Archive for February, 2011
[News] Is the Arab Awkening from the Jasmine Revolution Heading South?
Here’s several articles that speculate on the possibility of these amazing people-powered revolutions spreading South into Sub-Saharan Africa.
The video above is unauthenticated but purports to show thugs sponsored by Paul Biya, Cameroon’s dictator for over 30 years, brutalizing Kah Walla, the country’s first-ever female presidential candidate, by being shot by a high pressure jet mixed with yet-to-be-determined chemicals from an unidentified vehicle. More on the video:
“She sustained serious injuries and had to undergo treatment at a private clinic in the city of Douala on the Atlantic Coast.
Biya’s brutal and repressive regime routinely makes use of deadly force on unarmed civilians. It is not until now that the people of this oil-rich country have become aware of the power of social media like Facebook and Youtube that they feel empowered to stand up to Biya’s hired thugs.
Videos like this and more are sure to surface in the coming days, giving the world a glimpse of what it is like to live under a repressive regime in the 21st century. These thugs act in the exact same manner as Charles Taylor’s rebels did in the mid 90s in Liberia and Sierra Leone.”
Related reading:
– Jasmine Revolution heading south? [FT.com’s beyondbrics blog]
– Philip Gourevitch: “Watching the uprisings and upheavals that have threatened entrenched regimes in North Africa and the Middle East in recent weeks, Africa hands have quietly wondered whether the trend might head south.” [New Yorker]
– Jennifer Wells: Young and restless: Africa at risk for upheaval [Toronto Star]
[PBS Newshour Video] In Libya, ‘People Are Willing to Die’ for Freedom From Gadhafi
This ‘Arab Awakening’ is so mind-blowing to me. It’s hard for me to stay excited about some regular-ass hip-hop sh-t in the face of historic events like these!
Related:
– Gaddafi vows to crush protesters – “the Libyan leader speaks to supporters in the capital’s Green Square, saying he will arm people against protesters.” [Al-Jazeera]
– Qaddafi Forces Violently Quell Capital Protest – “Rebels Resist as Libyan forces open fire in Tripoli….” [ New York Times]
– The chilling transformation of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi: The new face of Libyan defiance – “Colonel Gaddafi’s son was educated in London and has friends in the City and Westminster. Or he did until last week….” [The Observer]
– Hundreds of Thousands Protest Across Mideast. [New York Times]
[MP3] Papoose – Bout To Pop
MP3 Download: Papoose – Party Bout To Pop by MrJDK
New Pap! But does anyone still care? He might have it worse than Saigon. Reminds me of that “Bucket Naked” track that was bubbling for a hot minute like, basically a year ago now!
[via hiphoplife.nl]
[MP3] Lil Wayne – I Hate Love
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MP3: Lil Wayne – ‘I Hate Love’ [STREAM ONLY – no download]
So do you love or hate this?
[Music Video] Mistah FAB – Boom Bap
MP3: Mistah FAB – Boom Bap [hulkshare download link]
F-CKING CRAZY!!! But then again, I been a fan!
[mp3 via Sermon’s Domain / video via Metal Lungies]