Pimps Don’t Pay taxes Customer Review: Experimental Hip-Hop
If you’re reading this review, then you already understand J-Zone is not your typical rap artist today. He’s creative, untiring, and most of all, funny as hell. His album Pimps Don’t Pay taxes is truly an artistic hip-hop joyride. A break from the normal if you will. Why a three star rating then? It’s simple, J-Zone is not a great emcee.

You can argue all you want, but the fact remains J-Zone is not as skilled as many would like to give him credit for when he’s on the M-I-C. Sure, he’s very entertaining, and yes, his storytelling is something 99.9% of other hip-hop artist could only dream of touching, but having an extreme gift off the M-I-C doesn’t make up for his lack of skills on the M-I-C. Pimps Don’t Pay taxes is a really good album. It really is, but only if you’re into creative and experimental hip-hop. Other greats like Kool Keith, MF Doom and even Outkast possess that ability to be creative both on and off the M-I-C.

As an ending result, I give J-Zone five stars for creativity, but only one star for delivery, flow and presence/charisma on the M-I-C. Thus my three star rating. This album is not a classic, so lets be fair here, and give this album a fair rating. Pimps Don’t Pay taxes is easily J-Zone at his finest, but even still, his best work isn’t worthy of being “classic” hip-hop. J-Zone himself clearly calls out the “backpacker” type rap fans in this album time and time again, yet still, many of these fans give him extreme credit for making this album, and would go to the extent of calling this classic hip-hop. I simply beg to differ.

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The Foundations of American Government This video demonstrates that many of the current concepts related to the “separation of Church and State” were never intended by the Founding Fathers. The program surveys and analyzes the historical records on the drafting of the First Amendment and shows how much the original intent has been perverted. 25 minutes.
Customer Review: Foundations of American Government
I has seen this program on cable (not this video). I watched this series, not because it is done by a Christian organization, but because I am interested in our country and our freedoms. This is a series that contains a lot of religious references so balance that with what you intend for your audience. Even though Mr Barton refers to the Bible for some of his supporting arguments, I think what he argues for is sound for ALL Americans. I prefer to refer to his view as Judeo-Christian philosophy instead of Judeo-Christian religion because what he says is an excllent guide to being a just citizen in a republic such as the USA, which is something for all Americans, not just Christians or Jews. He may not have intended it that way, but this is how I approached it and I found the video intriguing and I think it will help you glean more from it, no matter your religious affiliation. Key questions he asks: Can unjust & immoral people select good leaders? Does scandalous conduct in private affairs mean anything on the public activities of a person? How is the First Amendment being misconstrued to restrict religious freedom instead of ensuring it? I think these are absolutely relevant questions for every American to ask. I think if you watch the videos with my afore mentioned caveats in mind I think you will find this video intriguing as well.

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