Welp! After an interview with Philly’s Hot 107.9 Pastor Jomo K. Johnson and rapper Meek Mill couldn’t settle their differences with the Drake assisted track “Amen.” Well the good reverand decided to take the matters to the studio. Check out the track from Pastor Jomo dissing Meek, Ross and Maybach Music “No Amen, Part 1.” This definitely ain’t MC Hammer ya’ll.
The Rev. Jomo K. Johnson is calling for a boycott of Meek Mill, one of Philly’s most popular hip-hop artists, after being offended by the lyrics of Mill’s new single.
The song’s title? “Amen.”
The song, which also features Canadian rap superstar Drake, is blasphemous because it thanks God for what many would consider rather ungodly things, says Johnson: freewheeling sex, money, violence. And that, Johnson says, is going to send Mill straight to hell.
Such pronouncements might be predictable if Johnson were one of the usual suspects in the culture wars: some old fart who didn’t understand hip-hop or the environment about which Mill sings. But that’s not the case. Johnson is practically the same age as Mill, and he grew up listening to much of the same music and having many of the same influences as Mill did. Johnson’s church, moreover, the Philly Open Air Church on Germantown Avenue, isn’t far from where Mill — born Robert Williams — grew up.
“I’m a hip-hop fan. But I believe there is a need to really call him out and say enough is enough,” said Johnson, who founded his nondenominational evangelical Christian church two years ago. “He seems to really be using the church as a backdrop and a parallel for some of the sinful things that he does.”
Johnson, who first called for a boycott of Mill on his blog, deadestrapperalive.com, has also self-published a book he wrote on the subject called No Amen: Why Boycotting Meek Mill Will Help Save Hip Hop.
“As a hip-hop fan, I want to encourage every rap fan in Philadelphia who is a believer in Jesus Christ, to boycott Meek Mill until he acknowledges this blatant disrespect,” Johnson wrote on his blog. “And being resident of North Philadelphia and pastor, I revoke Meek’s ‘hood pass’ until this happens.”
Though a representative, Mill declined to comment on Johnson’s call for a boycott.
So what in Johnson’s mind is so sacrilegious about Mill’s song?
After all, “Amen” starts off innocuously enough, as Mill sings:
“I just wanna thank God/For all the pretty women he let into my life/ All the Benjamins he let me count …” But then the song takes a turn makes a turn, becoming darker, as Mill starts going on about killing people, having sex and drinking alcohol until he overdoses.
“Now it’s a lot of bad b—— in the building (Ooh, Amen)
A couple real n—– in the building (Amen)
(Source: Philly.com)
It’s that time of year again. MTV rolls out its “Hottest MC Nominees of 2011″ list and it is not without controversy again. While it includes the normal heavy hitters like Rick Ross, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne, I also has artists we barley saw in 2011 like Jadakiss and Maino. It also excludes Grammy nominee J.Cole.
Cole is Nominated for “Best New Artist” at this years Grammy’s. Isn’t that considered hot?
Here are the rest of the nominees.
2 Chainz
50 Cent
Big Sean
Common
Drake
Eminem
Fabolous
French Montana
Jadakiss
JAY-Z
Jim Jones
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Lloyd Banks
Maino
Meek Mill
Nas
Nicki Minaj
Red Café
Rick Ross
T.I.
Wale
Wiz Khalifa
Yelawolf
Young Jeezy
Hmmmm… Somethings Missing.
Common Strikes Back!
Looks Like Common heard enough of Drake on the joint “Stay Schemin” off the mixtape from Rick Ross “Rich Forever”
Drizzy apparently sent enough subliminasl Com’s way that he had to respond and actually target Drake by name!
LOL That Hoe Ass N***A LMAO!
Check out Common going in taking Meek Mill’s place over “Stay Schemin”… The Remix here.
Rick Ross pushed back his highly anticpiated album “God Forgives, I Don’t” but he blessed us with “Rich Forever.” The “Mixtape” features Rozay with Nas, 2 Chainz and John Legend along with fellow MMG mates Meek Mill, Stalley & Wale and more.
Download “Rich Forever” here.
Check out my favorite track of the tape “Fuck Em” featuring 2 Chainz
Lou Williams
Philadelphia 76ers point guard Lou Williams found himself in a sticky situation Christmas eve but the gift of gab & McDonalds will get you out jam. Check out this Christmas Blessing from ESPN.
Williams told the Philadelphia Daily News that he was stopped in his car in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Manayunk on Christmas Eve when he was approached by a man wielding a gun.
But Williams, who has developed into a key reserve for the Sixers, said he managed to talk down the gunman — and then treated his would-be assailant to McDonald’s.
“A guy tried to rob me but decided not to because of whatever I do in the community,” the 25-year-old Williams told the Daily News. “He’s a Lou Williams fan, so he didn’t rob me.”
Williams told the paper that he was driving his car when the man began to approach with a gun drawn and then knocked on the driver’s window.
“There’s crime everywhere,” Williams told the Daily News. “I was debating whether to pull off to help the guy. The gun was already out. He did all the talking, and we came up with a solution before I could really say much. I treated him to McDonald’s.”
Philadelphia opened the regular season in Portland on Monday night.
McDonals All American Lou Williams
Mickey D’s needs to make a phone call to the former McDonalds All American for this. A convo over a Big Mac makes any robber smile. Williams also raps. Maybe he can rock a commercial. Lou, get your agent on the phone! He got work to do!
Check out Lou hold his own with Philly native Meek Mill & Mel Love “Give It to Em”
Bang & Fred The Godson
J.R. Bang Interviews XXL 2011 Freshman Ten Alum, South Bronx rapper Fred The Godson. Fred talks about his new mixtape with D.J. Drama “Gangsta Grills Presents: City of God” what it’s like to be a rapper from the Bronx, who he would like to see in the 2012 Freshman Ten and more!
Log on to Windycityunderground.com for the most ignorant show on the internet! The J.R. Bang Morning Show!
