Archive for September, 2008
Ramadone
Eid Mubarak!
This was a real challenging fast, but I think I’ve finally quit smoking cigarettes.
You should learn to fast before you have no choice but to go without food or water…
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Fenty Closes Franklin Shelter
Fenty Closes Franklin Shelter
What you can do
Did you know that Franklin School was the birthplace of wireless telecommunications? Seriously, theres a plaque…
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Globalization is in full effect…
oh.
What does a 12 year old McDonalds Hamburger look like?
are you ready for martial law?
Modular Prisons, FEMA Coffins, what’s next…?
Rebel Diaz on the Bailout:
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Thought this was interesting: Youth Radio post about the changing dynamics of urban fashion…
The straight boys who used to whisper about me on the bus haven’t discovered DD’s yet, but they are jacking my style. It all started when artists like Kanye West, Pherrell, and Cam’ron showed up on the TV screen, suited and booted [...]
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Tags: Urban Fashion, Youth Fashion
Friday Street Art
Relevant street art via the always interesting if not slightly problematic Wooster Collective
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Surock video Shoot
My homey Surock (Beat Grinder Champ) is shooting a video for a track he produced featuring The Package, Enoch 7th Prophet, Grap Luva and Kokayi. Saturday – meet on U Street (where? I guess by the metro at 13th) 10 AM. The song is fire. I should have an MP3 soon…
For the record, I discovered [...]
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Tags: Enoch 7th Prophet, Grap Luva, Kokayi, Surock, The Package
CRISIS
Now: Suspend the campaign to deal with the crisis
Nov: Suspend the election to deal with the crisis
Don’t act suprised
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No bailout for Wall Street
Naomi Klein connects the dots about this manufactured financial crisis and how the corporatist leaders are using the shock and threat of a complete market collapse to pull off what is perhaps the biggest robbery in the history of the world. George Bush and his corporate cronies are about to rob the American people of [...]
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Thanks
To everyone who came out last night. The performances were off the hook. Salim and the Music Lovers really rocked out with some positive, soulful hip hop. And the Godisheus band, wow. Don’t sleep. Shout outs to Empower DC who represented in full force. Thanks to the Velvet Lounge, Haile, Abdul, and Nester! Velvet Lounge [...]
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Saw this on the internets today. Yall should really be aware of the health risk posed by plastic. My sister’s been all about eliminating plastic products since before she became a mother – it’s no joke. Actually, don’t worry, the FDA says everything is all right:
More than 90 percent of Americans have traces of BPA [...]
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Tags: 7, BPA, Health Risks, JAMA, Plastic
Siete Nueve: “Quedate Callao”
At the risk of opening another troll war, here is Puerto Rican hip hop artist Siete Nueve’s response to Daddy Yankee’s endorsement of John McCain. Via VivirLatino and DubLab
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Tags: Daddy Yankee, Hip Hop, Puerto Rico, Siete Nueve
Local Hip Hop Producer Events!
I’m still laughing at the googles optimized title my editor threw in there, but here’s a round up of a few upcoming hip hop producer events in the DMV I just posted at the WASHINGTON CITY PAPER MUSIC BLOG BLACK PLASTIC BAG. Caps lock is a lifestyle choice
With a number of globally recognized artists, a [...]
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Tags: Black Plastic Bag, DMV, Local Hip Hop Producer Events, Music Blog, PJ Urquilla, Washington City Paper
Next Monday 9/22: Band in DC
Due to some communication issues – Monday’s lineup has changed. Godisheus is headlining. Salim and the Music Lovers from Baltimore will join us. Check them out on myspace. Everything else as planned! See you at the lounge!
More info here. This is a sticky post. It will be on top until i say so.
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Tags: Empower DC, Godisheus, Salim and The Music Lovers, Velvet Lounge
WE DEMAND CHANGE! $$ No More Business as Usual $$
Adrian Fenty, Neil Albert: DC’s Real Estate Barons
THE COUNCIL MUST STOP VOTING FOR GIVE-AWAYS!
THEY MUST REFORM DC LAW & STOP BACKROOM DEVELOPER DEALS!
Tell Them:
• PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE – Not Private Profit!
• PASS BILL 17-0527
• KEEP FRANKLIN SHELTER OPEN
• SAVE DC Public Schools, Libraries, Parks, [...]
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Tags: Adrian Fenty, DC, Empower DC, Public Property
A group of 30 pixadores rolled on a gallery to protest “the marketing, institutionalization and domestication of Street Art” by the galleries and media. Paintings by Gerald Laing, Speto, Titi Freak and others were tagged by the Pixadores.” More info at Wooster Collective.
More on Pixadores here
Update: Wooster Collective gets all introspective what went down [...]
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Tags: Brazil, Choque Cultural Gallery, Pixacao, Pixadores, Street Art
Stop the execution of Troy Davis
In just over a week, Georgia may execute an innocent man. Can you make a call right now to the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to ask them to spare the life of Troy Anthony Davis?
Troy Davis was sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of a police officer in Savannah; a murder he [...]
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Tags: Color of Change, Death Penalty, Georgia, Troy Davis
Free the Mixtape
Here’s a post from the Washington City Paper Music Blog: Black Plastic Bag I put together on the free mixtape download and how its changing the game for a number of DC artists…
While the recording industry is busy lamenting the death of their business model at the hands of the Internet, a number of local [...]
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Tags: Black Plastic Bag, PJ Urquilla, Washington City Paper
Godisheus – “Mind Over Matter”
Hip Hop Soul Rock = 21st Century Funk
Heady gave me a copy of the Godisheus 2008 Demo yesterday. This is my anthem right now…! The Godisheus Intergalactic Funk Train (The GIFT) will be playing at the Adams Morgan Fest on Sunday at 2PM (more on that later) and Monday the 22nd at the Velvet Lounge [...]
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Tags: 21st Century Funk, Godisheus, Head-Roc, MVP Band
Peace out Carol!
Carol Schwartz, the lone republican on DC City Council lost her primary re-election bid yesterday. She was defeated by newcomer Patrick Mara who will face off for the set-aside seat against two “independent Democrats”: Michael A. Brown and notorious corner store double parker Dee Hunter. (And Green Party Candidate David Schwartzman. The set-aside seat on [...]
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Tags: Carol Scwartz, City Council, DC Home Rule, Dee Hunter, Michael A Brown, Patrick Mara
Upset The Setup Presents:
Upset The Setup Presents: Band In DC
9.22.2008 at The Velvet Lounge 915 U Street NW WDC
Featuring:
Ras Lidj & Deep Band – Regg’go: A unique fusion of reggae and go-go. From Southeast to the Motherland! http://www.myspace.com/raslidj
Godisheus – DC Hip Hop’s Head-Roc and go-go legends MVP Band have formed a new project bringing you that 21st Century [...]
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Tags: Deep Band, Empower DC, Godisheus, Head-Roc, MVP Band, Ras Lidj, Regg'go, The Velvet Lounge
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