Archive for April 24th, 2007
Honor where it’s due, Part 1
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007“Be who you is because if you is who you ain’t you ain’t who you is.” Regular readers of this blog know that 2005 was a very difficult year for me. Professional disappointments, financial crises, family tragedies, wrongful accusations against a close friend, and the loss of Diana’s nonna after an aggressive bout with cancer [...]
Russel Simmons, gimme a break!
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007I have amazing respect for Russell Simmons and the impact his visionary embrace of hip hop has had on pop culture. But the latest from his Hip Hop Summit Action Network in the wake of the Imus scandal is ridiculous. He calls for rappers and producers to voluntarily bleep or remove the b- n- and [...]