by admin | Jun 23, 2011 | Hip-hop
Today? Mobb Deep. Almost every element of the modern rap video is present in this one. The infamous…. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79jGN-ZGdbw&[/youtube]
by admin | Jun 20, 2011 | Hip-hop, Neoliberalism, The Mass Media |
Today, I’m rocking Nas’ “I Can.” I analyzed this record pretty extensively in the book. Listen to the way he differentiates between black populations. Why do people succeed? Why do people fail? Although on the one hand it’s easy enough to...
by admin | Jun 19, 2011 | Hip-hop, The Mass Media |
I already posted about my NPR’s Father’s Day commentary, but for those who missed it here it is again. In honor of the recent publication of Stare in the Darkness I’m going to post an old school hip-hop joint, perhaps the first Father’s Day...
by admin | Jun 13, 2011 | Black Family, NPR, The Mass Media |
Photo by S.L.M.Got a chance to appear on the Barbershop for the first time in a while. First time since the book came out (I’m now Lester Spence, Assistant Professor, blogger and author). Also taped a commentary on Father’s Day. Quick points: 1. I was...
by admin | May 23, 2011 | Black Leadership, Crisis of the Negro Intellectual |
This semester one of my seniors wrote a paper examining African American conceptions of freedom over time, using the speeches of various black elite to ferret out how they used the term. When we think of freedom now, thanks to the neoliberal turn, we usually think of...
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