Hip-Hop

A Conservative's Gedanken Experiment regarding Hip-Hop

Posted by on 15. January 2009 at 11:19 pm

As the first black president is getting ready to be sworn into office it’s no wonder that anything bearing the label “Black” is regaining territory in the media. Moreover, everyone has to put in his two cents on matters unhesitatingly labeled black. Even the “Crunchy Con” Rod Dreher felt it necessary to drop a couple [...]

Navy Ads on thesource.com – Am I the only one bothered by Military Ads on a Hip Hop CULTURE magazine?

Posted by on 18. November 2008 at 3:15 pm

When I was searching the web for lyrics of Tupac’s “Changes” for my last post, I stumbled upon on a discussion on the topic “Is Tupac Overrated” on thesource.com (web site of the famous magazine on Hip Hop culture). Since I wanted to pay tribute to Tupac for addressing social issues in some of his [...]

Tupac's "Changes" vs. Obama's "Change we can believe in"

Posted by on 13. November 2008 at 3:36 pm

Through his moving rhetoric and his charisma Barack Obama has conquered the entire world, some German newspapers called him even the world’s president (“Weltpraesident“). But what about the people living in the poor and degenerated areas of the United States? Can Obama’s words follow up with deeds to help improve their living condition and be [...]