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give these types of
conversations a platform
away from the classroom.
i also think she grapples
with a lot of ideas and
i love that she?s not afraid
to put that work on display.
i?m thankful.
-Bianca
l Brooklyn

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-Ketchums
l Michigan

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Archive for May, 2006

Hooked On Mobb Phonics, Infamous Bonics

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

BL suggested that I should do a post on the history of slang. I was like negro thassa book. Not a post. But in the spirit of researching for it, I found this, Rudy Ray More site, Dolemite.com. I kid you not. I can’t belive that this is black art from the 70′s. And you [...]

Oakland/ Brooklyn Intuition

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

At the end of the DAY, the only thing that you have is yo heart, spirit, and your intuition. Sista’s we gotta use it. Real talk.My intuition is teaching me to talk about the founk I have directly with the person I have it with and NOT tha’ homies. When that voice in your chest [...]

Grown Folks Bin’ess right huuuure.

Monday, May 29th, 2006

Peep that Jackson Pollock. Its fitting my mood right now yall. One of the things that I don’t like about not posting, is that I get backed up.Thats why I am not a represser. Gotta constantly let of that steam. I have been around. Um. Lets see. So many ideas flowing. I don’t know where [...]

Revenge of the Hip Hop Nerds.

Sunday, May 21st, 2006

Another beautiful jawn from the folks at digital gravel. It looks all scientific and NASA like right!?!?! ************************** I think I saw John McWhorter on the train yesterday which made me think about the way that he feels about our slum beautiful children. Brown and black children can read, write and are fully capable of [...]

Does Hip Hop Love Women?

Friday, May 19th, 2006

This song is hella Fresh. Its called your my Number 1. Peace to spine mag for the hook up. It sounds Pharrell and Ye ye don’ went to the 80′s and brought us back some dance music. “She might be nothing to you/ But she the s-it to me”. I love it, I love it, [...]

I Think I’m Stuck off the Realness.

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

Isn’t that image hella fresh. Its actually on a hoodie. I don’t know sponge bob. I have been feeling the graphic heavy, skater meets hippety hop type jawns lately. The dope thing about copyright law is that THE artist HAVE A RIGHT to incorporate M-O-B-B into their art. I heart america. I heart the old [...]

Michael Jackson is Super Gully.

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

I don’t know sponge bob. But Lupe Fiasco is a more marketing savvy, likeable Talib Kweli. Peace to Brooklyn. Trust.But, I haven’t hear a song KNOCK this SOULFULL since Jay D’s jawn. It is the perfect begining of the summer ipod knock. ************************************************ Yall know Micheal and Paul McCartney fell out over the Beatles catalogue. [...]

Bill Cosby is in My Brain. (New CNN Video)

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

Bill Cosby has a new interview out where he discusses pimps, our cousin laquanda and why Black women will NEED to lead until our potential spouses get outta jail. Here are some excerpts below. “This is not your grandmothers world, and you have tothink about you taking charge in business, family, raising yourhome”. We are [...]

Hip Hop *IS* Who We Are.

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

I was about to spread the thighs/ but she surprised me when she said/ “oh like that? You know I don’t get down”** /I know my homies gonna clown cause I let her stick around when/ … She said… It’ll be good if you stayed with me tonight so I granted her wish/.********************** **********************Um. This [...]

Who is worse, 50 Cent or Oprah?

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

This is cute hunh? Cop that at Cartel Goods. I was inspired by a post a Nah Right to discuss the idea 50 vs. Oprah. 50 have allegedly called her a sellout. GFOHWBS. Oprah and 50 are similar. Oprah?s fans are women, mostly white, with some negroes asians and latino?s thrown in for good measure. [...]