Monthly Archives: September 2011
Hip Hop and the Brokedown Contract (via Phillis Remastered)
Posted on September 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
This is thanks to one of my favorite blogs – Phillis Remastered! This really hit home for me, great read! blog out… Recently, I was involved in an online discussion with three African American cultural scholars about hip hop artists Jay-Z and Kanye West and their latest collaborative CD, Watch the Throne. Since that discussion […]
A Rebel without a pause…
Posted on September 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
It was about 9:30pm, I was on my way to the supermarket to do the week’s shopping. Weekend before school, so it was an intense list. Baseball cap sitting low on my head, night air flowing through the slightly open windows, cranking a little Bob Marley Burnin’ and Lootin’ in the CD player, Prius in […]