Earlier today, The Gateway Pundit posted an article debunking a fluff piece about “Gentle Giant” Mike Brown’s aspirations as a young hip hop artist.
The Washington Post’s Wesley Lowrey completely whitewashed the vulgar and violent lyrical stylings of Brown. Lowrey said, “In later tracks, God and Christianity are prominent.” This prompted TGP to post the following:
AWFUL. WaPo Writer Wesley Lowery COMPLETELY Whitewashes #MikeBrown’s Filthy Rap Lyrics
they were like many young men who used the music — the bravado about women and cars and fast money — as a means to escape their own realities.
In later tracks, God and Christianity are prominent. His uncle said Brown, at the urging of his stepmother, had been recently baptized. In one song, he calls his stepmother, Calvina Brown, his best friend.
Really, Wesley?
*** Here is the truth about Michael Brown’s filthy rap lyrics…
We thought it would be informative to tweet out some of #GentleGiant Mike Brown’s lyrics so people could have a more complete understanding of what Wesley means when he describes Gentle Mike’s lyrics as having “Bravado” – and that’s when Wesley got upset, attacking Gateway Pundit and Progressives Today.
#GentleGiant #MikeBrown rap lyric: “It’s lights out bitch. I do the hit and I’m gonnna make it hurt.” Cc @WesleyLowery
— Progressives Today (@ProgsToday) September 1, 2014
#GentleGiant #MikeBrown rap lyric: “My favorite part is when that body hits the ground.” cc @WesleyLowery
— Progressives Today (@ProgsToday) September 1, 2014
#GentleGiant #MikeBrown Lyric: “Every time I call you bitch. There b cum. And when she cum I b cumin all over her tongue” cc @WesleyLowery
— Progressives Today (@ProgsToday) September 1, 2014
Wesley responded:
@ProgsToday you’re tweet lyrics at me that could be by any rapper/rock band. I’m missing your point/relevance to this story
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) September 1, 2014
We explained:
@WesleyLowery Just think of them as footnotes to your work on the subject of #GentleGiant #MikeBrown rap lyrics ==> http://t.co/pvjteR2Wgt
— Progressives Today (@ProgsToday) September 1, 2014
That’s when Wesley became upset and started tweeting insults and invective:
@ProgsToday you’re linking to the blog of someone who forged x-rays to advance a made up “orbital fracture” story. Real credible
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) September 1, 2014
By lashing out at readers and critics this way, Wesley is effectively injecting himself into the narrative of his coverage. This isn’t the first time he’s done this. You might remember Wesley from when he made himself a part of the story in Ferguson when he refused to comply with police who were evacuating a McDonalds near the riot zone. Our interaction with Wesley continued:
@WesleyLowery Does that mean @washingtonpost is retracting their own report “Wilson suffered a fractured eye socket” http://t.co/YW4vSS3H5Q — Progressives Today (@ProgsToday) September 1, 2014
@ProgsToday we did not report that as fact. Reported that a friend claimed it and noted no medical records provided to prosecutor
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) September 1, 2014
@WesleyLowery You’re publicly refuting your own paper’s source on this subject? ==> http://t.co/YW4vSS3H5Q cc @washingtonpost @gatewaypundit — Progressives Today (@ProgsToday) September 1, 2014
UPDATE: And then there’s this…
For The Record: Now have 4th Source from imaging -confirms Officer #DarrenWilson suffered "Orbital Fracture to Eye Socket" #Ferguson
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) September 1, 2014
