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Jul26

Bituaya – ElectroCaribe (Review)

Bituaya

ElectroCaribe



Straight from Caracas the capital of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, electro-Caribbean Latin hip-hop outfit Bituaya is quickly becoming an act to follow. With a mixture of danceable rhythms, head-nodding beats, and liberating energy, their live performance and their new record ElectroCaribe is a multilayered medley of Latin American music history, socially conscious lyricism, positive thought and excitement—all in a familiar and aesthetically pleasing package speaking to a hip-hop and electronic sensibility.  Their live performance, which I will briefly discuss, is one of the more lively and intimate shows ...

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Mar05

Manifest Equality Gallery Opening – 3.3.10 (Los Angeles)

The fight for equality is the struggle of this generation whether coming in the guise of free healthcare for all or marriage equality. Within this backdrop the minds behind the Manifest Hope exhibits that surrounded the Obama campaign have created Manifest Equality to shine some light on the important issue of marriage equality within the US. Converting a Big Lots into a massive urban interactive art installation in the heart of Hollywood was a major feat, and the resulting exhibit was indeed a manifestation of the hopes and dreams of those who have been denied the right to love openly by their own government.

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Feb23

Jay Electronica – Exhibit A(gain) (Video)

Who is the greatest rapper of our generation? Hmmm…well….


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Jun27

Immortal Technique: Do The Right Thing

Hip-hop Chomsky Immortal Technique follows the paper trail 

By Jesse Serwer

Immortal Technique is not a political rapper. At least he doesn’t see it that way. For the Harlem MC—best known for a song called “Bin Laden” and a pair of albums titled, simply, Revolutionary, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2—music and politics are not something to be consciously put together: They are inextricably intertwined.

Ask Tech, a.k.a. 29-year-old Felipe Coronel, about beats on his new album, and you’re liable to get an answer that segues into a discussion on the similarities between the current American epoch and the fall of the Roman Empire. (“People in America think that what happens outside this county is not going to effect it. The people of Rome in the 4th century didn’t think anything about the forests of Germany until the Goths smashed down their …

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Feb19

Becoming Obama: Roker Diatribe

Obama Please, Part Deux (Raymond Leon Roker) 

 

What a difference a small Midwestern state can make. Days before the Iowa caucus, I sat at this keyboard and, with the fullest of convictions, wrote that I didn’t believe America was ready to elect a Black president [see "Obama Please," Issue #151]. At that point, 2007 had been a sharp reminder of how far apart we we can be at times. I had recently watched YouTube clips of the congressional rap hearings (yeah, read that again: "Congressional Rap Hearings"). This farce unfolded on C-SPAN just below the cultural radar and mocked everything we stand for at this magazine (even though David Banner and even Master P deflected the Senatorial hypocrisy wonderfully, maybe as a prelude of what is yet to come). At the same time, opinions were divided as to whether Imus got his license to ill …

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