Time: 3:39 pm.Date: Saturday, March 1st. Spot: Cafe on Valencia in the Mission. SF,CAThe only thing that has my head sane right nowis the new Erykah. Telephone, My People, Me, The Healerhave been on constant repeat. Oh and the jointfrom Mama's Gun, … [Continue reading]
72 Hours of New Amerykah: Part II – First I was Malcom, now I’m El Hajj
Last weekend, in BK, I resided with Mean Sexy's sister,Flybug Starski. We had one of those 4am, in the gristleconversations. We discussed our paths in life, whetherwe where we wanted to be and coping and planning for the future.It was awkward, … [Continue reading]
Hip Hop Isn’t That Political After All: Part I.
Hip Hop isn't that political after all.You may think that its political, but guess what? It's just music.Those of us who ARE into "political" hip hop are not learninganything new from the music that we listen to. If anythingit affirms what we already … [Continue reading]
When Did Being Smart Become Acting White?
The first thing that struck me when I walked into myinto my college prep high school was thesmell. It smelled of new paint, new carpet andnew books. Books so new that they had never been used yet.In fact, I stopped by there last Augustand it still … [Continue reading]
Saying Sexism is Worse than Racism is Like Saying Chattel Slavery is Worse than the Holocaust
I will never forget being in undergrad when we werereading Beloved. Someone began drawing a parallelbetween Chattel Slavery and the Holocaust.Our professor responded cautioning us against makingthat comparison saying that the risk in comparing … [Continue reading]
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