RECIPE : JETSONS : CARTOONS & CEREAL EP. 2
This is a video my homie Alan put together a few months ago. It mashes up Kendrick Lamar’s latest single, “The Recipe,” with scenes from The Jetsons. I think the mash-up makes sense because luxury is a major theme in Kendrick’s track, and that theme is showcased clearly by the Jetsons’ lifestyle and the Utopian society they live in. Plus, the idea of a recipe is shown near the end of the Jetsons clip Alan used. Check it out before Youtube takes it down and, if you dig it, check out his blog here.
I Can Get Love | Toro y Moi
This seems like a New Age Disco song to me. I can dig it. Chaz Bundick is the man.
Yasiin Bey - “Bey”
The Mighty Mos finally continues his Top 40 Underdog Series by taking on Rick Ross and Lil Wayne’s “John.” I can dig it.
New York Times: “At Explore Charter School, a Portrait of Segregated Education”
One of the readers who commented on the article made a good distinction between segregation and lack of diversity by pointing out that the kids in schools like Explore are not directly separated from other races by law and therefore aren’t “segregated.” However, the use of that term can be supported when one argues that this lack of diversity is caused by financial circumstances that are imposed by governmental decisions. It would take a lot of time to navigate all of that, so I won’t try. One thing that I liked about the article was that certain students spoken to expressed a desire to be around different races. This desire shows that those kids understand that the “homogeneous” environment they’re in at school and in some of their neighborhoods doesn’t reflect what they want to be a part of or what they’ll hopefully experience in the future. I like that. Click the photo if you want to read the article. Props to tabularasae for bring the article to my attention.
Sound FX & Ayan Sanyal - “Golden Moments”
The production on this track is pretty tight.
Machine Gun Funk (DJ Premier Version) | Notorious B.I.G.
Happy birthday to the legend that is Christopher Wallace aka Biggie Smalls. He’ll always be my favorite MC.
Yesterday, Justice Equality Supreme and the folks at 2dopeboyz commemorated the birthday of two activists, Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama, who are linked in a way that most people are unaware of. Kochiyama met Brother Malcolm as he was rallying the people of Harlem, became friends with him, held Malcolm during his final moments alive, and used his efforts as motivation for her own social justice work in Puerto Rico and here in the States. It’s beautiful to see how many people recognize the things that Malcolm X achieved, since he’s one of the greatest figures in civil rights that the world has ever seen. However, it’s also beautiful to see the activist efforts that he and other heroes have spurred because those efforts display the long-term influence of those heroes’ work. Take some time out and click here to read the post over at 2DBZ, and keep in mind the values that these people fought to promote.
