Dear David Banner,
A weird little beef started between you and Al Sharpton this week. We all know why — he is waging a campaign against hip hop, and you think that he should worry about what’s happening in the streets before he starts thinking about violent imagery and curse words in rap songs. By default, I agree with you. To a certain extent.
But your initial approach was way off. Telling a reverend to suck your dick is rarely an adequate way to effect change. At the same time, Kirsten John-Foy’s rebuttal on behalf of Sharpton wasn’t the most mature either.
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And the beef goes on…
David Banner (aka Levell Crump) might have had second thoughts about the way he went at Al Sharpton in a recent interview. He retracted his previous statements, choosing to write a “more thought out” open letter that he says will better describe his feelings on the subject.
The only problem is, the open letter is really long. You’re probably not going to want to read it.
After the jump, check out an excerpt from the portion directed at Al Sharpton. Unfortunately, Banner goes on a rant about black on black crime and cites the Newark shootings as example. I guess he didn’t see that police fingered a group of Hispanic men for the crime. Oops.
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Hmmm…after Kirsten’s taunts, this is all David Banner is coming with?
Oh snap! Al Sharpton bites back at David Banner for his recent fighting words. Actually, it’s National Action Network higher-up Kirsten John-Foy doing the dirty work. First bite? Calling David Banner by his government name (!), Levell Crump. Which is kind of a bold thing for a man named Kirsten to do. Interestingly neither Sharpton nor John-Foy seem to have taken any offense to the “permed-out pimp” allegation.
“From time to time we do encounter people that have sexual fantasies about Reverend Al Sharpton, but they are always women and Crump’s proposition is a first,” he told SOHH in a statement.
“However, in keeping with the National Action Network’s Decency Initiative, I am sure Rev. Sharpton would not call Crump the “N” “B” or “H” word,” Foy continued. “And, despite Crump’s personal request, I am sure Reverend Sharpton would not call him an @#!*%&. He would just pray for him. We at NAN are pro civil rights for everyone, even Levell Crump who has not had a banner year since his debut album in 2003.”
Second bite — going at Levell Crump’s album sales! A Mississippi-themed Al Sharpton/Kirsten John-Foy diss record is in the works as we speak.
[SOHH]
Al Sharpton shouldn’t really be surprised that his latest stunts haven’t made him any new friends in the rap community. David Banner, for instance, would like someone to tell the good reverend that he is welcome to perform a sex act on him.
Sorry for the horrible mental image.
“The next time you see Al Sharpton, tell him I said @#*$ him and he can suck my dick,” an animated David Banner exclaimed. “I might change the name of my album from The Greatest Story Never Told to @#*$ Al Sharpton. I hate Al Sharpton. This is the kind of @#!* that I’m talking about. They’re killing kids in New Jersey and all across the country and all a @#*$% got to talk about is rap lyrics? @#*$ that about they’re our elders and we gotta respect them. I’m tired of this. They’re like the parents, but the parents are crucifying the kids.
“They tried to crucify Nelly and Akon…we need to come together because they’re only doing this because we’re not saying anything,” Banner added. “He’s [Sharpton] a permed-out pimp. Him and Jesse Jackson are out here charging people to do rallies with them. They’re more worried about their investors than our kids. Tell him David Banner said it.”
Banner’s right on with the permed-out pimp description. A guy with hair like that shouldn’t throw stones. It will come back at him every time.
[SOHH]
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