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    Default Five Percenters

    Anyone here familiar with Five Percenters? As I understand it it's a black nationalist group influenced by Islam founded sometime in the '60's in NYC. This being a Flashback Friday I heard the classic Brand Nubian song from 1990 called Wake Up this morning thus the topic being on the brain. At the start of the video they make reference to Five Percenters and use the phrase (in reference to Grand Puba) about "this brotha has knowledge of self". I remember kids in high school saying that to each other (around the time this song came out), they would say "this is Damon, this brotha has knowledge".

    This song is a classic as well as kind of informative/educational about the Five Percent Nation and what they stand for. Curious if anyone has more info on them or their beliefs or have studied them at all. Edit: I rarely hear any reference to Five Percenters today but I know we have some posters who were around in the '60's so curious if you recall them being discussed back then.



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    No, but I’ll Google it for you (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-Percent_Nation)

    Now, big day tomorrow, one team bowl bound, the other, well, we’ll just leave it at that, so should I take the three and half or pick your team?

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    Quote Originally Posted by archives View Post
    No, but I’ll Google it for you (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-Percent_Nation)

    Now, big day tomorrow, one team bowl bound, the other, well, we’ll just leave it at that, so should I take the three and half or pick your team?
    If you were in New York at the time and didn't hear anything about them then maybe they weren't that big. Might just be a hip hop thing.

    I usually take the underdog in rivalry games. We have our stud Freshman QB Jaxson Dart making his first start so I'm expecting big things (check out what did in the game against WSU after Slovis went down, dude is a straight baller.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    If you were in New York at the time and didn't hear anything about them then maybe they weren't that big. Might just be a hip hop thing.

    I usually take the underdog in rivalry games. We have our stud Freshman QB Jaxson Dart making his first start so I'm expecting big things (check out what did in the game against WSU after Slovis went down, dude is a straight baller.)
    It's just something that originated from Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X. Muhammad Ali promoted it I believe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AProudLefty View Post
    It's just something that originated from Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X. Muhammad Ali promoted it I believe.
    Interesting. To your knowledge did it ever 'take off' or find a big following? (outside of some hip hop artists)

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    Interesting. To your knowledge did it ever 'take off' or find a big following? (outside of some hip hop artists)
    I do not know. All that remains is Fartkhan's NOI.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    If you were in New York at the time and didn't hear anything about them then maybe they weren't that big. Might just be a hip hop thing.

    I usually take the underdog in rivalry games. We have our stud Freshman QB Jaxson Dart making his first start so I'm expecting big things (check out what did in the game against WSU after Slovis went down, dude is a straight baller.)
    Little is big in New York beyond twenty four hours, what is click today becomes a cliche tomorrow, too much happening too fast

    And based on USC performance this year, especially recently, I’d give you the three and half points

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    If you were in New York at the time and didn't hear anything about them then maybe they weren't that big. Might just be a hip hop thing.

    I usually take the underdog in rivalry games. We have our stud Freshman QB Jaxson Dart making his first start so I'm expecting big things (check out what did in the game against WSU after Slovis went down, dude is a straight baller.)
    I hate how stubborn coaches are. He should have started against Notre Dame, and Brian Kelly should allow the sophomore Drew Pyne to start over the underwhelming 5th-yr senior Jack Coan. Coan has zero upside, and Pyne is still developing, but, has been better in limited snaps.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gin Saké View Post
    I hate how stubborn coaches are. He should have started against Notre Dame, and Brian Kelly should allow the sophomore Drew Pyne to start over the underwhelming 5th-yr senior Jack Coan. Coan has zero upside, and Pyne is still developing, but, has been better in limited snaps.
    As the late great Al McGuire once said, "stick with the girl that you bought to the dance"

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    Quote Originally Posted by AProudLefty View Post
    I do not know. All that remains is Fartkhan's NOI.
    Yep ... the same NOI that was founded by a WHITE GUY NAMED WALLACE FARD.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumpy View Post
    Yep ... the same NOI that was founded by a WHITE GUY NAMED WALLACE FARD.
    He doesn't look white.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AProudLefty View Post
    He doesn't look white.
    In your typical idiotic posts ... you said that.

    Since you lack reading comprehension ... go look up what I said ... until then, buzz off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumpy View Post
    In your typical idiotic posts ... you said that.

    Since you lack reading comprehension ... go look up what I said ... until then, buzz off.
    Relax then tell me what is your problem. You said Wallace Fard was a white guy. He wasn't.

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