While speaking with AllHipHop.com, Chicago rapper Rhymefest offered his thoughts on Spike Lee’s newest film, Chi-Raq. According to the musician, the only member of the Chicago community the director met up with for approval for the film was a white priest.
He also spoke on Lee exploiting poor people with the film, and compared Chi-Raq to someone making a satire about the Holocaust as it was happening.
“The process that Spike Lee used to come into Chicago and exploit poor people—And I’ll go through a little bit of the process,” Rhymefest said. “Coming in, going to a white priest. And that’s the only community member that you go to to justify you making a film. When there are a lot of different community people that if you’re gonna make a film like this, about this, that you should speak to. I think it was kinda like in the middle of the Holocaust saying ‘I’mma make a satire about the Holocaust while it’s happening.’ We’re in a crisis in Chicago. You can’t satirize the crisis while it’s happening…You don’t have no Chicago writers on this film. So, the voice of it is not even authentic to the city.”
Rhymefest also offered criticism to Russell Simmons, who he says has also exploited black people, over the recent Rush Card failure.
“Russell Simmons, when he exploits black people with a Rush Card,” he said. “And gives black people all these undue fees. And all this shit. And then they money just disappear…At some point we gotta stop the nonsense. And be serious about ourselves.”
This guy is a fuckin idiot. White people got Rush Cards too asshole
It’s marketed to black people you dumbass. Uncle Tom ass Mr. Bojangles tap dancing aSs.
Rhynesfest makes so much sense and I fully agree with himr
Ok so….. Alot of things are marketed towards black people doesnt mean there the only ones that use them plus Rush Card is owned by Russell who is black so this makes no fucking sense. Your mad at a black man for ripping off other black people? Lol oh ok
Also Chi-Raq isnt a movie about gamg violence in Chicago you dum fucks its a movie that uses Chicago as a back drop to explain a nareative you un educated fuckin retards
I used in correct speeling so you can relate. Your welcome.
White people get burned by Bernie Madoff black people get burned by Russell Simmons lolol
RushCards!!!!!!!! ???? ???? ha Too Fucking Funny!!!!!!!!!That Nigga said Rushcards!!!!!!!! HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!!!!
Black ppl always complain about everything thing. Its always the rich ppl talking about looking after the poor when the rappers diss women and never give back. Educated black ppl always forget where they come from and poor black ppl love to blame the others or white ppl for them not getting out the hood. Ppl of all racist are stuck on living on social media and be soft or offended by everything. What happen when ppl were tough and not soft about their feelings(80’s or 90’s) Black ppl wake up im sick of us hating and killing each other.
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White boy, if you said that to my face I’d smack you so hard in front of your child. Then I’d smack your child too. And you wouldn’t do a single thing about it because you’re too scared to do anything to a real nigga. Watch your mouth, white boy.
IL Panther I’ll say anything to your face I want. Why you still using the N word. You’re not real. You just mad about something you still dealing with. Get over your self. Read a book brother and stop calling yourself the N word
My brother you too sound like you have a lack of education. Brothers like you still using the N word will never get you any where. Get out the streets and in to a book.
Rhymefest isn’t a comic or comedy writer so he has no clue regarding the “rules” of satire. There is a humorous element in everything. Comedy has no limits.
Yes, Rhymeless, he should have made a ‘Menace to Society’-like movie with a Chicago (fuch that chi-raq bullshit) twist and idiots would go ‘ooh, look how lil’ Jojo got smoked, ooh look over there how Lil’ Rick took two to his face, blah, blah’, dumb ass, no wonder your career (using the word lightly, now) never took off and while you are at it (is it maybe because you are not from NY? You should ask NY artists to write your rhymes, see what I did there), you should throw rocks at ‘Cooley High’ remember that movie, it had this hilarious fight scene that took place in a theater between two Chi gangs, wait, wait, you should go at the Fugees too for parodying said scene in one of their videos. Dumb ass.
W-T–F? of all the people you could criticize you pick one that makes movies with a purpose…what about the record companies? the radio stations? T.V stations that have no interest in the black community at all? you a fucking clown straight up…nigga wasnt saying shit when all these blacks were getting shot by cops and zimmerman…you the worst type of nigga…blind to all causes except your own…
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