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4 de Mayo, 2008

A Little Sunday Hip Hop Jam

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[Kevin Andre Elliott, sometimes known as the Thin Black Duke, is a guest blogger at The Unapologetic Mexican, and can be found blogging away on weekdays at A Slant Truth.]
 

So, the weekend kinda flew by what with all the celebrating I've been doing. I'm only sad that I couldn't make it to Nez' fiesta. I know y'all that made it had a blast, and you can bet that I was at least there in spirit.

Since I missed posting last weekend I definitely wanted to get a post in this weekend, and now here I am, the weekend about to end, and I got nothing.

Oh, but wait! I do have something. One of the all time great Hip Hop groups of all time!

Remember Disposable Heros of Hiphoprisy? I still love this group. What's amazing is that their debut album, Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury, is 16 years old and this still sounds fresh. And of course, Michael Franti's intelligence and political/social awareness are on point. Skills, brains, and a conscious. Makes me long for the old days of hip hop. Enjoy, and see you next weekend.

 Kevin, when not battling the evil forces of academia, wiles his time away writing about truth, justice, and the American way at A Slant Truth. He most definitely doesn't have a comic book fetish, but he does seek to redefine those terms to mean something more humane. He also wants to make you dance. This post created at 5:42 PM.   | Top | View blog reactions

Comentarios (4)

Theriomorph dijo:

Love some Michael Franti. (And Nez, I hope the fiesta was perfect!)

Palabras por Theriomorph spat forth on el 4 de Mayo, 2008 at 11:05 PM

nezua dijo:

niiiice!

Theriomorph, thanks! And I got the email update...I'd say sorry to see you taking a break...but I never am when people do. It's one part sadness and nine parts excitement for your new days. I'll be in touch. :)

Palabras por nezua spat forth on el 5 de Mayo, 2008 at 03:02 AM

R. Mildred dijo:

Okay that video is going in front of my "Torture & Authoritarianism" post.

Insanely powerful song Kevin, thank you!

Oh and nez and everyone else, you've seen this yet?

Palabras por R. Mildred spat forth on el 5 de Mayo, 2008 at 06:35 AM

charles dijo:

Michael Franti is the best!

of all places, i first heard of Disposable Heroes on C-Span! really! I think it was the "Save Our Cities" march & rally in DC during the early 90's.
some really amazing stuff. and the newer Speahead stuff is eqully amazing.

Palabras por charles spat forth on el 5 de Mayo, 2008 at 03:15 PM