Posted on 11/29/2007 8:16:14 PM PST by freedom44
Iran has officially categorised rap music as "illegal." According to Breibart.com, the Islamic country's hardline officials have declared rap a "cultural invasion" by "decadent" western music, complaining it diminishes Islamic values and traditions.
Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry Mohammad Dashtgoli made a statement saying, "There is nothing wrong with this type of music in itself, but due to the use of obscene words by its singers this music has been categorised as illegal. In coordination with the police, illegal studios producing this type of music will be sealed and the singers in this genre will be confronted."
Dashtgoli continued, pointing out his frustration over rappers distributing their music through low-priced and affordable outlets, such as the internet. He added: "We should find a solution for this." Clearly he doesn't have a MySpace account.
Breibart goes on to reveal that rap has increased in popularity amongst Tehran's young males, largely because of its explicit lyrics and "social, political and sexual themes." It also points out, that now by law, producing and recording rap albums and throwing concerts in Iran require permission from Dashtgoli and his ministry. The crackdown is a response to the growing trend of women "slack dressing," and raids on bootleg music and "sex parties."
They finally get something right.
LOL! Something we can agree on.
Where’s Rev Al Sharpton when you need him? They are being racist and our man Al should step up and make them apologize like Imus, Michael Richards, etc. etc. /sarc
Can’t say that was a bad decision.
Cain’t touch dis.
Finally the Iranasus get something right!
Wish they'd do the same here.
Shah, Reza Pahlavi.
Spell it, Shah, not “Shaw”, or slaw.
lol, send all the race baiters to Tehran to demand apologies and extort money....then cancel their passports.
An added benefit would be to have pro-democracy lyrics.
” singing in his reign.” Groan, kind of a stretch, but I liked it anyway.
Good thing Gene Kelly didn’t hear about this.
Perhaps you meant the “Ir-anus-ians”.
LOL, ha ha,..OH, I am SO funny. ROFL.
I’m going backwards. I’m 13 years old again.
Well, I guess he’s cole shah now.
OK. It’s time for the rappers to make up a “song”
for these idiots in Iran.
Da Man from Iran
He tells me to cut it
But he ain’t cra**
So, I tell him to **** it.
He don’t know ****
Not even a little bit
So he tells his people
to take their mouth and zip it!
boom boom bangada boom
Man from Iran all stopped up
Man from Iran he all stopped up
His pipes are clogged and rusty
He needs to get a babe who busty
Big Baby Big
Relieve his misery to take his country
out of the ancient history
Damn, Rap’s easy to write, you just need lots of *****’s.
"I am not Dan Rather - nobody is deposing me!!!" ;)
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