Lastings' latest bad rap.

[metirish]

Lastings looks like a complete fool.

] Lastings' latest bad rap Foul mouth strikes out By IAN BEGLEY DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Wednesday, May 16th 2007, 4:00 AM Lastings Milledge's rap has gone from bad to worse. Milledge, who ticked off Met teammates last season with his on and off-the-field antics, has taken poor judgment to a new level, performing on a rap song that would make Don Imus blush. The rappin' right fielder uses the N-word and bitch and also says "ho" in a song featured on his new record label's Web site. Milledge, performing on souljaboirecords.com, raps about "rich (N word)," "wealthy (N word)," a "top-notch ho" and having "a different bitch for every night" on the sexually explicit song "Bend Ya Knees." Milledge, the Mets' 22-year-old phenom playing at Triple-A New Orleans, is the CEO of Soul-ja Boi records, a Florida-based label. He performs on the Web site with rapper Manny D, a childhood friend who is signed to the label. "He's lost his mind," said City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-Queens), who sponsored the Council's resolution that condemned use of the N word. "I don't understand how he could, in the spirit of Jackie Robinson, put out music that's so vile, using . . . some of the worst words in music." In addition to his choice of language, Milledge's timing is also awful, as the song comes on the heels of the firing of WFAN morning host Imus, who used the words "nappy-headed ho's" to describe the Rutgers women's basketball team. Comrie said he played the song for two female interns who were "horrified" by Milledge's words. Milledge is in Port St.Lucie to rehab an injury. Comrie said the Mets need to help him rehab his image as well. "He needs to be taken in a room by the Mets staff and be made sure he understands that's not the position of a major league athlete or a black male in society," Comrie added. "That's not how he wants his mother or sister treated. It's just ridiculous." In a statement last night, the Mets distanced themselves from Milledge's music project: "We disapprove of the content, language and message of this recording, which does not represent the views of the New York Mets." Reached by the Daily News yesterday, Milledge said he didn't want to comment on his music career during the baseball season and would not confirm it's his voice on the Web site. But Manny D did confirm to The News that it's Milledge's voice. "That's the only song he would be on that's on the album," Manny D said. "He is not trying to get all into rapping because he has to concentrate on baseball. That's his No. 1 priority." The album is expected to be released in August, Manny D said. "Do I feel like he should watch what he says because he's in the public eye? Yeah, but everything he's doing is positive," Manny D said. "He's not out there shooting people or shooting up dope. How can you fault somebody for something they say?" One Mets player, speaking anonymously before last night's game at Shea, wasn't surprised by Milledge's lyrics. "Language like that in a rap song? Shocking!" the player said sarcastically. Milledge was expelled from Northside Christian School in 2003 for having sex with a 15-year-old girlfriend and agreed to enroll in a juvenile arbitration program to avoid prosecution. Soon after the Mets drafted Milledge in 2003, the Daily News reported that he had been accused of having consensual sex with 12 and 13-year-old girls as well, which led to his expulsion from school. Milledge made his big-league debut last May and immediately rubbed some teammates the wrong way by showing up late and high-fiving fans down the right field line after hitting a home run. Milledge, who hit .241 with four homers in 166 at-bats last season, came to spring training last March with a more mature approach, suggesting that he got a bad rap last season. Now he's just producing bad rap. "I don't know what kind of fan base he's trying to attract by denigrating women," Comrie said. "He needs some sensitivity training." Milledge, who said rehab of the sprained ligament in his right foot was "going good," assured Mets fans he won't let hip-hop distract him from his day job. "I'm only talking about baseball right now, I just want to rehab and get back (to New York)," Milledge said. "This is only something for the offseason."

bitch

[Guest iramets]

Trade...value....sinking.....HELP!!!!

[Willets Point]

Worst of all, he's wearing an argyle sweater. Where's the street cred in that? Unless it's the streets of Darien.

[Guest Edgy DC]

]"Do I feel like he should watch what he says because he's in the public eye? Yeah, but everything he's doing is positive," Manny D said. "He's not out there shooting people or shooting up dope. How can you fault somebody for something they say?"

Wow.

[Willets Point]

That's just Manny being Manny.

[metirish]

Thanks to martin for the link to the music.......

http://www.souljaboirecords.com/index.htm

[Guest attgig]

]One Mets player, speaking anonymously before last night's game at Shea, wasn't surprised by Milledge's lyrics. "Language like that in a rap song? Shocking!" the player said sarcastically.

i agree. it's not a lastings problem. it's an industry problem. don't single LM out because he's a baseball player. get the whole industry to change.

[seawolf17]

Quick! Someone call the Reverend Al!

[Guest Edgy DC]

attgig wrote: ]One Mets player, speaking anonymously before last night's game at Shea, wasn't surprised by Milledge's lyrics. "Language like that in a rap song? Shocking!" the player said sarcastically. i agree. it's not a lastings problem. it's an industry problem. don't single LM out because he's a baseball player. get the whole industry to change.

Your point works for a City Councilman, but since he's the only rap figure in a Met uniform, I think Met fans are going to focus on him.

[Guest Rotblatt]

As a fan, I really don't care if Milledge makes rap songs some people consider to be offensive. I haven't listened to it yet, but I'm almost postiive I won't find it offensive . . . I suppose I can't fault the Mets for making an issue out of it, since it's the kind of thing that leads to bad press and reflects poorly on the Mets organization--at least to those who thinks Milledge's song is offensive.

I think what I'd most like to see from the Mets is a simple, "If Milledge wants to play for the Mets, he's going to have to focus on baseball full time during the season. If he wants to make music, fine, but it should only during the off-season."

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I'm with Rott and generally, more disturbed at all the "offended" people out there turning comedians, artists and baseball players, good and bad, into pariahs for expressing themselves.

[metirish]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: I'm with Rott and generally, more disturbed at all the "offended" people out there turning comedians, artists and baseball players, good and bad, into pariahs for expressing themselves.

On that note,Opie and Anthony got suspended by XM for 30 days, this will not effect their CBS show.

A character they call Homeless Charlie, fantasized about having violent sex with Laura Bush, Condoleezza Rice and Queen Elizabeth II while on the show.

I thought Satellite Radio was above all that....

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

They're scared the feds will shut down their merger.

[Willets Point]

Edgy DC wrote: ="attgig"] ]One Mets player, speaking anonymously before last night's game at Shea, wasn't surprised by Milledge's lyrics. "Language like that in a rap song? Shocking!" the player said sarcastically. i agree. it's not a lastings problem. it's an industry problem. don't single LM out because he's a baseball player. get the whole industry to change. Your point works for a City Councilman, but since he's the only rap figure in a Met uniform, I think Met fans are going to focus on him.

Perhaps they can get George Foster, Tim Teufel, or Rick Aquilera to talk to Milledge from the point-of-view of an older, wiser Mets baseball player/rapper.

[Farmer Ted]

It looks like he's auditioning for the Boyz II Men reunion tour.

[Frayed Knot]

]I thought Satellite Radio was above all that....

Sat radio is free from FCC control, but that doesn't mean they don't have a self-censorship button for public relations purposes. And, as was mentioned, they do need gov't approval for their pending merger.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Milledge just doesn't seem to get it. He seems to be a million dollar talent with a ten cent head. He has demonstrated an immature lack of judgement on numerous occasions and I really doubt he will learn from his prior indiscetions and grow up. Personally, I won't shed any tears if the Mets decide his potential isn't worth the headaches and they decide to trade him.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Rockin' Doc wrote: Milledge just doesn't seem to get it. He seems to be a million dollar talent with a ten cent head. He has demonstrated an immature lack of judgement on numerous occasions and I really doubt he will learn from his prior indiscetions and grow up. Personally, I won't shed any tears if the Mets decide his potential isn't worth the headaches and they decide to trade him.

Not for nothing but I completely disagree. This is just another "Hey look at me! I'm offended!" story that seeks to turn someone into a pariah as a lame attempt to "solve a problem" the person contributed almost nothing toward causing.

Milledge FWIW said all the right things in this interview and you know they'd have tortured him had he said nearly anything else. Sure he may be immature and silly but Manny D's right -- it's not like he's out there trying to hurt anyone, especially a City Councilman I'm sure he neever heard of.

It's not clear that this recording was done during the season, either. Is it?

[metirish]

Last night on "Nightline" they had a segment about a Russell Simmons sponsored Hip-Hop summit in Detroit,the theme of this summit was to teach young people how to be smart with their money,basically stop buying bling if you can't afford it,the reporter Vicky Mabrey pointed out to Simmons the hypocrisy of this when the videos and music is all about bling,she was dismissed by Simmons with a "I can afford","these things"I'm wearing $400 jeans"....there are fewer better purveyors of bullshit than him ,on the stage the various artists were all sporting bling.....


http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=3148881&page=1

anyway as JD said Milledge is not the problem here,it's people like RS and Jay-Z and the rest,they are the inspiration.

[Guest martin]

i listened to all 4 songs manny d and L millz have online. unremarkable stuff. nothing really super gangsta or violent, just run of the millz rap. n-bombs, hoes, the regular stuff, i actually like it ok.

[metirish]

LM has apologized,the song in question " bend da knees" was not meant for the public,done only for fun...


Sorry ,didn't mean it

[Guest martin]

i wish he would just say "i like to make silly gangsta rap with my friends" instead of apologizing and making up silly excuses like "it wasnt meant for the public".

sucks to be famous.

[metirish]

Jim Baumbach from Newsday thinks the mets are done with him

Front office pissed?

[Guest martin]

dangit, now there is no music at all on his site. i was about to turn that shit on and get wild.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

The front office isn't pissed, irritated maybe, but does anyone really think they're not politically headlocked into the same kind of pat official response as Milledege was by thius guy?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Baumbach sounds like a tool.

I think his future with Newsday should be considered dubious for telling readers where to find this music.

[Guest martin]

i first saw this music on adam rubin's blog yesterday. i got the impression from those interviews patchyfogg did with rubin that he (rubin) and the other reporters didnt like milledge at all. milledge was too cool for school or something.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Whatever happened to Patchy anyway?

Is he in the Secret Forum?

[smg58]

Milledge seems to have a disproportionate amount of non-stories attached to him. As far as I'm concerned, this is an issue only if you can demonstrate it's interfering with baseball.

As for patchy, I'm still waiting for his reply to my wedding invite.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Jim Baumbach can read front office members' minds.