As artist we all think about taking the gig thatwould pay some bills, but f-ck with ourability to sleep at night. This is what I thought of when I hear SaulWilliams say, “Saul isn’t making a Nike CommercialNike is Making a Saul Commercial” Say word? This isn’t a conflict that is foreign to me.I think [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Did Saul Williams and KRS Drink the Kool Aid?
Saturday, April 12th, 2008F-ck Them Critics Jay, We Still Believe
Sunday, April 6th, 2008When I saw the reaction at Parlour stating that JayElectronica needed an intervention after his show inNYC last week I was like “What kinda facts are those?” According to that logic, when Jay Electronica f*cksup a show, he needs an Erykah intervention. So, whatif his show was brilliant? Should they then get married? How about [...]
P*ssy is a Commodity
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Last week, Beauty in Baltimore asked me, Whats thedifference between a woman who charges [for sex]and a woman who goes home with dudes from theclub from free? While I had a response, I knew that bythe nature of comments that followed that the veryquestion deserved its own post. The intersection of sex and commerce has [...]
Subprime, Food Stamps and Iraq 4 Stacks
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008I came across one of the most moving first person accounts by Lieut. Sean Walsh on what it means to lose your people in The Iraq War. In a lot of ways it reminded me of a d-boy reflecting on life from prisonin the way the Lt. is resigned to his fate. Or perhaps it [...]
