Monthly Archive for April, 2008

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Papoose – 50 Shots (Sean Bell Tribute)

Published on April 25, 2008 in Entertainment and Social Commentary. Closed Tags: , , .
… don’t think I need to say more.

Sean Bell’s Verdict: No Justice [Video]

Published on April 25, 2008 in Social Commentary. Closed Tags: , , .
Sean Bell’s verdict was delivered. Not Guilty.
I don’t know what to say. I can’t say I’m surprised.  I did said there was a good chance that they was going to get left off in an earlier post. I’m going to take this in.
In the meantime, here’s the clip of that verdict via Redlasso. I cut it up myself, so it’s fresh. Pass it around if you like.

Obama Mixtape "Lifeline" Extended

Published on April 23, 2008 in Internal Dialog/Site News. Closed

changeWell, Tabou and I decided to extend the lifeline of the Obama Mixtape submissions. We changed up the context a bit, so I decided to put up a page to the submission requirements.

I’m going make the old post redirect to the new page as well.

So, if you want to contribute to the mixtape, follow this link.

Rewind: Common – I Used to Love H.E.R. [Music Video]

Published on April 23, 2008 in Entertainment. Comments Tags: , , .
Before Nas proclaimed Hip-Hop was dead, Common was trying to save H.E.R.  Common, a cool ass brother, did a rhyme back in the day about how Hip-Hop grew up and became commercial. Describing Hip-Hop as a woman takes a lot of imagination and Common nailed it. So, here’s a Rewind joint for ya…
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Claudia Alick – Employed Poor [Video]

Published on April 21, 2008 in Entertainment. Comments Tags: , , .

It’s ironic how come I don’t have posts about poets, and yet I’m one. So, here’s to the first one I’ll talk about. Claudia Alick performed her work “Employed Broke” on the 5th season of Def Poetry. The line that reeled me in? The first one, of course.

Living in this city ain’t no joke.
I’m working 40 hours a week just to stay broke.

Sometimes I feel that way. :) With the way the U.S. economy is going, I think everyone feels this way… and I feel Ms. Alick express it the best with her mix of spoken word, singing and energetic acting… just in case you are wondering why her hands are by her hair like she’s trying to grab you.