Cynthia McKinney Mourns the Dead of the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza

Cynthia McKinney Mourns the Dead of the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza: People of the U.S. and the world must end Israeli impunity now! by Cynthia McKinney http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSFwyWyVo74 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZenysNLAfc8 I am outraged at Israel’s latest criminal act. I mourn with my fellow Free Gaza travelers, the lives that have been lost by Israel’s needless, senseless act [...]

Talib & Hi-Tek Hit Hard with their New Song about Oil called ‘Ballad of the Black Gold’

Props to Talib & Hi-Tek . They been coming with it.. Most of us loved their song ‘Papers Please‘ which addressed Arizona’s harsh anti-immigration law SB 1070. Their new album ‘Revolutions Per Minute‘ is dope.  One of the songs ‘Ballad of the Black Gold‘  deals with the issue of oil and our violent and imperialistic [...]

BP Needs to Write Hefty Checks & President Obama Needs to Give Back BP Campaign Money

Woke this morning to ‘Breaking news‘ that the Gulf Oil Spill has been capped. Call me skeptical but that seemed a bit too good to be true. Now of course a few hours after this initial assertion, everyone is backpedaling and as President Obama is fond of saying, they are ‘re-calibrating’ their remarks. In other [...]

50 Cent Loses 54 pounds for an upcoming movie role…He looks pretty damn sick

This just appeared in the latest edition of US Weekly.. Its 50 cent looking pretty gaunt and sickly. He lost 54 pounds for a role in a upcoming movie which according to US was inspired by a pal who died of cancer… 50 Cent penned and stars in Things Fall Apart, a flick about a football player [...]

Oakland Gang Injunction? Maybe We Should Have One Against Out of Control Police?

Update: This is footage from the rally just before yesterday (May 27th hearing) in which a temporary injunction was issued… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b4kJG5WIXQ ————————————— Today at 2Pm a hearing will be held at the Oakland Courthouse to see if the City of Oakland should have a gang injunction. There will be a rally at 12:30 opposing the [...]

Hip Hop News: Jeru Speaks on Guru/ This is How Immigration Laws Should Work

A few thoughts for today…First here are a few articles to peep: David Banner Speaks on Terrorism Detroit Mayor Bing Bans TV Crews From Going on Police Raids Tea Party & GOP are Now Feuding Senator Tries Defends Victims & BP-Outrageous Second, I just wanna go on record and say the CEO of BP Tony [...]

Hip Hop & Political News: Freeway Rick Set to Sue Rick Ross/ Latina Professor Booed at Arizona Graduation

Like everyone I’m watching this Gulf Oil Spill and seeing all the dead oil slicked animals and hearing endless pronouncements about how BP is going to try one failed method after another to cap the leak. Of course nothing is working, everyone is pointing fingers and at the end of the day, I see more [...]

I’m Not Afraid of Ice Cube Anymore: Questlove offers some food for thought

I came across this missive from Questlove of the Roots today on twitter… I read it, then peeped the video he linked to and my mind went racing in a few directions all at once. First, I looked at the video from the perspective of the disgruntled fan. In today’s society so many of us [...]

Hip Hop Wisdom: Bambu Speaks on Gender Politics, Filipinos in Hip Hop & Gang Life in LA

We caught up w/ Bambu who was on hand at Delores Park for the Eco-Fest 2010. He broke down the inspiration and the meaning behind the song ‘The Queen is Dead’. He talked to us about brothers using flowery words like ‘Queen’ and ‘Sista’ and not really meaning it. It called such cats ‘Macktavist’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O27eLnXc3rI [...]

It’s More Than Just Money: When Capitalism Hits the Fan (The True Story of this Economic Meltdown)

This is an incredible lecture that everyone needs to peep that breaks down the current state of affairs with our economy. This cat Professor Richard Wolff is a beast when it comes to this as he lets us know that what is going down goes beyond money.. The quality on these clips aren’t all that [...]

Rand Paul Is a Dangerous Man and Not Just Because He Hates Civil Rights

This interview with Rand Paul is interesting on a number of levels. The way its being spun is that he handed ABC host George Stephanopoulos his ass. I can see that being the case only in the sense that Paul was prepared for the inevitable questions on his controversial stances around Civil Rights. Up to [...]

Suge Knight Arrested Once Again for Assault

LOS ANGELES — Hip Hop producer Suge Knight is in trouble with the law once again. Knight, whose real name is Marion Hugh Knight, was arrested just after midnight Thursday in Gardena following an assault with a deadly weapon incident which occurred a short time earlier, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Nearly a [...]