US Race Relations
New Music: DJ Revolution Presents Malcolm and Martin – Stand 4 Something
This is a non-LP cut produced by DJ Revolution that was not included on the Stand for Something album or the Malcolm and Martin were…Criminal Minded mixtape.
MP3: Malcolm and Martin – Stand 4 Something [hulkshare down link]
New Music: Emay – Racist On Purpose
Had this one for a minute but today seemed like the right day to post it:
MP3: Emay – Racist On Purpose [mediafire download link]
“The concept of this song was to put myself in the shoes of a white supremacist in order to show how hateful us humans can be based on our insecurities alone. Produced and written by me. The sample is a song by Mount Eerie. I’ll let you find which one it is if you really want to know haha. I’m still in the process of working on my solo album plus a project with Star Slinger and Blackbird Blackbird as Seeing Suge.”
Prof. Jared Ball on the Distortion and Re-Imaging of Martin Luther King, Jr. on The Real News
It wasn’t all about the “I have a dream…” speech segment you’ve probably heard repeatedly over the years. He also had a dream that economic exploitation and militarism would be eradicated too!
[via The RealNews.com]
One word in Mark Twain’s Huckeberry Finn is at least one syllable too long for our modern times!
I was musing on twitter yesterday that I wasn’t sure I was down with this edited censored version of Huck Finn that’s about to be released. What do y’all think though?
MP3: Eminem – Syllables feat. Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Stat Quo & Ca$his by Oncle BK
Read more:
– Dr. Alan Gribben explains why he chose to create this edited version of Huckleberry Finn by editing out the word “n*gger” and the name, “Injun Joe” (?!) in an excerpt from its introduction.
– Film critic, Roger Ebert has twitter going NUTS after tweeting “I’d rather be called a N***** than a Slave.” For the record I think I agree with him! [The Grio]
– Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Why the n-word should stay in Huck Finn. [The Grio]
– Mark Anthony Neal says Don’t Take The ‘Ni**er Jim’ Out My Story. [The Loop21]
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Earl Ofari Hutchinson speaks on the controversy on MSNBC (although this player won’t play in Canada so I don’t know what he said).
New Music: The Beast and Nnenna Freelon present Freedom Suite (Hosted by 9th Wonder)
Dig that Apple Juice Kid Frank Sinatra remix project I posted a little earlier? You should! It’s dope. I was kind of mad at myself for not posting it last today ‘cos it would’ve have been a good mellowed-out project to wrap up the night with but he’s also involved with this jazz-flavored project which actually dropped a while ago but I’m just getting to properly now. It’s not a bad way to wrap-up for the night though either. Enjoy….
Hit the jump for the back cover artwork.