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PE would have been credible if they didn't have Flavor Flav. What exactly is their schtick? Advocating cultural pride, cultural unity and espousing a culture-centric agenda is one thing but don't contradict yourself with racist self-caricature. At best, it grows from a sad miscalculation that Middle America will accept "black nationalist" rap only if mixed with goofy self-caricature. At worst, it's a cynical way to make money off the naive.
I loved PE when I was a kid but it's all a joke now. Their schtick reminds me of that Eddie Murphy classic skit where he was portraying a reggae singer singing "Kill all the white people" while asking them to "Buy (his) record first". Great music but the clown act has to go.
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