HBO's Bastards of the Party documents the conditions and events that fueled the rise of South Central's black gang culture. The documentary is the work of “retired” gangster Cle “Bone” Sloan, from the notorious Athens Park Bloods, and Training Day director Antoine Fuqua. Bone is handsome and eloquent in his narration, almost disarming. But as a notorious veteran Blood, he still finds himself conflicted when recounting the death of a close homeboy and his desire (almost) to exact some hood justice.
The film traces the rise of black gangs as protection from mobs of racist white youths in post-war (World War II, that is) Los Angeles, as well as a negative result of the dismantling of the Black Panthers and other black empowerment organizations. It's essential viewing if only for the historical context …
since i'm a big fan of both music and sports, i figured i'd give out a few music awards in the name of some athletes we're all familiar with. if you don't get this, you shouldn't even be online.
1.DEREK JETER award aka whether you're a yankees or red sox fan/ whether you're a hip hop backpacker or a silk shirt wearing dutschbag, you respected this artist(s) in 06. GNARLS BARKLEY (winners) – what can i say? they graced our dec cover as URB's artist of the year. you can argue that it's a homer pick but no artist(s) got as many rave reviews while going platinum in 06.
T.I. (”urban” category) – with a multi-plat album (king) and arguably the biggest club record of the year (what …
This description of the events comes to us via 40 Glocc's “representation.” Definitely the highlight of the press release is “justice was handed out quickly G-Unit style.” Damn, we all know what that means!:
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