Run and tell that homeboy on the BET Hip Hop awards he's alright
source: http://everzalez.com/2010/10/run-and-tell-that-homeboy-hes-alright-with-me/
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I’m without a laptop right now, so I’m getting my social media fix in the apartment’s common area, which has two public computers. Hanging out and working in the area is an easy way to connect with the other people in the complex. We talk about Tumblr, Twitter… and Tuesday night, we talked about the Bed Intruder Song.
Antoine Dodson was originally interviewed by a reporter in Alabama after his sister was almost attacked in her bedroom. He was obviously disturbed about having to protect his sister, and the local news media ran his emotional interview. Not too long after the video hit the web, a group remixed the sound bites into the song above. Click here to read more about how this video went viral.
We were just talking about the video, when someone said he would be live on the BET Hip Hop Awards. So we gathered around the 4-foot television and watched his performance.
He nailed it. One of the Gregory Brothers from Auto-Tune The News played piano and also sang his part of the song.
You don’t WANT to like the song or the story, but it has a good beat. You could tell the people in the audience were also hesitating to sing along, but they couldn’t help themselves. They stood up and danced.
Dodson is now doing well for himself, and he has since purchased a house for his family.
According to an article on NPR, “Dodson credits the popular music video ‘Bed Intruder Song’ — made by two young white men — with helping his family cope with their trauma.”
However, Dodson and the song have a substantial amount of criticism. The people at “Know Your Meme” wrote:
While Antoine was becoming an internet sensation, many residents of the Alabama community criticized WAFF-48, saying that “interviews with people like Antoine reflect poorly on the community.”
WAFF-48’s corespondent Elizabeth Gentle officially responded to criticism by saying that “censoring people, like Antoine, is far worse.”
Dodson has also responded to all the negative attention he has received, saying he is using the song as a way to keep fighting crime in the projects top of mind.
Considering the things other musical artists choose to promote in their songs, I’m not seeing this guy as the worst thing that could happen to the BET awards.
And at the very least, you have to give the guy credit for his style. Check out these shoes:
Antoine Dodson was originally interviewed by a reporter in Alabama after his sister was almost attacked in her bedroom. He was obviously disturbed about having to protect his sister, and the local news media ran his emotional interview. Not too long after the video hit the web, a group remixed the sound bites into the song above. Click here to read more about how this video went viral.
We were just talking about the video, when someone said he would be live on the BET Hip Hop Awards. So we gathered around the 4-foot television and watched his performance.
He nailed it. One of the Gregory Brothers from Auto-Tune The News played piano and also sang his part of the song.
You don’t WANT to like the song or the story, but it has a good beat. You could tell the people in the audience were also hesitating to sing along, but they couldn’t help themselves. They stood up and danced.
Dodson is now doing well for himself, and he has since purchased a house for his family.
According to an article on NPR, “Dodson credits the popular music video ‘Bed Intruder Song’ — made by two young white men — with helping his family cope with their trauma.”
However, Dodson and the song have a substantial amount of criticism. The people at “Know Your Meme” wrote:
While Antoine was becoming an internet sensation, many residents of the Alabama community criticized WAFF-48, saying that “interviews with people like Antoine reflect poorly on the community.”
WAFF-48’s corespondent Elizabeth Gentle officially responded to criticism by saying that “censoring people, like Antoine, is far worse.”
Dodson has also responded to all the negative attention he has received, saying he is using the song as a way to keep fighting crime in the projects top of mind.
Considering the things other musical artists choose to promote in their songs, I’m not seeing this guy as the worst thing that could happen to the BET awards.
And at the very least, you have to give the guy credit for his style. Check out these shoes:
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