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Too Short Speaks Out at Oakland Town Hall on Misogyny & Violence
Last night (March 14th 2012) the Oakland chapter of 100 Black Men and Safe Passages, an organization from ‘Tha Town’ that is in the forefront of dealing with domestic violence and sexual assault, hooked up with members of the Hip Hop community to hold a town hall meeting inside City Hall. The topic was Misogyny, [...]
Hip Hop Occupies Call-to-Action for West Coast Port Shutdown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGqncu3wlEI Hip Hop Occupies to Decolonize issues solidarity statement & artist all-call for participation in 12/12 rallies Seattle, WA–Hip Hop Occupies is calling upon youth and artists in Seattle and beyond to come out in full force December 12th in support and solidarity for the West Coast Port Shutdown. HHO endorses this day of direct [...]
Remembering Hip Hop Legend Heavy D: He Helped Define a Generation
Needless to say this has been a tough week.. I don’t care what anyone says or how hard they act death takes a toll especially when its unexpected..That’s been the case all this week as we lost 3 iconic figures.. and while I understand that commentator Andy Rooney, boxing great Joe Frazier and golden era [...]
U Conn Bans Rapper from Doing Political Song abt Occupy Movement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP76954GI_0&feature=youtu.be I was recently invited to perform at the University of Connecticut on November 4th as the principal performer for a “Political Awareness Rally”. About a week before the event I got an email from the organizer, who ironically I met at Occupy Wall St, saying people were concerned about my performance, particularly the song [...]
The Globalization of Hip Hop Music & Culture Reaches Stanford University
OLMNews covers Stanford University’s global hip-hop Symposium where renowned author Jeff Chang, Stanford professor Samy Alim & Hip-Hop icon & activist Chuck D of Public Enemy who speak on the globalization of hip-hop and it’s effect on social & economic issues worldwide. http://vimeo.com/23105736 OLMNews reporter Davey D speaks with Omar Offendum, Syrian American rapper, who [...]
Wearing Saggy Pants Linked to Erectile Dysfunction & Other Health Issues
LOS ANGELES: In recent weeks the controversial urban/ Hip Hop inspired practice of sagging pants has come under fire. Two weeks ago Dallas Cowboy wide receiver Dez Bryant was kicked out of a shopping mall along with several of his friends for wearing sagging pants. In the state of Florida an anti-sagging bill was passed [...]
Good Bye Nate Dogg-He Marked an Important Era in Hip Hop
So much has been going on over the past few days that I never got a chance and properly reflect on the untimely passing of Nate Dogg.. Gone is a cat who was the cornerstone of an era..He was the soul of West coast Hip Hop. Nate was the ace in the hole, the clean [...]
Celebrating St Patrick’s Day-Hip Hop style-This is How We Do..
When I wanna celebrate St Patrick’s Day I only do it with our Favorite Irish Hip Hop group House of Pain… How many of y’all remember these two classics? And just to keep things gulley i decided to toss in some classic footage from that St Patrick’s Day classic starring Ice T called Leprechauns in [...]