Baltimore MC Says YouTube Clip Wasn’t to Offend
September 19th, 2008

Baltimore
MC says YouTube clip wasn’t to offend. The man behind the camera that caught NBA player Josh Howard dissing the national anthem at a celebrity tag football game says he’s sorry for offending viewers. Though it’s been on the Web since July, YouTube footage of Howard stating, “I don’t celebrate that sh**,” in reference to the “Star Spangled Banner,” surfaced on news shows just this week. Baltimore rapper Los says the camera was trained briefly on Howard only to help show the various happenings behind-the-scenes of the game. Los apologized on ESPN Thursday, saying he didn’t mean to harm Howard’s image or his own. The rapper, who frequently blogs by video, says his biggest mistake was talking during the performance of the national anthem in the first place.
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First of all, I don’t feel like Los should feel bad about what happened. He just happened to catch what was said. as for hurting his image… what image? please! That’s what’s wrong with most of these black celebreties.. they get a little money and their heads get so big that they forget where they come from. They don’t realize that sometimes they just need to shut the f*~* up!!! They need to focus on the goal they had to start!! All the examples that they have made of our people in the past year and its like these fools don’t learn.! Its like what is it going to take for us to get it together and stop letting folks boost their heads up to take a fall!!!!
KASHA, U HAVE SAID ALL THAT NEEDS 2 BE SAID. I 100% AGREE WITH U.
why should he have to apologize………If the guy does not like the national anthem it is his choice so what. That song was written for the independence of white America. Black were not of as people to be freed until 1862 and it still took until 1865 for all to be considered free. July 4th does not rep blacks in America June 19th does.
My man is just one of the few with their eyes open instead of following the masses.
Los shouldn’t be sorry for exposing dude, cats been ratting themselves out and the whole black community in their songs and videos for years. Just listen to the number 1 sitch 50 cent. He’s been putting Queens under the gun for years along with every rapper out here. So Josh said what he said, I don’t stand up for it either or I make sure I get there after its over. Why stand up for something that represents the two faced back stabbing not caring about its people country anyway. Dn’t get me wrong, this is a great place to live during the olympics and war when where all Americans, but the rest of the time most of the people spent their time pointing their finger blaming someone else instead of looking in the mirror and blaming that person first and making that person responsible for the state of their life. Freedom of speech for black people always gets twisted when we voice our thoughts. Kasha where you live? Go to a city where its all black like ATL where black people faking it is at an all time high. Its so sick that black people here don’t understand that you can’t buy your way out or in and they spend every dime trying to be fly, its a shame. I mean just insane.
everybody have different beliefs in things that america stands for like the national anthem, so making what the player said so big is very crazy. but should be kept pirvate so in the situation it was on both parties aka keep deep feelings to worldly things to self because at any moment it can become a nuclear bomb
Josh howard is phony,make a little money go 2 his head, he not that good n da NBA.
Josh howard is phony,make a little money go 2 his head, he not that good n da NBA.
Well said Truself… Does the 1st amendment even still exist??
Wiz, when you have a lil money and alot of fame NO the 1st ammendment doesn’t exist! Now if you take an ordinary person (like you and me) who would care? NOBODY! Josh should be entitled to freedom of speech but because he plays in the NBA he doesn’t have that right. Once you become a icon you kiss all sense of privacy away. SKotts you were right as well, the Star Spangled Banner is NOT for Blacks! Never was (if you ask me).
I LOOK AT IT LIKE THIS WHAT’S IN THE HEART THE MOUTH SPEAKETH AND HE SPOKE IT. AS FAR AS LOS RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME WELL IN YOUR CASE RIGHT TIME!!! HAVEN’T PPL HEARD OF BECAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY BECAUSE ONCE IT COMES OUT AINT NOT TAKING IT BACK AND SOMEBODY WILL….GET HURT OR BETTER YET LOOK STUPID!!
He has every right in the world too speak his mind, but he needs too realize that everyone else has a right too call him an idiot for what comes out of his mouth.
I watch the NBA all the time and I have never heard of this guy; until now. Yes, he has the right to say what he feels, but he also has the the right to fell the repercussions of what he said. He basically spit in the face of ever American and he will fell the fallout of it. Is America perfect? No, but what other country can he go to where he will make millions of dollars dribbling a basketball. I would say to him it is a free country you are free to leave anytime, but I bet he doesn’t. Which gives no substance to what he said.
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As a veteran of the Air Force, I support freedom of speech and belief. Just because he plays basketball and receives a large check does not mean that he has to agree or support the Star Spangled Banner and flag or what it represents. There are many people other than Mr. Howard who live in America and do not support it’s beliefs. To a member of the military, the flag represents America. So what did and does America represent. For some, racism from the beginning of time until the present. Many people were slaughtered “for the flag”. Blacks were not supported nor represented by the flag, the were enslaved and killed on behalf of the flag. Were the Indians supported by the flag or rather what it is supposed to stand for ? Does that mean their descendants must celebrate the flag? Even today as a minority member in the military, there are places you can see the flag hanging proudly yet blacks are not welcome. What the flag represents to each person is that person’s business! Mr. Howard does not have to celebrate, stand or anything else is he doesn’t feel incline to do so!
Is everyone here retarded? I’m sick and tired of always hearing the same bu**sh*t. We as a community need to hold people accountable for their actions. Why are you a sellout cause you go to school and get good grades?Our teenagers have no self-esteem tha’ts why they act the way they do.I,m a black man who has served HIS country and think s it’s funny,his country that he doesn’t pay respact to has given him more money than the majority of all people.We are the most racist people in America (the black community.) I’ve been to Africa and I can promise,you will never want to live there.They dislike americans white or black. I’m proud to not call myself an African-American because I’m not from Africa I’m from United States of America.White people at some point came to this country from Europe but they don’t tell us to call them European American. Fu*k Josh Howard and his ghetto mentality.Stop blaming and do something about like getting our teenagers to graduate with a 12 grade education instead of a elem. education.
Everybody needs to chill…Thank god i don’t live in america, you people talk about freedom of speech, but yet you dont have none. This man and everyone else should have the right to say whatever they want and about anyone. Who gives a shot about the national anthem anyaway.
Everybody calm down.
Bahia12 you’re full of it! If you really watch the NBA all the time like you claim, it’s no way you could not have heard of Josh Howard. He starts for the Dallas Mavericks and is one of the premiere small forwards in the league.
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