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Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Rapsody About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed Her Life
Rhymes and Reasons interviews female emcee Rapsody about the Hip Hop songs that changed her life: MC Lyte’s “Poor Georgie, ” The Fugees’ “Ready or Not,” and Method Man’s and Mary J. Blige’s “All I Need.” A great interview. Check it out at BlackYouthProject.com!
Rhymes & Reasons Interviews avery r. young About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed His Life
Rhymes and Reasons interviews poet avery r. young, getting his perspective on the roots of Hip Hop: James Brown “Take Some… Leave Some”, Nina Simone “See-Line Woman”, and Gil Scott-Heron “The Bottle”
Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Jasson Perez About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed His Life
Rhymes and Reasons talks to activist and BBU member Jasson Perez about the Hip Hop songs that changed his life: Tupac’s “Keep Your Head Up,” Outkast’s “Rosa Parks,” and how hip-hop’s made him a better father. Listen in at BlackYouthProject.com
Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Yoli Zapata About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed Her Life
Artist and advocate Yoli Zapata talks to Rhymes & Reasons about the four songs that got her through the toughest of times: R. Kelly featuring Nas with “Did You Ever Think?”, 2Pac’s “Can U Get Away”, Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)”, and Aaliyah’s “One in a Million.”
Lupe Fiasco Releases ‘Jonylah Forever’ (Jonylah Watkins Tribute)
Chicago emcee Lupe Fiasco has released a song dedicated to Jonylah Watkins, the 6 month-old infant gunned down on Chicago’s South Side earlier this week. A wonderful tribute to a life lost FAR too soon. Check out “Jonylah Forever” after the jump…
Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Speech About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed His Life
Rhymes & Reasons presents a recent gem in our series of interviews with hip-hop heads on the songs that matter most to them: Speech of Arrested Development. He talks about Public Enemy’s “Rebel without a Pause,” De La Soul’s “3 Is the Magic Number,” and more!
Openly Gay Mississippi Mayoral Candidate Found Dead
Openly gay mayoral candidate Marco McMillian was found dead near a Mississippi River levee. McMillian was the first openly gay person to be a viable candidate for public office in the state. His death is being investigated as a homicide.
Sweet Brown Addresses Black Exploitation
Black Exploitation or Black Expression? Her claim to fame came unexpected, as she was simply being Sweet Brown on a news interview talking about a fire affecting her bronchitis and preventing her form getting that cold pop.Since her news appearance in 2012, Sweet Brown has captivated Hollywood from the likes of Comedy Central’s Tosh. O […]
Christopher Dorner is First Known Human Target of Drones on U.S. Soil
As the manhunt for former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner rages on, a drone is reportedly being used to locate him. He is the first known human target of a drone on U.S. soil.
Obama Throws Support Behind Plan to Reform “Out of Date and Badly Broken” Immigration Laws
President Obama voiced his support for a plan for immigration reform, focusing on three pillars of reform: the enforcement of immigration laws, providing a path to citizenship, and reforming the legal immigration system. Thoughts on the plan and the President’s remarks?
VIDEO: Lupe Fiasco Kicked Off Stage After Bashing Obama at Pre-Inauguration Party
During a pre-inauguration concert in D.C., Fiasco told the crowd that he had not voted for Obama and then proceeded to perform an anti-war song for 40 minutes.
17 Year-Old Tyrone Lawson Shot and Killed After Basketball Game at Chicago State University
17 year-old Tyrone Lawson was shot and killed after a brawl broke out at the end of a HS basketball game at Chicago State University. Another tragic incidence of gun violence, ironically taking place on the heels of the White House’s gun violence initiative.How do we stop the violence?