30 May 2008

seriously, mr. attention whore?




Nas' upcoming album cover, at left;
at right: Rear view of former slave revealing scars on his back from savage whipping, in photo taken after he escaped to become Union soldier during Civil War. National Archives / Time Life / Getty


I don't care for this.

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posted by Carla at 11:20 AM

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

not just an attention whore.
you wouldn't dismiss Hank Willis Thomas, like this. so investigate further.

4:00 PM, June 12, 2008  
Blogger Carla said...

I think in a moment when artists have the freedom to independently distribute their work (music, visual, etc.) rather than bow to pressure to alter it (hence his now-Untitled album) his sincerity is suspect. If you want to make a statement, stand your ground rather than continually watering it down and delaying it until it seems like a stunt. Thomas' work addresses that very vacuity that Nas' image embodies. Besides, no matter how often he invokes Malcolm I just don't think he's that deep. Sue me.

4:16 PM, June 12, 2008  

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