Hip Hop Symposium in Cuba: August 19 - 24 2008 |
Peace,The following is a message I sent out last year on behalf of some friends. And since it's just as relevant now as it was then, here we go again...with a few updates. (It's not as long as it look...
Posted by Alison on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:33:00 PST |
Christmas trees but no snow/Hard stares but no hellos.... |
Shortly after arriving in Mexico City (Distrito Federal, aka DF) on August 7th, I received a text message from a friend. It said, simply, "Welcome to the most chaotic city in the world." I won't sa...
Posted by Alison on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:08:00 PST |
Nigger, Nigga |
The N-BombBy Alison IsaacPublished in Urbanology MagazineSummer 2007Will Strickland, president of the Urban Music Association of Canada (UMAC), remembers the first time he was called a "nigger" by ...
Posted by Alison on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:21:00 PST |
A Message From Cuba... |
Hey Friends,The community in Cuba is looking for your help. The following message was sent to me by one of the organizers of the Hip Hop symposium in Havana.If you know Magia and/or Alexey (I know man...
Posted by Alison on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 05:57:00 PST |
The Art of Emcee-ing (stic.man) Review |
The Art of Emcee-ing Review Written by Alison IsaacPublished in Urbanology magazine Fall 2006 "A rapper is another word for emcee, but it doesn't carry the same weight in credibility. Anybody...
Posted by Alison on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 08:26:00 PST |
Revolutionary But Gangsta: The Boondocks |
Revolutionary But Gangsta
Written by Alison Isaac
Published in Urbanology magazine, Summer 2006
Huey Freeman is a superhero. Not the average, old-school superhero with the tights and cape; Huey...
Posted by Alison on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 10:22:00 PST |
Pretty Fly - For A White Guy |
William Wimsatt Interview
Written by Alison Isaac
Published in Urbanology magazine, Issue #4
Summer 2005
I have nothing against white people, really I don't. I work with a bunch of white ...
Posted by Alison on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:08:00 PST |
No More Prisons (William Wimsatt) Review |
No More Prisons Review
Written by: Alison Isaac
Published in Urbanology magazine Issue #4
Summer 2005
William Wimsatt has matured a lot since his first book, Bomb the Suburbs. In his second bo...
Posted by Alison on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:55:00 PST |
Bomb the Suburbs (William Wimsatt) Review |
Bomb the Suburbs Review
Written by: Alison Isaac
Published in Urbanology magazine, Issue #4
Summer 2005
Bomb the Suburbs by William "Upski" Wimsatt is a self-published collection of articles, ...
Posted by Alison on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:45:00 PST |
The Dusty Foot Philosopher (K'naan) Review |
The Dusty Foot Philosopher Review
Written by: Alison Isaac
Published in Urbanology magazine, Issue #4
Summer 2005
On his debut album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, African MC Knaan gives the lis...
Posted by Alison on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:29:00 PST |
