John Mellencamp Gets Jena Mayor’s Goat

Jena Mayor Calls Song Inflammatory
JENA, La. (AP) — A video in which rapper-actor Mos Def asked students around the country to walk out Oct. 1 to support the “Jena Six” escaped comment by this town’s mayor. But when John Mellencamp sang, “Jena, take your nooses down,” he took issue.
“The town of Jena has for months [...]

I’d Rather Be Rollerskating

I called out from work tonight. I’ve been coughing up lungs and snotting all over the place for the last few days. It sucks, but on the other hand, it’s been a while since I’ve had a Saturday night off. Of course, since I have no money and I’m sick, I’m just sitting around the [...]

Happy Birthday, Trane

I’ve been so caught up with other things that I forgot Sunday was John Coltrane’s birthday. Here he is, along with another badass, Eric Dolphy, playing Impressions.

Cornell West and Mos Def on the Jena Six

Cornell West, Mos Def, I loves ya:
Mos Def brings it for real.

Read a Book, eh?

It’s no big news that BET is foul, but this one takes the cake:
Sure, the message is there, but did you really have to put it like that? Minstrelsy is minstrelsy, regardless of whether you try to put a “good message” behind it all. And who is this aimed at? One would assume children, right? [...]

A Letter to Hip Hop - Bridget Gray

Caught this one via the Electronic Village via What About Our Daughters:
I’m feeling Ms. Gray, but I’m not about to break up with Hip Hop yet, though. Why? Cause there’s still some real Hip Hop out there. Just in case you forgot. :

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