I hate vague definitions. They are easily manipulated and mean nothing.You can’t measure it and because of that it runs the risk of beinga worthless catchall.Take the term green. What does being green look like? Another phrase is Leave No Child Behind. What does Leaving No Child Behind look like? If I sound cynical it [...]
Archive for May, 2008
F-ck Going Green
Monday, May 12th, 2008Ask M.Dot
Monday, May 12th, 2008We all have questions. Well M.dot has some answers. The last timeI did an ask M.dot post, it was quite informative. So lets play. The questions can range from:Race Hip hop Gender Relationships Oakland/ Brooklyn Saving Money Black Mommas Nerds Video Vixens Or you can try me with some off the wall ‘ish, and I [...]
Signs that it is Going to Be a Long Bloody Summer.
Friday, May 9th, 20084.17.08 Oakland, CA Gas riots (these haven’t happened yet, but it’s a matter of time). The Sean Bell verdict. The videotape of twelve Philadelphia police beating three black men.These are all signs that this will be a long, hot,bloody summer. The videotaped beatings of three restrained men by several members of the Philadelphia police force [...]
Jay Electronica vs. S.O.U.L Purpose?
Friday, May 9th, 2008“How can you be nostalgic for something that youdidn’t live through” What?According to Webster defines nostalgia as: 1: the state of being homesick : homesickness2: a wistfulsentimental yearning for return to or of some past period orirrecoverable condition; also : something that evokes nostalgia While I think it is reasonable to criticize the young bucks [...]
Benny McIntyre ain’t Voting for No Black Man.
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Class mobility is mind boggling. I remember being in highschool and Jua’s momma told us that once we graduatedfrom college “that where we come from is going to be irrelevant topeople“. I understood this to mean that people would look at our clothingand the way that we spoke and come to their own conclusions about [...]
Patriarchy & a Tale of Two Rap Videos
Sunday, May 4th, 2008Have you ever read something so potent that you had to stopput it down, and read something else just to get a sense of what youwere doing? Thats what happened to me when I started writing a pieceon gender and hip hop. It stated out as a post on Gender, Hip Hop and Patriarchyand it [...]
Only Built for Bloggy Links
Sunday, May 4th, 2008Links make the world go ’round. Anwar has some poetry that I was also pleasantly surprised by. I came across Doorknockers and was surprised to find akindred spirit. B-Girls, check. Bk & The Bay, Check.Boom Bap, Check. Peep this map of humanity. I heart maps. HHIR has just posted samples for both BlackStar and Big [...]
8 Favorite Moments from the Empire Strikes Barack.
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Hillary walking in as Darth Vader. Obama saying “NO, im in touch”. The Hillary anti NRA but PRO hunting contradiction. Obama brushing off collar with Jay in the background. Obama asking “Is the Darkside stronger?” The McCain gremlin face. What do you think of it?
