{"id":13755,"date":"2018-12-06T18:17:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T23:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=13755"},"modified":"2018-12-07T09:46:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T14:46:37","slug":"hip-hop-group-dipset-ignites-firestorm-wearing-military-medals-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2018\/12\/hip-hop-group-dipset-ignites-firestorm-wearing-military-medals-stage.html","title":{"rendered":"Hip-Hop Group Dipset Ignites Firestorm by Wearing Military Medals on Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It seems like no one can manage to put on a performance or make an announcement without offending someone, but this one really should not have been a surprise. Hip-hop legends The Diplomats recently performed at the Apollo Theater in New York. During their onstage performance, they wore full military dress blues including what seemed to be real ribbons and medals. Cam\u2019ron and Jim Jones\u2019 group took the stage to perform \u201cI\u2019m Ready\u201d wearing the outfits that served as the center of the controversy. They wore dress blues from a mix of military branches.<\/p>\n

Perhaps unsurprisingly, veterans were not amused by the use of military dress uniforms as part of the performance. \u201cI get performance art, and if you want to wear camo or a [costume] uniform, I have no problem,\u201d said one veteran, \u201cBut if you\u2019re wearing medals and ribbons, it\u2019s crossing a line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Others quickly joined in to bury The Diplomats, known to their fans as Dipset, under a hailstorm of criticism.<\/p>\n

\u201cIts blood sweat and tears behind the s*** we earned,\u201d tweeted Twitter user Aceman.<\/p>\n

Jarrell Black agreed. \u201cAnything to stay relevant. Stolen valor ain’t dope.\u201d<\/p>\n

Twitter user MeMA-Music chimed in as well. \u201cHuh? What were they thinking? Not the best idea for a comeback,\u201d referring to the fact that The Diplomats were performing to promote their first album in 14 years, Diplomatic Ties.<\/p>\n

The Diplomats were not the first hip-hop\/rap group to run into trouble for misusing military uniforms. Rapper 50 Cent took some heat in 2013 when he was photographed wearing a Marine Corps uniform with several medals on the chest. Similarly, the rap group G-Unit filmed a music video wearing a number of different military uniforms.<\/p>\n

What exactly will come of the controversy is not clear, but it does show that sometimes controversy could very easily have been avoided if people simply thought through their actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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