Posts Tagged ‘Political’
Kanye West & Russell Simmons Occupy Wallstreet (Video)
Kanye West & Russell Simmons made a trip down to support the protesters at Occupy Wall Street. The movement is growing & getting larger everyday all over the country. #OccupyWallstreet
Mos Def Demands BET Awards Show Tribute For Troy Davis (Video)
Mos Def & Talib Kweli were scheduled to perform here in Atlanta last Thursday night, but the show was cancelled following the recent execution of Troy Davis by the state of Georgia. As Black Star, Mos & Kweli opted to cancel their show in protest. I’m not mad & I applaud them for doing so. Troy Davis will officially be buried this Saturday & almost simultaneously the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards will be taking place in Atlanta. While at their Miami show Mos Def took the opportunity to send a message to the powers at BET to make sure they dedicated a segment to a man who was executed with no evidence of guilt. Should be interesting to see how many other artists will speak out if given the platform.
Jasiri X – “I Am Troy Davis” (Video)
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Lupe Fiasco Appears On Fox News To Debate With Bill O’Reilly (Video)
Props to Yardie for this video…..everyone I know has been waiting for Lupe to speak out on his comments regarding President Obama & the wars talking place. I can see where Lupe may have been going with some of his comments, but it’s clearly evident that Fox News may have edited out some of Lupe’s comments to their own advantage. It would have been a better discussion had it been on-air live.
Public Enemy: The Art Of Chuck D (Video)
I respect Chuck D for many reasons from the music, as an emcee, to sports, to politics, but I never knew he was heavily into art. Check out this brief documentary from Chuck D’s website TheArtOfChuckD.com about his venture into fine art influenced by the immigration policies taking place in Arizona.
John Stewart Debates Bill O’Reilly On Common Performing At The White House (Video)
John Stewart debated Bill O’Reilly about the issue of Common being allowed to perform poetry at the White House. He delivered a perfect knock out blow to Bill O’Reilly in this particular clip with his comparisons. The remaining parts under the hood…..
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Uncle Luke Appears On CNN Campaigning For Mayor Of Miami (Video)
Uncle Luke is trying to make it official on May 24th when Miami goes to the polls to vote for their new mayor. With the wild & crazy past that Luther Campbell has led & small amounts of fundraising dollars he’s seriously facing an uphill battle in winning. Rap Radar captured the complete interview with CNN under the hood….
Sean Price Speaks On Osama Bin Laden (Video)
Sean P!!!!!!!!!!!!