This is above and beyond one of my all time favorite groups. They helped start the Cuban hip hop revolution. If you don’t know about them you’ve been missing out over the last decade or so.
Orishas is a hip-hop group whose members had emigrated from Cuba. They were first [...]
Ease it man . . . ease it.
Okay this is a political blog, rooted in the perspective of an African-American progressive.
Nonetheless, Black Thought is an avid music enthusiast, with a special place in his heart for African and other international music.
Each Sunday I will introduce my readers to a new group or song that I Love, that I think is worth knowing [...]
This song by Nina Simone inspired Talib Kweli’s Expansion Outro, in my opinion one of the best hip hop songs out there. Give it a listen.
And then listen to Talib Kweli’s remix (audio only)
A beautiful originally inspiring Talib Kwel’s work of art.
A short discussion of Simone’s background [...]
A fitting song for the the current financial times.
For the Love of Money
Money money money money, money (x6)
Some people got to have it
Some people really need it
Listen to me y’all, do things, do things, do bad things with it
You wanna do things, do things, do things, good things with it
Talk about [...]
Just to relax you after a hard day at work or lots of political thought.
