Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

Akon or a con?

Rapper Akon, lying about his past.

I've always hated Gwen Stefani. I think in No Doubt's early days, they were a decent sounding ska band.

She never looked sexy to me, with her half shirts, and platinum blonde hair. But Gavis Rosdale, and about 25 million people, disagree with me on that.

But, I have to admit, I love that song "Sweet Escape". One of my favorite things about it is Akons contribution.

Of course, I think of Akon as I do 98.3% of the rappers, though. A complete and utter idiot.

Now, I got a few calls when I blogged about how stupid Alicia Keys was. And, my girlfriend gave me crap, saying I was picking on "black rappers."

I'm picking on idiots.

The latest was an email I got from somebody.

Apparently, Akon said he ran a car theft ring, and that he did three years in jail. A website called "Smoking Gun" found out this was false. He never served a day in the pokey.

Now, why would a rapper lie about that? They think it gives them street cred. Apparently, doing crimes is looked upon as a good thing in that culture.

Jay Z always talks about how he sold crack. And, people speculate as to whether or not that is even true. But hey...he made probably 400 million in rap, and now has Beyonce as a wife. Not bad.

Of course, Alicia Keys will probably say that it's the government, or some crazy thing, that prompts rappers to make these statements.

But, glorifying crime, is idiotic. Whether you're a black rapper, or a white heavy metal singer. I just haven't heard about it being done in those circles.

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all

Previous article

Escondido planners nix office building switch to apartments

Not enough open space, not enough closets for Hickory Street plans

I've always hated Gwen Stefani. I think in No Doubt's early days, they were a decent sounding ska band.

She never looked sexy to me, with her half shirts, and platinum blonde hair. But Gavis Rosdale, and about 25 million people, disagree with me on that.

But, I have to admit, I love that song "Sweet Escape". One of my favorite things about it is Akons contribution.

Of course, I think of Akon as I do 98.3% of the rappers, though. A complete and utter idiot.

Now, I got a few calls when I blogged about how stupid Alicia Keys was. And, my girlfriend gave me crap, saying I was picking on "black rappers."

I'm picking on idiots.

The latest was an email I got from somebody.

Apparently, Akon said he ran a car theft ring, and that he did three years in jail. A website called "Smoking Gun" found out this was false. He never served a day in the pokey.

Now, why would a rapper lie about that? They think it gives them street cred. Apparently, doing crimes is looked upon as a good thing in that culture.

Jay Z always talks about how he sold crack. And, people speculate as to whether or not that is even true. But hey...he made probably 400 million in rap, and now has Beyonce as a wife. Not bad.

Of course, Alicia Keys will probably say that it's the government, or some crazy thing, that prompts rappers to make these statements.

But, glorifying crime, is idiotic. Whether you're a black rapper, or a white heavy metal singer. I just haven't heard about it being done in those circles.

Sponsored
Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

President Obama is Stupidly

Next Article

Online Dating and Psychos.

Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

This Week’s Reader This Week’s Reader