DiezelP is one of many talented up and coming emcees who are involved in the beginning stages of a collaborative project entitled “HAVEN: Hip Hop Against Violence Everywhere Now”
HAVEN: Hip Hop Against Violence Everywhere Now
August 24, 2009
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just a joke: white man gets black man to do manual labor for him
July 2, 2009here is the video URL: http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players/baylis-revolution/4505-6490_7-33357756.html
Below is my letter. Don’t know if I’m over-thinking it, but I am going with my gut on this one…
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women in jazz
April 30, 2009WOW. Grace Kelly. Y’all remember that, alright? Seriously. So I heard this amazing interpretation of “Ain’t No Sunshine” on the radio, waiting with baited breath to hear who the hell it was behind this crazy shee-it. Turns out, you have to qualify it as crazy youthful sixteen year old second-gen Korean American she-it to be accurate. Grace Kelly. Mood Changes.
In the liner notes, Don Heckman beautifully describes the casual sexism us men often carelessly throw around. Here’s an excerpt (emphasis mine):
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Miss Toni Hill: Rose
April 6, 2009
Google her and find out more.
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revelling in discovery
February 27, 2009Here’s the word, I won’t ask why:
It all started yesterday with
Senbei’s Shikata Ga Nai (V.II)
I know I’m sick and I need
to get up early tomorrow and work
from first light until day’s end.
But I’m going to sleep more soundly
and work harder having heard
what I’ve heard tonight and
shared it with anyone willing
to read and wanting to listen.
So check it out:
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poem: somatic analogies 061909
August 24, 2009I just learned about Tim Wise a couple weeks ago. Watching the above immediately reminded me of “somatic analogies” (below).
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