Wednesday, September 3, 2008

The Game's new album "L.A.X." features a song re-igniting rumors that Jesse Jackson was involved in MLK's death

Posted by ATLstatus at 8:33 PM

When I first moved to Atlanta I used to work on the Reverend Hosea Williams's television show called "Voice of The Crusader."  We used to do the show live & sometimes taped over at People TV & it was a pleasure working with the civil rights leader.  Reverend Hosea Williams was unafraid to speak his mind on many issues as he always made it clear that he was "unbossed & unbought" by any establishment.  I learned a good deal from my experiences with "Uncle Hosea" as he liked to be called.  The most important thing I get from talking with our older generation is hearing the stories that don't always get brought up in the media.  It's always interesting to hear the behind the scenes stories that went on back in the day especially during the civil rights movement.  


West Coast rapper, The Game, recently re-ignited a good deal of interest into some of those stories & rumors with a song on his new album called "Letter To The King" featuring Nas.   With Jesse Jackson's recent diss of Barack Obama caught on Fox News threatening to "cut his nuts off", the public disapproval & backlash from recording artists was expected.  What wasn't expected from many people was rap artist The Game's theory that Jesse Jackson had something to do with Dr. King's death.  Although we've heard people call game 'stupid' or an "idiot" for making those claims, it appears that "The Game" has been hearing or reading about these same accusations as well. Shouts out to Illseed & check out these videos from Chicago native Steve Cokely who breaks down the claim with plenty of references & evidence.  Very interesting indeed....








 

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