20 Responses

1. NRRK says:
   November 30th, 2006 at 3:37 pm

   I never paid Pap much time, but this is good. This is what rap is supposed to be.

2. whatdoyaknow says:
   November 30th, 2006 at 8:02 pm

   I don’t even know who Papoose is, but I’m certainly going to check him out after that clip.

3. STREET TALK WALL CHALK says:
   December 1st, 2006 at 1:17 pm

   FUCK THE POOOLICE

4. Tonya says:
   December 2nd, 2006 at 11:16 pm

   As a 13 year old black female teenager I feel that this song 50 shots is true because I grew up in Brownsville and I see black males getting harrassed by police eveeryday and this non-sense needs to stop. This song is deep and really lets you take a good look at what these cops are doing to our black community. We need to take a stand and start sticking together and stop black on black crime because police are committing crimes againist us everyday.

5. mesha Monge-Irizarry says:
   December 3rd, 2006 at 1:11 am

   What else are we People of Color expecting from the Gang in Blue?

   SFPD murdered my only child Idriss Stelley 5 years ago, 48 bullets, 9 KKKops.

   Check this out Yall:
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NO_2_GANG_INJUNCTIONS

6. mesha Monge-Irizarry says:
   December 3rd, 2006 at 1:12 am

   IDRISS STELLEY FOUNDATION (ISF)

   ISF is a nonprofit organization created
   through the settlement of Idriss Stelley’s vs. City &County and SFPD case
   and its allocation to his mother meshá Mongé-Irizarry
   Her only child, 23 African American honor student was killed by SFPD at the SF Sony Metreon
   on June 13, 2001, 48 shots, 9 officers, as he stood alone in an empty theater.
   Idriss Stelley’s case is at the root of the 40-HR mandatory SFPD Mental Health Training,
   ratified in SF in March 2002, and of the SF Police relorm,
   won by a substantial margin on the Nov. 03 SF ballot

   ISF provides free, confidential services to
   biological and extended families
   whose loved ones have been negatively impacted,
   disabled or killed by law enforcement.

   * Know your rights workshops
   * Victory oVer Violence (support group)
   * Support counseling
   * Community altar
   * 24-HR Trilingual Spanish/French/English crisis line
   * Family outreach training program
   * Monitoring of SFPD accountability
   * Police Reform (prop H) implementation
   * Police Commission hearing weekly attendance
   * Participation in Police Academy Citizen Training
   * Volunteer and undergraduate program
   * (Pending grant: funeral benefits)
   * Free E-mail &Internet access to Families &Youth affected by law enforcement
   misconduct. ISF moderates a number of websites for Justice.
   * Webcast “SF Village Voice”, and “BVHP Village Voice” F.M. Radio
   * Member of Bay Area Network Against Police Brutality
   * Bayview Youth Mural Dream Project
   * Host of CEDP (Campaign to End the Death Penalty) SF Bayview Chapter
   * Member of South East Banch of AACPRB (African American Community Policing Relations Board)
   * Member of October 22 Coalition to Sop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation
   * Our director sits on the Hurricane Relief Board and YEFAB (SF Youth Empowerment Fubding Advisory Board, City Gov)
   * on going articles on Law Enforcement Accountability on Indymedia, Indybay, SF Bayview National Blac Newspaper and Changester Magazine.

   The primary focus of ISF, justified by casualty statistics is:
   To serve the Bay Area African American Community and Families of Color,
   although no one is ever turned down for services.
   Home visits can be scheduled if needed.

   We are seeking volunteers and interns to staff
   our bilingual 24-HR crisis line, teach basic computer skills,
   provide confidential support counseling,
   staff special events
   and help with fundraising

   ISF depends on the community to continue
   providing direct services to our community
   Checks can be made out to:
   ISF 4921 3rd St, SF, CA 94124
   wheelchair accessible

   For an appointment, leave a message to
   meshá @ (415) 595-8251 / 24-HR Bilingual Crisis Line
   Or write to: IOLMISHA@CS.COM

   (Nominated “Local Hero of the Year” mesha Monge-Irizarry, Director
   by the San Francisco Bay Guardian,
   “Best of 2004″ edition, July 28/04)

   In Struggle and Solidarity,
   meshá
   (meshá Mongé-Irizarry, Director)
   Idriss Stelley Foundation
   4921 3rd St, SF CA 94124
   (415) 595-8251 24HR Bilingual Spa. Crisis Line
   iolmisha@cs.com

7. Lyskar says:
   December 3rd, 2006 at 5:04 am

   whatdoyaknow don’t know Papoose? where you’ve been? If your from NYC and it takes a tragedy for you to know your neighbors then something is wrong with you son.
   Much like these NYC Gestapos looking for the bionic fourth man, when their actually looking for dirt on Sean Bell.
   Just tell the cops you all know, it was dark, verbal fighting with a black man pissed you off after a few drinks. Stand in front his wip with you and your buddies blocking the road.

   ” whatdoyaknow Says:
   November 30th, 2006 at 8:02 pm

   I don’t even know who Papoose is, but I’m certainly going to check him out after that clip.”

8. The Black Girl says:
   December 3rd, 2006 at 8:48 am

   This is the thing: I know we’ve been taught to “turn the other check,” but sometimes VIOLENCE needs VIOLENCE. Since we are dealing with MURDERERS, sometimes that needs to be the response. Their names, the police who shot Sean Bell, have been listed. They need to be searched out and notified that their behavior is unacceptable. We already know that nothing “major” is going to be done to them–they protect their own and we need to the same. The problem is that we, Black people, let too many people do all kinds of shit in our communities while we stand on the sidelines watching it. They feel they can do it to us because we do it to each other. We kill each other, we bring AIDS to each other, and the list goes on and on. How can we expect people to treat us any differently than we treat each other. And, findaly, when we get in position of authority we often take on the mindset of the oppressor. We have been without any “real” power for so long, that as some as we get some–we abuse each other. Take some time to read “The Wretched of the Earth” by Franz Fanon, you will find it helpful. I could go on and on, but I’ll stop here. But I do have soem questions: Why does death bring us together as a community? Why don’t we surround our own before they are confronted by this kind of police brutality?

   We neglect to teach our children that they are NEVER safe in the presence of white people–those who wield power. Yes, we have the positions, but often we are not the ones making the major decisions and writing policy. Okay, stop, stop, stop. But, I’m pissed as I just read the story of the 88 year-old woman lkilled by police, in Atlanta, in a botched-up raid. Google it and read the report. It happens everyday and we have press conferences, but what changes. The Black body is never safe in America.

9. Shelly Lewis says:
   December 3rd, 2006 at 11:41 am

   Hello,
   When one hear about incidents such as this, we as African American should not be alarm. The history of African American on this continent, tell this story everyday. Black America need to study, know, and appreciate the struggle their ancestors endured at the hands of the white power regime, once man truely know and realize what is present in his life and society he will never have to ask these questions again.

   We, as a people have become so comfortable accepting the rhetoic our enemies put before us. We first need to start supporting our educatonal institutions, businesses, communities, government and each other.

   Most of us fail to register to vote, attend a black college campus or for many of us marry a black woman-especially if he or she has acquired a certain amount of wealth. This is what racism does to us, we become the racist.

   The Ghetto’s Mother son attend Booker T Washington High School because she lives on that certain side of town and the mostly white community do not want her son in their school system, but as soon as this young man graduate from Booker T. Washington High School, Mr. Plantation
   Owner is at her door. Mr. PLantation Owner now tell Ghetto Mom we need your child to help build our football team, at his prestegious white institution/University.

   Withour hestitation the Ghetto Mom turn her son over to Mr. PLantation Owner (White College Scout); people, what I am trying to say is that , as a race we have left the cotton fields for the football field. Our colleges and university system are the most sagegated institutions in America, as black parents we support and take pride in supporting these lilly white Institutions. Unlike a enslaved-market we sale our child to the highest bidder (think about it).

   African American endured pratically 400 years of enslavement by this same government system, one should not have to think twice when brutality come knocking at your door. I am not saying to you to become the person society had put before us, but at least learn from your pass. “To learn from the past we must first know the pass.”

   Nothing here surprises me, this incident, “Down South”, we call this a lynch-mob, the only different now is that the Klans have traded uniforms, which make him more dangerous because now he has been given license to kill.

   To the Rapper, sing all the song you want to sing, but make sure your song are about moving to a better place, a place where you can make your life and community a stable, positive place to live and grow.

   Invest in businesses and self, stop beig the global community consumer. Put your dolars where they will make the most financial different-invest in each other.

   If we cannot do this, then too, we are bound to fail.

   If we fail to educate the mind, the body will not exist. Sometime it takes tragedy to bring about a change, otherwise, many of us will not raise a finger to do anything about anything. Make sure this young man deaf makes a different for the masses that are bound to follow.

   Shelly
   blackgeorgia@msn.com
   GBATT
   Georgia Black Association ON Tourism And Travel, Inc

   Shelly

10. tony says:
    December 4th, 2006 at 4:22 am

    Pap that’s some deep shit.Keep the hot tracks comin and showin the love for our community thats being over run by the crooked/racist cops.

11. Tina Louise says:
    December 12th, 2006 at 5:20 am

    That words need to be written to describe these things is another tragedy….throughout history artists have grown from the ugliest of inspirations.

    Namaste,
    Tina Louise

12. Miss.Diamond says:
    December 13th, 2006 at 5:33 pm

    I think what they did was unexceptable!!! and the sad thing is they probably will get off without any Consequences!!!! its time for our black people to realize that white people will never accept us as a people, to them we all are just animals!!! we can’t even drive in nice cars with out the pigs!!! pulling us over!!!!!! its just sad!!! i don’t care what anyone says racism is very much alive!!! and the sad part of it is the police MY BAD THE PIGS!!! ARE GONNA JUST CALL IT AN ACCIDENT!!!! last but not least i think the song that papoose did was very touching!!! i think it will give alot of people something 2 think about.

13. rome says:
    December 18th, 2006 at 7:48 pm

    WORLD WATCH OUT…HUMBLE YOURSELVES…GET READY FOR THIS DUDE PAPOOSE’S THUGGATION INVIASION…THE YOUNG BOY IS THE SMARTEST MOST POLITICAL SAVVY NEW RAPPER COMING OUT…I GREW UP IN EAST NEW YORK BROOKLYN AND WAS AROUND FOR THAT YUSEF HAWKINS THING…THE CROWN HEIGHTS RIOTS…ABNER LOUIEMER SHOOTING AND THE WALK ON CITY HALL WITH REV. AL SHARPTON…SO I ALREADY KNOW WHAT IT IS WITH THESE RACIST PIG ASS COPS…IT’S NOT GONNA STOP PEOPLE…WE MUST EDUCATE OURSELVES BOTH STREETWISE AND BOOKWISE IN ORDER TO RISE ABOVE THIS B.S. THAT GOES ON IN OUR HOODS…IGNORANCE THRIVES AMOUNG THE UN-EDUCATED.

14. T says:
    December 19th, 2006 at 8:31 am

    Papoose Pap.. poose

15. ryda says:
    December 21st, 2006 at 5:01 pm

    GGGGYEAH Pap I sure hope you release this

    Since Pac was taken from us YOU are the only person really tackling the truth.
    When I was over in Broklyn 97 another brother was shot 17 or 21 times shit is crazy, the holice are well paid gangsters who dont truley understand the power and responsibility they have.

    Stay on yo grind Papoose.

    MD Str8 Outta T town West Midlands UK

16. BMS says:
    March 17th, 2007 at 9:08 pm

    This is not an issue of Civil Rights, but one of Human Rights The world is watching to see if the Big Apple is really rotten at the core. Will the life of one unarmed Black Man count for something. We will see as his body is weighed in the balances of justice. Maurice Carver Host of Black Men Screaming did an excellent piece. here is the link.

    Sean Bell Shooting
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k96oEmD2s6E

17. latoya says:
    May 20th, 2007 at 3:45 pm

    There are more criminals than good people. A criminal is a criminal no matter what color. Cops put their life in danger everyday, and they should be able to protect themselves without having to worry about getting jailed later on.
    .

18. Sembe Goudiaby says:
    February 22nd, 2008 at 1:16 pm

    i think paps the best rapper alive. the way he expresses his words is so real. This tragedy with the racist cops is serious and should be addressed. My family lives in brownsville and bedstuy and i’ve witnessed police harrass our community on multiple occasions. My cuzzo and i also witnessed a brutal beating of a man by ploice by saratoga park in brownsville. something needs to be done and im glad that pap had something to say

19. Yardmon50 says:
    April 25th, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    I wrote “50 Bullets” a day after the shooting because I believe the death/murder of Sean Bell is a tragedy of “shakespearean proportions,” for like Romeo and Juliet this young couple got caught up in society’s contentions. Meanwhile, there have been 5 or 6 more preventable police shootings since this happened. These types of actions by the “authorities” breed hopelessness and a sense of desperation that just creates more crime and institutes the cycle of poverty we see. I also believe that we all have to unite against hate. If he were alive today, Shakespeare himself would have probably remembered that it was at the wedding celebration where Christ performed his first feat. Well, how ironic is this? For a miracle is what we need now if we’re going to get any justice and heal all the pain caused by this shooting. How do we prevent this from happening agian? Herein lies the real crime: “complacency.” Some say it’s a “crime” and some say it’s a “tragedy. ” Visit my page, check out my song and tell me what do you think? -Yardmon50

20. Yardmon50 says:
    April 25th, 2008 at 8:08 pm

    NEW EP “50 BULLETS” AVAILABLE AT: MYSPACE.COM/YARDMON50

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