Topic: Django Unchained

2 chapters across the catalog

17: Shaft Stache
• 38:52 - 45:19

17: Shaft Stache

Hollywood Commerce and the Decline of Slave Movies

Charlamagne Tha God expresses exhaustion with traditional slave movies like 12 Years a Slave, preferring the "fantasy" of Django Unchained where the protagonist takes revenge. Hollywood is described as prioritizing commerce over color, using "white guilt" and "victimization mentality" to sell tickets. Tyler Perry is noted for identifying a lucrative niche by providing non-hip-hop content centered on struggle and religion.

16: Whiteballed
• 49:47 - 54:14

16: Whiteballed

Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens Contract Collapse

Ray Lewis claimed the Baltimore Ravens were prepared to sign Colin Kaepernick until his girlfriend, Nessa Diab, posted a controversial tweet. The tweet compared Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti and Lewis to the slave master and house slave characters from the film Django Unchained. This social media post effectively ended contract negotiations, leading the Ravens to eventually draft Lamar Jackson instead.