by kspence | Oct 24, 2011 | Hip-hop, Marc Steiner Show
Last week I began a mini-Stare in the Darkness Book Tour of sorts which began with a podcast that should appear sometime this month and continues this Tuesday with my first library book signing at the Enoch Pratt Library. As part of the tour I spoke to Marc Steiner...
by kspence | Aug 16, 2011 | Crime and Punishment, Hip-hop, Racial Politics, The Mass Media, Urban Politics
Of course we should’ve expected this. In the video below, David Starkey argues that the London riots can be traced to the growing power of black culture over Great Britain, and when he talks about black culture it is clear that what he really means is hip-hop...
by admin | Jun 23, 2011 | Hip-hop
Today? Mobb Deep. Almost every element of the modern rap video is present in this one. The infamous…. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79jGN-ZGdbw&[/youtube]
by admin | Jun 20, 2011 | Hip-hop, Neoliberalism, The Mass Media |
Today, I’m rocking Nas’ “I Can.” I analyzed this record pretty extensively in the book. Listen to the way he differentiates between black populations. Why do people succeed? Why do people fail? Although on the one hand it’s easy enough to...
by admin | Jun 19, 2011 | Hip-hop, The Mass Media |
I already posted about my NPR’s Father’s Day commentary, but for those who missed it here it is again. In honor of the recent publication of Stare in the Darkness I’m going to post an old school hip-hop joint, perhaps the first Father’s Day...
by admin | Mar 15, 2011 | Hip-hop, Sports |
Photo by VediaGot a chance to watch the Fab Five documentary on Sunday. Watching it was a bittersweet experience, because I attended Michigan from 87-91 (undergrad) and then from 92-00 (grad). I was in my second year (pledging, incidentally) when the 1989 team won it...
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