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Showing posts with label hip-hop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hip-hop. Show all posts
Sunday, June 28, 2015

chicken or the egg

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Rap and radicalism: Does hip hop create extremists? by Hisham Aidi
Friday, June 26, 2015

this is unity

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From Puerto Rican / Ethiopian Orthodox Jewish rapper Y-Love (Yitz Jordan)
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

yasiin gaye: the return (official teaser)

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Friday, November 11, 2011

amir sulaiman: the meccan openings

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Amir Sulaiman's latest album, The Meccan Openings, is available for FREE download here. (And if you don't like downloading, most if...
Wednesday, November 09, 2011

ghost dog and the clash of civilizations

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Ghost Dog: You know, in ancient cultures...bears were considered equal with men. Hunter: This ain't no ancient culture here, mister. Gho...
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011

why i am a five percenter

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I just recently finished Michael Muhammad Knight's latest book, "Why I Am A Five Percenter ". I liked parts of it, but in the ...
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Monday, October 17, 2011

immortal technique at occupy wall street

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

spun and mixed by iraqis

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From the Hip-Hop Diplomacy blog: An Embrace of the U.S., Spun and Mixed by Iraqis gives a brief glance at how American culture, Islam and u...

talib kweli at occupy wall street

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Tabil Kweli attends Occupy Wall Street on Oct 6, 2011. Kweli preforms an exclusive new rhyme titled "Distraction" and by request ...
Sunday, February 20, 2011

flamenco and hip-hop unite in granada

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This is an old NPR story but still eminently suitable for the blog: Flamenco and Hip-Hop Unite in Granada K'naan + Granada Doaba - ...
Wednesday, February 09, 2011

continuing soundtrack of the revolution

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Both of these sites feature a round-up of clips of chanting and singing from Tahrir Square as well as studio tracks by artists expressing th...

head of state - el general (hamada ben aoun)

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From Hip-Hop Diplomacy: The Rap That Sparked a Revolution: El General (Tunisia)
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hip-hop for revolution

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PRI's The World: Hip-Hop for Revolution The poetic tradition in North Africa has also woven its way into more modern forms of expression...

egyptian rappers give uprising a soundtrack

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From WSJ blog: Egyptian Rappers Aim to Give Uprising a Soundtrack Rebel - Arabian Knightz featuring Lauryn Hill
Sunday, December 05, 2010

my name is khan (finally saw it)

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A few months ago, without actually having seen the film, I had posted some links/letters regarding the movie My Name is Khan and the contro...
Sunday, October 10, 2010

imagine

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The recent occasion of John Lennon's 70th birthday put me in a mood to wonder about what different covers/versions/mash-ups had been don...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

"hamdulillah" by the narcicyst (ft. shadia mansour)

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Beautiful song. Beautiful video. (h/t to islamicate)
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Thursday, September 09, 2010

immortal technique on gaza flotilla

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immortal technique on social change, terrorism, afghanistan, and the nature of democracy

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Thursday, September 02, 2010

hip-hop artistry knows no borders

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I was listening to NPR the other day and caught part of an interview with Ana Tijoux. Tijoux is a Chilean rapper, born in France to parents...