Archive for the ‘2010 Daily News’ Category
Glenn Beck & Alex Jones: Inspiration for White Supremacist 580 Freeway Shooter
Were Fox News talk show host Glenn Beck and 9-11 Conspiracy expert Alex Jones the inspiration for Byron Williams the 580 Freeway Shooter? We sat down and spoke with Pacifica Radio investigative…
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What Do Women Want? Thug or Scholar? Nice Guy or Dog?
Here’s a video thats been making the rounds generating a lot of conversation. Its focuses in on the confusing nature of what women want in a man these days..They want independence but want you…
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Hip Hop Loses One of Its Dopest Battle Emcees.. RIP Eyedea of Rhymesayers
This has been a rough year for Hip Hop, too many have passed before their time. We lost Guru earlier this year. Last also west coast Hip Hop pioneers Mr Fantastic aka Melvin from the…
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Why Vote? by Paris the Black Panther of Hip Hop
If you live in California, today Monday (Oct 18 2010) will be your last day to register to vote. You can do that by going here.. http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm For many, with a…
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Don’t Get Too Smug About Christine O’Donnell’s Flub-How Many of Y’all Can Cite Supreme Court Decisions?
There’s an old saying ‘Don’t get too smug that you wind up being the smartest person in the room-In the end that won’t win you very many friends‘. In other words be wary…
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Jeff Chang: The Influence Street Gangs Had on the Evolution of Hip Hop
Straight from the Davey D Archives, we pull out an interview we did with author Jeff Chang back in August of 2008 at the National Political Hip Hop Convention about his book ‘Can’t Stop…
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Hip Hop Loses a Key West Coast Pioneer.. RIP Roger Clayton of Uncle Jamms Army
Just got word this morning that yesterday one of the key architects and pillars for West Coast Hip Hop passed away.. We’re talking about Roger Clayton aka Mr Prinze of the…
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Media is Mind Control: Afrika Bambaataa vs Hot 97
Media is mind control has long been a sentiment held by folks who felt that deliberate distortions and mischaracterizations my broadcast media was a weapon that led to entire communities being…
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The Root: Oakland’s Marriage to Hip Hop & Politics
The Root has been doing a series on our beloved city of Oakland.. One of the topics they tackled dealt with the long marriage between Hip Hop and political activism. Now of course an entire book…
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Why I’m Scared of Christine O’Donnell by J Smooth
Shout out to my homie J Smooth for posting this up…Yes there are many reasons to be scared of Christine O’Donell and her Tea Party ilk.. What’s even scarier are all the people who…
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Battle of the NFL Fight Songs; Raiders Vs Steelers- Where the Niners At?
Ok today its time to throw down the gauntlet.. Battle of the NFL songs.. Today some fool had the nerve to send me the song they considered the pride and joy of the Steeler Nation.. I listened to it…
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Remember the Fight Against Radio Consolidation? Is Net Neutrality the New Consolidation Battleground?
Net Neutrality… This is the make or break issue of our generation much the same way the Telecom Act of 1996 was the make or break issue of the last generation.. Back in ’96, we heard all…
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Sarah Palin & Her Mamma Grizzly Bears…10 to Watch Out for During the Mid-Terms
Sarah Palin is everywhere and causing havoc along the way. For the mid-term elections she has a number of Tea Party candidates vying for office who she endorsed and dubbed ‘Mamma…
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Colorlines: Why We Need (Real) Gangsta Rap Right Now
This is a pretty good article penned by long time journalist Eric Arnold where he talks about the deliberate de-politicization of rap and the rise of gangsta rap..It was in response to an erroneous…
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Lessons from Arizona: Direct Action Organizing from 1999 to Now
Lessons from Arizona: Direct Action Organizing from 1999 to Now by Jesse Strauss Arizona’s legislature passed the highly contested Senate Bill 1070 last April. The bill targets people who have…
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The AT&Tea Party: We’re in the Business of Silencing People & Net Neutrality
These are indeed strange times we live in where even when we’re repeatedly told we should not be surprised as to what goes down, especially in the world of politics-goes down. It was surprising…
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Warning: A Group of Lawyers Using RIAA Tactics Are Now Suing & Attacking Bloggers
// As the battle over a free and open internet rages on with telecom companies like AT&T and Comcast pushing and paying folks to allow an unequal playing field and get rid of Net neutrality,…
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Q-Tip and the Roots Redo the NWA Classic ‘Straight Outta Compton’
I’ve always loved NWA‘s classic track ‘Straight Outta Compton’.. When it dropped back in ’88 it clearly captured the energy and urgent vibe at the time. NWA had broke on…
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