talib kweli on cnn going innnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

[King Lance]

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... yOwB3MV3Qs




The past 24 hours have apparently been ripe for cable news shoutfests. The latest example being CNN’s Don Lemon getting into a tussle with rapper Talib Kweli over media coverage of the ongoing protests in Ferguson, Mo.

You’ll have to watch the full video to really get a sense of what happened, but let’s just put it this way: Kweli accused CNN of covering the protesters inaccurately, Lemon tried to fight back but Kweli did not like being interrupted and threatened to walk off-set a few times. The pair also spent several minutes arguing with each other over who approached whom in booking the rapper, with Kweli suggesting Lemon didn’t even respect him enough to know how to pronounce his last name.

At the start of the interview, Kweli said he’d come to Ferguson to help because he “felt it was important to control the narrative because the media has been doing a horrible job of making sure that the stories get out in the right way.”

Lemon disagreed, noting that “people in the community are actually coming up commending us on our coverage, saying that it’s balanced.” But Kweli pointed to an article on CNN’s website that characterized the protests as “calm until the bottles fly,” telling Lemon, “That’s not what happened.”

Kweli attempted to explain how the article is inaccurate, but Lemon interrupted several more times, prompting the rapper to get frustrated and turn his back on the host.

The pair also got a bit personal when Kweli noted that Lemon “didn’t even have the decency to greet” him before the segment, instead sending a producer named “Nicole” to invite him onto the show. “You didn’t say nothing to me. You were on your phone the whole time. you asked how to pronounce my name,” Kweli said.

Somehow, magically, the tension eased up and the pair ended the interview with a handshake and a confirmation they were on good terms.

[Tash8]

talib fucked up...How is he going to end the video with "I want to say for the people to keep the focus on Mike Brown" but the entire interview he ignored Brown and instead he's butthurt because Don Lemon interrupted him. Too bad, cause talib is one of the few rappers articulate enough to do these interviews

He gets mad that the reporter interrupts him but then when the reporter starts speaking Talib interrupts him anyway. Talib is that dude but he needs to turn it down a notch so an understandable conversation can happen. I was interested in what he was trying to say but it started to just get awkward to watch lol. I respect what he's trying to do though.

This. He made a great starting point and then screwed himself over by focusing on their interaction rather than the actual dialogue.

[Elision]

that was like watching kanye and will-i-am in the same body

[Chalky]

Talib Kweli is my nig