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Russell Simmons and His Delusions of a Post-Racial World
My thoughts on Russell Simmons’ piece in The Hollywood Reporter.
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Posted in Film, Music
Tagged 2050, advertising industry, Alyssa Rosenberg, black cool, black films, black music, black people, black self-hatred, deracinated, deracination, Diggy, Eddie Murphy, Frank Sinatra, Hollywood, James Roday, Justin Bieber, majority minority country, media consolidation, Mexican, Michael Jackson, Michael Trevino, music industry, post-racial, Russell Simmons, Sammy Davis Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, stereotype, The Help, white people, white redemption
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My Thoughts on Kanye West’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’
My thoughts on why Kanye West’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ is good, but not that good.
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Posted in Conversations, Music
Tagged A Tribe Called Quest, ballet, Big Boi, Big KRIT, black music, Common, Damian Marley, De La Soul, diaspora, emceeing, guitar, Hi-Tek, high art, hip hop, Jay Hova, Jay-Z, Jigga, Kamaal the Abstract, Kanye West, mainstream, meter, music industry, musical ambition, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Nas, Nottz, Novel, Open, OutKast, Q-Tip, rappers, Reflection Eternal, Talib Kweli, The Blueprint, white people
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