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OMG… this is a brilliant blog, Renina!!! I think we
disagree, alot; but, your thinking is tour de force
thinking!!!!
-Alex l NYC

Renina continues to
challenge herself and
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

You’re bookmarked based off of this post alone
-Ketchums
l Michigan

I’ve read your blog for a long time and this is
my first time responding. You give me reason
to think and improve upon myself and others.
Thank you.
-John l Florida


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Archive for June, 2007

Black Love Rocks!

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

So yall know Im obsessed w/ the Sunday Times Marriage Section.I was looking through that sh*t a coupla weeks ago andcame across and an old school homies’ wedding announcement.
I BE HELLA JUICED when I see negroes up in that sh*t.
Salud. Fam!============Congress is going at Gene Upshaw regarding theI stand by [...]

Are N*ggas Really That Homophobic?

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

I was reading the Village Voice interview with DJ Khaled and he shouted his brothers b-day saying,
“Man, I’m feeling good,” Khaled says as he goes live on Orlando’s 102 Jamz. “I’m on my way to Orlando ’cause it’s my brother’s birthday. Mayne: Happy birthday. I love you. No homo.
I noted to myself, that was interesting. [...]

Laffy Taffy, Tiggolo Pain and the End of Hip Hop.

Monday, June 25th, 2007

The dope thing about spending long swatches of timeby yourself is that you can a.) get hella work doneb.) you feel like a freed slave once you get to go outside and play.
Ladies, gentlemen, and trannies.
Fri, Sat, Sun. I saw the sun come up.
Even tho’ I been in NYC for a minute.
There is been [...]

The Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival is B-Girl Heaven.

Monday, June 25th, 2007

When I went to sleep on Saturday morning,at 7:13am, I did not have a ticket to theBrooklyn Hip Hop Festival.
By 12:30 pm. I did. THANK YOU JASE.You ever go to a function and the energy just crackles.
Like YOU KNOW you are about to have the time of your life.
Thats how it went down.I [...]

New York Times Speculates on Surge of Oakland Murders

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

You and I both know.
It get hot.
Somebody dying in Oakland this weekend.
Thats how it is. Thats how it’s allways gonna be.
The Times devoted 2 pages to assessing why so many cats are getting murked in the ‘Town.
I almost was going to type the headline:“Hip Hop Responsible forIncrease in Oakland Murders”.
Then I decided not to.
Ironically, [...]

Hip Hop Don’t Luv the Kids.

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

This is the kinda song, I would wanna watch and enjoy,but it should be for black eyes only onBET:The Ignorant Hour.
There is something about the video that I find entertaining,but at the same time I don’t want the world to see. Likethat family reunion video you break out on Thanksgiving [...]

Mets vs. A’s

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

MY METS PLAYING MY A’s this weekend. Why come nobody rentsa big ass-d screen so we can watch the game at a park?
Prolly violates MLB broadcasting laws.
Maybe I should just try and get TIX.
LOL.
Are there any Met’s Seasonticket holders who wanna be nice to m.dot?
hummingbyrd89@aol.com
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A’s baseball is de.licious.
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Strippers, Video Vixens and Black Feminists

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Jeff “Im saving and egg for him” Chang has a blog post up about Women and Hip Hop.
The posts cites an article by Matt Birkhold on the 2005 Feminism and Hip Hop Conference. Matt notes that:
Melyssa Ford argued that there wasn’t a problem withher portrayal in videos because she was in control ofher [...]

The Realest Sh*t I Ever Wrote

Monday, June 18th, 2007

Dear Pac,
I miss you.
Its not just you per se.
But just a dude, who like me, speaks straight from the hip.
A cat who has a spine, conviction and that “oooo we” language game.
A public cat w/ this kind of persona.
You would have been 36 last Saturday.Its like, as I get older, I realize how much [...]

One Mans Chicken is Another Mans Steak *EDIT*

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

God is gettin in my @ss yall.
Thursday. BL e-mailed me about my post.
AND.
Yesterday I RAN into The Graduate.[