I don't remember how highly rated Scott was, but he sure was a nice safety for us this year

pic.twitter.com/nwan9wxaAC

— Daniel Scott (@theDScott7) January 10, 2022

HoopDreams said:

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I don't remember how highly rated Scott was, but he sure was a nice receiver for us this year

pic.twitter.com/nwan9wxaAC

— Daniel Scott (@theDScott7) January 10, 2022

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I believe you mean safety....

Here are the lyrics to that garbage music, in case you are interested. Autotune, fake instruments, tired ass trap beat, it's a shame what the music industry has become.
Edit: Most of the **** are the n-word, yo.

Remember in the 1980s when Tipper Gore (and many others) tried to convince us that heavy metal would destroy our kids? Iron Maiden seems harmless compared to this trash.

Moneybagg Yo
If Pain Was a Person

I done over played my part
They forgot about me, amnesia (it's cool though)
I done hit yours, you done hit mine
Why you still mad? We even (I ain't on that)
The blogs put up anything (**** made up)
And the crazy part, they believe 'em (some goofies)
***** caught a charge and got locked up
Only reason dude still breathin' (I swear)
I never make a ho feel like I can't do no better than her (who?)
Heard that she got a new *****, my bag the biggest
She said he don't **** how I **** (haha)
***** lied on God and her kids (threw me off)
Damn near ****ed up my trust
I know a *****'ll cross you to win (where you at with it?)
Yeah, I come from the bluff
Lil' bro don't go through there spinnin'
Can't do it myself (why?), 'cause my position
I'm peepin' *****s in slick competition
Really some *****es, sit down when they pissin'
They get some fame off me if I mention
But it's a shame on me if I did it
I know you obsessed with me and I get it
Stay in yo' lane and stay out my business (over there)
Y'all runnin' off with all these rumors and ****
Quick and ****, makin' assumptions
Next thing you know you judgin' a *****
Damn, what about the truth?

petalumabear said:

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HoopDreams said:

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I don't remember how highly rated Scott was, but he sure was a nice receiver for us this year

pic.twitter.com/nwan9wxaAC

— Daniel Scott (@theDScott7) January 10, 2022

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I believe you mean safety....

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yeah, thanks for the correction ... I was thinking of Nikko's mixtape also when I wrote that...

Nikko has been our best kick returner since you know who...

HoopDreams said:

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petalumabear said:

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HoopDreams said:

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I don't remember how highly rated Scott was, but he sure was a nice receiver for us this year

pic.twitter.com/nwan9wxaAC

— Daniel Scott (@theDScott7) January 10, 2022

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I believe you mean safety....

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yeah, thanks for the correction ... I was thinking of Nikko's mixtape also when I wrote that...

Nikko has been our best kick returner since you know who...

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agreed.. imagine some penalties hadn't occurred...

Chapman_is_Gone said:

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Here are the lyrics to that garbage music, in case you are interested. Autotune, fake instruments, tired ass trap beat, it's a shame what the music industry has become.
Edit: Most of the **** are the n-word, yo.

Remember in the 1980s when Tipper Gore (and many others) tried to convince us that heavy metal would destroy our kids? Iron Maiden seems harmless compared to this trash.

Moneybagg Yo
If Pain Was a Person

I done over played my part
They forgot about me, amnesia (it's cool though)
I done hit yours, you done hit mine
Why you still mad? We even (I ain't on that)
The blogs put up anything (**** made up)
And the crazy part, they believe 'em (some goofies)
***** caught a charge and got locked up
Only reason dude still breathin' (I swear)
I never make a ho feel like I can't do no better than her (who?)
Heard that she got a new *****, my bag the biggest
She said he don't **** how I **** (haha)
***** lied on God and her kids (threw me off)
Damn near ****ed up my trust
I know a *****'ll cross you to win (where you at with it?)
Yeah, I come from the bluff
Lil' bro don't go through there spinnin'
Can't do it myself (why?), 'cause my position
I'm peepin' *****s in slick competition
Really some *****es, sit down when they pissin'
They get some fame off me if I mention
But it's a shame on me if I did it
I know you obsessed with me and I get it
Stay in yo' lane and stay out my business (over there)
Y'all runnin' off with all these rumors and ****
Quick and ****, makin' assumptions
Next thing you know you judgin' a *****
Damn, what about the truth?

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We get it, you're old.

HoopDreams said:

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petalumabear said:

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HoopDreams said:

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I don't remember how highly rated Scott was, but he sure was a nice receiver for us this year

pic.twitter.com/nwan9wxaAC

— Daniel Scott (@theDScott7) January 10, 2022

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I believe you mean safety....

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yeah, thanks for the correction ... I was thinking of Nikko's mixtape also when I wrote that...

Nikko has been our best kick returner since you know who...

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Since Trevor Davis?

Watching Amendola play today I thought that could be Nikko.

Title of this thread made Cal Strong do a search for Loggy and DJ Big Red.

upsetof86 said:

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Watching Amendola play today I thought that could be Nikko.

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Funny you should say that, I also thought he could / would be one of the best slot receivers in the conference.

But, looking back on it, slot production is something that Musgraves scheme struggled with a bit (which is a little odd).

concernedparent said:

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We get it, you're old.

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+1000

QUESTION: How in the "heck" did that get past the mods???

HoopDreams said:

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I don't remember how highly rated Scott was, but he sure was a nice safety for us this year

pic.twitter.com/nwan9wxaAC

— Daniel Scott (@theDScott7) January 10, 2022

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IIRC, he was a consensus 2* outta HS

Chapman_is_Gone said:

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Here are the lyrics to that garbage music, in case you are interested. Autotune, fake instruments, tired ass trap beat, it's a shame what the music industry has become.
Edit: Most of the **** are the n-word, yo.

Remember in the 1980s when Tipper Gore (and many others) tried to convince us that heavy metal would destroy our kids? Iron Maiden seems harmless compared to this trash.

Moneybagg Yo
If Pain Was a Person

I done over played my part
They forgot about me, amnesia (it's cool though)
I done hit yours, you done hit mine
Why you still mad? We even (I ain't on that)
The blogs put up anything (**** made up)
And the crazy part, they believe 'em (some goofies)
***** caught a charge and got locked up
Only reason dude still breathin' (I swear)
I never make a ho feel like I can't do no better than her (who?)
Heard that she got a new *****, my bag the biggest
She said he don't **** how I **** (haha)
***** lied on God and her kids (threw me off)
Damn near ****ed up my trust
I know a *****'ll cross you to win (where you at with it?)
Yeah, I come from the bluff
Lil' bro don't go through there spinnin'
Can't do it myself (why?), 'cause my position
I'm peepin' *****s in slick competition
Really some *****es, sit down when they pissin'
They get some fame off me if I mention
But it's a shame on me if I did it
I know you obsessed with me and I get it
Stay in yo' lane and stay out my business (over there)
Y'all runnin' off with all these rumors and ****
Quick and ****, makin' assumptions
Next thing you know you judgin' a *****
Damn, what about the truth?

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ok boomer. tell us what offends your mediocre taste.

I want a mixtape, yo.

It would show me at my computer typing, reading and occasionally checking Growls. It could show me talking on the phone, scanning and making copies once in a while and going to lunch.

It would show me yakking with my assistant and other staff people and looking pensively out my window at the parking lot.

Oh forget it. This is kinda depressing.

What would your mixtape show?

79 Bear said:

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I want a mixtape, yo.

It would show me at my computer typing, reading and occasionally checking Growls. It could show me talking on the phone, scanning and making copies once in a while and going to lunch.

It would show me yakking with my assistant and other staff people and looking pensively out my window at the parking lot.

Oh forget it. This is kinda depressing.

What would your mixtape show?

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The term "mix tape" is used more by basketball players than football players, but I saw this post because of another poster linking it who referred to his highlight video as a mixtape

but to answer your question, my mixtape would show me shooting 100% from the field!

flounder said:

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Chapman_is_Gone said:

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Here are the lyrics to that garbage music, in case you are interested. Autotune, fake instruments, tired ass trap beat, it's a shame what the music industry has become.
Edit: Most of the **** are the n-word, yo.

Remember in the 1980s when Tipper Gore (and many others) tried to convince us that heavy metal would destroy our kids? Iron Maiden seems harmless compared to this trash.

Moneybagg Yo
If Pain Was a Person

I done over played my part
They forgot about me, amnesia (it's cool though)
I done hit yours, you done hit mine
Why you still mad? We even (I ain't on that)
The blogs put up anything (**** made up)
And the crazy part, they believe 'em (some goofies)
***** caught a charge and got locked up
Only reason dude still breathin' (I swear)
I never make a ho feel like I can't do no better than her (who?)
Heard that she got a new *****, my bag the biggest
She said he don't **** how I **** (haha)
***** lied on God and her kids (threw me off)
Damn near ****ed up my trust
I know a *****'ll cross you to win (where you at with it?)
Yeah, I come from the bluff
Lil' bro don't go through there spinnin'
Can't do it myself (why?), 'cause my position
I'm peepin' *****s in slick competition
Really some *****es, sit down when they pissin'
They get some fame off me if I mention
But it's a shame on me if I did it
I know you obsessed with me and I get it
Stay in yo' lane and stay out my business (over there)
Y'all runnin' off with all these rumors and ****
Quick and ****, makin' assumptions
Next thing you know you judgin' a *****
Damn, what about the truth?

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ok boomer. tell us what offends your mediocre taste.

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I'm not boomer, but I'll answer. Racism, violence, misogeny, bad writing.

I love how, when on the defensive, people resort to name calling (in this case, "boomer" and "mediocre taste").

I'm not "old," and I wasn't even born yet for two of the three performances I offer below. I am also not a "boomer," either, but I can tell you that I don't respect anyone who is stupid enough to throw that phrase around as an insult.

I do have good taste in music. It is something I have studied, I have invested time in, and I travel the country often to see unique shows. If you think there is only art, and not good art and bad art, you have a lot to learn.

I believe there are a few rules that tend to lead to good music:

- It is physically played with real instruments, rather than through a drum machine and a piece of software. Physically playing a song leads to emotion, rhythmic variation, intentional use of tonal irregularity (sharps/flats) through the voice and through the instrument, intra-song tempo variation, etc.

- It is generally performed by the same person who wrote the song. That leads to the experience being genuine. (If you cover someone else's song, you better have a damn good reason for doing so).

- Computers have not been used to sterilize the performance. That means 1) no pitch correction software (autotune, melodyne, etc.) that makes the vocals sound terrible, 2) no Pro Tools / Beat Detective that snaps every beat to a rigid grid, thereby removing any beat variation and groove from the song (ever hear of a drummer intentionally playing slightly before or after the beat? not anymore...).

- Finally, while there are exceptions, I find that popularity doesn't correlate very strongly with quality. Many of the most amazing musicians I've seen are underappreciated by the masses, or are otherwise virtually unknown. There is no reason to assume popularity would equate to quality. Most people don't study automobiles and their history...they are content to drive a Civic or a Prius. Most people don't spend 10 minutes to make fresh whipped cream...they spray it out of a can. And music, to most people, doesn't truly matter to them, especially after a certain age. Today's pop music is, for the most part, disposable garbage, used simply as background noise for TikToks.

Moneybagg Yo will likely bleed out on a sidewalk sometime in the next 5-10 years like so many others and certainly no one will remember his music in 10+ years. Justin Bieber should count his lucky stars. His current single is up for a Grammy despite it having been written by 11 writers (11!!!), all professionals who know very well how to follow a well-established yet mind-numbing formula when writing a song, along with a heavy dose of autotune.

Meanwhile, these three songs/performances I have chosen for no particular reason, other than they have been around for 30-50+ years, and will be around in another 50 years. All for good reason. I could easily list 50 more, but this is a football board after all.

Are you wishing that to come to fruition?

Chapman_is_Gone said:

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Meanwhile, these three songs/performances I have chosen for no particular reason, other than they have been around for 30-50+ years, and will be around in another 50 years. All for good reason. I could easily list 50 more, but this is a football board after all.










One of my favorite songs growing up: Papa Was a Rolling Stone

Still Listening to Ain't No Sunshine on my Pandora feed. This new version is also great:

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Chapman_is_Gone said:

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I'm not "old," and I wasn't even born yet for two of the three performances I offer below. I am also not a "boomer," either, but I can tell you that I don't respect anyone who is stupid enough to throw that phrase around as an insult.

I do have good taste in music. It is something I have studied, I have invested time in, and I travel the country often to see unique shows. If you think there is only art, and not good art and bad art, you have a lot to learn.

I believe there are a few rules that tend to lead to good music:

- It is physically played with real instruments, rather than through a drum machine and a piece of software. Physically playing a song leads to emotion, rhythmic variation, intentional use of tonal irregularity (sharps/flats) through the voice and through the instrument, intra-song tempo variation, etc.

- It is generally performed by the same person who wrote the song. That leads to the experience being genuine. (If you cover someone else's song, you better have a damn good reason for doing so).

- Computers have not been used to sterilize the performance. That means 1) no pitch correction software (autotune, melodyne, etc.) that makes the vocals sound terrible, 2) no Pro Tools / Beat Detective that snaps every beat to a rigid grid, thereby removing any beat variation and groove from the song (ever hear of a drummer intentionally playing slightly before or after the beat? not anymore...).

- Finally, while there are exceptions, I find that popularity doesn't correlate very strongly with quality. Many of the most amazing musicians I've seen are underappreciated by the masses, or are otherwise virtually unknown. There is no reason to assume popularity would equate to quality. Most people don't study automobiles and their history...they are content to drive a Civic or a Prius. Most people don't spend 10 minutes to make fresh whipped cream...they spray it out of a can. And music, to most people, doesn't truly matter to them, especially after a certain age. Today's pop music is, for the most part, disposable garbage, used simply as background noise for TikToks.

Moneybagg Yo will likely bleed out on a sidewalk sometime in the next 5-10 years like so many others and certainly no one will remember his music in 10+ years. Justin Bieber should count his lucky stars. His current single is up for a Grammy despite it having been written by 11 writers (11!!!), all professionals who know very well how to follow a well-established yet mind-numbing formula when writing a song, along with a heavy dose of autotune.

Meanwhile, these three songs/performances I have chosen for no particular reason, other than they have been around for 30-50+ years, and will be around in another 50 years. All for good reason. I could easily list 50 more, but this is a football board after all.

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The dichotomy is true of other entertainment too. The best selling movies are filled with CGI, are often poorly written, have a deafening soundtrack, but are adrenaline inducing "fun." A film with real artistic value is played in a small theatre in Berkeley.

The best selling food is not good for you, it is massed produced and filled with who knows what. A well prepared, delicious nutritious organic meal? It is you and a few other diners in some coy restaurant in Berkeley.

Some are able to enjoy both. Some are snobs and only like "quality." Some only consume junk food. Some like some of both but are able to distinguish the best of both. Whatever floats your boat. There is nothing good or bad but thinking doth make it so.

Rushinbear said:

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flounder said:

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Chapman_is_Gone said:

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Here are the lyrics to that garbage music, in case you are interested. Autotune, fake instruments, tired ass trap beat, it's a shame what the music industry has become.
Edit: Most of the **** are the n-word, yo.

Remember in the 1980s when Tipper Gore (and many others) tried to convince us that heavy metal would destroy our kids? Iron Maiden seems harmless compared to this trash.

Moneybagg Yo
If Pain Was a Person

I done over played my part
They forgot about me, amnesia (it's cool though)
I done hit yours, you done hit mine
Why you still mad? We even (I ain't on that)
The blogs put up anything (**** made up)
And the crazy part, they believe 'em (some goofies)
***** caught a charge and got locked up
Only reason dude still breathin' (I swear)
I never make a ho feel like I can't do no better than her (who?)
Heard that she got a new *****, my bag the biggest
She said he don't **** how I **** (haha)
***** lied on God and her kids (threw me off)
Damn near ****ed up my trust
I know a *****'ll cross you to win (where you at with it?)
Yeah, I come from the bluff
Lil' bro don't go through there spinnin'
Can't do it myself (why?), 'cause my position
I'm peepin' *****s in slick competition
Really some *****es, sit down when they pissin'
They get some fame off me if I mention
But it's a shame on me if I did it
I know you obsessed with me and I get it
Stay in yo' lane and stay out my business (over there)
Y'all runnin' off with all these rumors and ****
Quick and ****, makin' assumptions
Next thing you know you judgin' a *****
Damn, what about the truth?

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ok boomer. tell us what offends your mediocre taste.

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I'm not boomer, but I'll answer. Racism, violence, misogeny, bad writing.

I love how, when on the defensive, people resort to name calling (in this case, "boomer" and "mediocre taste").

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how is this even remotely racist lol the rapper is black. what is wrong with violent content in entertainment? do you complain about movies? or just when it's black entertainers. "name calling" lolol

Rushinbear said:

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I'm not boomer, but I'll answer. Racism, violence, misogeny, bad writing.

I love how, when on the defensive, people resort to name calling (in this case, "boomer" and "mediocre taste").

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I'm certainly not a fan of "name-calling" (JMO, too often used as easy shorthand to avoid real feelings....for one thing)

BUT

How can "mediocre taste" even remotely be called name-calling?

bearup said:

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Rushinbear said:

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I'm not boomer, but I'll answer. Racism, violence, misogeny, bad writing.

I love how, when on the defensive, people resort to name calling (in this case, "boomer" and "mediocre taste").

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I'm certainly not a fan of "name-calling" (JMO, too often used as easy shorthand to avoid real feelings....for one thing)

BUT

How can "mediocre taste" even remotely be called name-calling?

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It is a negative judgment unsupported by evidence.

Rushinbear said:

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It is a negative judgment unsupported by evidence.

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How do you define "evidence"? Legalistically, scientifically, historically, artistically (life experience, for example). etc.

What happened to "having a differing opinion"????

IF you were to tell me that this post is "in bad taste" is that worse than "mediocre taste"????

JMO, this thread might do really well OT.

flounder said:

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Rushinbear said:

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flounder said:

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Chapman_is_Gone said:

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Here are the lyrics to that garbage music, in case you are interested. Autotune, fake instruments, tired ass trap beat, it's a shame what the music industry has become.
Edit: Most of the **** are the n-word, yo.

Remember in the 1980s when Tipper Gore (and many others) tried to convince us that heavy metal would destroy our kids? Iron Maiden seems harmless compared to this trash.

Moneybagg Yo
If Pain Was a Person

I done over played my part
They forgot about me, amnesia (it's cool though)
I done hit yours, you done hit mine
Why you still mad? We even (I ain't on that)
The blogs put up anything (**** made up)
And the crazy part, they believe 'em (some goofies)
***** caught a charge and got locked up
Only reason dude still breathin' (I swear)
I never make a ho feel like I can't do no better than her (who?)
Heard that she got a new *****, my bag the biggest
She said he don't **** how I **** (haha)
***** lied on God and her kids (threw me off)
Damn near ****ed up my trust
I know a *****'ll cross you to win (where you at with it?)
Yeah, I come from the bluff
Lil' bro don't go through there spinnin'
Can't do it myself (why?), 'cause my position
I'm peepin' *****s in slick competition
Really some *****es, sit down when they pissin'
They get some fame off me if I mention
But it's a shame on me if I did it
I know you obsessed with me and I get it
Stay in yo' lane and stay out my business (over there)
Y'all runnin' off with all these rumors and ****
Quick and ****, makin' assumptions
Next thing you know you judgin' a *****
Damn, what about the truth?

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ok boomer. tell us what offends your mediocre taste.

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I'm not boomer, but I'll answer. Racism, violence, misogeny, bad writing.

I love how, when on the defensive, people resort to name calling (in this case, "boomer" and "mediocre taste").

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how is this even remotely racist lol the rapper is black. what is wrong with violent content in entertainment? do you complain about movies? or just when it's black entertainers. "name calling" lolol

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I complain about everything. Here's what I think:

First, this piece is art. In the classic sense. To me, if someone creates something, calls it Art and exposes it to the public, it is Art. That's all it takes. So, I don't reject this piece as unworthy of respect.

But, there is good and bad art, original and stolen art, racist art, misogynist art, violent art, badly executed art. And, it is up to the public to consider and evaluate it. And, therein lies this artist's problem.

Second, if we are to get anywhere with the issue of race in this country (and anywhere else), we must be free to speak freely about it. There cannot be restrictions about what is said, because if there are, then we don't have free speech and it becomes a matter of whose ox is being gored.

Back to the artist. He created his problem when he made his piece public. If it were confined to the Black community, sad as I might be, I would have no problem with it, But, once he exposed it to a public which is denigrated for using "******" or equivalents of it such as "*****," he creates a dichotomy where, in the words of Orwell, some animals are more equal than others. So, whites, for example, read this lyric and wonder how can this artist use the word freely, but we are vilified for even thinking it. If we are to have equality, what is sauce for the goose must be sauce for the gander.

Violence. I am personally opposed to the celebration of violence or its advocacy in art. By pouring accolades on this artist for this work, we are condoning and celebrating the violence that he at least accepts. I abhor "Dexter" for the same reason.

Mysogyny. "Ho" and who ****s her better is despicable.

Bad writing. This piece is dreadful...almost incomprehensible. I had to reread it twice to figure it out.

Rap is a legitimate expression of art. It's been around for at least 100 years. I find it too uncivilized in its present form to enjoy. I worry about its impact on young minds and their curiosity to see what happens when they try to copy what the artist advocates. But, rap artists have every right to produce it and more power to them for profiting from it. I just think they're wrong for that.

Sounds quite pompous and extremely racist "real music …."

Are you of the diaspora that created hip hop? Do you know the history?

No difference between this artist/music(used lightly) and KRS ONE is that what your trying to say ?

Or do you have a deep down distain for Black people doing anything but working in the cotton fields .

Why don't you take your displeasure to Twitter and let D. Scott how you feel about his music selection for his highlight/mixtape

bearup said:

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Rushinbear said:

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It is a negative judgment unsupported by evidence.

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How do you define "evidence"? Legalistically, scientifically, historically, artistically (life experience, for example). etc.

What happened to "having a differing opinion"????

IF you were to tell me that this post is "in bad taste" is that worse than "mediocre taste"????

JMO, this thread might do really well OT.

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If I had posted predictions of Cal games and 70% of them were wrong, you would rightly call me a mediocre predictor. That's different than having an opinion that Cal is poorly coached.

Where's the evidence of my bad taste, or even suggestion of it. There's no diff.

I believe that Mr. Scott's music choice needs defense because it is both quality music and the right choice.

Moneybagg Yo is not the flashiest rapper. In his music, he neither claims to surround himself with the most beautiful woman, nor to carry large amounts of guns, nor to headline the most amount of festivals. Instead, a common theme of Moneybagg Yo is that he has achieved success in the industry through hard work in the perfection of his craft. Mr. Scott reflects many of the same themes. Although Mr. Scott was neither highly recruited nor is the most athletic player on the field, he has achieved conference recognition through his tenacity and belief in performing hard work.

With that being said, Mr. Scott, excellent choice of music! We look forward to seeing you continue to wear the blue and gold next year, and Go Bears!

BTW: I had zero (0) to do with this thread being moved OT...except to say that
it would do well here.

$500K can get you a Renoir, Picasso, or a Hunter Biden

https://www.foxnews.com/media/steyn-renoir-picasso-hunter-biden

Rushinbear said:

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If I had posted predictions of Cal games and 70% of them were wrong, you would rightly call me a mediocre predictor. That's different than having an opinion that Cal is poorly coached.

Where's the evidence of my bad taste, or even suggestion of it. There's no diff

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NOTE: 70% wrong => 30% right

QUESTION: 30% compared to what?

*Your record over time
*Your record ATS
*The records of other predictors
*Other

=> your judgment/assumption/guess/whatever that I, or anyone else, would determine you to be "mediocre"
may be very, very wrong.

indeed, you may be the best (according to specific metrics) => you are in no way "mediocre"


=> "mediocre" is dependent on a great many factors (determined statistically, mathematically,
epidemiologically, etc. in in an evidence-based manner)

Of course, the above also applies to "bad taste", "poor taste", "great taste", "no taste whatsoever" etc.

THOUGHT: apparently you have to be ""right".