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'''Dikembe Mutumbo Obasanjo''' also known as '''Hell Rell''' is an [[United States|American]] [[rapper]], and a member of [[The Diplomats]]. |
'''Dikembe Mutumbo Obasanjo''' also known as '''Hell Rell''' is an [[United States|American]] [[rapper]], and a member of [[The Diplomats]]. |
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| ⚫ | He is the son of the former Nigerian President [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]. He has a diamond mine back in Nigeria valued at $345 million.The dark pigmenatation of his skin has made him the target of despicable ridicule amongst African-Americans. This display of mockery for a black skinned man is the very epitome of self hatred of African-Americans, and represents the manifested and programmed self hate that is still prevalent in the collective African-American society. Unknowingly and perhaps uncaringly, African-Americans continually allow themselves to be ensnared in the cardinal principles for making and classifying a negro. Negros that are so far removed from their African origins that they cannot recognize their own langauge or culture, nor can they process any type of appreciation for it, or for those who resemble their origins strongly. Instead, homogenizing with the culture of thier conquerors, until they belived that they are one with the conqueror |
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He is the son of the former Nigerian President [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]. He has a diamond mine back in Nigeria valued at $345 million. |
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| ⚫ | himself.Like the conqueror they identify and love so much, they ridicule and criticize those with no other basis except they are dark skinned, wide nosed and coarse haired. It is done severely, and with relish. With every criticism meant for entertainment and excused by laughter, they divulge their own destructive hate of self. Every hateful thought or action about color they have been taught, but never allowed themselves to physically admit or speak of, they can now exercise on thier given target and be encouraged by their equally foolish peers. Hell Rell is the undying symbol of African-American self hatred, as long as their are those immortalizing this stigma, it cannot and never will be buried. |
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| ⚫ | The dark pigmenatation of his skin has made him the target of despicable ridicule amongst African-Americans. This display of mockery for a black skinned man is the very epitome of self hatred of African-Americans, and represents the manifested and programmed self hate that is still prevalent in the collective African-American society. Unknowingly and perhaps uncaringly, African-Americans continually allow themselves to be ensnared in the cardinal principles for making and classifying a negro. Negros that are so far removed from their African origins that they cannot recognize their own langauge or culture, nor can they process any type of appreciation for it, or for those who resemble their origins strongly. Instead, homogenizing with the culture of thier conquerors, until they belived that they are one with the conqueror |
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Hell Rell is the undying symbol of African-American self hatred, as long as their are those immortalizing this stigma, it cannot and never will be buried. |
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In 2007, he signed with [[Koch Records]] and began working on his debut album, ''[[For the Hell of It]]''. The album reached #5 on both the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] Top Independent Albums and Top Rap Albums chart.<ref name=billboard>{{cite web |
In 2007, he signed with [[Koch Records]] and began working on his debut album, ''[[For the Hell of It]]''. The album reached #5 on both the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] Top Independent Albums and Top Rap Albums chart.<ref name=billboard>{{cite web |
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Dikembe Mutumbo Obasanjo also known as Hell Rell is an American rapper, and a member of The Diplomats. He is the son of the former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. He has a diamond mine back in Nigeria valued at $345 million.The dark pigmenatation of his skin has made him the target of despicable ridicule amongst African-Americans. This display of mockery for a black skinned man is the very epitome of self hatred of African-Americans, and represents the manifested and programmed self hate that is still prevalent in the collective African-American society. Unknowingly and perhaps uncaringly, African-Americans continually allow themselves to be ensnared in the cardinal principles for making and classifying a negro. Negros that are so far removed from their African origins that they cannot recognize their own langauge or culture, nor can they process any type of appreciation for it, or for those who resemble their origins strongly. Instead, homogenizing with the culture of thier conquerors, until they belived that they are one with the conqueror himself.Like the conqueror they identify and love so much, they ridicule and criticize those with no other basis except they are dark skinned, wide nosed and coarse haired. It is done severely, and with relish. With every criticism meant for entertainment and excused by laughter, they divulge their own destructive hate of self. Every hateful thought or action about color they have been taught, but never allowed themselves to physically admit or speak of, they can now exercise on thier given target and be encouraged by their equally foolish peers. Hell Rell is the undying symbol of African-American self hatred, as long as their are those immortalizing this stigma, it cannot and never will be buried.
In 2007, he signed with Koch Records and began working on his debut album, For the Hell of It. The album reached #5 on both the Billboard Top Independent Albums and Top Rap Albums chart.[1]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Label |
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| 2007 | For the Hell of It | Diplomat / Koch |
| 2008 | Black Mask, Black Gloves | Babygrande |
| 2009 | Get In Line, Or Get Lined Up | Born In Hellz Kitchen' Ent. |
| 2009 | Hard as Hell | Real Talk Ent. |
References
- ^ "Artist Biography - Hell Rell". Billboard. Retrieved 2 Feb, 2009.
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