WIZ KHALIFA CRITICIZED FOLLOWING PABLO ESCOBAR GRAVESITE VISIT
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Wiz Khalifa’s tribute to the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar has landed him in hot water.
During his trip to Medellin, Colombia over the weekend, the Taylor Gang boss shared a series of photos on Instagram, including one of Escobar’s gravesite with a joint next to it, and one of himself smoking in front of a building Escobar lived in. The images were not well received due to Escobar’s notorious past as one of the world’s most powerful kingpins.
Medellin Mayor Federico Gutiérrez called the rapper a “scoundrel” who should apologize for “advocating crime,” according to the BBC. “It shows that this guy has never had to suffer from the violence inflicted by these drug traffickers,” said Gutiérrez.
Khalifa’s Instagram page now houses arguments about his visit and his perceived respect for Escobar. “Dude! I love your music,” one fan wrote. “But… You really ? IT UP WHIT THIS POST! U insult our country, our culture.”
Another added: “What’s wrong with you? Maybe you have no idea that this guy killed a lot of people. We are not proud of him and you shouldn’t be neither! I really like you but this is disappointing!”
Still, some supporters sided with Khalifa. “Dont give a ? about nothin dude @wizkhalifa im from colombia and i think that those little ? that think that What you did is wrong are just a mass of ignorant people,” one fan replied. “Pablo Escobar was a legend, he did terrible things and a lot of amazing things they just said that you are wrong cause the goverment thinks it is wrong, they just follow the thoughts of the press… Keep it up man !!”
Escobar rose from poverty to become a wealthy man, a congressman, and one of the world’s most powerful and dangerous ? traffickers of all time. He built a massive fortune for himself, supplying a large portion of the ? used in the United States. He reportedly paved roads, built sports stadiums, and provided jobs to many, but he was also blamed for hundreds of murders across Colombia in the process. Escobar was killed by authorities in December of 1993.
“Hundreds of Colombians — brave police officers and innocent people — lost their lives as a result of Escobar’s terrorism,” President Bill Clinton told Colombian President Cesar Gaviria Trujillo at the time of Escobar’s death. “Your work honors the memory of all these victims.”
Escobar’s fame has only grown since his death. Most recently, the Netflix series “Narcos” chronicled his life, his rise, and his demise. Despite his infamy, Escobar has become a symbol of power and success for many, including several members of the hip-hop community like Nas, who nicknamed himself Esco, and Kanye West, who named his 2016 album The Life of Pablo. Other rappers, including 2 Chainz, Remy Ma, Fat Joe, and The Game have rapped about Escobar, as well.
Khalifa has not commented on the controversy.
Story Written By: Rap-Up
During his trip to Medellin, Colombia over the weekend, the Taylor Gang boss shared a series of photos on Instagram, including one of Escobar’s gravesite with a joint next to it, and one of himself smoking in front of a building Escobar lived in. The images were not well received due to Escobar’s notorious past as one of the world’s most powerful kingpins.
Medellin Mayor Federico Gutiérrez called the rapper a “scoundrel” who should apologize for “advocating crime,” according to the BBC. “It shows that this guy has never had to suffer from the violence inflicted by these drug traffickers,” said Gutiérrez.
Khalifa’s Instagram page now houses arguments about his visit and his perceived respect for Escobar. “Dude! I love your music,” one fan wrote. “But… You really ? IT UP WHIT THIS POST! U insult our country, our culture.”
Another added: “What’s wrong with you? Maybe you have no idea that this guy killed a lot of people. We are not proud of him and you shouldn’t be neither! I really like you but this is disappointing!”
Still, some supporters sided with Khalifa. “Dont give a ? about nothin dude @wizkhalifa im from colombia and i think that those little ? that think that What you did is wrong are just a mass of ignorant people,” one fan replied. “Pablo Escobar was a legend, he did terrible things and a lot of amazing things they just said that you are wrong cause the goverment thinks it is wrong, they just follow the thoughts of the press… Keep it up man !!”
Escobar rose from poverty to become a wealthy man, a congressman, and one of the world’s most powerful and dangerous ? traffickers of all time. He built a massive fortune for himself, supplying a large portion of the ? used in the United States. He reportedly paved roads, built sports stadiums, and provided jobs to many, but he was also blamed for hundreds of murders across Colombia in the process. Escobar was killed by authorities in December of 1993.
“Hundreds of Colombians — brave police officers and innocent people — lost their lives as a result of Escobar’s terrorism,” President Bill Clinton told Colombian President Cesar Gaviria Trujillo at the time of Escobar’s death. “Your work honors the memory of all these victims.”
Escobar’s fame has only grown since his death. Most recently, the Netflix series “Narcos” chronicled his life, his rise, and his demise. Despite his infamy, Escobar has become a symbol of power and success for many, including several members of the hip-hop community like Nas, who nicknamed himself Esco, and Kanye West, who named his 2016 album The Life of Pablo. Other rappers, including 2 Chainz, Remy Ma, Fat Joe, and The Game have rapped about Escobar, as well.
Khalifa has not commented on the controversy.
Story Written By: Rap-Up
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I swear this society is trouble and so are our kids if these people get all the praise
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The guy on the twenty did turrable thangs to so ? what selective outrage
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Forgot wiz was alive
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Whats the point of visiting this graveside again?
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S/O pablo while i sniff da coke
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Smfh Wiz stupid
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Pablo was a weed smoker tho...no big deal the mayor is just mad Wiz wanted to share his weed with a dead man and not him.
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Why is this news?
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Wait...did this fool actually brung flowers to pablos graveyard site like he knew him or sum..smfh..
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270crownst wrote: »Wait...did this fool actually brung flowers to pablos graveyard site like he knew him or sum..smfh..
They coulda been there already man come on lol -
270crownst wrote: »Wait...did this fool actually brung flowers to pablos graveyard site like he knew him or sum..smfh..
They coulda been there already man come on lol
That's something I'm not putting past Wiz -
Yo u never know with wiz..lmao
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Nah wiz bought the flowers. That's why the story is blowing up
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Whats the point of visiting this graveside again?
Exactly. I'm more upset that he was dumb enough to do this. -
I don't see the big deal he's a rapper not a role model
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But Did he sniff a line off the grave plate of the biggest drug lord of all time tho?
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Ironically that came about because of the album we now know as...life of Pablo -
If this Naga wanna channel the spirit of Escobar then let em do it...Thats a ill sinister energy to be summoning ...As you can see its already causing controversy so eye guess wiz is accomplishing his goal...Escobar carries that energy of infamy...its powerful but a corrupt form of power..It worked for Nas..*shrugs*
On another note ,Them Nagas Conway and Westside gun are summoning griselda blanco..Me personally,eye wouldn't be playing with these energies unless eye was going stic em on a muthafucka... -
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he killed people and helped other take care if their families...
does his great bad outweigh his great good? -
2stepz_ahead wrote: »he killed people and helped other take care if their families...
does his great bad outweigh his great good?
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2stepz_ahead wrote: »he killed people and helped other take care if their families...
does his great bad outweigh his great good?
I think his bad outweighed his good -
they need to be mad at Netflix for making Pablo look like a hero but nah blame the black man and his instagram page
