“Can’t” Knock The Hustle! – (Ignorant Blogs VS Jasiri X)

The real steroid abusing snitch Jose Canseco got embarrassed by being knocked out in the first round. Black Canseco knocked himself out with this lame attempt at journalism: http://www.hustleknockin.com/hustleknockin/2009/10/dear-debra-lee-open-letter-to-bet-song.html

What is going on nowadays with black blog spots who claim to be for a positive change in our community, but given an opportunity to support an [...]

Remembering Mr Magic (RIP)-Hip Hop Loses It’s Frankie Crocker

Remembering Mr Magic-Hip Hop Loses It’s Frankie Crocker
by Davey D and Mark Skillz
Today just getting word that one of our Hip Hop pioneers has passed. As I started writing this we’re still trying to officially confirm, but according to what DJ Premier twitted earlier Mr Magic who was best known as being among the first to [...]

Feds Say Ex-NBA Star Tipped Off Drug Kingpin

Feds Say Ex-NBA Star Tipped Off Drug Kingpin
By Casey Gane-McCalla June 18, 2009 10:44 am

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Former NBA player Jerome “Pooh” Richardson passed along a tip from a police officer friend that federal agents were about to raid the home his half-sister shared with a drug kingpin, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday.
Richardson, 43, is not [...]

Rap & Rock Come Together Again w/Street Sweeper Social Club

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Boots Riley and Tom Morello Step Up and Get Busy on  Jimmy Fallon
by Davey D
We tip our hats to Boots Riley of the Coup and Tom Morello of  Rage Against the Machine. As you know the pair came together to form the Street Sweepers Social Club and their new album was released earlier this week. [...]

Reverend Jeremiah Wright’s Original Speech where he said ‘God Damn America’

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Since Reverend Jeremiah Wright had recently been in the news, we figured we’d pull out the original speech that put him in the media spotlight. 
This is the 2003 sermon in its entirety that pretty much set things off and cast long time Chicago pastor Jeremiah Wright in a bad-light. Its the sermon where he says [...]

Why aren’t elderly white males being profiled and called Terrorists?

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Why aren’t elderly white males being profiled and called Terrorists?
by Davey D
All week there’s been lots of conversation about the rise of right wing  terrorism here in the US. Sadly most of this conversation has been sparked by the recent shooting of Stephen  Johnsby an 88 year old Neo-Nazi named James W. Von Brunn [...]

3 officers Killed 2 Wounded in Pittsburgh, PA Over Domestic Violence Dispute

Police officers stand by at the scene near Fairfield Street where
as many as three officers were killed this morning when they responded to a domestic call.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09094/960660-100.stm
At least three Pittsburgh police officers were believed to be dead and two others were wounded after a man began firing at them when they responded to a domestic call [...]

Diddy’s Dumb Deed-Gets Elbowed by Black Women As he Seeks Lighskin Sistas

Diddy’s Dumb Deed-Gets Elbowed by Black Women As he Seeks Lighskin Sistas
By Pearl Jr.
Author, Black Women Need Love, Too!

Another attack on Black Women by one of our own! Diddy’s CIROC vodka sent out a cattle call looking for and I quote, “White, Hispanic and Light-skinned African American” women to represent his vodka. The arrogance to [...]

Does The Music Industry Need A Bail Out Plan?

Trials of a Hip Hop Educator:
Accepting Responsibility to Build a New Music Community
Does The Music Industry Need A Bail Out Plan? – Part II
By Tony Muhammad
Hiphopeducator19@gmail.com
www.myspace.com/tonymuhammad

In the midst of Congress attempting to pass legislation specifically to recoup $165 million in bonuses that has scandalously gone to AIG executives, the House Judiciary Committee is seeking [...]

America’s New Racial Boogieman-An Interview w/ Rosa Clemente

 America’s New Racial Boogieman-An Interview w/ Rosa Clemente
by Davey D
Listen to this Breakdown FM Interview w/ Rosa Clemente
http://odeo.com/episodes/24390751-Rosa-Clemente-The-nation-s-new-Boogieman
We sat down with former Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Rosa Clemente to break bread about a number of issues. First and foremost we wanted to talk about the current speaking tour she is on that addresses the [...]

Raise Up Knaan is in the Building-Make Room at the Table

Raise Up Knaan is in the Building-Make Room at the Table
by Davey D
Listen to the Breakdown FM interview w/ Knaan by clicking link below:
http://odeo.com/episodes/24382570-Knaan-is-in-the-Building-make-Room-at-the-Table
I met Somalian born rapper Knaan about 3 or 4 years ago in his current place of residence Toronto. We chopped it up back then and he assured me that it was [...]

Breakdown FM-Taking Over Hip Hop-An Interview w/ Zion I

We sat down and talked with Zumbi of the group Zion I and celebrated the release of their much anticipated album ‘The Takeover’. Its a masterpiece of an album that features brother Ali, Courtney Holiday, Ty, jennifer Johns, Omega and more. We walk through many of the cuts and marvel at the group’s attempts to [...]