From LNWJF: The Roots, "Christmas Song"

Music lovers, a Roots show is a guaranteed good time and musical treat. These guys are fearless about playing with music styles under the umbrella of their home genre, hip hop. Enjoy, and happy holidays.

Tell It Like It Is

Filter out the Imus discussion and the mention of some "anger management failure" that 50 Cent enjoyed. The "good father" approach is right on time. Leave your thoughts.

Andrew, you're right--I'm back.

Check This Out, and Share Your Outlook

I found this article on a link from one of my favorite music sites, www.okayplayer.com. I have mixed emotions about the sincerity of this program. Check it out, and please leave your thoughts.

I'll give my thoughts after I get some sleep.

Sharpton wants to bury hip-hop lyrics

AP

June 4, 2007

Detroit -- - Rev. Al Sharpton has brought his campaign to clean up hip-hop lyrics to Motown, and organizers hope to collect thousands of bars of soap as symbols of the effort. Sharpton said it made sense to promote the hip-hop campaign in Detroit because NAACP leaders plan to conduct a mock funeral for the "N" word during the group's July convention.

"The 1960s were the Motown sound and James Brown. But they did not call us the 'N' word and they did not degrade women." The bars of soap will be donated to shelters and halfway houses for women, organizers said.

Reference URL: www.theglobeandmail.com

Art Is Life

Shai made me think about my love of hip hop culture and what I feel about the youngsters who are screwing up the culture's good and the music industry that is pimping it like a mega-ho turning tricks only in gangbangs (my words--not hers). Listen and watch the godfather of the rhyme, Gil Scott Heron, as he speaks on that subject and some straight talk on some parts of his life.