Slicksno Update – 2007-01-02
Commentary:Happy New Year!!!
Slicksno.com wishes you all the best for a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2007. We are even more dedicated this year to bringing you the best hip hop/urban oriented entertainment that the web has to offer. So keep your eye on Slicksno.com in 07!!!
Here are a few articles and other things that I enjoyed over the last couple of weeks…
Articles:
Not black enough for the crude crowd
If you’ve been focused on such trivial pursuits as the war in Iraq, genocide in Darfur or typhoons in the Philippines, you might have missed the earthquaking announcement that Oprah has become a “white woman.” So announced hip-hop artiste 50 Cent in an interview to be published in Elle magazine.
The hip-hop performer explicitly explained: “Oprah started out with black women’s views but has been catering to middle-aged white American women for so long she’s become one herself.”
Fan Asks Hard Questions About Rap Music
CHICAGO  Byron Hurt takes pains to say that he is a fan of hip-hop, but over time, says Mr. Hurt, a 36-year-old filmmaker, dreadlocks hanging below his shoulders, “I began to become very conflicted about the music I love.�
A new documentary by Mr. Hurt, “Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes,� questions the violence, degradation of women and homophobia in much of rap music.
Scheduled to go on the air in February as part of the PBS series Independent Lens, the documentary is being shown now at high schools, colleges and Boy’s Clubs, and in other forums, as part of an unusual public campaign sponsored by the Independent Television Service, which is based in San Francisco and helped finance the film.
Rise up Hip Hop Nation: Making 2007 the Year of Sustainable Change
On the eve of a new year, I’d like to begin by offering peace and respect to everyone everywhere. While many are celebrating the holiday season, many more are suffering. Some are reflecting on the year gone by, while others are just praying the New Year will bring new possibilities for joy, peace, sustenance and justice. This is the time of year for reflection on the past and resolutions for the future. For me, this annual process led me to important questions. How can we make 2007 the year of sustainable change? What concrete steps can we take to address what ails our communities and our global village more broadly? Wherever we are in life, whether blessed or oppressed, affluent or struggling, the condition of the global village will directly affect us all sooner or later, and it is in our best interest to work towards sustainable change.
The first thing we must do is realize that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. We can no longer wish for better and act the same, maintaining status quo by default.
Fav Videos:
NYOIL – Yall Should All Get Lynched
Digable Planets – Rebirth of Slick
Black Sheep – Flavor of the Month
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