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June 5, 2012
Riot porn from Kanye and Jay-Z
The music video for "No Church in the Wild" depicts a graphic riot scene and shows the resonance of dissent
Salon.com
by Natasha Lennard
A review of a new Jay-Z/Kanye West music video includes a reminder that the former is firmly rooted in the 1%, and that his sidekick is just a d**k.
Of course, none of this is to say Kanye or Jay-Z should be praised as agents for revolutionary change. Jay-Z, aside from celebrating a life of unadulterated excess, is a key voice behind developer Bruce Ratner’s controversial Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, which has been widely criticized for pushing people out of their homes and failing to provide affordable housing and jobs. Meanwhile, Kanye is a famous jerk; he walked by Zuccotti Park once to check out Occupy Wall Street last year, but, again, he is mainly a jerk.
Posted by eric at June 5, 2012 12:32 PM