Twitter blew up with the satirical hashtag #RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery on Wednesday morning after a panel on MSNBC managed to blame rap music for a recent outburst of racism at the University of Oklahoma.
The tweets, some of which were reposted by hip hop artist Talib Kweli, who has nearly a million followers, pushed the hashtag to become a national trending topic on Twitter.
The mocking began after Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol took part in a panel discussion on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and blamed the “cesspool” of popular culture for the racist chant sung by white fraternity members in Oklahoma over the weekend.
Here are some of the best tweets:
Get North Or Die Trying #RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery
— MUGGA MANZIEL (@GrandeMarshall) March 11, 2015
Get Free or Die Trying
#RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery
— Kei (@keibenet) March 11, 2015
(Lmao) RT @kentuckyviews: Black star line #RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery
— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) March 11, 2015
LL Cool J “Massa said knock you out” #rapalbumsthatcausedslavery
— Manual Neuer (@BullhammerPT) March 11, 2015
Lmao Straight outta Cotton got me crying #RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery
— AJ (@tacojenkins) March 11, 2015
#RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery The Miseducation of Joe Scarborough
— Bricoleur Chad (@chadstanton) March 11, 2015
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, As Of Course They Should. #RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery
— Caredwen Foley (@caredwen) March 11, 2015
The Intentionally Withheld Education of Lauryn Hill #rapalbumsthatcausedslavery
— Little Skeedie (@SKEEerra) March 11, 2015
All Eyez On Me At Auction #RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery
— Common Sensai (@CommonSensai) March 11, 2015
#RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery Straight Outta Dixie
— Serious Black (@NicT10) March 11, 2015
Three Fifths Mafia #RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery
— Rod TBGWT (@rodimusprime) March 11, 2015
#RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery Good Slave M.A.A.D. Owner
— Thug (@Phade2Black_10) March 11, 2015
I’m Dark and Massa’s Not #RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery
— Other Ryan on JOX (@EagleEye1906) March 11, 2015
Fear of A Black Planet #RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery
— Notorious TSF (@MsFlowersTweets) March 11, 2015
Man.
EPIC!
Yeah, I heard that James Earl Ray was a big fan of 50 Cent and 2 Live Crew.
I have to admit quite a few of those caused me to get a case of the giggles.
Joe Coffee just can’t admit that republicans themselves are to blame for what happened in Oklahoma by republican congressman not attending Selma march, not standing up for President Obama when republican politicians are blatantly racist, and not knocking down the KKK by their standing up for GOP representatives who attend Duke rallies.
I don’t understand why is it so hard for idiot Joe to understand that the reason why the frat boy video is so objectionable is not over the N word alone. If they’d been simply singing a random song using the word along with the lyrics, it would have been ridiculous, but still understandable. No, these guys had their own little ditty, it’s their own song, clear about not allowing blacks into their little group and lynchings. Even the kid’s parents are not excusing his behavior. Why is Joe Scarborough such a thick head?