‘hova the god, n*gga blasphemy…’
Jay-Z – What More Can I Say?
‘Young n*ggaz that blast for me/blasphemy, no religion…’
Jay-Z – Dear Summer
‘I’m from where they cross over and clap boards – where they lost Jehovah in place of rap lords’
Jay-Z – Where I’m From
Upon first glance, such lyrics come off as an indicator that Hip Hop […]
With death seemingly lying dormant beneath the surface of Hip Hop, is there any hope in sight for the victims that lay in the aftermath of its wake? The answer, for Hip Hop artists at least, would appear to be yes. Immortalized by lyrics that stereotypically glorify death, we all but deify our […]
This is a response to my last post and Jason Beghe putting out an interview
“Anonymous is Legion. Anonymous does not forgive. Anonymous does not forget.”
Ummm…Anonymous
I’m not sure if any of you are down with this, but the interwebs are powerful. I’d recommend that you read more about Scientology. I won’t even bother to get into some of […]
Bruised Art
“DON’T PUSH ME CAUSE IM CLOSE TO THE EDGE/
I’M TRYIN’ NOT TO LOSE MY […]
“The World Web Internets is a series of tubes (not a big truck which you just dump something into), used to transfer important information (porn) worldwide. It has, in recent years, evolved into the greatest MMORPG of all time, where players choose one of two factions and compete for either lulz or anti-lulz respectively. This of […]
‘These cats drink champagne and toast to death and pain, like slaves on a ship talking about who got the flyest chain…’
- Talib Kweli; “Africa Dream”, Reflection Eternal
Every corner of this earth yields natural resources that are possessed by the inhabitants of said region. New Hampshire (USA) has granite. Saudia Arabia has oil… […]
“In the past quarter century, we exposed biases against other races and called it racism, and we exposed biases against women and called it sexism. Biases against men we call humor.”
—Warren Farrell, Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say
Stalked by a cunning foe his whole life, our hero stages a duel in a lonesome truck stop.
The sizzling sound from the frying pan, mixed with gospel music became familiar the wider my eyes got. Though this two bedroom apartment was cold, the warm scent of pancakes and bacon eased my frigid Sunday mornings.
To: Coretta
“I’ve been stripped.”
Actress Cicely Tyson at the funeral of Coretta Scott King.
Walk beside me, Corrie,
in your heels and pearls.
Go ‘head, put some pretty
in this movement.
And as you march,
sing me your secrets.
What happened that day?
When you wept over your man?
Before we were all Martin;
After we knew you could
do more than have babies.
You buried yourself on […]
Today is the day that you should go to the record store or click that Itunes button on your computer and grab Micheal Jackson 25th celebration album of “thriller” with remixes by Kanye West, Will.I.AM, Akon, and more.
So we announced in December that Kanye West’s book, “Thank You, You’re Welcome”, would be released this year. Ok, the new year has come and here are some samples posted by Kanye via his blog.
The 2004 resurrected Broadway smash featuring Sean Combs, Sanaa Lathan, Audra Ann McDonald, and Phylicia Rashad comes to ABC.
A Carnegie Melon Professor tells his story and inspires the world in the process.
According to Yahoo News, Jay Z is stepping down as Def Jam President effective by the end of the year.