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The article’s central claim is that to quote these lyrics is to “wish death” on the people you’re naming. The context leads me to the exact opposite interpretation: it’s a righteous condemnation of others for wishing death on you.

>>jballe+(OP)
Dunno man I’m going to go with the idea that telling someone to “die slow” means you want them to die.

>>CPLX+ed
I'm don't mean to defend Tan here, he already apologized. I'm simply reiterating that the article doesn't come close to saying what I said: Tann was obviously quoting Tupac, and wasn't just using that as a post-hoc excuse for the choice of words.

>>jballe+(OP)
> The article’s central claim is that to quote these lyrics is to “wish death” on the people you’re naming. The context leads me to the exact opposite interpretation:

It leads me to the conclusion that the wish in the original lyrics was understandable and provoked, not that it wasn't literally what it says. Which certainly affects the view of Tupac writing and performing it, but not so much that of Tan referencing it.