Jason Chu and Alan Z give us beautifully abrasive protest music from the AAPI spectrum.
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Let’s Talk Some Stats: Racism, Gun Violence, Same-Race Crime, and More
Let’s talk some stats. Be forewarned that this piece will deal with some heavy themes. A meme recently suggested that “154 mass shootings this year [as of July 2018]…not one [was] committed by a black man or an illegal alien…[or] by a woman, either.” You’ve probably heard this one discussed on Snopes and other sites. Before […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Some Thoughts on @DonaldGlover’s "This Is America"
I’m probably plenty late to the party, but the party isn’t over yet. Thank God, because Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” is beautiful. This Is America” takes the “modern day minstrel show” concept we see discussed in so much “real music” several steps further with its accompanying video. It takes Lauryn Hill’s “I add a […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @Eminem Drops Polarizing Single "Untouchable"
I haven’t been a big fan of Eminem’s drops from the upcoming Revival. “Walk on Water” was weak, even with the Beyonce assist (in fact, Beyonce was pretty much the best part of the song). The track listing seems weak and on some Recovery shit in its pop-catering sensibilities. With that said, I thought that the […]
Read more@Peagle05 Talk Mafia III
Mafia 3 is the latest in 2K’s open world crime series and the first on the current generation of consoles and the game is set up pretty damn well with a documentary-style opening. It’s not just the opening that gets that treatment, however, as the game is frequently bringing in characters that speak on the […]
Read more@TrueGodImmortal talks Jesse Williams, Justin Timberlake and Blackness
SpeedontheBeat.com guest contributor True God shares his thoughts about the Jesse Williams speech at this year’s BET Awards, the fallout from it, the fallout from Justin Timberlake’s retort/approval of the message, and more in this Op-Ed. The thoughts expressed do not necessarily represent the views of Speed on the Beat or SpeedontheBeat.com. However, I damn […]
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