Archive for June, 2008
Monday Jumpoff
Suspected cop killer dies in custody. (PG County)
Hip Hop Sites Hacked by Haters
Local Record store to file for Bankupcy
My Zimbabwe Millions expire today
That’s not change, thats telco immunity
Congrats to Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds. Weekday mornings on lock!
NYPD still harrassing Rebel Diaz
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Tags: Monday Jumpoff
Friday Street Art
Blue Zebra – Photo by Maria Urquilla via JPG
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Tags: Friday Graf
Press
Keep an eye out. I just landed a freelance print gig…
blog cred < press cred
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Godisheus: New Millenium Funk
New post at the Washington City Paper Music Blog: Black Plastic Bag by yours truly.
I recently had the opportunity to catch a sneak-preview rehearsal of Godisheus, a new band on the D.C. scene. Formed by veteran D.C. hip-hop artist Head-Roc and the MVP Band, an all-star lineup of some of the heaviest hitters on the [...]
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Tags: 3LG, Chuck Brown, Dwane 'Kiggo" Wellman, Dwayne Lee, Familiar Faces, Funk, Godisheus, Head-Roc, Keith “Blizzard the Bass Lizard” Snowden, MVP Band, Suttle Thoughts
Tons of Guns
Supreme court strikes down DC’s 32 year old band on hand guns. In 5-4 decision, declares DC citizens have the right to bear arms.
PROTECT YOUR NECK.
Previously on Upset The Setup – Head Roc on Guns
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Tags: DC, guns, Handgun Ban, Head-Roc, Supreme Court
Jeff Chang on Obama and Muslims
Jeff Chang has a great post at Vibe.com entitled Muslims, Obama, And The Perils of Victory Ahead. It is a great read, and touches on some thoughts I have had lately about this campaign.
Truth be told, for many Muslim American activists and other grassroots progressives, the Obama campaign can be, at best, a big buzzkill [...]
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Tags: Election 2008, Jeff Chang, Keith Ellison, Muslim, Muslims, Obama, Ta-Nehisi Coates
Raheem DeVaughn
Shouts to Raheem for picking up a BET award last night. Way to see the locals shine.
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Tags: 2008, BET Awards, Raheem DeVaughn
Immortal Technique in D.C.
New post at the Washington City Paper Music Blog: Black Plastic bag by yours truly:
I just got word that Immortal Technique will be making an in-store appearance at DJ Hut on Saturday June 28th and 2 PM. Tech is in town supporting his latest release, The 3rd World, featuring DJ Green Lantern, Pharoahe Monch, and [...]
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Tags: Akir, Black Plastic Bag, DJ Green Lantern, DJ Hut, IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE, Pharoahe Monch, PJ Urquilla, Washington City Paper Music Blog
Mandela
Mandela, cell dweller, Thatcher you can tell her clear the way for the prophets of rage!
There is a movement to have Nelson Mandela removed from the US Terrorist Watch List. More info here. Do your part.
Also, who is booking acts for his 90th birthday? Are they fucking serious? First Eminem, now Amy Winehouse? That crack [...]
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Tags: 90th Birthday, Amy Winehouse, Eminem, Nelson Mandela, US Terrorist Watch List
Your DC flag tattoo
is so 2004. Full tummy metro maps are the DMV’s new tatoo hotness. Next stop, Huntington!
thanks to cp1337 for the pic
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Tags: Flag, Metro, Tatoo
Red Cross Funds Depleted
Via WashingtonPost.com
The American Red Cross said yesterday that it has depleted its national disaster relief fund and is taking out loans to pay for shelters, food and other relief services across seven Midwestern states battered by floods.
Think about it, where you live or where your loved ones live is going to flood soon. Really. Donate [...]
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Tags: American Red Cross, Climate Alarmist, Depleted, Funds, James Hansen, Rising Sea Levels
Midnite June 24
Midnite is playing Tuesday night at the Abbey Theatre in Durango, Colorado. We have some readers out there, hope they can come with a review or maybe some media.
Midnite is a Reggae band from St-Croix, VI. They are one of the most prolific modern roots reggae bands of their time. They have truly established themselves [...]
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Tags: Abbey Theatre, Colorado, Durango, Midnite, Reggae, Roots and Culture, St Croix, Virgin Island
LBR8DC reports:
I just came from council chambers.. a lot of folks signed up to testify, and i would say 35 of the 51 showed up to do it. still good numbers. we will see where it goes from here. ms. schwartz repeated more than once that she was willing to work with thomas and us [...]
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Tags: Bill 17-05227, Bill 17-0760, Carol Schwartz, Community Organizing, DC City Council, Empower DC, People/'s Property Campaign
A note to radical hip hoppers:
If you write a radical or revolutionary song about hip hop and the politics of media and imagery and BET comes to you and says, hey – we’ll produce a video for it, PLEASE PLEASE don’t fall for the okeydoke.
I thought Bomani’s lessons learned last summer would help folks along with the obvious, but now [...]
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Tags: BET, Bomani, NY OIL, Viacom, Video
“The hood’s Barack”
I just heard Jay-Z’s verse on the A Milli remix which is some clap rap ode to hip hop hyper capitalism. I think it’s important to note the following lyrics from Jay:
sean carter sean bell
what’s the difference do tell
50 shots or 50 mill(ion)
ain’t no difference, go to hell,
so Rrrah, lick a shot for Barrrack Obama
Change [...]
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Tags: A Bill, A Milli remix, Hip Hop Hyper Capitalism, Jay Z
Monday Jumpoff
We’re back with another weekend roundup (come to think of it, its more like) the monday jumpoff . PEACE!
Mugabe’s Rival Exits Race, Calls Runoff a Sham. What does this mean for my millions of Zimbabwe dollars that expire next Monday?
Standoff At D.C. Jail Over Food. This is the other invisible hand in the free market.
George [...]
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The Obama Bootleg vendors were in full effect at the National Capital BBQ Battle yesterday. Unauthorized and knock-off gear of all qualities and styles were being sold and worn by opportunists and supporters alike. I know a lil bit about hustling shirts, so I have to recognize game when I see bad heat-press shirts, poor [...]
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Tags: Bootleg, Hats, Knockoff, Obama, Shirts
People’s Property Campaign!
PACK THE HEARING ROOM! Turn Out – Attend -TESTIFY!
Mon, June 23RD 9:00 am Wilson Building – 1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Room 500 – 5th floor – bring id to enter
Sign up to testify by calling the Committee on Gov’t Operation, Ms Denise Wiktor
(202) 724-8105 or email dwiktor@dccouncil.us (cc parisa at empowerdc dot org)
This is a Critical [...]
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Tags: Bill 17-0527, Bill 17-0760, DC City Council, Empower DC, People/'s Property Campaign
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