Black Barbie writes at The Rap Up about Alfamega's recent public denials regarding his well-documented snitchery. It's a solid critical recap of a series of missteps though links out to some key pieces of the puzzle might help those who haven't been following recent developments in … [Read more...]
Black Barbie on Branding: Alfamega Covers w/Lies, Drake’s Video Not The Best We’ve Ever Had
July 31, 2009 By
Señor Kaos: Girls Rock Too Music Video
February 16, 2009 By
Señor Kaos: Girls Rock Too From the YouTube post: "Music Video from Atlanta based Hip Hop Artist Señor Kaos. Featuring cameos from J Live, Slick And Rose, B Girl Severe, Dj Taj Anwar, Stahhr The Femcee, Tori Alamaze, and more." "Directed by: Ericka Carter | Jay Quest | Mark … [Read more...]
Women DJs in Nairobi Facing Familiar Gender Barriers
September 15, 2008 By
An article on women djs in Nairobi, Kenya tells a familiar story of women facing men's resistance to their involvement in the music industry. It also does a nice job of introducing a number of djs based in Nairobi. … [Read more...]
WEEN on King Mag: Heightening the Contradictions?
December 12, 2007 By
It's kind of a trip to see this video about an industry-oriented women's empowerment event on King Mag's site. I don't see anything about it on the Women in Entertainment Empowerment site but it seems to be another kickoff event of some sort. Not to belabor the obvious but these are King's … [Read more...]
Idolator Live Blogs the [Incredibly Tedious] Congressional Hip Hop Hearings
September 25, 2007 By
Jess Harvell is live blogging the Congressional hip hop hearings. I checked in around 12:30 or so and couldn't get sound out of the video webcast but Jess's account gives me a strong sense of gladness not to be watching that little screen. Some excerpts: 10:29 a.m. The first 20 minutes of this … [Read more...]
