By now everyone has seen or heard about Erykah Badu‘s provocative video for her song ‘Window Seat’. It’s the first single off her album ‘, New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh,’ in which she visits Dealey Plaza where President John F Kennedy was assassinated back in November 1963. Here Badu walks around the [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Should Dallas Official Charge Erykah Badu?: ‘Window Seat’ To A Black Woman’s Soul
Posted: March 31, 2010 by Davey D in 2009-Daily Hip Hop News, Southern ShiftTags: “WINDOW SEAT” TO A BLACK WOMAN’S SOUL, craid watkins, Dallas Police, Janice Crowther, Makeda Crane, Should Dallas Official Charge Erykah Badu?:, Window seat
Beef Squashed Paul Wall & Chamillionaire Set to Touch Down In SF
Posted: March 29, 2010 by Davey D in 2009-Daily Hip Hop NewsTags: Beef Squashed Paul Wall & Chamillionaire Set to Touch Down In SF, Chamillionaire, Hip Hop, Paul wall, reunited beef, Texas Rap
The recently reunited rap duo of Paul Wall and Chamillionaire hits Club Envy in San Francisco this Wednesday, March 31st . The tour marks the first time the guys have performed together in almost 7 years. http://www.chamillionaire.com/tour/chamillionaire-and-paul-wall.html Below links to see the tour kick-off performance they did recently at SXSW in Austin: [...]
Russian Subways Suffer Horrific Bombings US Hip Hoppers Talib Kweli & Professor Jelani Cobb are Safe
Posted: March 29, 2010 by Davey D in 2009-Daily Hip Hop News, Southern ShiftTags: Black widows, Chechean rebels, Jelani Ciobb, Russian metros, Russian Subways Suffer Horrific Bombings US Hip Hoppers Talib Kweli & Professor Jelani Cobb are Safe, Russian terrorist attacks, Talib Kweli
By now most of us have heard about the horrific train bombing that took place last night (US time ) early morning (Russian time) that left up to 40 people dead. The reports are saying that two female suicide bombers commonly known as ‘Black widows’ of Chechnya. For those who don’t know Russia has been [...]
Mistah Fab Keeps it Real on 6th Street-Kicks Nice Freestyle
Posted: March 29, 2010 by Davey D in 2009-Daily Hip Hop News, Essential videos to peepTags: Lil Wayne, Mistah FAB, Mistah Fab Keeps it Real on 6th Street-Kicks Nice Freestyle, Palixco Burris, SXSW
We caught up w/ Oakland’s Freestyle King Mistah FAB on 6th street during SXSW. We talked to him about his recent video in which he went in on fellow rappers, sports figures and entertainers who got locked up for doing ‘dumb’ stuff like Lil Wayne, Palixco Burris and others. He talked to us about the [...]
Drama & Politrix-Funkmaster Flex Not Happy w/ Tunnel Documentary
Posted: March 29, 2010 by Davey D in 2009-Daily Hip Hop News, Political articlesTags: Choke no joke, Drama & Politrix-Funkmaster Flex Not Happy w/ Tunnel Documentary, Funk flex, Funkmaster Flex, Tunnel documentary
Last week we ran an article detailing the excitement around a number of documentaries set to highlight and give and the back story to some of Hip Hop’s most significant night spots. We noted films being done on The Fever, The Latin Quarter and The Tunnel… What inspired the article was getting note about the [...]
Ludacris Says ‘Yes’, Ron Paul says ‘No’-Who Should We Listen to About the Census?
Posted: March 29, 2010 by Davey D in 2009-Daily Hip Hop News, Political articlesTags: Government intrusion, Ludacris, Ludacris Says 'yes', privacy, Ron Paul, Ron Paul says 'No'-Who Should We Listen to About the Census?, Ron Paul: Census: A Little Too Personal
Congressman Ron Paul made headlines and ruffled some feathers the other week when he voted and then later penned an article encouraging Texans and people all over the country to not take the 2010 Census. He wrote; “I voted “No” on this resolution for the simple, obvious reason that the census like so many government [...]
Why Hip Hop Won’t Tangle With the Tea Party
Posted: March 28, 2010 by Davey D in 2009-Daily Hip Hop NewsTags: Birthers, Bunchy Carter, Deacon for Defense, Glen Beck, Hip Hop Freedom Fighters, John Henrik Clark, Ku Klux Klan, Militant Mind Militias, Minista Paul Scott, right wingers, Rush Limbaugh, Sean hannity, Tea Party, white supremacy, Why Hip Hop Won't Tangle With the Tea Party
Why Hip Hop Won’t Tangle With the Tea Party: Call for a Militant Mind Militia by TRUTH Minista Paul Scott Whatcha do get your head ready. Instead of gettin’ physically sweaty” Welcome to the Terror-dome-Public Enemy In breaking news, two of Hip Hop’s most popular artists died today. In what was the culmination of a [...]
Ice Cube..Tells New Jacks He’s Not Here to Make Them Famous
Posted: March 26, 2010 by Davey D in 2009-Daily Hip Hop News, Industry news & ViewsTags: ice Cube, Ice Cube..Tells New Jacks He's Not Here to Make Them Famous, West coast rap
I got alot of questions since my last blog. I’ll answer a few. What’s up with these local MC’s in L.A. who keep disrespecting me? They’re just mad cause I don’t fuck with they wack-ass. They ain’t on my level, why should I waste my time. I don’t even remember ever meeting these clowns or [...]
Activists Beat Down by Police At Tavis Smiley Roundtable
Posted: March 26, 2010 by Davey D in 2009-Daily Hip Hop News, Political articlesTags: Activists Beat Down by Police At Tavis Smiley Roundtable, Chicago, JR Flemming, Police brutality, tavis Smiley round table
Got hit up by some activists who attended the Tavis Smiley roundtable in Chicago last week. According them they went to see what was really happening with a Black Agenda being put forth and got beat down and removed by state police.. Thats crazy considering the caliber of people in the room who no doubt [...]
Is the Healthcare Bill Racist Toward Rich Socialite & Poor Redneck Women?
Posted: March 26, 2010 by Davey D in 2009-Daily Hip Hop News, Political articlesTags: Healthcare reform, kentucky, Racism, Rob Binsrick
I read this article and could only shake my head and say wow.. wow wow wow.. and shake my head again.. Davey D http://www.examiner.com/x-6996-Louisville-Economic-Policy-Examiner~y2010m3d25-Healthcare-Reform-Taxes-Are-Racist In a previous article I had written about how the Democrats in Washington had driven me into a state of depression caused by their relentless attacks on our nation’s Constitution, freedoms and [...]
3 Revolutionary Videos to Get U Hyped-Sista Souljah, Paris, Aztlan Nation
Posted: March 24, 2010 by Davey D in 2009-Daily Hip Hop News, Essential videos to peepTags: 3 Revolutionary Videos to Get U Hyped-Sista Souljah, Aztlan Nation, Paris, revolutionary rap, Sista Souljah
Looking through some old videos and decided to post a few to put you in the Revolutionary spirit. I remember this video and this album 360 Degrees of Power.. The beats, made by the bomb squad were incredible and Sista Souljah who was an activist made the nice switch into the rap world. I wish they [...]
Where are the Real Terrorists? Right Here at Home! Members of Congress Threatened with Violence
Posted: March 24, 2010 by Davey D in 2009-Daily Hip Hop NewsTags: Jim Clyburn, John Boehner, Louise Slaughter, Steny Hoyer, Steve Driehaus, Tom Periello, Where are the Real Terrorists? Right Here at Home!
This is coming on the heels of the racial epithets being hurled at Black congressmen like John Lewis and anti gay epithets hurled at lawmakers like Barney Frank. Right now we’re spending a lot of time looking over our backs at Muslims and people from the Middle East as possible terrorists.. The way things are [...]