Davey D's Hip Hop Corner-(The Blog)

A Terrorist Organization Known as the KKK is Set to rally at Ole Miss Campus Before LSU Game

Davey D — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:02:21 +0000

// I wonder if these dimwits (the KKK)will be subjected to extra scrutiny from Homeland Security? I wonder if the local police will see them as gang and put them in the gang data base or issue an injunction..? Imagine if the word went out that the Bloods or Crips were gonna hold a rally?.. [...]

Why Rakim’s The Seventh Seal is the best Hip Hop Album of 2009

Davey D — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:28:21 +0000

// Why Rakim’s The Seventh Seal is the best Hip Hop Album of 2009 By JAHI A lot of Hip Hop albums came out in 2009. Jay Z BP3, Raekwon‘’s Cuban Links II, Gift of Gab’s Escape to Mars, to name a few, caught my ear. I’m sure you could add your favorite of 2009 so feel free [...]

Armond White: Precious is the Most damaging Film to the Black Image Since ‘Birth of a Nation’

Davey D — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:20:43 +0000

// Pride & Precious You can thank media titans Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry for much of the hype surrounding Lee Daniels’ film Precious. ARMOND WHITE calls it the ‘Con Job of the Year.’ By Armond White http://www.nypress.com/article-20554-pride-precious.html SHAME ON TYLER PERRY and Oprah Winfrey for signing on as air-quote executive producers of Precious. After this post-hip-hop freak show [...]

Afghanistan (HerStory)-Hip Hop Weighs in on What is Now Obama’s War

Davey D — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:50 +0000

// Afghanistan (HerStory) Jasiri X comes at you once again with another stunner.. This one sheds light on the War in Afghanistan and as with past projects, its superb. Episode 26 is tells the story of the connection between Afghanistan and war, leading to her intimate yet volatile relationship with the United States. Afghanistan (HerStory) is produced [...]

Video of Gucci Mane Punching Out a Female Resurfaces-Was this Incident ever Resolved?

Davey D — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:20:02 +0000

// As many of y’all know popular Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was sentenced to 12 months for parole violation. It comes on the eve of his highly anticipated album being released. His arrest and him testing positive for drugs has left many wondering, how and why someone who has so much going for him and has apparently [...]

Racist Tea Party Folks Attempt to get Violent with Pro-Immigrant Demonstrators.

Davey D — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:49:15 +0000

// Last week we reported how the Tea Party folks were gonna be organizing Anti-Immigrant rallies in 50 cities around the country. The rhetoric being used was pretty inflammatory and it was noted that people should be aware of attacks… Quite naturally there were counterprotests, but what was interesting is to see how the Tea Baggers have [...]

The progressive movement in America has lost a beautiful voice-Andrea Lewis

Davey D — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:10:44 +0000

Losing Andrea is very shocking indeed, she was a cool sista, a valued colleague and a bright spirit. Sadly for us at KPFA, she is the second person we lost in the past couple of month… We lost longtime producer and community activist icon Gina Hotto. many of us are still dealing with that loss… [...]

Former Street legend Pee Wee Kirkland…has some choice words about Hip Hop

Davey D — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:16:02 +0000

// Pee Wee Kirkland is a street legend from New York City who was known for being one of the best ball players to ever step foot on the courts, but he was also a high powered drug dealer who was rumored to be making so much money that he turned down an offer to go [...]

Army takes single mother’s 11 month old & force her off to Afghanistan

Davey D — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:15:24 +0000

// This is further proof that America hates its children. Why would women with children under 2 ever be separated from them in the first place? There’s no good reason for that. In fact, we should not even consider sending mothers with young children overseas to fight some damned imperialist war to enrich the corporate elite. [...]

Dead Prez, Speech touch down in the Bay Area This Weekend

Davey D — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:44:35 +0000

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25 Joints to get U Through Tha Day#17: The Spectra of Music

Davey D — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:49:26 +0000

// 25 Joints to get U Through Tha Day #17 :The Spectra of Music This week we come with a whole lot of goodies guaranteed to stimulate your dome. We urge you to get w/ Toki Wright out of Minneapolis and down with the Rhymesayers camp. His new album Different Mirrors is being slept on. The man has [...]

The TRUE Cost of War…TRUE LIVES for TRUE LIES

Davey D — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:57:24 +0000

// The TRUE Cost of War…TRUE LIVES for TRUE LIES by Tina Bell Wright In April 2007 I was asked to write a commentary for PLAYAHATA.COM..I had to choose a modern day villian or playahater…I chose the corporate interest fueling the Iraq war. Many understood this war was unnecessary, but few were paying the physical, emotional, and [...]

Elizabeth Méndez Berry: The Obama Generation, Revisited

Davey D — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:50:11 +0000

This is a nice article from a good friend of ours Elizabeth Méndez Berry who has brings to light the important question about ‘where are the throngs of youth organizers that helped shape and elect President Obama. It’s an important article considering the low voter turnout around the country for this past 09 election and [...]

Top 10 Racist Bloopers on Live TV

Davey D — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:20:32 +0000

// Top 10 Live Racist bloopers on TV \ Return to Davey D’s Hip Hop Corner

Hate Crime in Albany, NY-Black Man Thrown Into BonFire

Davey D — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:06:10 +0000

// Police: 18-year-old thrown into bonfire during party By MARIE LUBY http://www.wten.com/Global/story.asp?S=11290526 EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. – A Rensselaer County man is behind bars after allegedly tossing a teen into a fire early Friday morning in a fit of rage. It happened at an outdoor party in East Greenbush. Police say it was 23-year-old Bruce Vroman who grabbed 18-year-old Derek [...]