Comments on: Bling’d: Blood, Diamonds, and Hip-Hop Review

By: Mattydigs

Mattydigs — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:25:32 +0000

Was anyone taken aback at the ignorance/stupidity of Paul Wall and crew?

Openly brandishing their grills and chains to the destitute workers?
Then that idiot Paul Wall goes and thanks them for their sacrifice so he can wear his bling. A slap in the face. They must have had a lot of security because they were downright morons to go sporting their bling around like that. Would have been killed in a hot minute. Disrespectful, ignorant, pieces of sh*t.

By: bob

bob — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 17:53:17 +0000

Help! I need a copy of this video for a class I am teaching! VH1 says they do not have one available for sale, etc. I am willing to pay for a quality copy. Please e-mail me if you have one or know some where I can get one from. smith2bs@aol.com
Thank you

By: Kristin Gouge

Kristin Gouge — Fri, 11 May 2007 00:19:44 +0000

hey this is kristin from north carolina and we had to watch the video because our chorus teacher recorded it and we did an worksheet on it. i had no idea that that was even happening over there. The video had empacted us alot exspecially me. What i got from the video is that I have so much and i complain about what i do get and they barley get anything over there and they work all day to try and get food and money for there families and some days all they get is food or two dollars. i also realized that i felt guilty about how i complain because i get stuff but maybe i dont like it sometimes they dont even have the chance to complain about nothing because they dont recieve nothing but food…I think the video was to bring attetion the what has happened in the past and is still happening all around the world in many different countries….Well peace out -Kristin Gouge 15, NC

By: Kenyah Nefertiti Mary Vickers and Jonathan Jerome Franklin-Askew,s mother

Kenyah Nefertiti Mary Vickers and Jonathan Jerome Franklin-Askew,s mother — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:49:02 +0000

Jonathan was 19 years of age when his life was taken against mother’s consent and will by Macon Medical Center. He planned to design computer games to teach the young youth prossional education like doctors, accounts, judges, scientist, etc. Wrote raps and made music. He loved everyone and trusted too much! His friends and family cried through Florida, New York, Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Asia, Jamica, Africa, South and North America who knew and felt his love no longer available but in memories of the lessons he taught. As a young man growing with his mother he was an all star. He played on Lacrose teams, basketball team, football teams, Hockey, and a all white boy scotts in Ossining voted him to be their boy scott leader. He was over protective of everyone including himself and developed the name silent ninja due to the fact he often came off his silent peaceful mediator side to speak fearlessly the truth of what is right. Remember we all are sister’s and brother’s and have been advised to love even our enemies for a purpose. Faith without works is dead. We all reape what we soe. I know Jonathan is only sleeping and soon to awake to be a witness to the truth again. It is how free will is, that truly decides the choose to care or not, love or hate, and live or die.

In memory of you Jonathan,

your mom

By: Kenyah Nefertiti Mary Vickers and Jonathan Jerome Franklin-Askew

Kenyah Nefertiti Mary Vickers and Jonathan Jerome Franklin-Askew — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:04:21 +0000

My daughter and son was murdered in New York and Georgia through abuse of power by hospital doctors and surgeons. My heart is broken and cry out to the creator for justice. I have no support because of lack of money and support.

By: Bakari

Bakari — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:30:58 +0000

Just caught the documentary last night, and you summed up my feelings exactly. It was definitley touching. To see a member of the mighty Wu-Tang almost break down and have to admit that compared to Freetown our “hoods” are very comfortable was something.
But the film brings up many questions. As you pointed out, was Russel Simmons a willing pawn when he took his trip to Africa, or was he really just that ignorant to the realities of the issue he was talking about? Did he even take the time to research the issue before he decided he would be a mouthpiece for the diamond industry? Or did he just take the money and run?
The film also makes me wonder how it is possible that so many diamonds can be found in a country and no one knows how to cut or polish them. If someone is going to start a foundation, it would seem to me that this would be the place to start. Open a trade school teaching these people how to process diamonds, so they can get the value added profits. I just find it hard to believe that this is coincidence. Reminds you of slavery in the Americas when the slavemaster didnt want the slaves to learn how to read. Now, they dont want them to learn how to cut and polish stones.
My other question is this Bombai Bling Foundation. Where is the info on this thing? I need details. How exactly is this foundation going to help the situation.

But I give credit to VH1, with all of the questionable (yet entertaining) shows they put on the air, I am very happy that they shared this with the world.

P.S. Why wasn’t this on BET?

Peace

By: Ben Washington

Ben Washington — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:51:44 +0000

bluddy Bling, yea yea. So what is actually going to be done about it…? Exactly, no one can even really imagine a way to change what is, this is just another example of “us” learning what we’ve done after we’ve already done it. Did we really need to learn about the amount of blood shed overseas….? I’ve seen bloodshed in America over the same thing. Giving that much respect, money, importance or whatever to any stone is dumb even if the workers were being paid well. If it takes a movie and some celeb trips to the motherland to see that what we do on the daily is redundantly retarded than we have no hope.

Bless