“Don’t get caught up in no throne/ These devils out here lyin/ Actin like the people ain’t dyin/ They silver and they gold/ they never saved no soul” -Yasiin Bey The forces of Good and Evil in Hip Hop are at battle again…or maybe more accurately the forces of “Conscious” and err “Unconscious”. Here’s the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maybe the Black Star documentary trailer wasn’t enough to get you all hot and bothered about a Black Star reunion, so this week Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) performed “You Already Knew” live on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. I liked this this performance and it sounded great. The single will be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Based on the trailer it seems like this documentary focuses on Talib Kweli but if you’re a Blackstar fan it looks like you’ll dig this one. There’s also a dazzling array of appearances by people we like like Kanye West, Mos Def turned Yasiin (of course), The Beastie Boys, Dave Chappelle, The Roots, Occupy Wall […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In light of the new film “Sing Your Song,” celebrating the life of activist and entertainment legend Harry Belafonte, Loop21.com posted a list of today’s most politically active Black celebrities. I think it’s a pretty great list, even including Black celebs who engage in environmental activism like Aisha Tyler (although I don’t know how much […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t care about anything else but my people being free. Everything else is low priority. My career, any brass rings that they hand out to me, I don’t give a shit. I don’t feel comfortable with my quote unquote success. I feel like it’s just the most ephemeral, fantasy set of circumstances to live […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
