And whether the network wants to take credit or not, Uncut provided a nationwide platform for similarly ridiculous, poorly produced, equally offensive videos by long forgotten local rappers and whatever low-rent strippers they could entice out of the local booty bars. So it's good to know that the powers that BET have better sense than their predecessors, but the fact is Tip Drill would never have gained the notoriety it did had it not been for Uncut. So back to last week's episode - the Tweet from someone associated with the production read, "We had to get permission from the top of the totem pole to show clips from the Tip Drill video which is banned from BET air." Nevertheless, whomever was responsible for such decisions at BET took Uncut off the air in 2006. But then one would be totally mistaken, because Tip Drill was the video that made BET's uncensored late-night video show Uncut famous. In theory Tip Drill was the antithesis of everything one would assume the Black Entertainment Network stands for. During one of the segments a clip was shown of Nelly's infamously explicit Tip Drill, a video that took HipHop sexploitation to another level by setting the bar so low that even Paul Wall, creepin' like a caterpillar (cuz he's low to the Earth), couldn't pass beneath.Įverything that has ever been wrong with HipHop is on full display in the video, which is the perfect storm of God-awful lyrics, buffoonery, and female degradation. Part three of The Message dealt with, among other things, misogyny in HipHop and featured various video montages to illustrate the point. Reminder: Nelly was too much of a coward to confront Spelman college students.Last week, while watching part three of BET's amazing four-part HipHop documentary The Message, I stumbled across an interesting Tweet that sent me back to Tha Liberator archive. Reminds me of observation of stripper rap in normie commercial spaces.- Rhode Islander May 20, 2023 Wow, just played "Tip Drill" on the timeout/commercial segue for tonight's and Miami Heat game. They playing Tip Drill on national television in 2023?- Coach.Amp May 20, 2023 TNT playing Tip Drill ? /yiKNDsAbLD- Van May 20, 2023 Tip drill was peak nasty for my younger self □ - Devin Toughill May 20, 2023 I thought I couldn't make it back but slowly making my way.- :'/ May 20, 2023 Man, that Tip Drill video got me jungle fever at a young age. Why is TNT playing Tip Drill during this game? □- Ken Griffey May 20, 2023 TNT just played Tip drill /dUafZJYayz- Rick E Langston May 20, 2023 Was that Tip Drill they was playing going into commercial /COESXL6Mmi- Ratchet Ramirez ✭ May 20, 2023 Amid the stunned tweets, a few jovial reactions trickled in, giving a humorous spin to the unexpected resurgence of Nelly’s controversial track. Twitter was buzzing with thousands of users expressing sheer disbelief that “Tip Drill” had infiltrated prime-time television. It was none other than “Tip Drill.” The surprise reappearance of the infamous song created quite a stir on social media. The Miami Heat and Boston were battling it out in the Eastern Conference finals on May 19, and as the first half winded down and the players prepared for halftime, a familiar beat thumped through the TV speakers. Tip Drill during a NBA Playoffs game is crazy #NBAonTNT Never forget tho /rnmi8T8713- ✭ The Bearded Caped Crusader ✭ May 20, 2023 It was strictly adult entertainment.”įast forward to the present day, and it’s clear that public sentiments have shifted significantly – it seems that the NBA has ushered in the second coming of “Tip Drill.” When asked about the controversy by AllHipHop back then, Nelly seemed surprised, saying, “We are not trying to put it into a perspective where we demoralize women. Nelly’s “Tip Drill” had unwittingly set off a nationwide debate on women’s portrayal in music videos. Groups advocating for African-American women’s rights voiced their displeasure, pointing out the distasteful representation of women. College campuses nationwide turned into debating hotspots. The fallout from this racy stunt was swift and widespread. Nelly, in a cheeky move, slid a credit card between the buttocks of a black model -and it caused a ruckus. The music video featured a moment that, let’s just say, put a new spin on financial transactions. It was 2004 when Nelly’s video for “Tip Drill” caused a significant stir in the late-night realm of BET’s video segment, “UnCut.” Louis’ rap prodigy Nelly was in the eye of a cultural hurricane, all thanks to his audacious tune, “Tip Drill.”
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