THIS is hip-hop

[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...

Death of a Biker pt. 1

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...

Halberstam and Yeltsin pass away

For those of you who’ve read me here and elsewhere, you know that when it comes to sports journalism, there is Ralph….and then there is everyone else. And given the background that many sports journalists of the generation before Ralph had? I’d trust...

Imus Blowback hits 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,...