Oct 7, 2016 via Independent.co.uk http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...an-mother-upset-over-his-lyrics-a7347351.html Justin Carissimo New York @JstnMchl Thursday 6 October 2016 The rapper says people should respect opinions that are different from their own Vince Staples isn’t here for Internet bullying. The Long Beach rapper is defending the unidentified Christian mother of four who recently posted an 11-minute YouTube video criticizing the lyrics to his Summertime ‘06 hit, “Norf Norf.” The clip has since gone viral, generating tweets and headlines depicting the mother’s tearful rant as “nonsensical.” Folks online also condemned the mother’s use of the “n-word” while she read the lyrics in front of her child. However, one vital person in the mother’s corner is Staples himself. He’s saying that people online should respect an opinion that’s different from their own. “I don’t really have much to say about the video — I don’t think it’s funny at all,” Staples told The Independent on Wednesday. “It’s not right to attack someone over their stance, their opinions, and their religion. I think that’s very immature.” “It’s just not right that’s she’s being attacked," he added, "it’s not okay.” In the mother’s recording, she describes the 2015 track as “crap” and says that the lyrics infuriated her. “I remember listening to the top hits as a kid,” she says. “You know Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, and NSYNC. Those were the top hits when I was a kid. Nowadays it’s not the same, not the same at all.” She admitted that the curse words were removed from the track but encouraged fellow parents to pay attention to music their children are listening to. “I’m raising four little girls and that just breaks my heart,” she says while sobbing. “I tell you right now, music has a strong influence on our children. I normally never listen to that radio station, it’s almost like I was meant to hear to let you guys know about it.” To be clear, "Norf Norf" depicts the harsh reality of growing up on the north side of Long Beach, where folks have nothing productive to do but gangbang—a problem Staples has tried to remedy byinvesting in youth programs in the area. So while Staples believes the mother has every right to defend her children, he also said that she is clearly confused about the context of his song. “We already have a lot of issues between black and white relations in this country based on misunderstandings,” Staples continued. “In my eyes, she doesn’t look like a racist. She doesn’t look like a mean person. But it’s not very responsible for people to try to take that and jump, looking for some sort of commentary on these issues [in the community].” Watch the mother's criticism below. For those who haven't heard, listen to Vince Staple's "Norf Norf" here.
Oct 7, 2016 I mean yeah she got some rly hard s--- from this But then again Youtube comments are always f---ing r-----ed
Oct 7, 2016 vince ur so smart and progressive why couldnt you just post a meme instead of making me feel guilty
Oct 7, 2016 its funny when most of the biggest hits in pop are about sex but just dimmed down to lyrics where someone like her would be oblivious to it
Oct 7, 2016 i mean being oblivious is the opposite affect of dumbing lyrics down and hes obviously rapping about more than just "sex" lol
Oct 7, 2016 so? she rather her kids sing songs about sex then cool but dont come at another culture because there more explicit
Oct 7, 2016 fam cmon lmao besides i have a hard time even believing she heard this on pop radio i really cant see any way that norf norf could possibly getting any radio play but she's not "coming at another culture because they're more explicit" her issue isnt with hip hop its with the fact that that song was playing on a presumably family friendly radio station
Oct 7, 2016 "I normally never listen to that radio station, it’s almost like I was meant to hear to let you guys know about it" she wasnt listening to no pop station most likely a hip hop and rnb and she heard rnb first then it went to vince
Oct 7, 2016 she literal says its a "top hits" radio station and its the early morning driving to school time slot... maybe you're right and it is some underground rap show her kid asked to play and its their moms mistake but her issue is with what she believes is a pop radio show not with the hip hop culture or its substance specifically
Oct 7, 2016 man i understand where ur coming from but shes just a dumb lady with her heart in the right place thats just trying to catch some pop tunes on the way to school w/o hearing about abortions and g--- banging and stuff i think its all a big misunderstand with some nice meme value thrown in i think vince handled this graciously hopefully we dont have to see any more about it
Oct 7, 2016 Yikes @ being mature in 2016 Shoulda did some s--- like souljia boy did with Ice T to grt some publicity off this
