My Source (the Golden Age of Hip Hop) |
I was in my basement washing clothes this morning, when I ran across a Source magazine from 1993, with Tribe Called Quest on the cover, promoting the release of Midnight Marauder. Looking through the ...
Posted by naila on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:20:00 PST |
Master Blaster February 17th |
Posted by naila on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:39:00 PST |
friends |
last night i was feeling moody and started to post this long thing about what a friend is and what that means, etc... etc... and myspace had an error so it didn't post. i'll take that as a sign.
when...
Posted by naila on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:56:00 PST |
When You Don't Own the Media... |
Black folks have way too much economic power to continue letting our voices not be heard...
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/16442584.htm...
Posted by naila on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:37:00 PST |
resolutions |
so - for this year, though i would love to lose a few pounds and return to the world of writing bios and developing marketing plans... i really only have one resolution, which is good because with one...
Posted by naila on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 07:14:00 PST |
Racism in a Capitalist System is Bullshit |
and here's why... before i even get started, let me stop the part of criticism that will immediately think i'm saying rcism doesn't exist. i'm not, racism is alive and well, okay, let's move on...and ...
Posted by naila on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 07:02:00 PST |
definitions |
poetry to meis rich intoxicated as hell, hailing a cab on 6th ave(one of the flyest nights ever)going to dean and deluca for coffe cakesto eat while watching reservoir dogsit was those nights at the m...
Posted by naila on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 06:17:00 PST |
understandings |
it's understood
that light skinned women are beautiful
cafe au lait perfection
with original features
that refuse to be denied
through rape, rebellion
and passing for survival
their true identity cont...
Posted by naila on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:50:00 PST |
Spoken Word? |
i am
speaking words
so if that's what you insist on calling this
i suppose
i'd be wrong to stop you
but
Nikki called it poetry
Maya called it poetry
even Gil called it poetry
with bebop overtones
for...
Posted by naila on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:58:00 PST |
Where are your children while you're protesting violence |
i've been thinking a lot about all the violence in our communities and really don't think the solutions are as complicated as people would have you believe. i see a lot of adults rallying for peace, b...
Posted by naila on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:19:00 PST |
