Physical Graffiti (The History of Hip Hop Dance)

This is a dope article  written by Hip Hop pioneer Jorge “Popmaster Fabel” Pabon of the Rocksteady Crew/ Universal Zulu Nation that gives us a brief outline on the history of Hip Hop dance. It was written in 1999 for the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame.. Preface: As we complete the third decade of what has been [...]

Racism in Hip Hop: Can You use Racial Slurs in a Battle?

Watching these videos of emcees battling where the racial daggers come out..In this first vid we see the white rapper (Casper) call a Black kid (actually mixed) a ‘nigger’.. Later he talks about lynching him.. Is that taking it too far or is that fair game in a battle.. In the second video we see [...]

is Miltary using Mind Control Tactics on lawmakers? How widespread is this?

This story about the army using mind control techniques on unsuspecting lawmakers including Senators Al Franken and John McCain is serious and should not be swept under the rug. Many of us have no idea how advanced such techniques are and how often and pervasive the practice is within the general population. Sure we know [...]

Interview w/ Big Boi on Egypt & Dark Forces in Rap Industry by Urban Nomad

My man the Urban Nomad hit me up with this interview he did with Big Boi of Outkast who speaks on what’s going on Egypt and the darker forces at work in the industry that keep positive Hip Hop from the seeing the light of day.  check out more vids at http://iambrandx.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-urban-nomad-eats-big-boi-1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLz9OSm9Qgo&feature=player_embedded

Governor Walker gets Phone Pranked-It’s Scary to Hear How He Thinks

Not sure if people heard this tape of union busting Governor Scott walker talking to a prank caller who he thought was billionaire backer David Koch… We learned a lot from Gov Walker in this exchange including how he actually though of planting troublemakers in the crowd of protesters but thought it wasn’t politically expedient. [...]

American Workers vs Multi-Billionaires..Hip Hop Claps Back Hard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwpSh66aEUw Our latest video “American Workers Vs Multi-Billionaires” was filmed on location in Madison, Wisconsin, where thousands of hard working Americans came together in unity to fight back against a Governor bought and paid for by Billionaires to break up Unions and deny workers collective bargaining and a living wage. “American Workers Vs Multi-Billionaires” was [...]

On President’s Day We Remember How our Founding Fathers Owned Slaves

As we celebrate President’s Day the thought that four of our first 5 Presidents owned slaves has not gone unnoticed. I’ve been observing how President Ronald Reagan has undergone a major PR, revisionist makeover and could not help but wonder how much of a make over our early Presidents have undergone. BTW we set the [...]

Two Words: On Wisconsin! by Tina Bell Wright

Two Words…. Self Determination. Corporate Fascism. Your Choice. TWO WORDS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkFOBx6j0l8 From the debate raging online and via twitter, I see miseducation is alive and well. Workers from teachers to firefighters once called public servants are now being called freeloaders. It reminds me of something RZA said in the documentary, Rhyme and Reason [paraphrasing]:why am I beefing with this [...]

Russell Simmons Comes to Oakland This Tues Feb 22 2011

“Super Rich: An Evening with Russell Simmons” Hosted by Davey D Tuesday, February 22, 7:30 PM First Congregational Church of Oakland 2501 Harrison at 27th Street, Oakland $12 at the door or at Brown Paper Tickets

Class Warfare in Wisconsin: 10 Things You Should Know

Big shout out to my man Josh Healy of http://joshhealey.org/2011/02/17/class-warfare-in-wisconsin/ who penned this excellent run down of what’s cracking off in Wisconsin.. It’s important to get the word out about what’s taking place because there is an all out assault all across the country to dismantle public sector unions. The attackers are multi-national corporations who [...]

Black History Month: Remembering Huey P Newton

Today February 17th 2011 is the birthday of Huey P Newton-co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense..Since its Black History month we figured it be good o give folks some insight on who Huey was and who the Panthers were.. Below are some clips that give some insight.. Here’s a bio on Huey… Huey [...]

Beats for the Revolution-Everybody’s Free (Dedicated to Egypt)

With every movement or revolution there’s a soundtrack and what took place over the past 3 weeks in Tunisia and Egypt is no different. We got word that scores of recording artists on the ground in Egypt captured the historic moment by recording songs. Their goal to inspire those alongside them in the struggle to [...]