Peace to Vince Lopez How did I get into hip hop as a feminist? As a teenager, I found, in the early 90′s that the cool kids, at least the ones I wanted to be liked by where into hip hop. Furthermore, as I got older, and got into The Source, but Fridah, Basquiat and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘hip hop’
Hip Hop is a Masculine Space
Monday, March 1st, 2010Backpacker Week Presents Volume III: Grand Puba
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007Puba. One word. Those throaty rhymes where you could hear the juice in the corner of his lips. Many images conjured. The unmistakable low eyes. Hillfiger.Spirit. O-kay o-kay o-kay, what more could I say? Alamo get the boom and.. parlay parlay Im far from the average, civilize the savage When Im low on protein Im [...]
The Backpacker Manifesto/a.
Monday, March 5th, 2007I will admit it: I was and still am a colossal dork. But I was and still am happy being that dork. And no matter what it is that we all, respectively, are, we’re inclined fairly strongly to hang onto those identities if they make us comfortable. Perhaps we might gain some perspective as we [...]
Obama, Cosby & All Star Weekend
Monday, March 5th, 2007Obama and Cosby don’t have anything to do w/ Allstar weekend, at least on its face. Give me a couple of days I will come up with a link. lol! Dope article in the TIMES OF ALL PLACES on racism and how the Allstar weekend is being portrayed in the media. Stain of Racism Feeds [...]
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 [...]
I Miss Lil Kim.
Monday, February 26th, 2007There is something sorely missing from hip hop. Hip hop is missing the the voice of a woman that is sexual, raw and self possesed. A woman who has created and stays in her lane and is clearly unapolgetic about who she is. I usta be scared of the d*ck/ now I throw my lips [...]
