FRIDAY
i dont know diddly about hiphop
but im trying to learn cause its the language
of the youth (and running hiphop riffs in rest)
so i saw this bit on the arrest of dj drama and wanted to comment
cause he sound like a true artist but what do i know
so i google him to read up on it and find this hiphop site
with most interesting dialogue going on
apparently lil wayne was the artist on two of dj dramas mixtapes
and this exposure helped make him who he is today
so it was news when he said in mtv interview that dj drama
should 'smarten up' and learn how to do it right
impassioned dialogue from both sides
lot of north (wayne) south (dj drama) drama
lot of interesting narrative licks
this one in support of dj drama,
(eliipses in text)
"yesterday ya'll makin calls back east tryin to cop whats new, hopin on the inet to place your fuckin orders, now you talkin all this sissy shit about artists not being able to eat cause of these cds....if an artist aint eatin off cds, then they dont have it...period...if you're hot, you're hot and you sell....Fuck the RIAA and any other organization associated with them....KARMA? Fuck everybody, "got Karma's" my website...that shit only exists if you get caught, that's what Karma is . . "
this one in support of lil wayne
"If a man didnt have the right to voice his own opinion, he would be a fuckn slave. Weezie is telling da truth. If u know that they are rap police all over the world, why give them amo to start fuckn with other rappers. Now dem bitches have 1 case to use to start an even larger investigation. "Wisen da fuck up" is what he should have said. He is eatn with dem dudes so what makes u think he would speak bad bout dem dudes. Lets not get it twisted here ppl. If u dont like wayne dats cool, if u dont respect him thats cool, but dont knock da man for speakn his feelings on a situation that could very well fuck with his lively hood and a whole lot more ppls lively hood. What if they decide to start kickn in every major labels office then what in da fuck r u gonna listen to? THINK BEFORE U SPEAK YOUNGN!"
and the inevitable calls to rise about it all
"Listen yall please let this be understood. I can give 2 shits bout what coast latitude longitude or whateva you be from. This is a time in hip hop when we need to get together and fight. Lotta cats use hip hop as a tool to get off the streets doin what they do and now they takin this away from us. It aint jus bein takin from the north, it aint jus be takin from the south or the east or the west. They bout to take it from all of us. N trus me it aint gonna end after this raid. If police aint got no drug busts to do they gon be lookin for some cats tryin to make some music feel me. We can all agree that sellin drugs aint the best way to make money, i mean it hurt people yadda yadda, but you gotta get it how you live it. Music aint illegal, it aint hurt nobody. 1 part of this country aint gon do shit, but all o us as one we can fight for a federal law that gives us the right to freely use our craft not steal others craft but use our own craft. So im askin yall to join my brothers and sisters and rise above this bullshit.. create a hip hop army of one"
it was an interesting read
i am so out of the loop
interesting flavor to hiphop eloquence
gotta hiphop a couple of passages in rest
novel playing w/the oral trad
cant leave out hiphip and call myself current
call myself playing w/african american dialect
an afro am literary/sacred language
but dialect work can become dated w/the quickness
i maintain a degree of formality, of conventional eloquence
to ensure my dialect work so uniquely my own
that it stands the test of time
like joyce
or zora w/their eyes watching god
gon have to steal hiphop licks i find congenial w/my own
got staggerlee as a gangster rapper who gets hoodoo religion
and i want those passages to reflect the milieu
handling that right gon be context and nuance
i hate being uninformed and lacking context and nuance dont you
but i thought it was tacky for lil wayne to
jump on a fellow artist who helped him like that
must be some issues between them
but arresting folk is a diff level of beef
one of my hiphop commentators say
"If you gon argue a point, weight both sides . ."
but i dont like seeing artists go to jail
for fiddling around w/a new art form
apparently the police expected to find drugs or guns when
they raided the office and were disappointed they didnt
apparently the music industry eats its own
whats with all the hoorah about bush retreating on warrantless wiretaps
just doing what they always do, when litigation nears that will reverse
their claims of the imperial presidency they yank back the claim so they can
say they did it voluntarily instead of having been ordered to do so by the courts
so its still their prerogative they say and they can assert it again if they so choose
did it with padilla, the detainees and the secret gulags
they think they so slick, they expect the cases to be dropped now
gotta keep those cases moving thru the system, otherwise its trusting the
word of the bush administration, okay ppls?
(you gotta admit, that ppls was smoothly done, i still got it,
still got the science) okay, so much for fun i gotta go,
supposed to be clocking pages
i got like a hundred or so pages to clean up
by the end of the semester
10 a week will get me to the promisedland
thats a lot of pages, got 6 so far this week
but a got major classprep to do this weekend
and taking care of business too
do what you can flowers
do what you can
THURSDAY
back in the world
taking care of business
catching up w/folk finally
been productive too
desperation, the only thing that
will keep my spirits up is getting
work done everyday no matter how
much the schoolhouse stress me
okay, quick commentary
barack obama campaign
im cautious, nothing against him personally but
hard for me to put my faith in politicians
cant be but so righteous and win the presidency
he will have to make all sorts of compromises w/what
i consider principle
much as hillary has done
it comes w/the territory
but he has a certain sincerity
and has positioned himself as a progressive
would have to be more sensitive to african
and african american concerns
cause he identify black,
the multiracial thing probably be more politially expedient, but he
come down on the black hand side and he doing it with the dignity
me and you brother
im down - or at least kinda down
i give him my grudging support
thats all i can do right now
politicians are heartbreakers, i will give him
my support but i keep my heart
gon have a little time probably to keep my eye on him
those politicians think two three elections ahead
if he doesnt win this one he will have set himself up as
a contender while young enuf to try it again
that said he will go full tilt for this one
and hope the presidential breaks fall his way
a black and a woman
republicans probably salivating, figure this the only
way they will be able to win a postbush election
will be interesting watching the repubs try to play those points gracefully
this will be an interesting chapter in the shaping of postbush america
ima keep an open mind
on brother obama
give him a little room
to maneuver
in the conquerors name
rdoc
TUESDAY
was reading about the appeal for redress
a movement by antiwar active military members
i got one of those little heart twinges you know
when something move you, that old viet vet thing i guess
read where a contingent of viet vets went w/them to deliver
the appeal to congress on martin luther king day and i could feel that
i went to the website and my eyes got a little teary just a little
dampness thats all
when they had to assure them you have the right to appeal this war
without being afraid that cheney and the cia will put you on a list
ima put the whole text here
i want to be part of encouraging soldiers to be part of this
the rightwing loves to use the troops as props, support the troops
by getting them out of there
be interesting to hear what props on their 2nd and 3rd tours have to say
An Appeal for Redress from the War in Iraq
Many active duty, reserve, and guard service members are concerned about the war in Iraq and support the withdrawal of U.S. troops. The Appeal for Redress provides a way in which individual service members can appeal to their Congressional Representative and US Senators to urge an end to the U.S. military occupation. The Appeal messages will be delivered to members of Congress at the time of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January 2007.
The wording of the Appeal for Redress is short and simple. It is patriotic and respectful in tone.
As a patriotic American proud to serve the nation in uniform, I respectfully urge my political leaders in Congress to support the prompt withdrawal of all American military forces and bases from Iraq . Staying in Iraq will not work and is not worth the price. It is time for U.S. troops to come home.
If you agree with this message, click here.
The Appeal for Redress is sponsored by active duty service members based in the Norfolk area and by a sponsoring committee of veterans and military family members. The Sponsoring committee consists of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Veterans For Peace, and Military Families Speak Out.
Members of the military have a legal right to communicate with their member of Congress. To learn more about the rights and restrictions that apply to service members click here.
Attorneys and counselors experienced in military law are available to help service members who need assistance in countering any attempts to suppress this communication with members of Congress.
Click here to send the Appeal to your elected representatives.
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a luta continua
arthur flowers
rsvn 69/70
MONDAY
i am so out of the loop
just recently found the gale online bio of john o killens
i put it on rootwork.com, hope i dont get no grief for it
but it came to mind when i followed this link
about a black history month campaign by verizon
using a performance poet, j ivy
i am so out of the loop
my understanding of the craft is that you shouldnt sell
your name for advertising, i guess thats so oldschool now
but its one of the things john used to hammer into us
never sell your name - thats all a writer got he used to say
when you speak folk need to know it comes from your heart
not your wallet
for 13 years i followed john o killens from school to school
babajohn taught me not only how to write but how to be a writer
i have internalized so many of his precepts that he
continues to guide me even in new ground
nowdays being an ad is probably acceptable to the younger generation
not that big a leap from def poetry jam to a verizon ad
and its a good poem, a black history is every day riff
good production quality, probably see him in a movie next
and i have to admit im envious of the promotion points
and wonder if i would have stood on principle if they had come to me
black history month is my busy season too
and there are folk who consider teaching at syracuse or
publishing with major houses selling out - its all relative
but i probably would have drawn the line on a verizon ad
mostly cause baba john very expicitly would not have approved
and i been a prickly artiste all my life
but its kinda easy not to sell out when nobody bidding
i tell you this world getting more complex everyday
im outta here
1st day of school
coming out the woodshed
taking care of business again
things to do, people to see
focus flowers
showtime
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