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Maybe that’s why she refused to collaborate with Outkast and other hip-hop artists. :yes:

SHE ISN’T LYING…

TELL EM AUNT GLADYS!!!

it has

How dare you refer to Ms. Knight as “ho”! She is one of the classiest ladies in the industry, and she is owed respect. Ms. Knight spoke the truth and you know it.

Let’s get something straight. Don’t EVER call Gladys Knight a ‘ho’. Ever. Losers. She can say what she wants to, she’s earned that. And most importantly she is right. Dumb crack heads work here and half the time, your stuff is misspelled and wrong and you want to call a legend a ‘ho’.

She’s right!!!

It’s not like she lying.

Hip Hop Does set black people back!

TELL IT GLADYS! THE TRUTH HURTS, NO HIPHOP ARTIST CAN STAND NEXT TO GLADYS! PLEASE!

She should have taken it a step further & named names….Kanye, Lil Wayne, Lil Kim, BEYONCE! All that profanity, acting out & showing your goodies on stage is a horrible influence on the youth.

Now there are alot of positive artists out there keeping real R & B alive ( Mary J, Whitney, J Hud) to name a few..

Even the white folks in the forum point out “US” blasting each other….this is truly a shame. Egh, shut this ish down!

Rap is different than hip-hop. I think this is where the problem comes in. People listen to rap music and qualify it hip-hop. Hip-Hop has a message, whether uplifting or not that is at the discretion of the artist. I truly believe the same people I.E. Oprah, Gladys, Bill Cosby, probably do not listen to real hip hop nor understand the message. Jay-z says so many real things, im not refering to commercial songs either.

Jay-z says so many real things, im not refering to commercial songs either.

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He also says a lot of stupid things.

Tell Miss GN to please good to the hood stay there live there (you can afford it GN)and bet she will be makin hit records of what of she been through for that short time. GO THERE AND HELP OUT GN SEND SOME MONEY IN THE HOOD.2009 not 1940 gn!!!!!!!!!!!

Yea, ‘HO’ to Gladys Knight?? Taking it WAY too far. She is our elder and meant to be respected. Hip hop right now for the most part 95% is WACK! Who cares about money, cars and clothes and hoes???

I said it before and I’ll say it again, 90s r&b is where its at anyway!
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PREACH!!!

*music (not money)

The TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE Indeed. Saggin pants (by the way…reverse saggin), Mr. T Starter Kits, nekkid women, Foul words, poor english. What’s positive? What’s being taught?

i agree with her a million percent! many black people agree with her. rap music does set us back and it makes no sense. even hip hop is becoming garbage.

“hip hop sets black people back”???????????????

Why is it that when a black person does something it’s and embarrassment to the race, but when a white person does it they just f*cked up on their own??? Unless they try to say the white person was influenced by blacks.

Hip Hop should be judged just like any other musical genre.

No Hip Hop does not set black people black.

The belief that “Hip Hop sets black people back” is just away to have us hate ourselves.

@ Tiffany

WHo is GN

FOOLISH CHILD

Gladys KNIGHT

WITH A K…before you start the trash talking

learn how to spell….especially when it is already on the page. Show your elders some respect!

SMDH!

THIS IS TOTALLY DISRESPECTFUL OF A BLACK WEBSITE TO CALL GLADY’S KNIGHT A HO. WHAT KIND OF F*CKN EXAMPLE ARE YOU SETTING FOR THE SAME PEOPLE SHE IS TALKING ABOUT?

I AGREE WITH HERE, AND SHE WAS NOT BASHING HIP-HOP, SHE JUST MADE A CLEAR DAMN POINT THAT HIP-HOP TODAY IS NOT A GOOD LOOK FOR US, AND IT ISNT. REGARDLESS TO WHAT U FOLKS SAY, HIP-HOP IS DESTROYN THE MINDS OF OUR YOUNG BROTHAS AND SISTAS WHO HAVE NO ONE TO GUIDE THEM OR TEACH THEM BETTER!!!!!

THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE IS PROBABLY SOME NEW AGE FAG WHO WASNT RAISED BY A FATHER!! YOU ARE JERK FOR SAYING THAT!!! IMMA PUT THIS SITE ON BLAST!!!

@DaHonestTruth ~ Turn My Swag On

Many blacks disagree with her. And I’m sure she doesn’t hate the money Hip Hop brings to her waffle house.

How dare you speak og Ms. Knight in that way!She is a trail blazer and went through raw segregation for your ignorant @ss & you call her a ho! It’s know wonder she thinks hip hop culture is demeaning to Black’s/ All it did was replace black face mintrels & kept bafoonery alive.

Agree w/Whatyousay.

Don’t you ever put the word “ho” and Gladys Knight in the same sentence, ever. You might not agree with what she has to say but you damn well better respect one of the best artist out there. Just shows how lame the people are that run this tacky site.

@why/

Her point was to bash Hip Hop. Just because you agree with does not mean that it is not bashing.

@Chele

That list would go on for miles.

Biggie
2Pac
Em
Jay-Z
50
Common
Etc
Etc
Etc

@ Im just me

you take the good with the bad, eat the meat spit out the bones.

Hip hop extends further than your local radio station. Please listen to non commercial songs and you will understand.

” dumb down for my audience and double my dollars they criticize me for it yet they all yell holla
If skills sold, Truth be told, I’d probably be
Lyrically Talib Kweli, Truthfully, I wanna rhyme like Common Sense (But i did five Mil) I ain’t been rhymin like Common since” -Jay-z

Damn Monkies…How in the hell can you type “Ho sit down” beside Gladys Knight being honest. Hip Hop aside from a handle full of artist has been pure shit. And the “keeping it real” bull from too soft cats should die a painful death. The Plies and Gucci Manes and other minstrel show members…they should be expiring soon.

and for the record, she said HIP-HOP today, not hip-hop in the past when you had artist like:

Eric B& Rakeem
LL Cool J
Run DMC
Tupac
Biggie
Nas
Jay-Z (still reputable)

what the f*ck do we have today:

Lil Boosie
Hurricane Chris
Souljah Boy
The Jerk Boys
and these other one hit wonders wit all these stupid azz song thats are playing on the airwaves

@Lindz Nicole

Just because she’s a elder does not give her the right to say what ever she wants and not expect be challenged on it.

I ain’t mad at Gladys. She’s got a good point.

@why/

Eric B& Rakeem
LL Cool J
Run DMC
Tupac
Biggie
Nas
Jay-Z (NON-reputable)

Today

TI
Jay-Z
50
Em
Nas
Jeezy
Common
OutKast
J. Cole
Drake

she is 100% right. but of course the ignorant ghetto birds of this generation can’t understand or comprehend it. someone explain how soulja boy or the “stanky leg” is uplifitng the race. exactly.

Well, what held Michael Jackson back, because it sure as hell wasn’t hip-hop? What made most black people go from wearing Afros to wanting straight hair over the span of just 12-15 years, Ms. Gladys? It sure as hell wasn’t hip-hop.

Can’t put all the blame on hip-hop for the black race being held back be it culturally, musically, socially, etc…

@COOP
Please! IF you could ask any of those artist they will give respect where it is do! You sound foolish, how old are you?

I cannot believe Boosip! You tried this for blood.

@coop

the truth can’t be challenged. and Gladys spoke the truth.

Smart Guy

@ Im just me

you take the good with the bad, eat the meat spit out the bones.

Hip hop extends further than your local radio station. Please listen to non commercial songs and you will understand.

” dumb down for my audience and double my dollars they criticize me for it yet they all yell holla
If skills sold, Truth be told, I’d probably be
Lyrically Talib Kweli, Truthfully, I wanna rhyme like Common Sense (But i did five Mil) I ain’t been rhymin like Common since” -Jay-z

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Amen

@dayg715

It’s the truth only because it’s what you want to hear. For me it’s away to divide.

“We hate how people classify all artists of hip hop together. What about the artists that are doing positive things and being creative and innovative forces in the hip hop world? Just a thought.”

atleast give some of these positive examples. please show us how rap/hip hop artists are giving back!

How about how you just disrespected her by referring to her as a “HO”. Gladys deserves more respect that that. Take that down! She has the right to her opinion!

It’s not like she’s lying.

Gladys is right. hip hop has destroyed the music industry. it’s the reason why people don’t buy music anymore. hip hop now represents a society with no class that rewards ignorance, and just expects everyone to accept it under the guise of “keeping it real”.

as much as i know that there are good hip hop artist out there that speak truth and make good music…the ones who win awards and are promoted by the industry are the ones who pump violence and ignorance…i want to be mad at her but …she is telling the truth.

do not call her a Ho because she has an opinion…

@I’m Just Me….you are a better person than I am. I had to read Tiffany’s post several times to realize she was attempting to express displeasure at “GN”.

“HIPHOP IS UNDER ALL TYPES OF SCRUTINY I THINK THE SHIT’S DEAD…NECK IS IN A NOOSE TO ME”

theese old heads need to get OFF the train to georgia!!! hip hop is a movement, culture and expression..and ALL ARTISTS should have respect from one decade to the next! where was she when her generation of old head singers was hitting the pipe?!?!?!

Wow. I have to agree with everyone else. As a website you just proved her point in the title. Hoe a word used frequently in hip hop that has translated to one of the headliners for this site. And the woman spoke nothing but the truth. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves.

If that’s how she feels then that’s how she feels. She has an opinion.

1ST AND FOREMOST I LIKE GLADYS AND HER MUSIC AND 2NDLY EVERYBODY IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN OPINION AND THATS HER’S SO LET IT BE BUT ALSO AT THE SAME TIME FOLKS START TO GET THEIR THOUGHTS WAAAY OUTTA LEFT FIELD THE OLDER THEY GET.

I love Gladys and her chicken & waffles.

She Means well but there is so much hip hop out there not just the stuff you hear on the radio.

She is completly right. Very disrespectful to refer to her as a Ho. She should be mentioning gossip sites in her comment as well.

tell gladys to shut up when someone samples her ask her if she’s giving those checks back because it supports negative rap, example it might be a song by the 2 live crew that samples her, she gets paid for that sample and its not like shes in demand and a lot of rappers have resurrected careers, ie ron isley, charlie wilson, ray charles, james brown, so no disrespect to gladys but without rap these people wouldn’t have resurface.

@THE TRUTH _ Pretty brown eyes

WOW

Someone is giving you bad info.

American Gangster is considered a classic. Calling a Jay-Z album one of his worst is like saying which Lakers championship team is the worst their all champions at the end.

quietstorm372

tell gladys to shut up when someone samples her ask her if she’s giving those checks back because it supports negative rap, example it might be a song by the 2 live crew that samples her, she gets paid for that sample and its not like shes in demand and a lot of rappers have resurrected careers, ie ron isley, charlie wilson, ray charles, james brown, so no disrespect to gladys but without rap these people wouldn’t have resurface.

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Church.

She’s right, hubby and I were talking about this last night. Its alot of crap out there. I mean come on, “get out of bed, turn my swag on, I need a becky, stanky leg, what the booty do” its a mess and they make money off this crap.

lol @ coop

its just upsetting when people slander a whole genre of music they obviously dont know much about.

@ the truth
im glad someone understands me lol

life is but a beach chair (sigh)….

@ Sanjor

how about….”shake it lika a tail feather”..”wait a minute mr postman”…”my baby loves the hanky panky”….”aint nothin but a hound dog”…they got slack for those songs too….but yet ppl still dance to them…it’s called MUSIC PPL!!!

She is right though…what do you mean “ho sit down”???? Its not like she said she hates black people but its degrading. Come on now…a prime example Lil Wayne-Every Girl…I mean the truth does hurt.

Okay, I’m offical done with this site! You idiots are callin Gladys a hore? You are out of your minds! I agree, you defintely did just prove her point!

Um- you can’t say Ho Sit Down about Gladys Knight. She is a legend.

@THE TRUTH _ Pretty brown eyes

I’ve looked it up and I stick buy what I’ve said

Don’t be mad.

What’s up with all the caps?

I agree with this “ho sit down” moment, take your seat Gaddy

FOr the most part she’s right.She’s using a very large brush ,but I know that she means gangster rap ,not hiphop.

gladys was on point-you crackaz betta not call her a ho again….

Smart Guy

lol @ coop

its just upsetting when people slander a whole genre of music they obviously dont know much about.

@ the truth
im glad someone understands me lol

life is but a beach chair (sigh)….

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That’s my whole point. Don’t lump everyone in together.

BOYCOTT AND CALL THE ADVERTISERS TO COMPLAIN

So “Laffy Taffy” and “Every Girl” are positive? I don’t think so and there are 100 rap songs that follow suit. Sure you have Common, Talib Kwali, Mos Def, but there so few positive rappers and many don’t even make to radio

She speaks the truth!

@Smart Guy
@ the truth
im glad someone understands me lol

life is but a beach chair (sigh)….

IM GLADE U UNDERSTAND ME AS WELL EVEN IF SOME PPL DON’T GET IT LMAO

totally agree with @charlotte

@ Jeff

Tell her man, that’s what’s up.

@@ da poet

All Hip Hop is Hip Hop. I don’t like a lot of the stuff that is out now. But I understand that it goes in cycles. I remember plenty of rap from the 80′s that was just corny.

Your address of Ho (incorrect spelling) is an example of the disrespect, I assume, that she is talking about. Why can’t someone have an oppinion that is opposite and not have to be something derogatory for expressing it. EVERYBODY is entitled to feel what they want. whether you, me, him, or her agree or not.

And in a lot of hip hop the music is vulgar and disrespectful. In what other genre of music do you hear the men sing/rap disrespectfully of women like black music? It is a damn shame. Not saying that this is a reflection of all black music but it is in enough.

The sad thing is that the music I first recognized in the 70′s was different from the music the kids today will be influence by.

and the dumber generation continues to post comments that highlight the garbage views of some rap music today, way to COOP, your intellect is that of an unborn child, senseless.

And for the idiots who keep saying its about age, thats crap, anybody can recognize real music and do the stanky legg and the booty doo are not worth hair on a antz azz. Where it the subject matter in the music, where is the part about their music that shows they actually have talent and not just a fad of the times. Man I swear..

“I set goals, take control, drink out my own bottle
I make mistakes but learn from every one
And when it’s said and done
I bet this brother be a better one
If I upset you dont stress
Never forget, that God isn’t finished with me yet”– TUPAC SHAKUR

@Jeff

That still gives her no right to be reckless.

you called Gladys Knight a HO! Are you serious. Okay gloves are off…we comin to get you

@Coop – Sorry, I have to disagree. There are alot of artists out nowadays that claim what they do is hip hop and that is not the case. It is not re-formed hip hop or an advanced version of it. It is ignorance and you can hear it everyday allday when you see kids on trains, buses and out in the streets disrespecting their elders by cursing at them, in front of them, etc. Half of it stems from the parents not giving a proper upbringing, but then the influence also comes from what they see and hear on TV. Lil’ Wayne claims up and down that he does hip hop and in my opinion he doesn’t. Like I said and I don’t expect all to agree with me. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

How dare you call Gladys Knight a ho! And she does speak the truth. You don’t have a problem calling her a ho, when some of the rapper/hip-hoppers refer to some women as hos.

@Lindz Nicole

I see what you are saying and I total agree with you. But what our generation has to learn is you can disagree with someone with out being disagreeable or disrespectful. That all a lot of people are saying. The Ho sit down was out of line.

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How can you disrespect American Gangster. That album had so much subtance on it. Classic most definitely, just look up it cant be that high over your head.
Gladys is an ignorant for the comment though.

MOST OF THE BLACK MUSIC TODAY IS GARBAGE AND I USUALLY ONLY DATE BLACK GUYS IN THEIR 40′S BECAUSE DOWN HERE MOST BLACK GUYS THAT AGE LIKE SLOW JAM MUSIC OR SOME COUNTRY.

@Coop – That would be the sole reasoning behind my statement of “EVERYONE BEING ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN OPINION”. You don’t have to be able to see in order to notice the difference in music from then & now. Hip Hop back in the day didn’t influence you to wear your pants half off your butt that clearly originated from jail. It also didn’t influence you to get some grills in the front of your mouth either. Most Hip Hop back in the day was about positivity, enlightening and teaching at the same time about your culture, the times we were in, etc. Today is not like that is all I am saying. It’s recycled bull about the amount of money you have, the rims you got, the girls you got, etc. It’s just stupid to me and yes, in my OPINION lacks quality. We can agree to disagree as I ALSO stated in a previous message. Not gonna go back and forth…if people stand firm in what they believe in you can’t sway them. Simple as that.

@Smart Guy – alright already, we get it. Jigga is cool, and not many of his lyrics are dumbed down and mysogynistic, but he is DEFINITELY the MINORITY. We are talking about the hip-hop movement as a WHOLE. Perhaps the problem is that there are more RAPPERS nowdays, than MC’s. They simply recycle and regurgitate whatever is “hot” at the moment, rahter than bringing the originality, and depth that once was “hip-hop”. Either way, Jay can’t carry hip hop on his shoulders alone, so to continue to reiterate his raps in your post is pointless. He represents about 1/1000 of the rappers in the game right now, and although he is definitely top 2 percentile (IMO), he’s not the ONLY one. Let’s step back, drop Jay’s nuts, and look at the bigger picture.

THANK YOU @WYLD STYLZ! THANK YOU! IT IS NOT HIP HOP AT ALL! IT IS RAP!

@ MAIN EVENT

WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES HER PERSONAL GAMBLING PROBLEM HAVE TO DO WITH THE MUSIC SHE CREATES TO UPLIFT HER COMMUNITY. HER MUSIC AFFECTS PEOPLE, HER GAMBLING DOES NOT. NEXT!

@ they killed Mike

WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES HER PERSONAL GAMBLING PROBLEM HAVE TO DO WITH THE MUSIC SHE CREATES TO UPLIFT HER COMMUNITY.
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Her gambling problem and her music are mutually exclusive. Her comments about hip hop and her lifestyle are not. If you’re going to talk the talk then walk the walk.

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HER MUSIC AFFECTS PEOPLE, HER GAMBLING DOES NOT. NEXT!

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Please explain how a role model like Gladys Knight personal decisions does affect those around her (family) and those who look up to her.

I mean you gotta have some sort of intelligence here. LOL Look at what we are having to compare. LOL You have Run-DMC, KRS-One, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Mos Def, Common, Digable Planets, Nas, etc. compared to T-Pain, Lil’ Wayne, Plies, Bird Man, Gucci Mane, etc. I mean the names are even…well, nevamind! There is no comparison to music back in the day. I am all about giving props when they’re due & I am all for black people succeeding, but at least let it be helping your people or driving them in the right direction. Everyone is trying to get fast money now. You go to MySpace &Blackplanet pages, etc and all you see are young males with money flashed acrossed their bed, guns on their dressers and some of them are even ignorant enough to be blowing “green” rings into the camera. LOL That is supposed to be attractive & appealing?! LOL The sad thing is there are females who go for that type of stuff. All in all it’s just time for us to up our standards. No disrespect to anyone.

Lil Boosie
Hurricane Chris
Souljah Boy
The Jerk Boys
and these other one hit wonders wit all these stupid azz song thats are playing on the airwaves

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BOOOOOO

Don’t forget to add Lil Webbie to that list too!

I agree with her. Maybe the old school hip hop was more on a positive note but this new ish is ridiculous….

@ Mr. Big Mack Ronald McDonald

She is right….numbers dont lie…decreasing sales…

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Wrong. Numbers don’t lie but you’re reasoning certainly distorts the facts. Decreasing record sales are symptomatic of file sharing and the internet growth. Are you serious? Hip hop and r&b is STILL the defining music of the past 15 years.

C’MON SON!

Who do we complain to regarding this site? I’m sick of it!!!!

Did you all just call Gladys a Ho!? She is speaking the truth!!

GLADYS IS NOT NO HOE!!!

Did you all just call Gladys a Ho?! She speaks the truth!!!

WTH!! I’m done with this site! Please explain the positive things that have come out of hip-hop! OMG y’all owe her an apology…wth!

Forget that self-loathing Mormon. Yeah, y’all know what MORMONS think of black folks, right?

man u know how old ppl are…and how do u know it sets us back if u dont like it then y are u listening to it…muffet…est88

How dare you refer to Gladys Knight as a “ho!” Just because you don’t share her opinion? She was asked for her opinion and she gave it. She’s telling the truth.

Thanks, Gladys. I TOTALLY AGREE. I love a good beat just as much as the next AA, but the messages have got to go. One “good” song out of 50 or 100 just isn’t “good enough”. The most popular and successful artists are the ones spewing the negativity, not the ones concentrating on positive, uplifting messages. So, while I love the “sound”, I think the content is “garbage”.

I think she’s right and wrong. Right, in the sense that, the QUALITY of hiphop music hasn’t been great and has portray a negative image about African Americans. There’s no thought process, there’s lack of creativity. Majority of the songs out nowadays are too predictable, too flat…..She’s wrong, music as a whole, is a form of expression. It’s a prism that comes with different forms of light, so who’s to say that purple-yellow, or green-blue is wrong, it’s coming from the same projector, right? Now, I hope I didn’t lose some of you guys, but Artists have to tell their stories, whether it is harsh or not…That’s their reality that they see and live by, who’s to say that they are wrong or their body of work shouldn’t be allowed…BUT THERE HAS TO BE CREATIVITY, SUBSTANCE, A UNIVERSAL MESSAGE!

Let’s not forget the fact that Gladys has had 4 marriages, 3 children from two of them and a gambling problem at one point.. She has her own problems to worry about aside from the message that hip hop is sending now a days. Instead of bashing the problem she should collaborate with some artists and change the message! Don’t talk about it be about it!

i totally disagree alicia keys is very successful and talented i dont hear her spewing out anything negative…like wtf..JANAE…get it together

@ MAIN EVENT

WE ARE TALKING ON A NATIONAL SCALE HERE. OF COURSE EVERY SINGLE DECISION WE MAKE AFFECTS SOMEONE. BUT HER GAMBLING ISSUES AFFECTING HER FAM IS MUCH MORE MICROSCOPIC COMPARED TO HER MUSIC THAT AFFECT MILLIONS. AND I’M SORRY, I MUCH PREFER AN ARTIST W/A BROKEN HOME LIFE WHO STILL MANAGES TO INFLUENCE MILLIONS POSITIVELY THRU THEIR WORK, THAN THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

@Coop Thats doesnt make sense to me! LOL Thats like saying ignorance & poverty is a product of your upbringing if you were brought up in the hood & had nothing. LOL You don’t have to settle for that, you choose to keep your standards low and do nothing. Rise above & make something of yourself, then go back and help those who are as you once were. Product of and IS are two different things. You’re a product of your parents, do you have to be your parents? No.

@coop
that killa bangin!!
that aint on i.p.a.t.t.g….

Come on people. Shock value = traffic = $$$
Quit patronizing this shythole of a website.

Well she’s right shit

thelayoutspot.net

*could NOT answer your own question*.

@@ da poet

What you said sounds good but it was nothing more then spin. It has everything to do with getting older. It happens to every generation. I remember one lady complaining because a rapper wore jeans to the source awards.

As people get older they forget the youth and what they did as kids. They may say that is not the case even when it is.

TMHESQ!
WHATS UP CUZIN!

@ Glok9n

“..OH AND FUK R&B , FUK R&B!”

I didn’t think I would ever “fall out of love” w/ R&B, but I have. They’ve replaced classics like Luther, Lionel, etc. w/ “Boyfriend #2) artists. It makes me sad. There was a time when R&B was romantic, but now it’s all about “banging you out”.

She’s right, our kids are the only dumb ones.

@ Lady Drama
Let’s not forget the fact that Gladys has had 4 marriages, 3 children from two of them and a gambling problem at one point.. She has her own problems to worry about aside from the message that hip hop is sending now a days. Instead of bashing the problem she should collaborate with some artists and change the message! Don’t talk about it be about it!

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Agreed.

@ Alrighty Then…

If you understood the “big picture” you would get that im saying it is contradictory to make a statement like gladys did when you have a person who embodies all the characteristics of an “MC” and is as mainstreem as you can get; paradoxical isnt it? My passion for hip-hop culture doesnt mean im “on someones nuts”. It simply shows me showing my discontentment with the statement and using the best rapper as an example to combat foolish mindsets, such as yours.

@ Lady Drama,
The key word here is married. Not some single skank having kids. The very definition of a ‘ho’. So again, she is not a ho. She was asked a question and gave her answer. Stop defending this trash site.

@Coop Ha! Yea, we know the deal of buying bigger shoes, pants, shirts…you grow into them. Sad story indeed! I don’t buy it, but sure.

Much luv to everyone. Done on this subject.

@@ da poet

No matter it’s still Hip Hop. I don’t like Laffy Taffy, but it’s still Hip Hop but it doesn’t define it. I don’t like Michael Steele but he’s still black. What you say sounds good but it’s just PC spin. Critical thinking is amazing.

@ Coop

@ da poet

No matter it’s still Hip Hop. I don’t like Laffy Taffy, but it’s still Hip Hop
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U HAVE OFFICIALLY LOST YOUR PRIVILEGE TO LABEL ANYTHING AS HIPHOP WITH THAT STATEMENT!!! THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “RAP” AND “HIPHOP” LAFFY TAFFY IS NOWHERE NEAR BEING ANYTHING CLOSE TO HIPHOP……C’MON SON!!!!!

Smart Guy

@ Alrighty Then…

If you understood the “big picture” you would get that im saying it is contradictory to make a statement like gladys did when you have a person who embodies all the characteristics of an “MC” and is as mainstreem as you can get; paradoxical isnt it? My passion for hip-hop culture doesnt mean im “on someones nuts”. It simply shows me showing my discontentment with the statement and using the best rapper as an example to combat foolish mindsets, such as yours.
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alrighty then…. so, can you please give us some other shinging example of which to combat this foolish mindset (which seems to be the majority in this room)? As I state, Jay-Z is one man. I understood your point, bruh man, but spouting lyrics from ONE MC in the game over and over to make your point? WHERE is the substance in Hip-Hop overall? I’ll tell you – it doesn’t exist any more. It’s a fact that there will always be exceptions, but what is being given to the masses is fraudulent and empty, for the most part. If you can’t see that, me thinks you are the foolish one.

So true…Gladys (keeping it real). However, there are some rappers that are positive, but the white CEOs exploits our people by pushing for artists that deliver lyrics which denigrates & disrespect people in our community. The more vulgar and disrespectful the lyrics are, the more the white man loves it and laughs at it and calls it the bomb. Go figure.

@NOPHACE THE GREAT

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@ Coop

@ da poet

No matter it’s still Hip Hop. I don’t like Laffy Taffy, but it’s still Hip Hop
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U HAVE OFFICIALLY LOST YOUR PRIVILEGE TO LABEL ANYTHING AS HIPHOP WITH THAT STATEMENT!!! THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “RAP” AND “HIPHOP” LAFFY TAFFY IS NOWHERE NEAR BEING ANYTHING CLOSE TO HIPHOP……C’MON SON!!!!!

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Come just because we don’t like it doesn’t make not part of the culture.

@CHAKA1
I FEEL YOU ON THAT R&B AND SOUL IS THE BEST TO LISTEN TOO……..AND THIS VULGAR RAP SELLS AND THAT IS WHAT IS KEEPING IT AROUND US SO IT IS UP TO US TO STOP INVESTING IN THE MUSIC IF WE DONT LIKE IT

@ Nophace The Great

*It* makes your posts …

… marker of *your* education

Why does her opinion even matter? It’s just that, an opinion. It’s not like any hip hop artist worth their weight is gonna let some random woman change their mentality or their music.

She doesn’t deserve a ho sit down, but she does deserve to speak her mind and then be ignored.

P.S. Why all the ruckus about her opinion anyway?

Me thinks it’s not Hip Hop that’s the culprit. Me thinks it’s Black folks (some) whom set themselves back. Remember there are different elements in every ethnic group, so you can’t lump them all together.

I will say, however, if you’re walking around with your pants hanging off of your a$$…you’re setting yourself back and you look like a fool!

@TMHESQ

I agree that the record industry does have a huge role in whats being put out there. You’re right, nobody is taking responsibility for the content and integrity of their music, BUT, nobody is forcing people to buy their music/ attend their concerts, hell even downloading brings about a sort of promotion for their songs. At the end of the day people aren’t mindless drones, if they wouldn’t support it, it would not be made. The power ultimately lies with the consumer.

Damn, I miss The Spinners!

YOU CALLED GLADYS KNIGHT A HO? That’s very rude and disrespectful. Just because you don’t agree with her point of view doesn’t make her a ho. Would you call your mother a ho if she disagrees with you? This is my last visit to the ghetto website. You gaan too faarrr!

There was a time when you had to sound good in order to get a record deal. Not so today. There was a time when the list of mediocre artists was short and the list of good artists was endless. Today it’s just the opposite. The list of good artists is short and the list of medicore artists is endless. That’s the problem with music today. Don’t get me wrong I like all types of music. I have Hip Hop music and Rap in my collection and I have been around for a while but I only like what sounds good and a lot of the music today does not sound good.

@ Alrighty then…

The substance of Hip-Hop overall is subjective, so i cant answer that. What i will tell you however that there artist who do not conform the the “standard” of what it takes to sell music and get radio play. Where ever you are from im sure there are dope artist who “got it” but just wont ever get to the mainstreem. Find them and give them a listen. I completley get you though. Just seems your argument should’nt be with the artist but the consumer and the CEO. If we bought things of an intellectual calibur and not “the jerk” maybe it would be diffrent. Also there is always a white guy at the top who tells the artist what to put out. Maybe if we set goals to own our music not just put it out things may be different.

Oh, please! Gladys is RIGHT! Every single word of what she said is right!

Black people DO degrade each other in music nowadays and sell their souls to record labels. Even if artists come out on a positive level, they eventually start making ignorant songs, because that’s what sells. Black people love ignorant crap and you can tell by their choices in music selections. They will purchase Gucci Man’s music before The Roots, and it’s all because of the lyrical content. If someone is making a stront statement or just making sense, period, most Black people now don’t want to hear it. They want to bounce to some ignorant fool from the hood telling some chick to bend over.

@TMHESQ
I’m with you. This will be my last post for a while

WORD!

Thanks Ebonieladi! Who else is in??

@ Tamir, you obviously don’t get it. She’s one of our own.

HIP HOP IS A JOB AND NO MATTER THE LYRICS IT PUTS MONEY IN A LOT OF PEOPLES POCKET SO IF SHE DONT LIKE THEN SHE CAN SIT HER OLD “HO” A$$ DOWN AND DONT LISTEN TO IT

Tamir, if everyone had integrity, and did their jobs as they should the world would be a better place. Someone’s got to say enough sometimes.
By the way, African’s concept of servitude WAS NOT the same as European servitude. Among other things, it was more a spoil of war and not the cruel, dehumanizing economic system that it became in the hands of Europeans.

Gladys is right,but being correct is not going to sell albums. Very few people want to hear anything heavy in this environment.

AMEN AT LAST THANK YOU GLADYS PLEASE RELAY THATY MESSAGE TO OPRAH WHO PLANS TO HAVE THE WORST EXAMPLE OF HIP HOP SELLING OUT ON HER SHOW SOON JAY Z

Actuaally, after reading all of these posts, it’s evident to me that the MAJORITY Of people have some respect and common sense. The Majority of people understand that the music that is being represented as HIP HOP is currently in a state of total wackness.

Yes TMHESQ your point is valid but who took us there when people say set back I dont agree with that statement because last time I checked we had more black owned businesses we owned more property and we had more respect for our selves than we do right now so in order for her to make a statement like that she must be just as ignorant as them. Wake up black people we didn’t need there pie we had our own

She’s right. It’s mostly about guns, drugs, violence, homophobia, sexism and getting paid nowadays. It used to be about putting out positive messages. It’s been going down hill for a long time now.

She is telling the truth, and why do she have to be a Ho for doing so??

@GLOK9 HI THERE CO SIGN BROTHER

I wish I could speak to Gladys as a fan of many years…AND an AVID lover of Hip Hop. Hip Hop got me through some tough times in my life and helped me overcome my shyness. It also inspired me to be a better person, and as a result I received my Masters Degree this past June. Gladys I would love to remind you how R&B has spiraled out of control as well but also show you the positive things Hip Hop has done. Write back if you’d like to have a mentally uplifting conversation.

Secondlly, Hip hop should not be the scapegoat by which WE as a people place the blame for our races misguided approach to life over the last 50 years. I say if anything the issue can go back to the “Pimp Mentality” that were sung about so eloquently about in the 60′s (Curtis Mayfield for example)and spawned the Goldies and such that the sub culture within our community identified with. Lets go to the root of the problem …the root i say…not the symptom of a much deeper issue. Long live Hip Hop!

She is correct in her assessment.

@TMHESQ I’M IN… I HEAR YOU AS WELL, LOVE YOUR COMMENTS I WILL NOT BE POSTING FROM NOW ON MYSELF AND GLOK SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC NUMEROUS TIMES ON THAT NOTE.. I’M OUT

Robert Kelly… Masters degree Ode’ to Hip Hop??? Please stop it… If you are proud and feel the need to express your achievement (congrats boy), please use another avenue besides crediting Hip Hop. I mean really…

@ Tamir, your point is somewhat consistent with the argument that has been raised that integration actually hurt black people by allowing the “best of us” to leave our communities. But, point that we have more of this or more of that is illusory at best, because the issue is what do we have, but what do we ULTIMATELY control. It’s nothing. (If you think you own property, doesn’t pay your taxes and see what happens to it). That’s why I made the point in an earlier post that in the music industry we have to control the distribution, which is the ultimate power because it gets the product to market. Gladys was right.

I meant “…don’t pay your taxes…”

@ Tamir I also meant to say “Your point that we have this or that…”

mel

AMEN AT LAST THANK YOU GLADYS PLEASE RELAY THATY MESSAGE TO OPRAH WHO PLANS TO HAVE THE WORST EXAMPLE OF HIP HOP SELLING OUT ON HER SHOW SOON JAY Z
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amen thank you jesus
i like your commnet very good one

mel !
WHATZ GOOD FAMILY? GOOD TO SEE YOU UP IN HERE DROPPING IT !

The title of this topic “Ho Sit Down” only helps her point. There isn’t anything that she said that wasn’t the truth. Hip Hop today is PURE GARBAGE!!!!!

This article on the LEGENDARY Gladys Knight better be filed under another category ASAP.

HOW DARE YOU EVER REFER TO ONE OUR MOST ACCLAIMED ENTERTAINERS IN THAT WAY!

It better be changed, or there will be hell to pay!

CHANGE IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I meant *classless*

I’m with everyone who is protesting this!

This has to stop and it must never happen again, or be prepared to shut this site down!

You will not like the media attention you receive for this!

“We hate how people classify all artists of hip hop together. What about the artists that are doing positive things and being creative and innovative forces in the hip hop world?”

How many of them are there? Three? My point is, the ratio of positive and innovative artists versus the negative stereotypical ones is entirely microscopic. Hip Hop has eroded the quality of Black Music, reduced the level of craftsmanship in creating the art and given young black people an excuse to NOT learn what so many truly innovative and creative artists had to know before them in order to get in the game. And PLEASE, don’t call Gladys Knight a ho because she says something true that you don’t want to hear..

NOTHING IS SACRED ANYMORE. IT’S LIKE WE ARE ALL ZOMBIES. WE DON’T CARE WHAT WE SAY OR HOW WE TREAT EACH OTHER.

WHY IT GOTTA BE ABOUT RACE??? SHE IS A FEMALE, A HUMAN BEING, A MOTHER, A DAUGHTER…

BOYCOTT HIP HOP
YEAH BOYCOTT HIP HOP

LOL I can’t find any relevant corporation sponsoring this crap! Nothing really noteworthy to even send an email. I will however boycott and post on my various social media sites that they should be boycotted. I’ll probably ask my editor if we can do a story as well.

@Slide Like A Fresh Pair Of Gators

….shut up! You know I got an addiction problem! LMAO! Damn youuuuuu!

Couldn’t have said it better GLADY’S…TIME 4 CHANGE our poor children will be the ones to truly suffer.

She’s right.

but what yall need to realize is that anything negative, even down to a single vulgur lyric of a song, is going to overthrow anything positive and because these are hip hop artists and becuse of the negative stereo-types surrouding them are people going to associate them with negatisim. its not going to stop until all of hip hop has changed, it may never change at all but what i am noticing is that there are more and more influential black people (w/e their occupation) are coming out and saying hip hop is sending the wrong messages so that’s also something that needs to be taken into consideration, these people are not voicing their opinions for nothing or just to be talking esp. if it might hurt their own people!

Im never coming back to this site again. Good riddens.

Whether you sing the praises of hip hop or not, she is entitled to her opinion. She thinks the current music stinks, and so do I. At least back in the 70s/80s, the quality of music (i.e. people studied the craft), there was a variety. Yes, some of the lyrics of old school music tended to be sexual, but there was a beauty in it. We didn’t have crap like, “I Wanna F Every Girl in the World” madness. The music industry is pushing this mess on us and the real artists, i.e. Jill Scott, India Arie, etc. don’t get any play.

To all those angry at Gladys for her opinion, what part of what she said is not true? Please do tell.

She’s absolutely right. I think her response was quite thoughtful in fact. And yes, it does lower the quality of music we are creating. What she means is that there is that hip-hop doesn’t encourage any of us to really learn the art of music, that is, how to read music, how to write it and how to perform it.

I assume you chose that unsavory title to elicit a response that I am not going to give you, so I’ve said my piece.

Gladys, Stand Up! She is speaking on it and people need to listen.

failure.

May I say…
Mrs. C. Deloris Tucker

whatever~~!

I used to have respect for our black entertainment icons and their opinions when it came to the current “state” of black music but the more I see how the game works I see the hypocrisy. The same people who bash hip hop and rap music are the same people who won’t bring the good artists to the forefront. They don’t seek them out and put them on their records, TV shows, radio, etc. It’s easy to bash and call each other names but how about using that same energy to make push the art form and expose the artist with the positive messages?

Shut It Down!

Gladys Knight aint lying and anyone here with some sense knows what shes talking about. When Gladys starts talking music you best listen up. She did it bigger than most cats today. She did it in a time when it was mostly dominated by men too.

Before the internet, before i-tunes, before sampling, before Dr. Dre…etc…etc. This woman is a legend..show some f-ing respect.

Money First

I used to have respect for our black entertainment icons and their opinions when it came to the current “state” of black music but the more I see how the game works I see the hypocrisy. The same people who bash hip hop and rap music are the same people who won’t bring the good artists to the forefront. They don’t seek them out and put them on their records, TV shows, radio, etc. It’s easy to bash and call each other names but how about using that same energy to make push the art form and expose the artist with the positive messages?

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AMEN

BritChick

Hip hop/rap does nothing of benefit to Afrikan peoples

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You could not be more wrong.

Speak the truth Gladys! Whether anyone agrees with her or not, she is entitled to her opinion and I totally agree with her. There are some positive cats out there speaking the truth and trying to uplift their communities. Those artists will never get played and many of us are to blame for that because we would rather rush out to buy that new 50 cent cd instead of supporting Talib or The Roots! It is time for many of us to take a stand against some of this garbage that is called rap in our community. Anytime someone’s speaks out against the lyrics, especially the misogynistic language towards women, folks are so quick to say that they are against Hip Hop! They need to take some responsibility for the material they are putting out into the streets and stop selling their soul to the industry!

Ok Coop…what makes that statement wrong?

@BritChick

How of those artist could be in jail? How many of there families has Hip Hop helped?

How many artist like Mrs. Knight have benefited from Hip Hop? Ever heard of sampling??

I can go on for days.

This Killer mike person..you see the sign he makes with his hand? He clearly shows whose side he is on. Not to mention the skull and bones in the background.
Check the symbolism my friend. But I digress…again this doesn’t show how hip hip educates people.

hip hop even*

@BritChick

Your sounding like a conspiracy theorist or cult member.

I am well aware of 2pac’s lyrics in fact I have bumped a few of his songs
and there is no need to make such judgemental statements about the mind of another person you are supposedly in a discussion with.

2pac was one of the few popular rappers who were socially, politically and economically conscious…but thats because he read alot…we arent talking about tupac specifically…we are talking about the state of hip hop NOW…hip hop has been on a steady decline since the days of pac and big.

Coop

@BritChick

Your sounding like a conspiracy theorist or cult member.

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Oh come on…go read up on these things…I am stating fact here…

Hoe? You have the nerve to call Gladys a Hoe? To put her in the same category as Supahead or Lindsay Lohan? You disrespectfuly wretch. You need to be drummed out of the community.

@BritChick

I know what your stating and it’s far from fact. It’s more like the easter bunny. You should read up on the people you get your info from you would be floored.

Correction
Hoe? You have the nerve to call Gladys a Hoe? To put her in the same category as Supahead or Lindsay Lohan? You disrespectful wretch. You need to be drummed out of the community.

One more thing: Stars of yesteryear realized that, unfair as it may be, how one group of black folks acts reflects on all of us. That’s why Gordy not only made his artists put time into their music, but had an etiquette coach onstaff to teach them how to conduct themselves in public and with the media. Just saying…thoughts?

@charmedia

So he could steal money by keeping them HIGH. Thoughts??

glady’s is an all time legend. she earned the right to criticize any type of music. however, glady’s must not know that hip hop is NOT same as rap. the crap played on tv and the radio is NOT hip hop. it’s crappy southern rap

How could you guys ever, ever, ever call Gladys Knight a hoe? I am wordless :-/ This is a sad day indeed.

Rappers don’t hold black people back, Other black people hold black people back. Instead of insulting the hood help clean up the hood that goes to Gladys and rappers too.

rappers are the influence that holds us blacks back. But I do agree with you…the energy people use to down talk the hood and black people can be used to uplift and teach blacks that there’s more out here than what they see in the hood

stupid site

How did u associate her being a hoe by what she said..let me know bcuz obviously you guys dont know what a hoe is bcuz its definitely not Ms. Gladys who has always given us classy and upgrading music..but i see by ur title to the legend you guys have no sort of class u just proved her right by this title..u ignant piece of garbage

DC you on pt with that too!

She’s right, but wrong for generalizing every hip hop artist. what she’s saying doesn’t connect to everyone who has ever been involved or is in involved in hip hop.

She was not asked about “other artist”, she was asked about HIP HOP and she is right on the money! She put that very eloquently and she spoke with first hand knowledge. DA TRUTH HURTS MS. KNIGHT. So much so “others” had to result to name calling. You are more than a legend. YOU ARE A TRUE DIVA!!

what she says has some merit …..

I`m listening to jigga man rite now with a glock in my hand, my timbs on, and blunt in my mouf ! What What ! I more of a role model to people than Obama ! Excuse me I`m about to go rob a bodega ! Hey got to pay my bills Yo !

Who says Hip hop aint helping the youth ! Not me !

this site is so disrespectful! how can you fix your lips to call a legend a ho because she spoke the truth about hip-hop and wack it has become…I’m done w/ this site!

@ onewhothinks

That’s only because you agree with her.

@ OMG Everything

Because that’s some ho sh*t she said.

@ Diva

First hand Knowledge?? Wow I didn’t know she was a rapper.

Lil Bossie sentenced to 2 yrs!! Is that positive enough for you!

“Ho, Sit Down”
You should offer an apology to all women and Gladys Knight for that comment. Every single time I look at this site, it makes me sicker, more depressed and sad for the state of affairs here. Hip-Hop has had some highs, yet far too many low points. Man up and accept her opinion of the genre…she speaks as an artist, a leader and actually as a music historian. GK was there before most of you were even conceived. Please learn to be more accepting and listen to those who have charted the path, walked the miles and cleared the way for Hip-Hop. And remember, this music is not gospel…it is a form of entertainment, and then again not as entertaining to some …actually many. Clean it up…before yo baby becomes somebody’s ho.

@ Just me

No because she’s ignorant.

@ bmwdriver540i

Mrs. Knight’s gambling issues are so positive.

GLADYS KNIGHT… HO?.. First of all she’s not lying. Hip Hop is lowering young blacks’ self-esteem. That’s why these 5 yr old think its cute to shake their asses, grind on lil boys, touch lil girls’ ass, and talk about adult things that do not pertain to them. It does start at home, but what can you expect when we let television and 50′s & Lil Waynes raise our children for us??
We have to keep that kind of music away from children. Hip Hop shouldnt be listened to by someone who can’t grasp the fact that it is ALL TALK.

DO NOT DISRESPECT HER… TAKING STUFF TOO FAR. “HOE”?? MY GOODNESS…

LOL DID YOU SEE THE POST ABOVE THE 70′S BLACK FEMALES ACTING OUT…. DORINDA’S TRUNK CORNA…. FREAKIN HILARIOUS… bOY I WONDER WHERE WE GOT ALL THIS IGNORANCE AND NEGATIVITY… sHE SOUNDED LIKE A TYPICAL ALBUM OF TODAY…. LOL

Glad to see so many others out there can see how garbage this post and site is. Defending hip-hop is cool, but the truth and respect for pioneers must always take precedent!

Nas is still relevant. He’s planning on building a school in Africa. How can that not be uplifting

@ Toni B….you are dead on with that.

Getting sued doesn’t put you on the map. It’ll just make you broke, busted and gone. smh.

Lmao she spoke the truth, so what??

@UPDOWN

I’ve heard plenty of stories about giving back and that is not my issue. My issue with him is he didn’t see anything wrong with Hip Hop until he couldn’t make money from it any longer.

You know this about P because you have a friend he helped. Who do you know directly that gave you info about Jay and Puff??? In all due respect don’t make statements you can’t support.

@COOP
You are on a whole other level with this. I gotta hand it to you though, you are passionate about it. Be blessed.

Its6amHoGetOut…

Yeah you sound real convincing… I’ve seen you on this same site calling women ho’s. How can YOU talk? If I didnt know any better I’d think you were one of the ignorant, uneducated, low class rappers that set us back… No woman, icon or not, should be called a ho. smh at this site…

Gladys Knight is totally right. I was in the music industry and I got out because of the image they wanted me to portray. I couldnt do it so they said I wouldnt be an artist that will sell so I said to hell with it.

I think someone owes Mrs. Knight an apology, how dare you disrepect a musical icon ,she is entitled to her opinion and she is speaking the truth most of the music is garbarge her music is timeless i’m much younger than her and still enjoy her music today so whomever wrote that comment about ho sit down needs to get educated on the history of music before they start writing comments like that.

Furthermore, the images this music perpetuates ARE in fact detrimental to Black people. Get a grip!

I can tell you all know nothing about the history of hip hop only the here and now. What’s out there now IS garbage which is why many of the real hip hop artists have tried to retire or quit and even made songs about the DEATH OF HIP HOP. But their gift won’t let them bow down because then the artform would seriously go to hell without true talent staying int he game among the imitators there today. And Gladys is speaking in general and she is on point. To say that the exception (some of the few positive artists out there) is the rule and they rep the current rap/hip hop game is asinine. Blame the labels – those devils and the general public who’s been brainwashed to buy the crap that’s out there. If we/everyone stops buying the crap that does not in any way shape or form rep real hip hop then the true artists would again become the majority and more artists would put out quality music.

I think ya’ll owe Ms. Knight an apology. You took it too far and you’re off in your assessment of the current game.

I know that the writers/owner(s) have to be white for ya’ll to sit up & call Ms. Gladys out of her name like that. Totally disrespectful! You people need to have some standards. You just lost someone who frequents your site. Thanks for opening my eyes to see your site for what it really is!

how would the writer feel if someone call their momma a ho same thing…

Most of the music in hip hop deals with the occult. Check out the black album. Who sings about the devil? You need to wake up.

Ho sit down?! Are you serious?! I am apalled that you would refer to Gladys as a “Ho”! Most hip hop artists are untalented and curse every other breath. Hip hip artists have to have a gimmick to sell music to your typical middle class white kids, who are buying their sh*t!! At least, Gladys didn’t have to have a gimmick to become famous. GLADYS KNIGHT IS RIGHT!!!

@CaneRiver1 – amen!

As for Gladys Knight, yaw need to stop disrespecting what legends and true talent that’s out there. She is 100% accurate! And so is Bill Cosbsy. Black people have the worst outlook on everything because we are so negative!

Ms. Gladys Knight a ho? Really? How disrespectful…my parents like to tell a story of how they’d had an argument and how I was concieved to “Neither one of us wants to be the first to say goodbye” while making up. Ms. Knight is pure class and speaks the truth.

What has she done to uplift the community. Many of the people who have something to say are probably not doing much themselves or they wouldn’t have time to put others down. While you may not agree with the quality of the music, you cannot deny what is they have done financially. There were countless numbers of former drug dealers who were inspired by theses rappers to go legit. But because you don’t agree with what they say you ignore this and put them down. Yet, you support every disgusting thing that other races do and make them richer. How sad. It’s no wonder that black people have low self-esteem. They have to constantly hear from the elders how they’re no good, because they like to sing, rap, or dance. Ironically, at the same time that other races are making money from dancing and their kids are now rapping. Wow! The black community we always be poor, begging for money, and living for the respect of the white man.

Yes, but you also prove exactly her point about people taking things too far and disrespecting each other. Who are you and how dare you disrespect a woman/your elder/a highly respected figure in the music industry like her in this way?

It’s a shame that you haven’t taken this down yet, not to mention posting an apology.

I have seen some crazy articles on this page and have enjoyed commenting on a few. While it will mean nothing to this site, but means something to me this is the last time I will visit this site. What a disgrace to call her a ho. You all need a serious lesson in respect.