May 2012
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Sic semper tyrannis.: Racist language →
roropcoldchain:
kemetically-ankhtified:
Black English is not Ebonics.
Ebonics is not Black English.
Ebonics is not ghetto English.
Ebonics is not broken English.
Ebonics is not uneducated English.
Standardized English is racist.
Standardized English is racist.
Standardized English is racist.
Ebonics directly derives from African languages. Africans were forcibly brought to the...
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Happy Mothers Day To All The Queens Out There
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AUDIO: Trackstar The DJ – “Out Of Darkness: The... →
Without a doubt, the talented Southern production team Organized Noize is one of the best to ever do it behind the boards. For decades, the masterminds behind the super sounds of OutKast’s Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik and Goodie M.O.B.’s Soul Food, have supplied that down South dopeness, but have they gotten the props they deserve? Top-rated rap blogs Devil’s Pie, The Smoking Section,...
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Posse In Effect...
Coolin’ on the corner on a hot summer’s day, Jus……..
How Adam Yauch Grew Into His Voice →
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MCA (What Does It Mean?) - Questlove and Respect... →
there’s a funny story rick rubin once told me about the first time the beastie boys met schooly d.
lemme do a quick side note. “PSK (What Does It Mean?)” came out in the fall of 1985. that song alone (and its followup “Gucci Time”) had timely influence on The Beastie Boys—from cadence to minimalist loud drums to menacing attitude. (sure, the other BBoy blueprint of influence RUN DMC were street...
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Full Hip-Hop Documentaries Online →
thechanelmuse:
STYLE WARS (1983) - The most essential of the early hip-hop docs, up there with Wildstyle, it exposes the world of graffiti, a culture burgeoning in New York with fresh art and an underground dialogue centered on notions of originality versus biting. An iconic slice of budget b-boy cinema.
Beat This!: A Hip-Hop History(1984) - This takes us through roots of hip-hop culture...