Interview Doctrine: Rap Materialism and Racial Humility.
Jay interviews Dan Charnas, in an interview that touches on some of the points that came up in our sprawling conversation about Asher Roth the other day.
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Asher Roth and the Racial Crossroads.
There are some other great blog entries on Asher Roth and white privilege, especially from Jeremy Levine at Social Science Lite, Brandon Soderbergh at No Trivia, and Latoya Peterson at Racialicious.
Miss California, Striking a Blow Against Heteronormative Nomenclature.
Unrelated: I want that t-shirt.
Monkeys and Trolls.
[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.785904&w=425&h=350&fv=] Jay is spot on, as usual. He also makes a point that seems really Intro to Philosophy but always gets abandoned in conversations about racism/sexism/homophobia: intent and consequences can be unrelated. (Indeed, our criminal justice system is based on this idea.) Hell, I’d even argue that intentional bigotry motivated by animus isn’t close Read More
Beyond Chris Brown and Rihanna.
Here is a link to a PDF of Berry’s 2005 article.
Hip Hop Wargames: Ransom vs. Budden.
Jay’s latest touches on a point made by the Philadelphia City Paper not long ago: in the age of YouTube, what’s (the point of) beef? If Artist X lobbed some volleys via mixtape or YouTube at the target of his ire, by the time he actually dropped an album, any diss track on said album would already Read More
