In my head I have been trying to make sense of Beyonce, Jay-Z and Odd Future and how audiences have received, accepted and criticized their work. I have written about Beyonce here and here. Jay-Z here. I add Odd Future because I have yet to see a feminist analysis of them and I am theorizing that there is a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘boom bap’
Making Connections between Odd Future x Jay Z x Beyonce
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011Crush’s and Being Human
Sunday, February 21st, 2010Neens and D.J. Les courtesy of @sixfive Thursday night, I went to a function. Boom bap deliciousness, but I hadn’t anticipated it. I had a big work day, and knew I wanted to chill later,? so I had given KB a heads up. Got a text? around @ 6:00 pm saying, “not going to be [...]
Me & Lauryn Hill: An Evolution
Saturday, October 18th, 2008The first time I heard Lauryn Hill, was probably a single from the Blunted on Reality album and I hated it. At that time it appeared to be crazy gimmicky. I didn’t like The Fugees and I didn’t like The Score. The Score took an L because in many ways, it was accessible, cross over [...]
Me and The RZA Get Busy
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Being bitten by the writing bug is interesting. I run intoother Black movers and shakers on Friday or Saturdayevenings and they glaze over when I say I am goinghome to write. Its bugged out because this morning I created asubstantial addition to the “Crack Essays” file.My eyes opened before the alarm went off at6:30am this [...]
Buckshot /9th Video was Made for This Blog. Sorta.
Saturday, March 15th, 2008I just had to feeling that this video was made for this blog. Buckshot being the epitome of boom-bap, and all. Is it me or is Buck getting more mature and startingto favor Rakim? No wonder I have always flirted with his grimey @ss when I’veseen him. ======== New Living Legends. I am so glad [...]
Breihan Conveys Why I Love Boom Bap Now and Forvever
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007DUDE this t-shirt by Rock Smith is sooooo good. Get it at Lemaur an Dauley. In a Voice Article a couple of weeks ago Breihan spoke on Black Moon in a way the captured what I love about my Boom Bap folks, they play they position. The main reason that last night’s show ended up [...]
Black Consumerism 101
Saturday, August 11th, 2007People Buy What Makes Them Feel Comfortable.Thats what your boy Birkhold said a coupla weeks agoand that quote stays marinating on my mind. I thought about this while I was on BART yesterday andI heard a young lady talking about spending $2-300on her hair. Now don’t get it twisted. Pun intended.Black women INVEST in they [...]
DJ Triple Threat Presents: The Backpacker B-List Single Set
Tuesday, April 3rd, 20071. Where my homies?, Ill and Al Scratch. Sing-songey rap hooks. In the ninties?!?!?! WHuuuT?Come around my wayyyyyy/ Come around my wayyyyy.Prototypical hood homie anthem. 2. Jeru, the water song, Come Clean. On the strength of love I have for yall. Imma post it ALONG with the original. >> Whoops. Couldn’t find the orig. And [...]
Back Packer Week Presents: The Back Packer Box Set
Sunday, March 18th, 2007Shirt by Spoon Fed. Cop it @ Cartel Goods. Say you on a island, Lost/Survivor style, and you can only bring 10 joints from that era. Here are mine.1. Main Ingredient.Talk about your all purpose backpack founk.I can chill to it.Mash to it.Homework to it.Lounge to it. 2. IllmaticI’d rather listen to this than just [...]
Go See East Of Havana or You Ain’t Hip Hop.
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007I slept yall. I saw this movie almost a month ago and I have been meaning to tell you about it. East of Havana is about Hip Hip in Cuba. The filmmakers ? who are Cuban-American themselves ? zero in on a collective called El Cartel, composed of the charismatic Mikki (a flirt who raises [...]
