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11/10/11--12:46: Photo (chan 1508499)






11/13/11--22:01: Brazil troops and police raid Rio shantytown in clean-up drive | The Guardian (chan 1508499)

Brazil troops and police raid Rio shantytown in clean-up drive | The Guardian:

I just hope they seriously care about this and it won’t be neglected after the World Cup and Olympics. I know that the traffickers have their evils, but you could still go to Rocinha, Vidigal, and other favelas for parties or whatever and not have problems. But who knows what’s going to happen now when the police take these communities. I feel more comfortable around gangsters with guns than around police with guns. By some estimates, Rocinha has 250,000 people. That’s like taking over an entire city in one pre-dawn raid…




11/23/11--00:33: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) (chan 1508499)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20):

1. Childish Gambino (13)
2. Scarface (13)
3. Ludacris (12)
4. Bob Marley (11)
5. Nneka (10)

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11/25/11--20:35: Eles […] são um reflexo das UPPs. Sem o tráfico e sem fuzil, quem quis continuar no crime teve... (chan 1508499)

Eles […] são um reflexo das UPPs. Sem o tráfico e sem fuzil, quem quis continuar no crime teve que usar pistola e roubar pedestres e carros. —O Dia, 11/23/11

[They are a reflection of the UPPs (police pacification units). Without traffic and without a rifle, those who wanted to continue in crime had to use a pistol and rob pedestrians and cars.]

Something that I’ve often thought about in regard to the “pacification” process of Rio’s favelas—is the lack of traffic going to drive up street crime? No-name traffickers don’t have to flee before the occupation, so you’re left with a bunch of low-level criminals without work. All this UPP stuff looks good on the surface because they’re pushing the traffic out the slums, but maybe they should spend more time addressing the poverty. People wouldn’t be turning to crime as much if there were things like a reasonable minimum wage.




11/25/11--20:36: 5to1: Nas (chan 1508499)





5to1:

Nas




11/27/11--13:14: Ludacris - Bada Boom Do your research before you make a claim so... (chan 1508499)





Ludacris - Bada Boom

Do your research before you make a claim so bogus that it’s disrespecting pioneers in the game.




12/05/11--13:46: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) (chan 1508499)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4):

1. Statik Selektah (19)
2. Nina Simone (14)
3. Sam Cooke (13)
4. Bob Marley (10)
5. Mobb Deep (10)

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12/14/11--00:15: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) (chan 1508499)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11):

1. Scarface (3)
2. Sizzla (3)
3. Sam Cooke (3)
4. Nina Simone (3)
5. KRS-One (2)

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12/22/11--19:25: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) (chan 1508499)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18):

1. Immortal Technique (22)
2. Capone-N-Noreaga (16)
3. The Roots (14)
4. Sam Cooke (8)
5. Mobb Deep (6)

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12/29/11--06:51: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) (chan 1508499)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25):

1. Common (28)
2. Sam Cooke (18)
3. The Roots (18)
4. Nina Simone (15)
5. Phonte (13)

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01/01/12--16:12: laeticia: General Toussaint L’Ouverture, the military genius... (chan 1508499)





laeticia:

General Toussaint L’Ouverture, the military genius who lead the slave rebellion of Saint Domingue in 1791, leading the way for the independence of the first Black Nation in the Western Hemisphere.




01/04/12--04:20: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2012-1-1) (chan 1508499)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2012-1-1):

1. Lowkey (26)
2. Rapsody (20)
3. Saigon (18)
4. Black Rob (17)
5. Money Making Jam Boys (17)

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01/05/12--12:14: charcoal on paper 11” x 14” by Shaun Gribouski (chan 1508499)





charcoal on paper

11” x 14”

by Shaun Gribouski




01/05/12--16:42: Favorite Albums of 2011 (chan 1508499)

1. The Greatest Story Never Told - Saigon
2. Random Axe - Random Axe
3. R.E.K.S. (Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme) - Reks
4. The Dreamer/The Believer - Common
5. W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) - Pharoahe Monch
6. Soul Is Heavy - Nneka
7. The Martyr - Immortal Technique
8. Undun - The Roots
9. Hell: The Sequel - Bad Meets Evil
10. Elmatic - eLZhi

I’d been waiting for Saigon’s LP since ‘05 and it was even better than I’d expected it to be, easily my favorite of the year, despite how good these others were.




01/09/12--17:09: Common - “Stay Schemin’ (remix)” You... (chan 1508499)





Common - “Stay Schemin’ (remix)”

You ain’t wet nobody, n***a, you Canada dry




01/16/12--10:08: rootsnbluesfestival: robert johnson (chan 1508499)





rootsnbluesfestival:

robert johnson




01/19/12--11:51: K’naan - Nothing to Lose (feat. Nas) No, I don’t... (chan 1508499)





K’naan - Nothing to Lose (feat. Nas)

No, I don’t know pilots / N—-a, I know pirates

two of my favorite artists.




02/04/12--10:54: K'Naan Discusses Nas' Comments About Africa And Explains Why Other Rappers Backgrounds "Can't Hold A Candle" To His | HipHop DX (chan 1508499)

K'Naan Discusses Nas' Comments About Africa And Explains Why Other Rappers Backgrounds "Can't Hold A Candle" To His | HipHop DX:

Yeah, man. I mean, I got a history that is a lot more – to put it mildly – directly impacted [by violence] than a lot of rappers. A lot of rappers that talk all that street talk can’t really hold a candle to the kind of experiences I’m talking about. And so, why then should I have been all these years kind of in the back, just watching it all unfold? And nobody really gives the kind of credit and due something like that deserves.




02/08/12--11:50: Photo (chan 1508499)






02/12/12--21:55: Dr. Dre - Fuck You (feat. Snoop Dogg & Devin the Dude) Shit,... (chan 1508499)





Dr. Dre - Fuck You (feat. Snoop Dogg & Devin the Dude)

Shit, I know it’s not right, but Dre’s first line is the truth. I want to be all anti-sexist all the time, but sometimes it is what it is. Life isn’t lived in a politically correct vaccuum. Nah mean?