Talk:Thug Ride

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Contents 1 Feminists and "Wuz p B*tch" 2 Few more removals 3 Just a comment 4 Removal

[edit] Feminists and "Wuz p B*tch"

Says the current revision, "Track 6, "Wuz up B*tch," is considered controversial by some and feminists have derided its lyrics as sexist."

With all due res... uh, props, do any feminist social observers really care enough about this 1999 album in relatively limited distribution to "deride" it? Can we point to publications where feminists do deride its lyrics? We should not say feminists are doing this if we couldn't back it up. I suggest "and some might deride its lyrics as sexist." (And you don't even have to be feminist to take issue with these lyrics.) Samaritan 20:08, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Few more removals

Please cite some people who view Thug Ride as an ahead of its time example of crunk, and who view it as the greatest crunk album ever. Tuf-Kat 22:04, May 12, 2005 (UTC)

I also removed the claim about reviews being mostly positive. The only one from a relevant source I can find is this, which calls it "shit poor". Tuf-Kat 22:06, May 12, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Just a comment

This album technically came out. Therefore, I can't really find any basis to delete it. Suffice it to say, however, that its existence (and that of its creator) is a shame to hip-hop culture and the United States. Man. What a waste. jglc | t | c 19:04, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Removal

My reasoning can be seen at Talk:White Dawg. Tuf-Kat 21:05, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)

'Although it was not widely heard, Thug Ride remains well-known among some hip hop fans, primarily due to White Dawg buying many full-page ads in The Source magazine to advertise for it. The album is also notable for White Dawg's use of the word "nigga" to describe himself, something which was considered taboo for a Caucasian rapper.