most folks that immediately spring to mind have already been mentioned.



except for Roger motherf*cking Troutman!!

and...

MuthaFunka said:

Yeah from blanks. From what I read and heard he was a really nice guy who's life was cut to short.

Dancelot said:

wow I never knew he died, killed by his brother.

CarrieMpls said:

and Ritchie Valens

people don't die before their time ~ they die when it's their time

Mach said:

It's certainly arguable, but still - Aaliyah at, what, 22? It's hard to go with the whole "it was just her time" angle.

MuthaFunka said:

Maybe for some it's hard to go with that angle - infants die - people die

everyone dies

when it's your time it's your time

Mach said:

Well, my time better not be soon!

NMuzakNSoul said:

I put those threads up as I think people who call their kids Boneshiquita, Marijuana Transam Jones, ShaPlatinum, Cashmonae, and Shaniqua should be indicted for child abuse, and I don't like the fact people worship barely literate thugs as opposed to name dropping the real heroes like Martin Luther King Jr and Mother Theresa.
I would say judging by the amount of obscene words suggesting maternal incest in your posting you are in league with these rappers.

Anyway 10 people

1. MLK (Just so Obama can shake his hand, and thank him for his work and his courage)
2. Mother Theresa, so she can see her dream is still alive
3. My mother, she died of breast cancer aged 53, way before her time
4. Luther Vandross, a beautiful singer and person
5. Alan Turing, Grossly underrated mathmetician and gay hero.
6. Buddy Holly
7. Jimi Hendrix (Ok he did drugs, but he wasn't mf this and mf that, and he had great talent)
8. David Lange, New Zealand politician and visionary
9. Jesus Christ, To absolve us of our sins
10. Gandhi

The big JC.
MLK, Jr.
Malcolm
Harvey Milk
Lorraine Hansberry
Bernie Mac
Gregory Hines
Henri Nouwen
John Ritter
Barry White

Huggiebear said:

And judged too soon and wrong again, a few cuss words doesn't define me. None of my own music includes cuss words, Think about that. Also you failed to quote the other posts with no cuss words which were key in my point.

With that said, I like people on your list.

Huggiebear said:

This thread is about "famous people" individuals would like to see brought back to life, not famous musical composers. Neither Tupac nor Biggie were musicians, they were hip hop artists or rappers. Their skills were measured in their word play not the way they played instruments. The fact that you don't like them is obvious, but don't be sooooo narrow-minded and condemn those of us who feel differently.

Huggiebear said:

I agree wholeheartedly.

dseann said:

Those names . Do you see what dope does to the brain?

angel345 said:

Bullshit, you can still smoke dope and come up with normal names. I named my daughter Jasmine to match the shade of my eyes when she was conceived. That wasn't soooo bad now was it? An old flame of mine recently had a kid and named it Cali short for Cali Weed, now that's fucked up.
[Edited 6/15/09 8:09am]

dseann said:

I know that. Just kidding around So do you still smoke it Those names are a sight for sore eyes, isn't it?
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angel345 said:

Hell yeah I still smoke weed.

dseann said:

A-ha! figures

angel345 said:

And now add MJ to my list. Damn. Wasn't a fan of this version of MJ but still. Still a sad day for us the grew up with him.

MuthaFunka said:

Yeah, I'm guessing MJ is added to everyone's list.

Back in the day, he was untouchable. Maybe the greatest performer I've ever seen. Hell, no "maybe" about it.

MuthaFunka said:

Jim Morrison

Jesus
Che Guevara

Mach said:

are you sure?!

RodeoSchro said:

Yep.

RodeoSchro said:

Agreed . I was looking for this thread today. I don't know if I can sleep tonight cause this is a blow. Oh, the truth is going to come out what really happened.

angel345 said:

Yeah, add him to my list too.