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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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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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The Starting Five: 9/11/13
Every week, Daniel and Gus pick five songs to share called The Starting Five. This week, they’re personally sharing these tracks as a feature. Gus’ Picks John Legend & The Roots—“Wake Up Everybody”...
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Exploring The Minds of Hip-Hop: The Bonus Cut Fantasy Draft (Part Four)
By: Harry Jadun with help from the Bonus Cut staff Click here for part one. Click here for part two. Click here for part three. Fantasy sports has taken off. Due to the rise in technology and the...
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Album of the Week: “Black on Both Sides” by Yasiin Bey (FKA Mos Def)
Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) Black on Both Sides Rawkus, 1999 Daniel’s Thought I must get this out of the way right now: Dante Terrell Smith, aka Yasiin Bey, fka Yasiin Bey, is an undeniable genius. He’s...
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The Return of Dave Chappelle and a Look Back at His Block Party
Starting on June 18th and running through the 26th, Dave Chappelle will be performing in New York City for the first time since 2004. Over the course of eight days, Chappelle will be at Radio City...
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The Happenings: Talib Kweli and the Hip-Hop Defense of Palestine
By: Daniel Hodgman “Let’s get free just like the Palestinians!” –Black Star “RE: DEFinition (Live at Club Nokia 9/22/2012)” Let’s Get Free Just Like the Palestinians The quote above is a reworked bar...
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