Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Add-2 - Black Amerikkka
Are hip-hop artists the new civil rights leaders?
I believe the innovators of our society are people who truly make art for art's sake. Very often, they shape society's morals and values through a sort of "natural selection": the amount of influence a certain artist's values have on society is dictated by the popularity and noteriety of their work. Popular music is often at the forefront of America's ever-changing moral system (Hendrix in the 60s, Cobain in the 90s, etc.)
Hip-hop can send a very powerful message, but only if the artist avoids egoism and gains the spotlight because of his or her ingenuity and originality. This is why I'm careful not to envision Nas as a black leader, since some part of me still thinks he put out his new album centered around racism because he wants to see his face replace Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton to fulfill his super-huge ego.
Here is a new artist, Add-2, whose fresh on the scene with a single entitled "Black Amerikkka". I don't get that egoistic vibe from him and this song definately has a strong message about the current state of "black" in America. Props to 2dopeboyz for this.
Add-2 - Black Amerikkka (prod. Slot-A)
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Radiohead - House of Cards
Not even close to my favorite song off the new album, but I like this video. Can someone tell me how the hell they filmed this with no cameras or lights?
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Beat Ya Feet Kings
I'm on my way to PG Plaza Mall today (the only mall that carries size 15 shoes haha), so I thought I'd give y'all a little taste of that PG/MoCo/DC flavor...heres some dope footage of the Beat Ya Feet Kings at PG Community College
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Nas on racial discourse
From the insert of Nas' extremely dope upcoming album Untitled..
“Nigger” or “Nigga”, not even the lesser evil “negro”, could ever be our title. We are way more complicated, beautiful and intelligent than any word created for us. Africa isn’t even a name we chose for the continent. But hey… it is what it is. Some things just stick and are hard to change. What would be a proper name for us? Think about it. We should decide on it. I don’t think it matters much but, with that being said, racial bias will probably never die. You would think in this day and in these times, with all that’s going on all over the planet, we should be past this. I want to be past this but it seems like some things don’t go away. Instead they get more dangerous and worse. Nigger is a word that comes from the African-American slave trade. That slave trade is a massive part of American history but people want to sweep it under the rug like it never existed……….
Friday, July 11, 2008
Throwback: Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Just bump this shit in your whip on a hot, sunny day..sunroof open and pimp lean on..you'll begin to understand what OutKast is all about..
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Sha Stimuli
This dudes got talent for real..he can rhyme perfectly with the beat and hes so sick wit it
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
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