http://str8nyc.com/2009/09/02/jay-z-to-other-rappers-%e2%80%9cy%e2%80%99all-ain%e2%80%99t-hood%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/ A lil' bit Hood with a lot of Hollywood Good! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:50:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://str8nyc.com/2009/09/02/jay-z-to-other-rappers-%e2%80%9cy%e2%80%99all-ain%e2%80%99t-hood%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-47403 sandra742 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:24:42 +0000 http://str8nyc.com/?p=24054#comment-47403 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2009/09/02/jay-z-to-other-rappers-%e2%80%9cy%e2%80%99all-ain%e2%80%99t-hood%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-47062 The Manifesto Part 2 » Jay-Z Goes in on Rappers Saying They’re From the Hood Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:12:52 +0000 http://str8nyc.com/?p=24054#comment-47062 [...] He says, “Rappers say they’re from the hood. They’re not. Bella is from the hood. She’s that girl in the village in Africa who wakes up every morning to get water for her family. The water she carries is half her body weight. There is no bathroom in her house. Just listening to that, don’t you feel it puts everything into perspective? Being in Africa shows you how small the world is and puts everything into focus. If I can use my celebrity status to bring awareness to something, I will. Giving is the purest form of charity, and without sounding cheesy, I like to give- it makes me feel good.” Source [...] [...] He says, “Rappers say they’re from the hood. They’re not. Bella is from the hood. She’s that girl in the village in Africa who wakes up every morning to get water for her family. The water she carries is half her body weight. There is no bathroom in her house. Just listening to that, don’t you feel it puts everything into perspective? Being in Africa shows you how small the world is and puts everything into focus. If I can use my celebrity status to bring awareness to something, I will. Giving is the purest form of charity, and without sounding cheesy, I like to give- it makes me feel good.” Source [...]

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2009/09/02/jay-z-to-other-rappers-%e2%80%9cy%e2%80%99all-ain%e2%80%99t-hood%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-46907 i love the jiggamen Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:53:43 +0000 http://str8nyc.com/?p=24054#comment-46907 I feel his point. and i saw that "water for life" documentary with jay-z. And i saw that the girl really touched his heart. Jay is awesome. that's why he got so many friends because he's so likeable. I feel his point. and i saw that “water for life” documentary with jay-z. And i saw that the girl really touched his heart. Jay is awesome. that’s why he got so many friends because he’s so likeable.

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