Life in our society absolutely changed after 9/11. The social climate shifted, a sense of patriotism was reignited with al-Qaeda as the established common enemy. Business changed. Marketing changed. Drug prices. Stop-and-frisk. The militarization of the police force began. I could go on.
I...
The lack of percussion really threw me off. Good album overall, though I imagine it sounds better in California for some reason.
Ivy, Pink + White, Self Control, Good Guy, Nights (#1), White Ferrari are all dope.
been revisiting the wire recently, i can see more and more parallels between ghost and string. string's ambition to get out the game is what did him in. string needed avon more than he realized, much like ghost and tommy. but ghost and string got to the end of their wits, too selfish and started...
things picked up this episode, i like. couple things:
- at first glance, ghost seems foul for how he did tommy, but it'll work out in the end. angela's work has gotten them an arrest but it won't keep lobos or tommy for long. she has no credible sources, and admitting to smashing ghost would...
angie just annoys me. typical melodramatic novela chick, stays doing the most. i'm interested to see if ghost can give her lobos and slide out of this scot-free.
i put together a little mix of songs and interview clips that embody how i think we've all been feeling as of late. there's a little something in here for everybody in this thread. check it out. any feedback is appreciated.
gil scott-heron • the revolution will not be televised
krs-one •...
toward the end of martin's life, he was seeing the futility of nonviolence. listen to his last speech. you can hear it in his voice, in his words. ironically, after his hajj to mecca, malcolm was becoming much less militant as well. both of them were inching closer toward the truth that still...
more than anything this spotlights the power of money in this country. the foul play is just obvious. plenty people have been convicted for so much less. i cringe whenever the detective who covered the kathy case speaks. i wonder how much durst hit him off with.
i could see why this album feels boring to some. depends on what you listen to. if your daily listening can be found on atrilli or rapradar, this may sound foreign. but it's really not. personally, this album feels like home. the fusion of funk/soul/jazz/spoken word takes me back to the house i...
the zoe god monologue felt so triumphant for some reason. like it was meant to be followed by a slo-mo hype williams montage.
your jaw don't got unlimited minutes