February 2011
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January 2011
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Instead of running an obligatory Black History Month piece, GQ is featuring the 25 Coolest Athletes of All Time, which, I guess to them, is the same thing.
For the veterans of this struggle to have to watch... →
"To dictate to a community and not even live or be... →
“The economy is doing very well. The people, very badly.”
– Anonymous Brazilian general about the conditions in his country several years ago. Applies to 2011 United States.
But the 1990s were the decade of the supermax. So... →
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Obama Pulls a Clinton →
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While it is widely recognized that the banking... →
For all of that and more, Mr. Acosta’s class and... →
It was announced last summer that total student... →
This time we must build an anti-war movement that... →
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Why a Jay Electronica Interview Is Better Than...
Do This My Way
RESPECT MAGAZINE
NOLA’s Jay Electronica wants to be successful. But on his own terms. And, in his most candid interview to date, in his own words. As Told To Elliott Wilson
By the time you read this: Jay Electronica may have, at long last, landed a record deal. Or not. It’s hard to predict the future of the enigmatic MC who electrified the rap world from the end of ’09 to...
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amantesuntamentes asked: So am I (in reference to your comment on Pac). I was having a conversation with a friend today about whether or not mainstream music will ever transform into something greater. I'm not even talking about people integrating politics into their lyrics but can they at least bring back the soul? There's no feeling there.
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['My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy']'s reign has...
Is ‘Ye’s album overrated and overly loved by the mainstream music media? Interesting article here: www.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/arts/music/03kanye.html?pagewanted=1
Real talk: I’m feeling Puff’s ‘Last Train to Paris’ more than ‘Fantasy’.