By @TrueGodImmortal Photo Credit: BlackLivesMatter.com I remember hearing the story of Eric Garner being choked out and murdered by the NYPD, then seeing it soon after. I was devastated. There was the man who was truly unarmed in Wal-Mart and was murdered. The 7 year old girl murdered. A 12 year old boy murdered. Another […]
Read moreDawn of the Post-Racists
(If you’re wondering why I’m using WWE gifs, it’s to keep from completely destroying my computer screen as I type this; this is something I’ll discuss, in a sense, later on) It seems that, in our post-Trayvon Martin society (where Trayvon Martin exists as both a human being and an image of a larger problem), those who […]
Read moreRaheem DeVaughn x Styles P – "Trigga Man"
The Neo-Soul Hippie drops a new song speaking on the acquittal of George Zimmerman for his involvement in Trayvon Martin’s murder–and the Jordan Davis murder. This track is reminiscent of a What’s Going On-era Marvin Gaye. While I feel the song could’ve done without Style’s verse (Sonically, it comes off a bit clunky; lyrically, it […]
Read more@RealLilScrappy – "Trayvon Martin"
I’m not really sure how to feel about this one. On one level, it’s one of those “yo, look at me. I’m doing an ‘anthem’ of the times” tracks rappers try to do to keep their name in mouths and heads. On the other hand, it provides a bit of social commentary on the realities […]
Read moreSome Thoughts About Having Barry’s Back in November
So, once again, we’re at that time of the political cycle, where 20-something hipsters employed by Presidential candidates work with 50-something ad executives to come up with ways to make the candidates seem more “relateable to the ‘young people.’” Of course, this usually means tossing out decade-old African-American Vernacular to try to look down for […]
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