Comments on: Nelly Defends Tip Drill Video (Very Upset)

By: J KILLA

J KILLA — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:19:13 +0000

at number 10 what are u gay
aint nothing wrong wit the video

By: Timmy

Timmy — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:19:47 +0000

@ #19

i definately agree!

By: Kristal

Kristal — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:34:15 +0000

I am a black woman who saw none of myself reflected in Nelly’s video. We can’t continue to ask these brothers to give us something that we don’t give ourselves which is respect. If no women showed up ready to “do something strange for some change” then there would have not have been a tip drill video to discuss. If I remember correctly Nelly stated that it was the idea of the female in the video to even do the credit card swipe. So women let’s smarten up seriously. Let’s start to put value on what we feel we should be. We can’t change these men, but we can change ourselves. If we really want to see some positive reflections of ourselves let’s start putting some out there and stop allowing men to define who we are. Don’t show up to the video set and go sign up for some classes. Each one, teach one!

By: ssgsg

ssgsg — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:27:05 +0000

United we stand divided we fall… People still act like they don’t get how the game is being played.. Its blatant hypocrisy from people who go at Nelly for that video. You have to know AMERICA is an overly sexed society already!! With hip hop or without it.. Its hard to watch television and sit through a commercial without some type of overt sexual undertone.. So when an artist paints a picture of this segment of society that exist, (which is the shake ya ass for a Georgie, corner of society) the anger is directed at him?

Soooo where is the anger for everyone else’s role in building up, the tolerance for debauchery on tv? This shit has been bubbling up towards the surface for a long ass time.. But its real convenient to blame the ARTIST for painting a picture of what YOU’VE been tolerating all along. The guilt shouldn’t be placed on Nelly but on whoever is offended for allowing it to get to this point.. If they are REALLY indignant about the way women are portrayed in on television

So this is a big fat fcuk you very much to anyone who is offended by Nelly’s video and want to blame him for the existence women who get naked for money

By: nik

nik — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:00:31 +0000

@#5 smartenup

The post is about whether you think Nelly was right or wrong in his decision to make the tip drill video and whether you agree or disagree with his argument……not a platform for you to get on your soap box and tell everyone what is wrong with Black women.

Why are so many concerned with pointing in the faces of Black women anyway, when they have a heap of trash they need to sweep up from in front of their own front door. And lol @ buying a Common album to prove you’ve “smartenupped” SMH

Anyway, Nelly should expect that when you put out something as an artist that is taboo to society that there will be people to voice their dislike. But what matters is if in his heart he feels confident and positive about his decision, concerning himself as a man, a father, and an artist.

By: Easy-E

Easy-E — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:33:46 +0000

Nelly was wrong for Tip Drill point blank

Yes it was meant for adults, but that vid dropped in 03′, during the beginning of the YouTube era, so you didn’t have to wait til 4 o clock to see it.

Dude was the biggest rapper on the planet at the time and didn’t expect backlash from that? That was the type of vid a nobody rapper does. And the song was garbage

But it’s messed up the women in Atlanta didn’t let him host his bone marrow event, he could have found a match for his sister, but on the other hand, I’m glad to have saw black women standing up for themselves

Nelly was in the wrong

PS the vid don’t work

By: True Thoughts

True Thoughts — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:30:51 +0000

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By: rashard

rashard — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:07:06 +0000

ANYWAYZ BRASS KNUCKLES IS GONNA FLOP LOL. DUDE GOT 5 SONGS OUT AINT BODY DIGGIN THEM. JUST TAKE L PIMP JUICE.

By: E$

E$ — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:33:36 +0000

Was 2 Live Crew wrong? Was Ludacris wrong for P. Poppin’? Why aren’t the women wrong for showing up for the job of the credit card ho?

By: AgentX

AgentX — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:25:24 +0000

I think the what Nelly doesn’t seem to understand is somethings don’t need to be put on VIDEO!. Yes there are strip clubs we all (adults) know this. He didn’t need to visualize this for us we know its out there. There are things in rap, hip-hop, and the club that weren’t made for mass consumption. Its kinda of like grown folk humor; you get it I get it but its not for the kids. This is a metaphor because by kids I mean the greater society outside of hip-hop, and the club scene, they weren’t made to see everything we do and I think thats what Nell doesn’t get!