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About Me

TRGGRADIO IS A MEETING GROUND OF GRASSROOTS HIP HOP CULTURE, MUSIC AND POLITICS. INSTEAD OF ITS COMMON ASSOCIATION WITH GUNS AND VIOLENCE, WE USE THE TERM TO CONNOTE THE SPARKING OF IDEAS, THE TRGGRING OF NEW WAYS OF THOUGHT, NEW WAYS OF BEING, DIFFERENT AND COURAGEOUS WAYS OF SEEING OURSELVES AND OUR ROLE IN SOCIETY AND IN THE WORLD.
WE SEEK TO TRGGR THE TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE FOR SELF AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. WE SEEK TO TRGGR DISCUSSIONS WITH TOPICS THAT SPEAK TO AND ILLUMINATE THE CONDITIONS THAT WE AS A GLOBAL HIP HOP GENERATION FIND OURSELVES IN, WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON PEOPLE OF COLOR, POOR AND WORKING CLASS, OPPRESSED AND REPRESSED COMMUNITIES. IT IS A CELEBRATION OF OUR REBELLIOUS SPIRITS, OUR DEDICATION TO STRUGGLE AND OUR COMMITMENT TO BRIDGING THE GAPS BETWEEN AND WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND TO OPEN DIALOGUE ACROSS GENERATIONS.
TRGGR IS FOREMOST A SPACE OF GRASSROOTS INTELLECTUAL THOUGHT THAT SEEKS TO INSPIRE THOUGHTS INTO ACTION AND TRGGR IDEAS INTO MOTION.
TRGGRADIO IS MOVING!!! BEGINNING FEBRUARY 8, 2008, TRGGR WILL NOW BE HEARD ON FRIDAY EVENINGS FROM 8-10PM ON WMUA 91.1 @ UMASS, AMHERST. STREAMING LIVE AT WWW.WMUA.ORG music layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts.com / MyHotComments

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/21/2006
Band Website: trggrzine.blogspot.com/
Band Members: DJS: CHRIS, TONE & REC

YES WE CAN!!!
Influences: DAVEY D'S HARD KNOCK RADIO ON KPFA, DIVINE FORCES RADIO (AKA SEDITIOUS BEATS) ON KPFK, THE WAKE UP SHOW, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD ON WBAI, CLASSIC BOOGIE & THE BARBER (VINTAGE NYC), ORIGINAL B-BOYSAND B-GIRLS, WRITERS & EXCITERS, PUBLIC ENEMY, KRS-ONE,THE ZULU NATION & AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & THE ORIGINATORS OF THIS CULTURE.

Kwame Ture
Sounds Like: ON TRGGRADIO WE PLAY HIP HOP - "FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE FUTURE" - AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. LISTEN EACH WEEK FOR THE DOPEST CUTS FROM JAMES BROWN, LITTLE BROTHER, KRS-ONE, RAKIM, KEV BROWN, MOS DEF, COMMON, THE ROOTS, JEAN GRAE, TALIB KWELI, VAST AIRE, ASHERU, BAHAMADIA, ODDISEE, STRANGE FRUIT PROJECT, MADLIB, J DILLA (RIP), AS WELL AS BEATS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE.

IF YOU'RE AN EMCEE, TURNTABLIST, BEATMAKER, OR OWN A RECORD LABEL AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR MUSIC PLAYED ON TRGGR, EMAIL US AT [email protected], OR YOU CAN MAIL A CD TO THE WMUA STUDIO:

TRGGRADIO
WMUA FM91
105 CAMPUS CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
AMHERST, MA 01003
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My Blog

Eyewitness: The Sean Bell Verdict

Eyewitness: The Sean Bell VerdictStory Highlights * Policemen are institutionalized to fear Black men * Every day, I fear that my husband, a Black man won't come home because ...
Posted by TRGGRADIO on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:16:00 PST

Petition to Reconsider the Excessive Charges Against Jason Vassell

Petition to Reconsider the Excessive Charges Against UMass Student Jason Vassell.. On Sunday, February 3, 2008, Jason Vassell, a twenty-three year old African American student at the University...
Posted by TRGGRADIO on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:25:00 PST

Justice for Jason Co-Sponsor Form

Justice for Jason Co-Sponsor Form The Committee for Justice for Jason Vassell invites organizations in to be a co-sponsor for the Justice for Jason Rally. As a co-sponsor, your organization can...
Posted by TRGGRADIO on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:22:00 PST

J.O.s 2007 Top Albums

Peace TRGGR Fam, So our homeboy J.O. of NuGround Music does an annual top albums list at the request of Brotha Chris. Since he is a TRGGR affiliate we thought we'd post it to our site. Why keep all ...
Posted by TRGGRADIO on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:42:00 PST

TALIB KWELIS OPEN LETTER ON BARACK OBAMA

(WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2008 - WARNER) WRITTEN BY TALIB KWELI IT IS THE LAST YEAR OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND THANK GOD. I USUALLY RAIL AGAINST BEING DESCRIBED AS SIMPLY "POLITICAL RAPPER", ...
Posted by TRGGRADIO on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:03:00 PST

Petition in Support of Talib Sadiq

Dear Community Members, Your action is needed to support a man of color who is being unjustly demonized in our "happy valley." Please read below. THE ISSUEI am writing this petition in support of Tali...
Posted by TRGGRADIO on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:59:00 PST

TRGGR TRIBUTE James Brown - 1.9.07

ON DECEMBER 25, 2006, WE LOST ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE AND IMPORTANT MUSICIANS EVER TO "ROCK THE MIC." BROTHER JAMES BROWN, AKA THE GODFATHER OF SOUL (AND HIP-HOP), AKA THE HARDEST WORKING MAN IN SHOW...
Posted by TRGGRADIO on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:02:00 PST

NATIONAL MEDIA REFORM & TRGGR PLAYLIST 2.2.07

THIS PAST WEEK WAS OUR FIRST SHOW AT THE FRIDAY NIGHT SLOT. SEE OUR PLAYLIST BELOW. WE REPORTED AND DISCUSSED SOME OF THE FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL MEDIA REFORM CONFERENCE THAT CONVENED IN MEMPHIS, ...
Posted by TRGGRADIO on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:38:00 PST

TRGGRadio Playlist November 28, 2006

DE LA SOUL .. ..VOODOO CIRCUS.. .. IMPOSSIBLE MISSION / 2006BLACKSTAR .. ..WHAT IT IS.. .. BEAUTIFUL MIXTAPE / 2004LOER VELOCITY .. ..WORLD OF POVERTY.. .. READY FOR A RENAISSANCE / 2006JB..S .. ..PAS...
Posted by TRGGRADIO on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:24:00 PST

TRGGRadio Playlist November 21, 2006

THE MEXICAN (5:42) BABE RUTH -- FIRST BASE (1972)IT'S JUST BEGUN (3:45) JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH -- IT..S JUST BEGUN (1972)TWELVE (3:11) DJ QBERT -- DEMOLITION PUMPKIN SQUEEZE MUSIK (2004)APACHE -- THE INCR...
Posted by TRGGRADIO on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:16:00 PST