Fear of a Black Hat
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:03:01
And what you are about to see
is a documentary on the rap group N.W.H...

:03:05
or Niggaz With Hats.
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I began this project as a thesis
for my doctorate in sociology.

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My belief was that
not only does rap function...

:03:14
as the political voice
of today's urban youth...

:03:17
but it also serves as a tracer
of styles and values.

:03:21
I was attracted to N.W.H. because of...
:03:23
the strong political poses
adopted on such albums as the...

:03:27
controversial and never released
Kill Whitey album.

:03:31
This group also seems
to epitomize the disdain...

:03:34
towards women found
in much of rap culture...

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with songs such as
My Peanuts and Booty Juice...

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which they claim is a political theme.
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So sit back and enjoy.
The brothers have a lot to say.

:03:46
Now, I hear you guys are
from a really rough neighborhood.

:03:50
-Yeah.
-Yeah.

:03:52
So, where? Compton? The sewer? Oakland?
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-All that shit's for punks.
-Brooklyn?

:03:56
No, we don't necessarily like to say
where we're from.

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I thought all rappers like to say
where they're from.

:04:03
Bragging about their neighborhood
as the toughest.

:04:05
Yeah, we could.
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That's like a motherfucker
saying he got a big dick...

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and can fuck for hours.
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Exactly. So what we're saying is,
we don't front.

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We perform in this motherfucker.
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They say it's the quiet ones
that you have to watch out for.

:04:19
And if you've noticed, I ain't
said shit for a couple minutes now.

:04:23
That's true. I also noticed
that you don't smile too much.

:04:27
Damn skippy.
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If you be smiling,
motherfuckers think you're a punk.

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And I ain't no punk.
:04:32
Tasty once shot a motherfucker
for taking his picture...

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while he was thinking about smiling.
:04:38
-How about when you're making love?
-Nah!

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If you smile, the woman thinks she got you.
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The next thing you know,
she asking you for money and shit.

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Exactly. The best thing, if you think
you're the kind of motherfucker...

:04:52
that's predisposed to be smiling and shit...
:04:54
you best to kick that shit doggie-style.
:04:57
Then you can go in from behind, right?

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