While many people thought that the BET Music Awards were all about parties, T.I. and Chaka’s debacle and the proverbial ceremonious applause.
The awards week also played as social conscious as many of today’s leading rap entertainers joined together to address what’s really going on in Hip-Hop.
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I had the opportunity to attend an event with Russell Simmons at the Blue Room last night in Buckhead. But when I got to the spot, they gave me a hard time regarding my camera.
It seems that though I was allowed to enter the party, I wasn’t allowed to take any video or pictures. What the hell did Russell think I was going to do sketch a picture of him?
Needless to say, I didn’t stay more then 10 minutes because without my camera with me, I’m useless. I’m there for the people, and if I can’t record what going on around me then there is no point in me being there.
Anyway though I was brutally rebuffed regarding Russell Simmons it seems that Chuck D from Public Enemy is not too thrilled with the founding father either. Find out more after the jump!
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No Disrespect but I wish Russell Simmons would sit his ass down somewhere. As if he hasn’t been in the media enough lately, now he’s turning his “hip-hop savior” efforts towards Atlanta public schools.
In a press release that I just received (well two days ago), one of the founding fathers of Hip-Hop is coming to the jewel of the south to supposedly curve the 33-50% dropout rate.
Here is a snippet from the press release:
Hot damn look what a little persuasion can do? The main page on SoHH.com posted a story on Russell Simmons and The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network urging the recording industry and media outlets to censor misogynistic lyrics and racist terms from future recordings.
I got say to that I am very surprised at how swiftly the industry has swooped down on the culture as a whole.
I’m not bigging up NYC, up north hip-hop or nothing like that. But at this point Hip-Hop is under the gun and I’m not going to play into the regional bullshit.
Once shit gets good again and the world gets off our backs, then we can go back to business as usual. But this kat’s got a message that we all need to hear.
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In The wake of all the negativity towards Hip-Hop I thought that I’d post a video from my dude, and prominent rapper from NYC—NYOil. This kat has been doing his thing for a min.
If you never heard his song "Y'all should all Get Lynched" you need to. It's a tight song with a strong message. Just listen to the man's words. Forget the fact that he's from NYC, he's spewing some REAL shit!! Find out more after the jump!
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I’ve been seriously thinking about this Don Imus situation. I’ve been mulling over the notion of talking about it, because I for one don’t agree with Imus being fired.
As a young African-American male in today’s society, I get called worse things by own people then “nappy headed hoe”. And though being addressed as niccas has never personally bothered me, I can understand how non black people feel that they can disrespect us, or try to be inclusive in our constant disrespect for one another.
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