehdev said Jay will have to continue to feed the public's thirst for knowledge about his relationship with his superstar wife and be mindful of only taking on partnerships that mesh with the Jay Z brand.

"We rarely see this true side of him," Sehdev said. "I believe Jay Z is going to need more exposure of his true self, meaningful partnerships, and true philanthropic efforts to get back into the good books of Millennials."
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PhoenixDark said:
I didn't know what the fuck Albanians were until Action Bronson came around. And I'm still confused. Brehs seem like Arabial Europeans or some shit.
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Lmao. Action doesn't even look that Albanian. I'm Albanian, as is Glass Rebel. Kind of not too off base. Mainly Catholic/Muslim. Dark hair, pretty pale skin.
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haha sorry, i didnt realize how that would sound, he sent the link as in "here now you be depressed with humanity" not like "here check out this tre' amazing URL"
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Ohhhh. Makes a lot more sense.
 
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PhoenixDark said:
At least Ka is on the list.

New Slaves again? Jesus, come on. It's a nice verse but seriously? Calling it "smart" just seems ridiculous. It's so obvious Kanye didn't write that shit.

I'll admit that Eminem verse is nice.
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It's smart. And deserving to be on that list, along with every other bullet pointed reason why.

The list overall is pretty inconsistent. Not picking either Em, Pusha, Danny or Jay's best verses this year either is odd. But there are good choices like Side A, Meek's, Lupe, etc. The rest are kinda bad choices. Some like Versace and Control I understand from a popularity and general resonance perspective though, even though that probably isn't Drake's best showing either.

That Lupe verse is probably the most surprising all year alongside Travi$ Scott on I'm Leanin'.
 
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Best Jay verses this year:

1. Devil is a Lie (by far IMO, Jay came on his So Appalled shit)
2. Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe Remix (Jay cooking while flipping his flow)
3. Crown (2st verse)
4. Crown (1st verse)
5. Dead Presidents 3 (2nd verse)

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Didn't Lupe write New Slaves?
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Nah, Lupe did help produce Black Skinhead though.
 
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Do the GAF-Hop awards have a verse of the year category? Going to be so much harder to choose than ranking albums or songs.
 
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Naw said:
ryan hems' remix tape is better than his album
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Yeah. Ryan just makes some dope ass remixes. He's talented, but his original music just isn't as good.

Complaints about the screaming on Yeezus are so overstated. People act like the whole album is Ye yelling (well it kind of is, but in a different way).
 
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