Logging back on to talk about this yoongi and jim jones shit. Let me, a black man, tell you something about black rappers, and rappers in general. rappers have been sampling controversial speeches to rebuke, criticize, and mock the speakers for YEARS +

Jim Jones was highly anti-Korean as well as anti-black and an all around terrible person. He was also an american.

"What do you think" is a song highlighting his success as a korean, especially in western spaces (america).

Not only is the inclusion of +

the sample CRITICIZING it, but the rest of the song indirectly mocks the fact that westerners think less of foreign and non-white artists by stating a rhetorical question of "what do you think?", as in "what do you [a westerner/hater/racist] think [of me, +

the very thing you wrongly criticize, making it and doing what you thought I couldn't do?]"

The inclusion of the sample is him comparing racist westerners to jim jones. +

Ths has ALWAYS been a thing in rap. Rappers will sample a speech as a segue into th topic they're criticizing.

Fr exmple, look at Joyner Lucas and Logic's song, 'Isis'.

Befre each of their verses, there's a sample of The American Psychiatric Association’s definition of ADHD +

The way the sample is premised, right after, it's basically criticizing how society wrongly stereotypes and stigmatizes mental health.

A rapper, or really any other artist, using a sample in their song does not necessarily mean that they support the speaker in the sample +

Context means EVERYTHING when it comes to sampling speeches or statements. It always helps to read the lyrics that follow the sample as well as knowing the history behind the speaker, like knowing that Jim Jones was highly anti-Korean.

I understand being confused and shocked, but don't speak over black people on black issues. Don't try to tell US whether we should be mad or not. That and don't try to make a conversation about a topic that you know absolutely NOTHING about. +

Many rappers have sampled Jim Jones, mainly black ones, to criticize both the speech and as well as society since the things that man believed in and preached are still real issues that POC have to face TO THIS DAY. +

You don't always have to understand social commentary, as many deeper messages in music tend to be subliminal or tend to be represented symbolism. That doesn't give you a right to to judge and criticize it when you can't understand the context OR the message. Thank you.

Now, I, as a black man, would really fcking appreciate it if you guys spent time worrying about the actual fcking issues and trended the petition, the BLM hashtag, and the #RAISETHEDEGREE hashtag bc that's what actually matters, enough of this performative activism.