Posted in African-American, Black History, Lifestyle, Music, News, Politics, Video, tagged be a nigger too, black america, black culture, black people, n word, nas, nigger, race, racial slurs, racism on June 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I still don’t get why this needs to be done, but I must admit Nas still has a way with words. I guess I will have to wait for the whole album in order to try and feel him on this. Right now I am not. This whole “N Word” thing still reeks of gimmickry [...]
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Posted in African-American, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, News, Politics, tagged akon, atlanta journal constitution, black people, cynthia tucker, hip-hop, race, racism, rap, the smoking gun on May 5, 2008 | No Comments »
(The Smoking Gun)
In her new article for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cynthia Tucker addresses the drive for “street cred” in Hip Hop and it’s consequences on black youth…
You’ve heard of resume inflation? You’ve heard of people who lie about having Ph.D.s or Ivy League pedigrees in order to get ahead?
The world of thug culture has its [...]
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Posted in African-American, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, News, Politics, tagged bun b, chamillionare, hip-hop, ice cube, mtv, rap, russell simmons, sean bell, sean bell trial on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
“This is just another example that the justice system in America views a black life as worthless,”
Ice Cube
“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that shooting an innocent, unarmed man 50-plus times is an excessive use of force,”
Chamillionare
“I don’t know what implications a guilty or not guilty verdict in the Sean Bell case has [...]
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Posted in African-American, Barack Obama, Election, Entertainment, Hillary Clinton, Lifestyle, Music, News, Politics, tagged race, jay-z, hip-hop, rap, black people, black music, brush your shoulders off, the root, marc lamont hill on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
On his blog “Down from the Tower” on The Root.com, Marc Lamont Hill commented on the connection between Barack Obama’s shoulder brushing gesture during a recent rally, and it’s Hip Hop connotation popularized by rapper Jay-Z. Evidently he doesn’t feel like there is much of a connection:
For the past year, Barack has been pimping the [...]
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Posted in African-American, Black History, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, News, tagged hip-hop, nas, nigger, race, racism, rap on April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Update! We now have the song “Be A Nigger Too” for you to listen to…Social Justice or Money Maker, You Decide! (Located at the Bottom Of The Post)
Paving the way for his new album, carrying the controversial title “Nigger,” rapper Nas has leaked a new song to the street called “Be A Nigger Too.” [...]
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Posted in African-American, Black History, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, News, tagged dj red alert, fab 5 freddy, hip-hop, jimi izrael, mr magic, mtv, ralph mcdaniels, rap, video music box, yo mtv raps on April 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As MTV celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Yo! MTV Raps, the video show that brought Hip Hop music to “mainstream” (read: white) america, it gives us bloggers who are actually old enough to remember the show, a chance to wax nostalgic about hip-hop’s “golden age,” when lyrical skill meant something and kids spent hours arguing [...]
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