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Why Rap Stars Are Hating on the iPhone watch!

gizmodo.com — At the Rock the bells festival on Sunday, some of the most important hip-hop artists were asked what they hated most about the iPhone. Here are their reasons.

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  • darkchild82, on 08/05/2008, -16/+211When Bootie Brown wants PowerPoint & MS Word on the iPhone, you just can't help but go "*****' wuht?!"
  • Whorebane, on 08/05/2008, -4/+168Because it's not Boost Mobile.
  • nads, on 08/05/2008, -10/+120Mofo bro wants powerpoint, f*** you!
  • mantony, on 08/05/2008, -18/+126lol even they understand that you need the ability to open power points , and you fanboys call yourself's geeks, shame
  • kpkpkp, on 08/05/2008, -8/+84"Hating"? not really. I thought most were pretty valid critiques
  • somethinspecial, on 08/05/2008, -5/+77Real OGs still use the Motorola Startac.
  • seanmx, on 08/05/2008, -3/+70Everybody that seen the leprechaun say yeahhhhh
  • inactive, on 08/05/2008, -5/+67I think somebody should tell Slick Rick, the iPhone has iPod capabilities.
  • nerdherder, on 08/05/2008, -3/+59So Method Man is a fanboy simply because he likes it? ***** I had Pizza Hut for lunch the other day, I must be a Pizza Hut fanboy.
  • Awspire, on 08/05/2008, -1/+51Ya, right. This is the OG's mobile phone.

    http://i12.tinypic.com/24xgsas.jpg
  • tokabowla, on 08/05/2008, -12/+55Yo dawg, I need WUUUUUUUUURRRRDD dokumentz n' sheeet!
  • cl2yp71c, on 08/05/2008, -10/+48It's not bulletproof.

    That's why.
  • JeyNyce, on 08/05/2008, -5/+38Method Man had the best answer, because it's new! LOL.
  • damonic, on 08/05/2008, -13/+43Has anyone asked iPhone users what they hate about rap?
  • inactive, on 08/05/2008, -5/+30That M-1 fellah has some nice toofs.
  • zadadka, on 08/05/2008, -13/+36The iPhone does not have a big butt....and you other brothers can't deny.
  • Depravo, on 08/05/2008, -2/+23Back in my day illiteracy was something to be mocked.
  • eazhar, on 08/05/2008, -1/+22where u at
  • Wargalas, on 08/05/2008, -14/+32Hold on, let me put on my "I give a ***** what rap stars think" hat.
  • robdiggity, on 08/05/2008, -2/+18Digga who?
  • TobyDumb, on 08/05/2008, -1/+16Who needs an iPhone when you have a leprechaun flute passed down from a thousand years ago from your Irish ancestors?

    SAY YEAAH!!!
  • Abjure, on 08/05/2008, -1/+16Digga please.
  • inactive, on 08/05/2008, -16/+30Seriously, everyone here making fun of how they talk needs to shut the hell up. Digg has become a breeding ground of ignorance.
  • billymonster, on 08/05/2008, -3/+16***** you, two of my friends died getting old.
  • pintomp3, on 08/05/2008, -2/+15he didn't say he hated it, just that he doesn't need one. none of them did really. some just explained why it doesn't meet their needs. the article is basically "OMG, these rappers are so stupid for not drooling over the iPhone".
  • jack12345678910, on 08/05/2008, -10/+23yea they were valid critiques, digg people are so god damn racist. most of these comments are unrelated to the iphone/critique but mostly related to making fun of black people and hip hop.
  • AngelX, on 08/05/2008, -1/+13Quite eloquently put.
  • NakedDemon, on 08/05/2008, -3/+15I want the gold, give me the gold!
  • santiago1, on 08/05/2008, -4/+16 White people can no longer be racists because they can't keep up with the Black people stereotyping themselves!
  • indraneel24, on 08/05/2008, -2/+13No, you just had subpar pizza.
  • lordtyros, on 08/05/2008, -4/+15You can open them using the iPhone, numbnuts.
  • dhughes, on 08/05/2008, -0/+10 It was? It looked like eight lines of gibberish to me.
  • dthebear, on 08/05/2008, -11/+21this is for that homeboy who wanted MS Words and powerpoint
    http://www.plasmicsloth.com/gallery2/d/225-1/Word. ...
  • funkdoctorspock, on 08/05/2008, -3/+13Do you speak the same way on IM that you do in person? How about to your friends vs. your family? Ever abbreviate anything? There are infinite variations on the English language based on every situation and scenario that exists.

    Every one of these guys have put out records, writings, etc., that are taken more seriously than you ever will be. Many of the people interviewed are forefathers of a movement that has become the dominant lifestyle in America and throughout many parts of the world for the past three decades, from music to art to clothing and beyond.

    Don't be an idiot.
  • RadiatedAnt, on 08/05/2008, -1/+10you drones bring nothing to the table
  • Tenoq, on 08/05/2008, -4/+12The silent 'c'.
  • wTheOnew, on 08/05/2008, -1/+9Congratulations! No one cares.
  • KingGorilla, on 08/05/2008, -1/+9I am curious as to why rappers need powerpoint. I would like to see some of their presentations
  • FonzsXe, on 08/05/2008, -5/+13It's funny because these rappers are being honest and practical about what they like. Everyone here is hating on them because they don't like rap....or because they are on of the mindless sheep that bought an iphone and truly believe their smarter than everyone else for doing so. FAIL
  • nerdherder, on 08/05/2008, -0/+7yeahhhhh
  • ColorBlind, on 08/05/2008, -9/+16They dont like it because everyone and their mom has one....
  • IVIrMP3, on 08/05/2008, -0/+7They need powerpoints of the charts from http://jamphat.com/rap/
  • frasermoo, on 08/05/2008, -0/+7except after c
  • thezanman, on 08/05/2008, -1/+8The Startac was a retardidly durable phone, that thing was awesome
  • inactive, on 08/05/2008, -1/+8No intelligent person takes ebonics seriously.
  • craftyshrew, on 08/05/2008, -2/+8I feel sorry for you...and no, by this statement you don't "actually listen to rap".
  • Lucifugerising, on 08/05/2008, -4/+10People love saying racist *****...
  • ChromaVita, on 08/05/2008, -0/+6brings a whole new meaning to the term "Jailbreak"
  • ireland88, on 08/05/2008, -3/+9you are an idiot and need to listen to some real hip hop
  • CabesMojo, on 08/05/2008, -0/+6There are light years of differences there. I think you are just too scared to be looked at as racist to give an honest critique of anything anyone with the slightest hint of color in their skin does. The way they speak borders on a complete lack of comprehension. Slurring words together and throwing random gibberish in the middle of a few recognizable English words does not make make you a unique cultural snowflake.

    Do you wager any of them could put on a successful job interview like that? Not being able to communicate effectively with the vast majority of the nation after even being given the free opportunity to learn how to is ignorance.
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