by admin | May 21, 2007 | Culture, Hip-hop, Pop Culture, Sports |
[kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/pPmfbhVGbIQ” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] I got this from Both Teams Played Hard (the name of the website taken from an infamous Rasheed Wallace quote). They compiled the best 50 NBA Commercials available...
by admin | May 13, 2007 | Hip-hop |
IMG_5420.JPG Originally uploaded by Unbowed. For respite, clarity, and vision, I take pictures. Last week I was out, planning to take a trip to the cemetery to get some shots in during the golden period–that moment during the day where the sun produces beautiful...
by admin | Apr 19, 2007 | Black People Mythology, Hip-hop, Political Ideology |
One of my younger fraternity brothers, in the wake of the Imus scandal, made the following Whitlockian move: In realtity, what ever parts of our culture become mainstream will affect their preceptions of us and their interactions. How we treat each other sets...
by admin | Apr 16, 2007 | Culture, Hip-hop |
These two tidbits just in: Russell Simmons is having a closed door meeting with hip-hop execs and urban community members. Kevin Powell oversaw a conversation on Power 105.1, which has announced that it is changing its format significantly: KEVIN POWELL, noted writer,...
by admin | Apr 3, 2007 | Culture, Hip-hop |
I’m coding lyrics for my book project, and I get to “1 million Body Bags” by Public Enemy. About the dangers of Malt Liquor–this track is released around the time St. Ides makes it rounds (with claims of increased virility after consumption). There’s a line in the...
by admin | Mar 11, 2007 | Culture, Hip-hop |
Hip-hop doesn’t exist without the break beat…the funkiest part of a track, sluiced away from it and used on its own. Nate Harrison created a 20 minute documentary on the “Amen Break.” Odds are that while you’ve never heard of it, you’ve heard it literally thousands of...
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