Death’s Afterlife
With so many visiting and viewing the demise of Hip Hop in its public hospice, has anyone given any thought to exactly WHO is directly responsible for its ravaged condition? Granted, it’s easy to say that many have contributed to spreading life-threatening poison that have left it in a state of septic shock; I […]
you say I don’t move mountains like I used to
my fingers aren’t callused
smooth
you leave our bed
with skin unscathed
In December, Un-Mute.com highlighted the work of Brooklyn writer and literary evangelist, RIPMC. A few years ago he formed a cultural and literary collective that is entertaining and inspiring New Yorkers called Writer’s Block.
In light of the launch of the briefly aired Blade miniseries on Spike TV, a striking metaphor exists between that of its protagonist and the plight of today’s African-American male. Due to the fact that Blade is a vampire (therefore casting no reflection) as well as of obvious African descent, we have a double entendre […]
Recession
I would like to buy a vow
but I must be honest—
I have no currency or collateral
I’ve given most of my self away
This is an example of the pinned up Red White & Blue frustration burning poems in the stomachs of our youth!
I gather no moss –
I keep company with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
I’ll never meander over to pop –
Michael Phelps punches your mother
in the face, and you admire his technique.
Edited by poet, Nikki Giovanni, “Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry With a Beat,” features lyrics by Mos Def, Kanye West and Queen Latifah, as well as poems by Maya Angelou and Gwendolyn Brooks
Pulitzer and Nobel Prize Winning Novelist, Toni Morrison, will release her 9th novel on November 11, 2008. Her new book, “A Mercy”, is published by Knopf
Not only have America voted for the next man who is going to help us all bring change into this new millennium, but they have also flocked to his written work.
Detroit based Rapper, Eminem, has released a Memoir entitled, “The Way I Am”.
So we announced in December that Kanye West’s book, “Thank You, You’re Welcome”, would be released this year. Ok, the new year has come and here are some samples posted by Kanye via his blog.