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Hip hop and its influence: An Interview with David Kirkland (Part One)
By: Gus Navarro When Dan came to me with the idea of starting a Hip hop blog, I loved the idea. Could there be a better way to combine my passion for music and writing? As we began to formulate ideas...
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Hip-Hop and Its Influence: An Interview With David Kirkland (Part Two)
By: Gus Navarro This is the second half of a two-part interview with Dr. David E. Kirkland about hip-hop and its educational impact. Dr. Kirkland is a professor at Michigan State University and one of...
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All Eyez on Me: The George Zimmerman Trial and Hip-Hop’s Defense of Trayvon...
By: Daniel Hodgman All Eyez on Me In the 17 days since the beginning of the George Zimmerman trial, I have tried to keep in touch with everything that has been going on. Like millions of Americans, I’m...
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One Step Forward, One Step Back: DOMA and The Voting Rights Act
By: Gus Navarro This past week the Supreme Court voted by a 5-4 margin on two cases that will have a lasting influence on future generations. On Wednesday, June 26th, the Supreme Court struck down the...
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Yasiin Bey Submits to Guantanamo Force-Feedings: What This Means
By: Gus Navarro On Sunday, via The Guardian, hip-hop artist Yasiin Bey released a video of protest in which he voluntarily underwent standard operating procedures for force-feeding in Guantánamo Bay....
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Alluring Figures in Hip-Hop: Delving Inside the Mind of Jay Electronica
By: Daniel Hodgman On Tuesday, September 10th, it was announced that Jay Electronica’s much-anticipated debut record, Act II: Patents Of Nobility, was “pretty much done.” Just Blaze, the producer...
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Album of the Week: “…one rifle per family” by Bambu
Bambu …one rifle per family Beatrock Music, 2012 Gus’ Thought There is a lot of conscious hip-hop out there. It may not necessarily be a part of the mainstream but it does exist. It’s a matter of...
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Bonus Cut Presents: An Interview With Bambu
By: Gus Navarro I want to start where Bambu de Pistola ended his show. Drenched in sweat after ripping up the stage for a solid forty-five minutes, he spoke to the crowd. With Dead Prez’s “It’s Bigger...
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