The Power of Words & Hate Speech-Where do We Draw the Line on Islam & the Ground Zero Mosque?

As you read this article, keep in mind whats been going on the past few days since i posted this..some right-wing radio stations are hosting polls asking if we should start registering practicing Muslims during time of war.. Keep this in mind as you read this and ask yourself is this really a mindless distraction [...]

Jasiri X: Glenn Beck’s ‘Dream’ is Dr King’s Nightmare

Jasiri X returns with another banger… It’s a response to the Glenn Beck rally that took place in Washington DC this weekend..Here’s what he penned   Written from the perspective of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jasiri X responds to Glenn Beck’s rally and the growing racial and economic divide in America. From the police’s [...]

Some Thoughts on Today’s Glenn Beck Rally & What We Should Know About Dr King, Black Pride & Urban Radio

Some thoughts on Todays Glen Beck’s Restoring Rally… Below are some of the tweets I shared with folks this morning about Martin Luther King and how his legacy has been allowed be hijacked and distorted with the Glenn Beck ‘Restore Our Honor’ rally that went down today in Washington DC at the Lincoln Memorial. For [...]

Remembering Martin Luther King’s I have a Dream Speech-Does America’s Check Still have ‘Insufficient Funds’?

While reading this speech I want all of you to think about what took place during Katrina … Read the book Floodlines by Jordan Flaherty or check out the documentary ‘Law and Disorder by AC Thompson…http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/law-disorder/ Ask yourself if that check still has ‘insuffient funds’. We should think about that when conservative pundit Glenn Beck [...]

A Look Back at Hurricane Katrina-The Sights & Sounds w/ Public Enemy, Kanye West vs George Bush & DJ Chela

Another take on the classic PE cut “I” that originally featured on THERE’S A POISON GOIN’ ON. Inspired by a trip to New Orleans in 2007, Chuck wanted to create a new version of the song and shoot a video as he explored the ruins of the lower 9th ward. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suzg1tRa9kM Below are the audio [...]

Key Muslims in Hip Hop, Media & Politics Speak out on Ground Zero Debate & Put Heads to Bed

Yesterday we did a special radio show focusing on religious intolerance toward Muslims in America and amount of viciousness that’s been emerging with the debate around Ground Zero and the proposed Community Center/ Mosque.. We started off by talking with Minneapolis rap star Brother Ali. We talked about his new album US and where he’s [...]

Who are the Real Gangstaz? Will You Find Them Within Hip Hop?

Jasiri X and Paradise return with a hard hitting video that challenges the notion of gangstas who the real ones are in 2010.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41s1oWM9vOQ Paradise the Arkitech of X-Clan and Jasiri X go on location to New York and Chicago to show the world who the Real Gangstas are, you know the ones who collapsed [...]

The Rise of America’s Prison Empire: The Relationship Between Texas Prisons & Slavery

The Austin Chronicle has an excellent article that deals with the prison system and its relationship to slavery.. Apparently the prison system in Texas is the basis for all US prisons…. Some of this is not surprising, buit its always disturbing when its in your face..Here’s an excerpt from his book Texas Tough: The Rise [...]

‘Mohammad Is a Pig’…Yes, That’s What They’re Yelling at Black People in NY Over this Mosque Controversy

I’m watching this video of these enraged Anti-Muslim crowd in downtown New York and it doesn’t seem to much different from the videos I saw at the half a dozen Pro Johannes Mehserle rallies held last month or the anti-immigrant rallies I saw in Arizona..What we see is sheer ignorance in masse which can easily [...]

MC Hammer Turns Out Art & Soul Festival in Downtown Oakland

Nothing beats a classic Hip Hop show.. what I mean by that someone who’s had impact returns to scene after not seeing them for a while  and  wrecks shop. MC Hammer fit the bill this Saturday at the Art & Soul Festival. Thousands came to see Hammer take it to the stage and trust me [...]

Is George Clinton a Pretender?… Shock G’s Open Letter Defending P-Funk

Shock G of Digital Underground found it necessary to pick up the pen and pad and respond to a recent damning article written by popular Soul Music Archivist Bob Davis of Soul-Patrol.com called ‘George Clinton and the Demise of Funk” In thjis article Davis takes Clinton to task for squandering his fame, fortune and influence. [...]

Here’s What’s Driving the Racial Hysteria this Country is Facing…Dr Francis Cress Welsing Explains the Psychology Behind White Supremacy

Wanna know why we have this intense racially charged reaction to President Barack Obama being in the White House?  It’s not because people may disagree with his policies. That’s understandable and fair game, but when you have a 400% increase in threats and this over the top maligning of his character mired in racial stereotypes, there’s [...]