Last Saturday April 12, 2014 in Brooklyn NYC, Fred Ho, Saxophonist, composer, bandleader, playwright, writer, matriarchalist, ecosocialist, revolutionary, and activist passed away from his fight with cancer. A pioneer in Asian American Jazz and Avant Garde Jazz, Fred Ho was known for his Afro Asian aesthetics, a fusion of Asian and African American cultural aesthetics (Fred Ho was against the use of the word “Jazz” which he saw as a demeaning term used by dominant white culture to denigrate African American music). Some examples of Fred Ho’s …
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Twenty years ago on April 19th, 1994 a then 20 year old rapper from Queens NYC released the classic Hip-Hop debut album; Illmatic. Considered by some to be one of the best Hip-Hop albums of all time (if not the best), in terms of beat production, lyrical style, and content. No filler tracks. Illmatic is among one of the few 5 mic rated albums by the Source Magazine. Clocking in at ten tracks, a little under 45 minutes, Illmatic weaves …
Here’s another installment of Prince Paul’s World Famous Illout Show from ’06. Guest Lovebug Starski. …
Since Adult Swim is going ahead with The Boondocks season four minus the show’s creator, Aaron McGruder, mise well put out a mixtape right? “Ah hum (let me clear my throat).” After a four year hiatus, The Boondocks is back, sorta, and to celebrate it’s resurrection on April 21, they’re putting out a mixtape. Hosted by DJ Drama, Don Cannon, and Trendsetter Sense, The Boondocks Mixtape features Killer Mike, Alchemist, Smoke DZA, Chevy Woods, Roscoe Dash, Lil Herb, Two 9, Problem, Skeme, and more. It’s out April 16th. …
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