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Archive for December, 2007

Mormon’s Hate Black People?

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

This is interesting. Mitt Romney’s foray into the presidencyhas white folks talking about religion and slavery. This was the worst political speech of my lifetime. Because this man stood there and said to you “this is the faith of my fathers.” And you, and none of these commentators who liked this speech realized that the [...]

On My Bill Bellamy Moment

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

If New York didn’t teach me anything, it taught mehow to play my position in life. Sure while The Graduate acknowledged that I was attractive,he didn’t feel it to the extent to try and wife me. Granted The Jawn enjoyed my company, and thought I was sexy,but me being his main squeeze? That wasn’t going [...]

Crank that…..Kosher Boy?

Friday, December 14th, 2007

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Video Vixens Speak.

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

“Do you know how much money me andLashonte would have made if we had residuals off of Gold Digger?” So my dad found my copy of Pimps Up Hoes Down,and has decided to READ IT. See. Y’all be wondering whereI get it from. Where do I get that inquisitiveness, that tendency to pick it upeverything [...]

Pathological Nigg*s Part I

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Life has a way of revealing itself to you. Saturday Birkhold was cautioning me about thinking about Black peopleand violence in a pathological way. I was reading a book by Jawanza Kunjufuand he remarked that Kunjufu is one of those people who is SURPRISEDwhen a young Black person is in a CAR and it ain’t [...]

Pathological Nigg*s Part II.

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

“Ain’t No UZI’s made in Harlem”. There is nothing quite like a moment of clarity. The second reason why Birkhold’s statement was importantis that it helped me look at another article with a clearer set of eyes. For the past couple of days I have been e-mailing with Barry Michael Cooper, the screen writer of [...]

Pathological Nigg*s Part III

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

“You Gotta Rob to Get Rich in the Reagan Era” Now that I had crystallized the notion of post migration,pre-crack Black folks, I wondered what work did Blackpeople do in the Bay when they migrated from the south? What work did the men DO before crack invaded? And I found my answer. During and post [...]

Hip Hop on a Monday

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Is it legal to have AZ and Extra P on the same joint? ================== Jussssssssst when I thought Prodigy was officially bananas, he showsme how he can top his previous record.Old Boy has tied his PENDING BID into his marketing campaignfor his new cd. Prodigy of Mobb Deep invites you into his world as he [...]

In My Oakland Gristle

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Man listen. There is an article in the Chronicle todayabout Oakland and murders. It had me livid, inspired,depressed AND heated all at once. You can read it here. In the last five years, 557 people were slain on the city’s streets, making Oakland the state’s second-most murderous city, behind Compton. Most victims are young, black [...]

The SP 1200 is Hip Hop Genius.

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Last November, Ben Detrick interviewed Pete Rock, Lord Finesse,Hank Shocklee and SKI in The Voice about the SP.The article reminded me of some sh*t that would have appeared in a 1990′sissue of The Source. Man. That reminds me that I need to write aboutreading The Source and the impact that it has had on me [...]