Since we are in need of inspiration my Dukes I stumbled across an interesting piece debuting on HBO August 25th. Here comes The Black List, a series highlighting African American from across the country who’ve climb the ladder of success.
In a new kind of living portraiture, a remarkable group of African-American notables share candid stories and revealing insights into the struggles, triumphs and joys of black life in the U.S. when THE BLACK LIST: VOLUME ONE debuts MONDAY, AUG. 25 (9p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. The film is a collaboration between celebrated portrait photographer and filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, who directs, and award-winning journalist Elvis Mitchell who conducts the interviews.
Guess I’ll DVR Terminator that day my Dukes. You should too, clip inside post.
Backstage at Rock The Bells, M-1 and Stic Man chop it up with Semtex. They talks about there new album Information Age (Excited), Barack Obama, and being independent.
Whoo Kid chopped it up with Ice Cube to talk more Raw Footage. He also talks about his new movie Long Shots and his job pre-rap. Part 2 after the jump my Dukes.
When I was young my mom made sure I wasn’t groomed by the television screen. She would take us to museums and make sure we read books over the summer. I remember the tons of national geographic and time magazines in my room. I recall an issue in the fall of ‘94 about a young boy from the streets of Chicago named yummy. The article read of a young child who was raised in a situation that was a catalyst for disaster. In the end his life turned out tragic and he took the life of another. The story touched Pac so much he dropped a shout to him on Makaveli’s 7th Day Theory Album track “White Manz World”.
The lines “Rest in peace to Latasha, Lil’ Yummy, and Kato / Too much for this cold world to take - ended up bein’ fatal” missed alot of people but caught a few. In this story you can see how poverty and violence go hand in hand in the cold streets of any ghetto USA. After listening to The Cool, and Adrenaline Rush so much I had to make this post. Props to my dude Reason and Uno McFly for the inspiration. Shouts to my dude Andrew over at FSD, I know you’re gonna dig this.
Addendum
Here’s another track Pac shouted Yummy out on before the Makaveli 7th Day Theory Album.
“Young Niggaz” off that Me Against The World. Thanks QB!
The dude Naledge went and got himself tossed in the hoosgow. HipHopDX reports…
Although formal details have yet to be released, a reported eyewitness contacted HipHopDX over the weekend to claim that they witnessed group producer Double O in a physical altercation with several club owners and bodyguards. Although the source was not sure why the club staff was involved, suggesting it may have been from a dispute with another patron. The report stated, “After being grabbed up by one bouncer and put in a headlock, at least four other bouncers came over pulled Double O to the floor, and began kicking and beating him.”
Following that, police intervened, arresting partner Naledge for what appeared to be taking pictures of the aforementioned beating. Rock The Bells reps told HipHopDX in Maryland that injuries resulted in Double O going to the hospital on Saturday. There was no additional information available on either Kidz In The Hall’s present whereabouts or condition.
Well my ninjas, you know POPO aint having no one take pictures of anything. My homie over at Karmaloop told me about an incident about a month ago at the store lanch party. Cops got straight Rodney King on the party goers. Will keep you up to date as this develops.
Talib Kweli took the time to speak about the view and perception of todays leaders. The forum, held in Pasadena California touched on social activism, his view on Hip hop and more.
The Nutz In The Morning chop it up with Nas…Nas addresses the controversy over the new album’s title, the “n” word, if Hip Hop is still dead, and why America isn’t ready for a black President…
