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Get all the latest artist interviews and updates with a political twist on Breakdown FM&#8230; en-us 40 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:37:37 -0800 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:37:37 -0800 Hip Hop, davey d, breakdown fm, hip hop and politics, rap music, Politics,, ,, rap,, hip Hop culture, 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day, Davey D's Hip Hop Corner Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm rap music Politics, , 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25383800-Breakdown-FM-True-Vibe-for-Troubled-Times-2 tag:odeo.com,2009-11-01,25383800 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:37:37 -0800 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25383799-Breakdown-FM-True-Vibes-for-Troubled-Times-1 tag:odeo.com,2009-11-01,25383799 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:29:12 -0800 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25383779-25-Joints-16-Heal-Your-Mind-Bless-Your-Soul 25 Joints to get U Thru The Day #16 Bless Your Mind and Heal Your Soul 01-Amir Sulaiman 'How Beautiful' (Atlanta) 02-Brother Ali 'Baby Girl' (Minneapolis) 03-Atmosphere 'That Night' (Minneapolis) 04-Desdamona 'Faulty Fuses' (Minneapolis) 05-Zion I 'The Rebel' (Oakland) 06-Wise Intelligent 'Genocide' (Trenton, NJ) 07-Narcicyst 'Vietnam' (Montreal/Iraq) 08-Mystic w/ Beat Minerz) 'Pull ya Card' (Oakland/ NY) 09-Medusa 'Fiend or Foe' (Los Angeles) 10-KRS-One w/ Marley Marl 'Rising to the Top' (New York) 11-Sim City 'Surrender Win is in the Bag' (Washington DC) 12-Western Union 'Bird in the Hand' (Los Angeles) 13-Scipio 'Black Heroes' (Los Angeles) 14-Justice System 'Dedicated to Bambaataa' (New York) 15-Peeps of Soul 'Thank Mama for the Soul Sisters' (New York) 16-Mighty Underdogs 'Victorious' (Oakland) 17-MC Lyte 'Wonder Years' (New York) 18-X-Clan w/ Tony Henery & Bun B 'Thru My Eyes' (Los Angeles/ Houston) 19- Rob Swift 'The Ghetto' (New York) 20-US3 'Can I get... 25 Joints to get U Thru The Day #16 Bless Your Mind and Heal Your Soul 01-Amir Sulaiman 'How Beautiful' (Atlanta) 02-Brother Ali 'Baby Girl' (Minneapolis) 03-Atmosphere 'That Night' (Minneapolis) 04-Desdamona 'Faulty Fuses' (Minneapolis) 05-Zion I 'The Rebel' (Oakland) 06-Wise Intelligent 'Genocide' (Trenton, NJ) 07-Narcicyst 'Vietnam' (Montreal/Iraq) 08-Mystic w/ Beat Minerz) 'Pull ya Card' (Oakland/ NY) 09-Medusa 'Fiend or Foe' (Los Angeles) 10-KRS-One w/ Marley Marl 'Rising to the Top' (New York) 11-Sim City 'Surrender Win is in the Bag' (Washington DC) 12-Western Union 'Bird in the Hand' (Los Angeles) 13-Scipio 'Black Heroes' (Los Angeles) 14-Justice System 'Dedicated to Bambaataa' (New York) 15-Peeps of Soul 'Thank Mama for the Soul Sisters' (New York) 16-Mighty Underdogs 'Victorious' (Oakland) 17-MC Lyte 'Wonder Years' (New York) 18-X-Clan w/ Tony Henery & Bun B 'Thru My Eyes' (Los Angeles/ Houston) 19- Rob Swift 'The Ghetto' (New York) 20-US3 'Can I get It' (London) 21-Sick Jaken 'Black Ships' (Los Angeles) 22-Jasiri X 'Dear Debra' (Pittsburgh) 23-Beanie Sigel 'Dear Self' (Philadephia) 24-Perceptionists 'Love Letters' (Boston) 25-Taj & Superstar Quam Allah 'I want More' (Oakland) 26-Jern Eyez w/ Mista FAB & Zoombi (Oakland) 25 Joints to get U Thru The Day #16 Bless Your Mind and Heal Your Soul 01-Amir Sulaiman 'How Beautiful' (Atlanta) 02-Brother Ali 'Baby Girl' (Minneapolis) 03-Atmosphere 'That Night' (Minneapolis) 04-Desdamona 'Faulty Fuses' (Minneapolis) 05-Zion I 'The Rebel' (Oakland) 06-Wise Intelligent 'Genocide' (Trenton, NJ) 07-Narcicyst 'Vietnam' (Montreal/Iraq) 08-Mystic w/ Beat Minerz) 'Pull ya Card' (Oakland/ NY) 09-Medusa 'Fiend or Foe' (Los Angeles) 10-KRS-One w/ Marley Marl 'Rising to the Top' (New York) 11-Sim City 'Surrender Win is in the Bag' (Washington DC) 12-Western Union 'Bird in the Hand' (Los Angeles) 13-Scipio 'Black Heroes' (Los Angeles) 14-Justice System 'Dedicated to Bambaataa' (New York) 15-Peeps of Soul 'Thank Mama for the Soul Sisters' (New York) 16-Mighty Underdogs 'Victorious' (Oakland) 17-MC Lyte 'Wonder Years' (New York) 18-X-Clan w/ Tony Henery & Bun B 'Thru My Eyes' (Los Angeles/ Houston) 19- Rob Swift 'The Ghetto' (New York) 20-US3 'Can I get It' (London) 21-Sick Jaken 'Black Ships' (Los Angeles) 22-Jasiri X 'Dear Debra' (Pittsburgh) 23-Beanie Sigel 'Dear Self' (Philadephia) 24-Perceptionists 'Love Letters' (Boston) 25-Taj & Superstar Quam Allah 'I want More' (Oakland) 26-Jern Eyez w/ Mista FAB & Zoombi (Oakland) tag:odeo.com,2009-10-30,25383779 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:28:21 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D amir sulaiman, zion i, davey d, breakdown fm, Brother Ali, 25 Joints to get U Thru The Day #16, Bless Your Mind and Heal Your Soul Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25383758-Naomi-Klien-the-Shock-Doctrine-From-New-Orleans-to-Cali Naomi Klein author of the book Shock Doctrine came to UC Berkeley and spoke to an overflow crowd of 1200 people. 500 were turned away. Her message was on point and sobering as she laid out all the steps and triggers that have led up to the current economic tailspin many of us are feeling. She connected went into detail about the Shock Doctrine and how certain tyrannical leaders look for or manfacture crises and emergencies with the goal of pushing through facist type agendas.. She laid out how this took place in new orleans and how it is currently manifesting itself here in california through Governor Arnold Scwatrznegger and his plan to raise UC fees by a whooping 32% This is amust listen to interview.. Sit back and take notes.. Cause Ms Klein pulls no punches.. We are going to post the Q&A sometime tomorrow. Naomi Klein author of the book Shock Doctrine came to UC Berkeley and spoke to an overflow crowd of 1200 people. 500 were turned away. Her message was on point and sobering as she laid out all the steps and triggers that have led up to the current economic tailspin many of us are feeling. She connected went into detail about the Shock Doctrine and how certain tyrannical leaders look for or manfacture crises and emergencies with the goal of pushing through facist type agendas.. She laid out how this took place in new orleans and how it is currently manifesting itself here in california through Governor Arnold Scwatrznegger and his plan to raise UC fees by a whooping 32% This is amust listen to interview.. Sit back and take notes.. Cause Ms Klein pulls no punches.. We are going to post the Q&A sometime tomorrow. Naomi Klein author of the book Shock Doctrine came to UC Berkeley and spoke to an overflow crowd of 1200 people. 500 were turned away. Her message was on point and sobering as she laid out all the steps and triggers that have led up to the current economic tailspin many of us are feeling. She connected went into detail about the Shock Doctrine and how certain tyrannical leaders look for or manfacture crises and emergencies with the goal of pushing through facist type agendas.. She laid out how this took place in new orleans and how it is currently manifesting itself here in california through Governor Arnold Scwatrznegger and his plan to raise UC fees by a whooping 32% This is amust listen to interview.. Sit back and take notes.. Cause Ms Klein pulls no punches.. We are going to post the Q&A sometime tomorrow. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-28,25383758 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:34:28 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D Naomi Klein, shock doctrine, berkeley, fee, UC, D", Naomi Kline, economic Crises, Berekely, crisesUC, hikesDavey Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25319912-Wall-Street-Gangsters-How-Cash-Really-Does-Rule-Interview-w-Cedric-Muhammad We sat down and spoke with former Wu-Tang manager and author/ entrepreneur Cedric Muhammad of Blackelectorate.com here we taljk about the recent decision by investment bank Goldman Sachs to give out more than 20 Billion dollars in bonuses, after being bailed out with tax payer money. Cedric explains that the US is no longer a democracy but a plutocracy in which a wealthy few rule everything. He explains that its almost impossible for President Obama to do anything because his seat in the White House is strictly controlled by investment bankers. We talk in great detail how and why this happened. Wee also talk about how it is foolish to see this as a Democrat vs Republican situation. Cedric talks about how outfits like Goldman Sachs have members of both p[arties on the payroll. We also talk about emerging economic models that exist in avrious communities and how they have allowed groups of people to prosper even in rough economic times. Cedric speaks about the important mod... We sat down and spoke with former Wu-Tang manager and author/ entrepreneur Cedric Muhammad of Blackelectorate.com here we taljk about the recent decision by investment bank Goldman Sachs to give out more than 20 Billion dollars in bonuses, after being bailed out with tax payer money. Cedric explains that the US is no longer a democracy but a plutocracy in which a wealthy few rule everything. He explains that its almost impossible for President Obama to do anything because his seat in the White House is strictly controlled by investment bankers. We talk in great detail how and why this happened. Wee also talk about how it is foolish to see this as a Democrat vs Republican situation. Cedric talks about how outfits like Goldman Sachs have members of both p[arties on the payroll. We also talk about emerging economic models that exist in avrious communities and how they have allowed groups of people to prosper even in rough economic times. Cedric speaks about the important model set forth by Rza and his Wu-Tang Cl;an and why we should pay close attention and even mimic. We also talk about how the Hip Hop political movement has allowed itself to be severely compromised and co-opted. This is an incredible and englighetning interview. Its probably one of the most important ones you can listen to... We sat down and spoke with former Wu-Tang manager and author/ entrepreneur Cedric Muhammad of Blackelectorate.com here we taljk about the recent decision by investment bank Goldman Sachs to give out more than 20 Billion dollars in bonuses, after being bailed out with tax payer money. Cedric explains that the US is no longer a democracy but a plutocracy in which a wealthy few rule everything. He explains that its almost impossible for President Obama to do anything because his seat in the White House is strictly controlled by investment bankers. We talk in great detail how and why this happened. Wee also talk about how it is foolish to see this as a Democrat vs Republican situation. Cedric talks about how outfits like Goldman Sachs have members of both p[arties on the payroll. We also talk about emerging economic models that exist in avrious communities and how they have allowed groups of people to prosper even in rough economic times. Cedric speaks about the important model set forth by Rza and his Wu-Tang Cl;an and why we should pay close attention and even mimic. We also talk about how the Hip Hop political movement has allowed itself to be severely compromised and co-opted. This is an incredible and englighetning interview. Its probably one of the most important ones you can listen to... tag:odeo.com,2009-10-20,25319912 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:36:43 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D goldman sachs, breakdown fm, wu-tang clan, ,, cedric Muhammad, Plutocracy, economic dictatorship Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25274877-Southern-Shift-Redistricting-The-Most-Important-Issue-in-2010 Two weeks ago we put out a video of an important roundtable we held in Austin Texas about redistricting, jerrymandering (the redrawing of voting lines) the census and how that would impact states like Texas along with the rest of the country. We spoke about how redisricting is connected to the census and how the results of this activity will shape vioting patterns for the next 10 years. Sadly way too many people are not pay attention to this important aspect of government. We put together a podcast which includes the discussion in its entireity along with special guest commentary from Congressman James Clyburn D-SC who is the current whip of the house and James Rucker who heads up Color of Change. Included on this show are; Harvey Kronberg of the Quorum Report, Ann Del Llano of Southern Shift and Carmen LLanes of PODER. They discuss the importance of redistricting in the 2010 elections, especially as it pertains to Texas. Two weeks ago we put out a video of an important roundtable we held in Austin Texas about redistricting, jerrymandering (the redrawing of voting lines) the census and how that would impact states like Texas along with the rest of the country. We spoke about how redisricting is connected to the census and how the results of this activity will shape vioting patterns for the next 10 years. Sadly way too many people are not pay attention to this important aspect of government. We put together a podcast which includes the discussion in its entireity along with special guest commentary from Congressman James Clyburn D-SC who is the current whip of the house and James Rucker who heads up Color of Change. Included on this show are; Harvey Kronberg of the Quorum Report, Ann Del Llano of Southern Shift and Carmen LLanes of PODER. They discuss the importance of redistricting in the 2010 elections, especially as it pertains to Texas. Two weeks ago we put out a video of an important roundtable we held in Austin Texas about redistricting, jerrymandering (the redrawing of voting lines) the census and how that would impact states like Texas along with the rest of the country. We spoke about how redisricting is connected to the census and how the results of this activity will shape vioting patterns for the next 10 years. Sadly way too many people are not pay attention to this important aspect of government. We put together a podcast which includes the discussion in its entireity along with special guest commentary from Congressman James Clyburn D-SC who is the current whip of the house and James Rucker who heads up Color of Change. Included on this show are; Harvey Kronberg of the Quorum Report, Ann Del Llano of Southern Shift and Carmen LLanes of PODER. They discuss the importance of redistricting in the 2010 elections, especially as it pertains to Texas. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-12,25274877 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:38:43 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D davey d, jerrymandering, The southern Shift, Harvey Kronberg, Congressman James Clyburn, Ann Del Llano, James Rucker, Carmen LLanes Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25259306-25-joints-15-Rise-of-the-Brown-Emcee-pt2 The Rise of the Brown Emcee pt2.. (The Indians are coming back) It sports an incredible line up.. The Rise of the Brown Emcee pt2.. (The Indians are coming back) It sports an incredible line up.. The Rise of the Brown Emcee pt2.. (The Indians are coming back) It sports an incredible line up.. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-09,25259306 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:26:52 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25247787-25-Joints-Rise-of-the-Latin-Emcee-pt1 A few months ago I sat on a panel at Harvard where we discussed the global impact of Hip Hop. There was lots of discussion about what folks are doing in Japan and Australia. We talked a bit about the major inroads made in places like Germany and France. Hip Hop on the continent of Africa was discussed. There was no denying just how widespread this culture born in the ravaged ghettos of the South Bronx had become. During the discussion I noted that for us in the United States, while it was great to know about Hip Hop icons halfway across the world, in order to really appreciate the global reach of this culture perhaps we should start knowing about our Brown skinned neighbors next door and to the south of us in Mexico and throughout South America. I had always found it troubling that a professed Hip Hop head knew about artists in Canada but couldn't name one from Mexico which has way more people. I was always surprised that people knew about Snoop, Game and Dr Dre in Cali, but ... A few months ago I sat on a panel at Harvard where we discussed the global impact of Hip Hop. There was lots of discussion about what folks are doing in Japan and Australia. We talked a bit about the major inroads made in places like Germany and France. Hip Hop on the continent of Africa was discussed. There was no denying just how widespread this culture born in the ravaged ghettos of the South Bronx had become. During the discussion I noted that for us in the United States, while it was great to know about Hip Hop icons halfway across the world, in order to really appreciate the global reach of this culture perhaps we should start knowing about our Brown skinned neighbors next door and to the south of us in Mexico and throughout South America. I had always found it troubling that a professed Hip Hop head knew about artists in Canada but couldn't name one from Mexico which has way more people. I was always surprised that people knew about Snoop, Game and Dr Dre in Cali, but didn't know about the equally large Hip Hop scene amongs Chicanos. People know about Paul Wall, Chamillionaire and UGK in Texas, but many didn't realize there has long been a Hip Hop exchange amongst Texans and heads in Moneteray. As Afrika Bambaataa likes to point out, those who hold up the mantlepiece of Hip Hop in corporate America have done us a disservice because they have segregated the music and in their quest to 'do business' they have distorted and omitted major parts that have been important to its build up. People like to say Hip Hop is worldwide in their radio station sales pitches but never reflect that variety and vibrancy on its day to day playlists. When we talk about Hip Hop one of the key architects are those who see themselves as Latino. From day one our Brown brothers and sisters were on the ground floor plugging away and helping elevate the culture.-From grafitti to deejaying to dancing to emceeing Latinos have made an indeligibale mark in Hip Hop that many have built upon. It may have been folks like Prince Whipper Whip of Fanstastic Romantic 5 busting serious flows during Hip Hop's pioneering days. It might have been DJ Charlie Chase or DIsco Wiz holding it down on the turntables or pioneering figures like JoJo, Crazy Legs or Popmaster Fable wrecking shop on the dance floor. On this special 2 part 25 Joints to Get U through the Day we decided to go digging in the crates and turn you on to some Hip Hop's dopest emcees who just happen to come from the Brownside of town.. 01-Jeremey Track 02-Woman Track 03-BocaFloca 'Mi Gente' 04-Rebel Diaz 'Dem Dayz' 05-Immortal Technique 'Internally Bleeding' 06-Cihualt Ce 'Dreamah' 07-Nina Dioz 'Cuando Cuando' 08-Brwn Bflo 'My People, Mi Gente' 09-Rico Pabon 'It Ain't Real' 10-Fat Joe 'I'm Trying to Tell 'Em' 11-Rosa Clemente "Tired of Protesting' (Justice System Flava' 12-Aztlan Nation 'Serpent & Eagle' 13-Mexicano 777 'Arrepentido' 14-LSOB 'Check It Out' 15-Tha Mexakanz 'Confessions' 16-Apakalips 'Mind Right' 17-Educated Chicana 'LA Immigrant Rally' -Low Rider madness mix 18-Nina Dioz 'Prefiero El Asfalto' 19-2Mex "Graffiti Kings' 20-Maria Isa w/ Lolita 'Die Not Kill' 21-Jenro 'Hate or Love It' 22-Deuce Eclipse 'Last Hope' 23-Deuce Eclipse 'Can't Break Me Down' 24-Azeem 'Latin Revenge' A few months ago I sat on a panel at Harvard where we discussed the global impact of Hip Hop. There was lots of discussion about what folks are doing in Japan and Australia. We talked a bit about the major inroads made in places like Germany and France. Hip Hop on the continent of Africa was discussed. There was no denying just how widespread this culture born in the ravaged ghettos of the South Bronx had become. During the discussion I noted that for us in the United States, while it was great to know about Hip Hop icons halfway across the world, in order to really appreciate the global reach of this culture perhaps we should start knowing about our Brown skinned neighbors next door and to the south of us in Mexico and throughout South America. I had always found it troubling that a professed Hip Hop head knew about artists in Canada but couldn't name one from Mexico which has way more people. I was always surprised that people knew about Snoop, Game and Dr Dre in Cali, but didn't know about the equally large Hip Hop scene amongs Chicanos. People know about Paul Wall, Chamillionaire and UGK in Texas, but many didn't realize there has long been a Hip Hop exchange amongst Texans and heads in Moneteray. As Afrika Bambaataa likes to point out, those who hold up the mantlepiece of Hip Hop in corporate America have done us a disservice because they have segregated the music and in their quest to 'do business' they have distorted and omitted major parts that have been important to its build up. People like to say Hip Hop is worldwide in their radio station sales pitches but never reflect that variety and vibrancy on its day to day playlists. When we talk about Hip Hop one of the key architects are those who see themselves as Latino. From day one our Brown brothers and sisters were on the ground floor plugging away and helping elevate the culture.-From grafitti to deejaying to dancing to emceeing Latinos have made an indeligibale mark in Hip Hop that many have built upon. It may have been folks like Prince Whipper Whip of Fanstastic Romantic 5 busting serious flows during Hip Hop's pioneering days. It might have been DJ Charlie Chase or DIsco Wiz holding it down on the turntables or pioneering figures like JoJo, Crazy Legs or Popmaster Fable wrecking shop on the dance floor. On this special 2 part 25 Joints to Get U through the Day we decided to go digging in the crates and turn you on to some Hip Hop's dopest emcees who just happen to come from the Brownside of town.. 01-Jeremey Track 02-Woman Track 03-BocaFloca 'Mi Gente' 04-Rebel Diaz 'Dem Dayz' 05-Immortal Technique 'Internally Bleeding' 06-Cihualt Ce 'Dreamah' 07-Nina Dioz 'Cuando Cuando' 08-Brwn Bflo 'My People, Mi Gente' 09-Rico Pabon 'It Ain't Real' 10-Fat Joe 'I'm Trying to Tell 'Em' 11-Rosa Clemente "Tired of Protesting' (Justice System Flava' 12-Aztlan Nation 'Serpent & Eagle' 13-Mexicano 777 'Arrepentido' 14-LSOB 'Check It Out' 15-Tha Mexakanz 'Confessions' 16-Apakalips 'Mind Right' 17-Educated Chicana 'LA Immigrant Rally' -Low Rider madness mix 18-Nina Dioz 'Prefiero El Asfalto' 19-2Mex "Graffiti Kings' 20-Maria Isa w/ Lolita 'Die Not Kill' 21-Jenro 'Hate or Love It' 22-Deuce Eclipse 'Last Hope' 23-Deuce Eclipse 'Can't Break Me Down' 24-Azeem 'Latin Revenge' tag:odeo.com,2009-10-07,25247787 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:03:23 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D the, to, of, get, u, latin, 25, emcee, rise, pt1, Joints, Through, Day- Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25215674-25-Joints-13-october-Stand-Up-and-Be-Heard 25 Joints to get U Through the Day #13-Stand Up and Be Heard by Davey D Highlights of this weeks show come courtesy of Brother Ali and his new album US which is pure butter. It starts off with Chuck D of Public Enemyplaying the role of a preacher. In this show we do a little remix and take you straight to an incredibly deep song about abuse. Ali is intense and music matches his mood. It's good to see and hear artists 'go there' and show that such vulnerability. Our favorite Detroit based rapper Invincible hits us over the head with her song 'Ropes' as does Sim City out of Washington DC with their nice joint called 'Remembering Geneva'. These are two artists who we should be paying close attention to. They are refreshing, have socially relevant content and bangin' beats.. Nuff said. Wanna know who is popping in the Bay Area... peep my boy Jern Eye, He has a new album out called 'Vision' is off the chain. The song we featured, 'Who's to Say' underscores my point. Its m... 25 Joints to get U Through the Day #13-Stand Up and Be Heard by Davey D Highlights of this weeks show come courtesy of Brother Ali and his new album US which is pure butter. It starts off with Chuck D of Public Enemyplaying the role of a preacher. In this show we do a little remix and take you straight to an incredibly deep song about abuse. Ali is intense and music matches his mood. It's good to see and hear artists 'go there' and show that such vulnerability. Our favorite Detroit based rapper Invincible hits us over the head with her song 'Ropes' as does Sim City out of Washington DC with their nice joint called 'Remembering Geneva'. These are two artists who we should be paying close attention to. They are refreshing, have socially relevant content and bangin' beats.. Nuff said. Wanna know who is popping in the Bay Area... peep my boy Jern Eye, He has a new album out called 'Vision' is off the chain. The song we featured, 'Who's to Say' underscores my point. Its melodic, thoughtful and on point. Also holding it down from the Bay are San Jose based artists, Apakalips 'K.I.M.' and Kung Fu Vampire w/ Spice 1 'No Thang' . Mt Network aka D'Labrie'Catch Me' like Jern Eye reps the expanding flava of Oakland. MV Bill is an artist we should all knowOne last artist not to sleep on hails from Brazil. Here is unknown in many circles. Down there artists like Mos Def will open up for him as he'll easily pack a stadium to come hear him play.. MV Bill is hands down the man.. If you don't know him.. Look him up. Google him. Snoop and Ja Rule know him-Why? becuase he has major juice and respect in the hoods down there and was the one who stepped to them and let them know it wasn't cool to just be rolling through his country shooting videos of the women and not building with the people in the favillas. He let them know that many Brazil is more than just ass and tits and while it's true that there are beautiful women, they should be careful about falling into the role of exploiter. He noted that many people look up to them and admire them and that they should come to the hood and not be on some 5 star Hollywood trip and afraid to come see the people who make them. Am I not beautiful to?, was the question he raised. MV Bill is no joke... MTV found this out the hard way, when they came to town to shoot a three day concert several years ago. Naturally they wanted and needed MV Bill who agreed to perform under two conditions. 1-They include local acts on the line up. 2- MTV lower the prices to the tickets so local people from the favilla could attend. As it was explained to me, there was a refusal to lower the prices, MV Bill put the word out and the three day festival got condensed with many refusing to roll with the music network. We will be rocking an interview we did with MV in the next couple of weeks. Smart, articulate, down to earth, hood, independent and Hip Hop to the fullest Get familiar with MV Bill Enjoy this weeks 25 Joints.... 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day #13 01-Brother Ali w/ Chuck D 'Brothers and Sisters' (Minneapolis-New York) 02-Brother Ali 'Babygirl'(Minneapolis) 03-Mystic 'Beautiful Restistance' (Bay Area-Oakland) 04-Invincible 'Ropes' (Detroit) 05-Zion I w/ Brother Ali 'Caged Bird' (Oakland-Minneapolis) 06-Sunspot Jonz 'Dip Down' (Bay Area/ LA) 07-Sim City w/ Maimouna Yousef 'Remembering Geneva' (Washington DC) 08-Jazzy Jeff w/Jean Grae 'Supa Jean' (New York) 09-Jern Eye 'Who's to Say' (Bay Area-Oakland) 10-Arab Summit 'Camouflage' (Iraq/ Palestine) 11-Euphrates 'I Told You So' (Iraq/ Montreal) 12-Cunninlyngst 'America Loves Gangstas' (Kentucky) 13-Maria Isa w/Killa Capone 'Street Politics' (Minneapolis) 14-MV Bill 'So Deus Pode Me Julgar' (Brazil) 15-Deuce Eclipse'Que Se Meuva' (Bay Area -Oakland) 16-Wax Tailor 'No Pity' (France) 17-Chali 2Na 'Graff Time' (Los Angeles) 18-Fort Minor w/ Lupe Fiasco & Ghostface Killah 'Spray Point' (LA/Chicago/ NY) 19-Bas 1 'Preacher #3' (Bay Area-Oakland) 20-Apakalips 'K.I.M.' (Bay Area-San Jose) 21-Kellee Maize 'Marching to the Revolution' (Pittsburgh) 22-D'Labrie 'Catch Me' (Bay Area-Oakland) 23-Kung Fu Vampire w/ Spice 1 'No Thang' (Bay Area-San Jose/Hayward) 24-J Ross Parelli 'Music' (Reno) 25-J Dub w/ Zumbi "For Your Love' (Bay Area-Oakland) 26-Capital Tax w/ Simone Nia Rae 'Baby' (Bay Area -Oakland) Return to Davey D's Hip Hop Corner 25 Joints to get U Through the Day #13-Stand Up and Be Heard by Davey D Highlights of this weeks show come courtesy of Brother Ali and his new album US which is pure butter. It starts off with Chuck D of Public Enemyplaying the role of a preacher. In this show we do a little remix and take you straight to an incredibly deep song about abuse. Ali is intense and music matches his mood. It's good to see and hear artists 'go there' and show that such vulnerability. Our favorite Detroit based rapper Invincible hits us over the head with her song 'Ropes' as does Sim City out of Washington DC with their nice joint called 'Remembering Geneva'. These are two artists who we should be paying close attention to. They are refreshing, have socially relevant content and bangin' beats.. Nuff said. Wanna know who is popping in the Bay Area... peep my boy Jern Eye, He has a new album out called 'Vision' is off the chain. The song we featured, 'Who's to Say' underscores my point. Its melodic, thoughtful and on point. Also holding it down from the Bay are San Jose based artists, Apakalips 'K.I.M.' and Kung Fu Vampire w/ Spice 1 'No Thang' . Mt Network aka D'Labrie'Catch Me' like Jern Eye reps the expanding flava of Oakland. MV Bill is an artist we should all knowOne last artist not to sleep on hails from Brazil. Here is unknown in many circles. Down there artists like Mos Def will open up for him as he'll easily pack a stadium to come hear him play.. MV Bill is hands down the man.. If you don't know him.. Look him up. Google him. Snoop and Ja Rule know him-Why? becuase he has major juice and respect in the hoods down there and was the one who stepped to them and let them know it wasn't cool to just be rolling through his country shooting videos of the women and not building with the people in the favillas. He let them know that many Brazil is more than just ass and tits and while it's true that there are beautiful women, they should be careful about falling into the role of exploiter. He noted that many people look up to them and admire them and that they should come to the hood and not be on some 5 star Hollywood trip and afraid to come see the people who make them. Am I not beautiful to?, was the question he raised. MV Bill is no joke... MTV found this out the hard way, when they came to town to shoot a three day concert several years ago. Naturally they wanted and needed MV Bill who agreed to perform under two conditions. 1-They include local acts on the line up. 2- MTV lower the prices to the tickets so local people from the favilla could attend. As it was explained to me, there was a refusal to lower the prices, MV Bill put the word out and the three day festival got condensed with many refusing to roll with the music network. We will be rocking an interview we did with MV in the next couple of weeks. Smart, articulate, down to earth, hood, independent and Hip Hop to the fullest Get familiar with MV Bill Enjoy this weeks 25 Joints.... 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day #13 01-Brother Ali w/ Chuck D 'Brothers and Sisters' (Minneapolis-New York) 02-Brother Ali 'Babygirl'(Minneapolis) 03-Mystic 'Beautiful Restistance' (Bay Area-Oakland) 04-Invincible 'Ropes' (Detroit) 05-Zion I w/ Brother Ali 'Caged Bird' (Oakland-Minneapolis) 06-Sunspot Jonz 'Dip Down' (Bay Area/ LA) 07-Sim City w/ Maimouna Yousef 'Remembering Geneva' (Washington DC) 08-Jazzy Jeff w/Jean Grae 'Supa Jean' (New York) 09-Jern Eye 'Who's to Say' (Bay Area-Oakland) 10-Arab Summit 'Camouflage' (Iraq/ Palestine) 11-Euphrates 'I Told You So' (Iraq/ Montreal) 12-Cunninlyngst 'America Loves Gangstas' (Kentucky) 13-Maria Isa w/Killa Capone 'Street Politics' (Minneapolis) 14-MV Bill 'So Deus Pode Me Julgar' (Brazil) 15-Deuce Eclipse'Que Se Meuva' (Bay Area -Oakland) 16-Wax Tailor 'No Pity' (France) 17-Chali 2Na 'Graff Time' (Los Angeles) 18-Fort Minor w/ Lupe Fiasco & Ghostface Killah 'Spray Point' (LA/Chicago/ NY) 19-Bas 1 'Preacher #3' (Bay Area-Oakland) 20-Apakalips 'K.I.M.' (Bay Area-San Jose) 21-Kellee Maize 'Marching to the Revolution' (Pittsburgh) 22-D'Labrie 'Catch Me' (Bay Area-Oakland) 23-Kung Fu Vampire w/ Spice 1 'No Thang' (Bay Area-San Jose/Hayward) 24-J Ross Parelli 'Music' (Reno) 25-J Dub w/ Zumbi "For Your Love' (Bay Area-Oakland) 26-Capital Tax w/ Simone Nia Rae 'Baby' (Bay Area -Oakland) Return to Davey D's Hip Hop Corner tag:odeo.com,2009-10-01,25215674 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:17:50 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D breakdown fm, 25 Joints to get U Through the Day # 13, Stand Up and Be Heard Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25106705-Fox-News-Pundit-Talks-About-Van-Jones-Progressives-Why-the-Left-Keeps-getting-Smashed-On We sat down and spoke with Professor Marc Lamont Hill of Columbia University and Fox News.. We spoke with him on a variety of topics including the controversy surrounding former Obama advisor Van Jones who was forced to retire. Hill talked honestly about the types of mindsets many of his collegues have when it comes to dealing with the Left and what sort of steps we as young people, the Hip Hop generation, communities of color and progressive need to do in the face of relentless attacks. This interview is very eye opening.. We sat down and spoke with Professor Marc Lamont Hill of Columbia University and Fox News.. We spoke with him on a variety of topics including the controversy surrounding former Obama advisor Van Jones who was forced to retire. Hill talked honestly about the types of mindsets many of his collegues have when it comes to dealing with the Left and what sort of steps we as young people, the Hip Hop generation, communities of color and progressive need to do in the face of relentless attacks. This interview is very eye opening.. We sat down and spoke with Professor Marc Lamont Hill of Columbia University and Fox News.. We spoke with him on a variety of topics including the controversy surrounding former Obama advisor Van Jones who was forced to retire. Hill talked honestly about the types of mindsets many of his collegues have when it comes to dealing with the Left and what sort of steps we as young people, the Hip Hop generation, communities of color and progressive need to do in the face of relentless attacks. This interview is very eye opening.. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-11,25106705 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:21:30 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D Politics, fox news, davey d, breakdown fm, progressives, Professor Marc Lamont Hill, Van Jones controversy, Hip Hop generation Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25061031-Blackwater-The-World-s-Most-Deadly-Mercenary-Army-An-Interview-w-Jeremy-Scahill The first time I heard of Blackwater was around the Katrina disaster in New Orleans. We started hearing reports that there was a private army that was running around, guarding hotels and preventing people from taking refuge and seeking shelter as they fled from the horrors of the 9th Ward. At first we thought they were security guards, but later learned they were navy seals, and ex military men who had come in from Iraq and were given full authority to shoot and kill, detain folks and basically run the show. The word was these guys were scary and out of control. Those early reports were later confirmed by journalist Jeremy Scahill who went down to New Orleans and pretty much let us know that just like Saddam Hussein had his special Revolutionary Guard, George Bush and friends had their own army of sorts in the form of Blackwater.. Headed up by former elite Navy Seal and fundamentalist Christian, Erik Prince, Blackwater epitomized the growing trend to outsource all aspects o... The first time I heard of Blackwater was around the Katrina disaster in New Orleans. We started hearing reports that there was a private army that was running around, guarding hotels and preventing people from taking refuge and seeking shelter as they fled from the horrors of the 9th Ward. At first we thought they were security guards, but later learned they were navy seals, and ex military men who had come in from Iraq and were given full authority to shoot and kill, detain folks and basically run the show. The word was these guys were scary and out of control. Those early reports were later confirmed by journalist Jeremy Scahill who went down to New Orleans and pretty much let us know that just like Saddam Hussein had his special Revolutionary Guard, George Bush and friends had their own army of sorts in the form of Blackwater.. Headed up by former elite Navy Seal and fundamentalist Christian, Erik Prince, Blackwater epitomized the growing trend to outsource all aspects of our military operations to private companies who with their entrance into New Orleans have also started doing domestic work. For example, the city of Oakland was talking about having Blackwater patrol their streets. We caught up with Jeremy and had an in depth conversation about Blackwater and Scahill's new book. 'Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army'. Here Jeremy gives the full history of this organization and details how many of our best trained military personnel are now employed by Blackwater. We talk about the use of private armies around the world and how they have been used for years to destabilize governments in Africa including Apartheid South Africa. Scahill talks about the sadness of having white mercenaries running around the continent killing Black leaders and tipping their government on behalf of rich and powerful business interests. We talked in depth about how Blackwater had started their own CIA.. Yes, you read that correctly, this private company has its own CIA headed up by former high ranking CIA members. We talked about how and why members were not in violation of the law since they were sharing state secretwith private individuals. In short we train Blackwater members with our tax dollars. They then go off and work for a private company who may at times hold a different agenda then that of the people. Scahill soberly noted that this private CIA is one of the most under reported stories today and he took his fellow journalist to task for not speaking up on this and letting the world know. Scahill also detailed how Blackwater is part of a secret Assassination Squad that he accuses former Vice President Dick Cheney of putting togetherand shielding from Congress. We spoke with Scahill about President Obama and where he stood on this issue.. He noted that Obama as a Senator was one of a handful of people who stood up and demanded that Blackwater be held accountable. He even backed that up with legislation that didn't pass. As President Obama uses Blackwater in Afghanistan but won't extend their contract in Iraw where they guard government officials. We talked about whether Obama or any other country would have to concern themselves with a possible Coup. The question was asked with the understanding and concern that for years there have been racist paramilitary groups training all over the US and joining the military and police forces. I wanted to know if those types of people holding supremacists attitudes were working for Blackwater.. Scahill noted that Blackwater is fully capable of defeating small nations but didn't think they would run a coup on this country. Our military is not too keen on the whole Blackwater thing. Scahill said that many in our military feels that Blackwater's unchecked actions cause problems on the battlefield. He did however say he feared for Obama's safety and said one should not underestimate the extent that white supremacist attitudes run deep and what sort of crazy reactions it inspires. During our interview we noted how the popular Fox TV show 24 featuring Keifer Sutherland last season had as its theme a Blackwater type army undermining the government. Scahill noted he had heard this and was presently watching the series. He noted that the show had unfortunately helped undermine the argument that torture is wrong. Many have watched Sutherland's character Jack Buer routinely torture people in his quest to save the world. Many have come to fusethe fact with fiction. We ended our interview with a discussion on the role media has played or not played in all this. Scahillconcluded that way too many have become too friendly with the rich and powerful and instead of vigorously covering them, reporters are drinking beers and playing golf. Scahill said we no longer have journalists, we have media personalities. Those early reports were later confirmed by journalist Jeremy Scahill who went down to New Orleans and pretty much let us know that just like Saddam Hussein had his special Revolutionary Guard, George Bush and friends had their own army of sorts in the form of Blackwater.. Headed up by former elite Navy Seal and fundamentalist Christian, Eric Prince, Blackwater epitomized the growing trend to outsource all aspects of our military operations to private companies who with their entrance into New Orleans have also started doing domestci work. Fpor example, the city of Oakland was talking about having Blackwater patrol their streets. We caught up with Jeremy Scahill and had an indepth conversation about Blackwater and Scahill's new book. 'Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army'. The first time I heard of Blackwater was around the Katrina disaster in New Orleans. We started hearing reports that there was a private army that was running around, guarding hotels and preventing people from taking refuge and seeking shelter as they fled from the horrors of the 9th Ward. At first we thought they were security guards, but later learned they were navy seals, and ex military men who had come in from Iraq and were given full authority to shoot and kill, detain folks and basically run the show. The word was these guys were scary and out of control. Those early reports were later confirmed by journalist Jeremy Scahill who went down to New Orleans and pretty much let us know that just like Saddam Hussein had his special Revolutionary Guard, George Bush and friends had their own army of sorts in the form of Blackwater.. Headed up by former elite Navy Seal and fundamentalist Christian, Erik Prince, Blackwater epitomized the growing trend to outsource all aspects of our military operations to private companies who with their entrance into New Orleans have also started doing domestic work. For example, the city of Oakland was talking about having Blackwater patrol their streets. We caught up with Jeremy and had an in depth conversation about Blackwater and Scahill's new book. 'Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army'. Here Jeremy gives the full history of this organization and details how many of our best trained military personnel are now employed by Blackwater. We talk about the use of private armies around the world and how they have been used for years to destabilize governments in Africa including Apartheid South Africa. Scahill talks about the sadness of having white mercenaries running around the continent killing Black leaders and tipping their government on behalf of rich and powerful business interests. We talked in depth about how Blackwater had started their own CIA.. Yes, you read that correctly, this private company has its own CIA headed up by former high ranking CIA members. We talked about how and why members were not in violation of the law since they were sharing state secretwith private individuals. In short we train Blackwater members with our tax dollars. They then go off and work for a private company who may at times hold a different agenda then that of the people. Scahill soberly noted that this private CIA is one of the most under reported stories today and he took his fellow journalist to task for not speaking up on this and letting the world know. Scahill also detailed how Blackwater is part of a secret Assassination Squad that he accuses former Vice President Dick Cheney of putting togetherand shielding from Congress. We spoke with Scahill about President Obama and where he stood on this issue.. He noted that Obama as a Senator was one of a handful of people who stood up and demanded that Blackwater be held accountable. He even backed that up with legislation that didn't pass. As President Obama uses Blackwater in Afghanistan but won't extend their contract in Iraw where they guard government officials. We talked about whether Obama or any other country would have to concern themselves with a possible Coup. The question was asked with the understanding and concern that for years there have been racist paramilitary groups training all over the US and joining the military and police forces. I wanted to know if those types of people holding supremacists attitudes were working for Blackwater.. Scahill noted that Blackwater is fully capable of defeating small nations but didn't think they would run a coup on this country. Our military is not too keen on the whole Blackwater thing. Scahill said that many in our military feels that Blackwater's unchecked actions cause problems on the battlefield. He did however say he feared for Obama's safety and said one should not underestimate the extent that white supremacist attitudes run deep and what sort of crazy reactions it inspires. During our interview we noted how the popular Fox TV show 24 featuring Keifer Sutherland last season had as its theme a Blackwater type army undermining the government. Scahill noted he had heard this and was presently watching the series. He noted that the show had unfortunately helped undermine the argument that torture is wrong. Many have watched Sutherland's character Jack Buer routinely torture people in his quest to save the world. Many have come to fusethe fact with fiction. We ended our interview with a discussion on the role media has played or not played in all this. Scahillconcluded that way too many have become too friendly with the rich and powerful and instead of vigorously covering them, reporters are drinking beers and playing golf. Scahill said we no longer have journalists, we have media personalities. Those early reports were later confirmed by journalist Jeremy Scahill who went down to New Orleans and pretty much let us know that just like Saddam Hussein had his special Revolutionary Guard, George Bush and friends had their own army of sorts in the form of Blackwater.. Headed up by former elite Navy Seal and fundamentalist Christian, Eric Prince, Blackwater epitomized the growing trend to outsource all aspects of our military operations to private companies who with their entrance into New Orleans have also started doing domestci work. Fpor example, the city of Oakland was talking about having Blackwater patrol their streets. We caught up with Jeremy Scahill and had an indepth conversation about Blackwater and Scahill's new book. 'Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army'. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-02,25061031 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:00:48 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D erik, Jeremy Scahill, davey d, breakdown fm, PrincePrivate, armies', Mercanaries" Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25043444-Black-and-Brown-Unity-pt1-The-History We sat down with Professor Mario Salas of San Antonio's NW Vista College and talked with him about the history of Black-Brown unity here in the United States and in Mexico. Salas who is mixed Black and Mexican and a former Black Panther gave us a serious lesson that touched upon slavery, colonialism and the back drop behind some of the famous wars along the border of Mexico and Texas. Salas started out by talking about the history between the Black Panthers and Brown Berets who are still active in San Antonio. He talked about how recently the Berets came to the aid of the African American community and helped them get a community radio station. he explained that the two groups were always able to work together because the Panthers didn't employ cultural nationalist politics. Both groups had a revolutionary philosophy which allowed for coalitions to form. Salas talked about the original Rainbow Coalition which was conceived by Chairman Fred Hampton who headed up the Chicago ... We sat down with Professor Mario Salas of San Antonio's NW Vista College and talked with him about the history of Black-Brown unity here in the United States and in Mexico. Salas who is mixed Black and Mexican and a former Black Panther gave us a serious lesson that touched upon slavery, colonialism and the back drop behind some of the famous wars along the border of Mexico and Texas. Salas started out by talking about the history between the Black Panthers and Brown Berets who are still active in San Antonio. He talked about how recently the Berets came to the aid of the African American community and helped them get a community radio station. he explained that the two groups were always able to work together because the Panthers didn't employ cultural nationalist politics. Both groups had a revolutionary philosophy which allowed for coalitions to form. Salas talked about the original Rainbow Coalition which was conceived by Chairman Fred Hampton who headed up the Chicago chapter of the Black Panthers. This was years before Jesse Jackson came along. The basic premise was for groups to unite around principles. One could and should have cultural pride but not at the expense of dissing or excluding other groups. In our conversation we talked at length about immigration and how that issue has been framed and narrow-casted to only have a Brown face. Today when we say immigration we think of Mexicans trying to come to the United States and forget that there are dozens of African ethnic groups facing similar challenges in other parts of the country. Most notable are Haitians. Salas gives us an insightful history into immigration history along the border which includes shedding light on Poncho Villa who he explained was half Black and commanded a Black army. Salas talked about how Buffalo soldiers deserted their position in the US Army and went to fight for Poncho Villa. He also talked about an army of made up of African women who came from Mexico. Salas also talked about the Afro-Mexican population in Vera Cruz. He also talked about the African influence on 'mexican' culture including the song La Bamba which was made famous by singer Richie Valens. He explained the song and word are African in origin. During our interview we talked about language and how both Africans and Mexicans who were originally indigenous. Professor Salas talked about how the Spaniards literally beat the native languages out of Indigenous peoples and forced them to speak Spanish. he talked about how people were beaten in the streets of Mexico City until they spoke Spanish. This was similar to what happened with African slaves brought over to the US were beaten until they stopped using their native tongue and spoke English. With regards to Mexicans people crossing the border were beaten until they stopped speaking Spanish and started speaking English. I'm not sure people realize the level of brutality that was imposed upon slaves and native peoples by those who colonized these lands. Salas went on to add in great detail about the origins of Mexican identity and how this led to the erasing the history of indigenous people's tribes and cultural heritage. We spoke about the Battle of Alamo where Professor Salas explained that it was essentially a 'slave owner rebellion' that cenetred around Mexico's President at the time whowas Afro-Mexican banning slavery. He gives the full history of this and talks about General Santa Ana who is immortalized in the break beat song 'The Mexican' by Babe Ruth We talked at lengtht about the caste system in Mexico which was imposed by the Spaniards who brought over 300 thousand African slaves and forced to breed and marry to lighten up the race. Salas explained that certain last names were given to people to indicate that they were African vs Native. Names like Moreno and Grito are two of the many. We concluded into our conversation by talking about the challenge both Blacks and Browns have in the US. They include buying into White Supremacy, Sharing Power and avoiding Divide and Conquer tactics. Salas said it was important that we support those who share the same goals and principles and not just a Brown or Black face. he talked about the miscalculation it was for some Black organizations to support Clarence Thomas and for some Mexican organizations to support Alberto Gonzalez. Salas noted that we should all strive to have a global perspective, be fully engaged and aware of policies we have toward Latin America and to connect the dots where ever possible. We also talked about the opportunity and role that President Obama has in enhancing Black-Brown unity. We talked about regional differences and how Black Brown unity has different faces and challenges in various parts of the country. Texas has a unique history which is different then what takes place in California which is different than what takes place in New York or Miami. He noted in Texas the history may even be different in various parts of the state. For example, in east texas, the culture is more Southern. In other parts Texas is much more Southwestern. Professor Salas suggested we read books like 'Black and Brown' by Gerald Horne which is filled with historical facts and highlights points of unity. He said we should also read Texis Devils by Michael Collardwhich focuses on the history of ther Texas Rangers who were essentially a Ku Klux Klan force that terroized the Mexican population in Texas. We sat down with Professor Mario Salas of San Antonio's NW Vista College and talked with him about the history of Black-Brown unity here in the United States and in Mexico. Salas who is mixed Black and Mexican and a former Black Panther gave us a serious lesson that touched upon slavery, colonialism and the back drop behind some of the famous wars along the border of Mexico and Texas. Salas started out by talking about the history between the Black Panthers and Brown Berets who are still active in San Antonio. He talked about how recently the Berets came to the aid of the African American community and helped them get a community radio station. he explained that the two groups were always able to work together because the Panthers didn't employ cultural nationalist politics. Both groups had a revolutionary philosophy which allowed for coalitions to form. Salas talked about the original Rainbow Coalition which was conceived by Chairman Fred Hampton who headed up the Chicago chapter of the Black Panthers. This was years before Jesse Jackson came along. The basic premise was for groups to unite around principles. One could and should have cultural pride but not at the expense of dissing or excluding other groups. In our conversation we talked at length about immigration and how that issue has been framed and narrow-casted to only have a Brown face. Today when we say immigration we think of Mexicans trying to come to the United States and forget that there are dozens of African ethnic groups facing similar challenges in other parts of the country. Most notable are Haitians. Salas gives us an insightful history into immigration history along the border which includes shedding light on Poncho Villa who he explained was half Black and commanded a Black army. Salas talked about how Buffalo soldiers deserted their position in the US Army and went to fight for Poncho Villa. He also talked about an army of made up of African women who came from Mexico. Salas also talked about the Afro-Mexican population in Vera Cruz. He also talked about the African influence on 'mexican' culture including the song La Bamba which was made famous by singer Richie Valens. He explained the song and word are African in origin. During our interview we talked about language and how both Africans and Mexicans who were originally indigenous. Professor Salas talked about how the Spaniards literally beat the native languages out of Indigenous peoples and forced them to speak Spanish. he talked about how people were beaten in the streets of Mexico City until they spoke Spanish. This was similar to what happened with African slaves brought over to the US were beaten until they stopped using their native tongue and spoke English. With regards to Mexicans people crossing the border were beaten until they stopped speaking Spanish and started speaking English. I'm not sure people realize the level of brutality that was imposed upon slaves and native peoples by those who colonized these lands. Salas went on to add in great detail about the origins of Mexican identity and how this led to the erasing the history of indigenous people's tribes and cultural heritage. We spoke about the Battle of Alamo where Professor Salas explained that it was essentially a 'slave owner rebellion' that cenetred around Mexico's President at the time whowas Afro-Mexican banning slavery. He gives the full history of this and talks about General Santa Ana who is immortalized in the break beat song 'The Mexican' by Babe Ruth We talked at lengtht about the caste system in Mexico which was imposed by the Spaniards who brought over 300 thousand African slaves and forced to breed and marry to lighten up the race. Salas explained that certain last names were given to people to indicate that they were African vs Native. Names like Moreno and Grito are two of the many. We concluded into our conversation by talking about the challenge both Blacks and Browns have in the US. They include buying into White Supremacy, Sharing Power and avoiding Divide and Conquer tactics. Salas said it was important that we support those who share the same goals and principles and not just a Brown or Black face. he talked about the miscalculation it was for some Black organizations to support Clarence Thomas and for some Mexican organizations to support Alberto Gonzalez. Salas noted that we should all strive to have a global perspective, be fully engaged and aware of policies we have toward Latin America and to connect the dots where ever possible. We also talked about the opportunity and role that President Obama has in enhancing Black-Brown unity. We talked about regional differences and how Black Brown unity has different faces and challenges in various parts of the country. Texas has a unique history which is different then what takes place in California which is different than what takes place in New York or Miami. He noted in Texas the history may even be different in various parts of the state. For example, in east texas, the culture is more Southern. In other parts Texas is much more Southwestern. Professor Salas suggested we read books like 'Black and Brown' by Gerald Horne which is filled with historical facts and highlights points of unity. He said we should also read Texis Devils by Michael Collardwhich focuses on the history of ther Texas Rangers who were essentially a Ku Klux Klan force that terroized the Mexican population in Texas. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-29,25043444 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:35:36 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D davey d, breakdown fm, black panthers, black brown unity, brown berets, mario salas, San Antonio's NW Vista College, Black Brown conflict, Blacks vs Mexicans, texas politics Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25043313-Black-and-Brown-Unity-pt2-the-Immigration-debate We spoke with popular Washington DC based blogger Carlos from DC about Black-Brown Unity and Immigration reform.. During the Immigration panel at netroots the topic of Black-Brown unity came up and generated a lot of discussion both within and outside of the panel. .. In this discussion we cover a lot of ground. Also featured is our comrad Faviana Rodriguez, a popular artist out of Oakland. We build with her on this topic as well. We start off the discussion talking about the role art and cultural expression play in politicizing people and moving folks to action.. I did an interview for Carlos' blog here are the links to that... http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2009/08/african-american-and-mexican-racial.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ScoavEyRU&feature=related We spoke with popular Washington DC based blogger Carlos from DC about Black-Brown Unity and Immigration reform.. During the Immigration panel at netroots the topic of Black-Brown unity came up and generated a lot of discussion both within and outside of the panel. .. In this discussion we cover a lot of ground. Also featured is our comrad Faviana Rodriguez, a popular artist out of Oakland. We build with her on this topic as well. We start off the discussion talking about the role art and cultural expression play in politicizing people and moving folks to action.. I did an interview for Carlos' blog here are the links to that... http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2009/08/african-american-and-mexican-racial.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ScoavEyRU&feature=related We spoke with popular Washington DC based blogger Carlos from DC about Black-Brown Unity and Immigration reform.. During the Immigration panel at netroots the topic of Black-Brown unity came up and generated a lot of discussion both within and outside of the panel. .. In this discussion we cover a lot of ground. Also featured is our comrad Faviana Rodriguez, a popular artist out of Oakland. We build with her on this topic as well. We start off the discussion talking about the role art and cultural expression play in politicizing people and moving folks to action.. I did an interview for Carlos' blog here are the links to that... http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2009/08/african-american-and-mexican-racial.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ScoavEyRU&feature=related tag:odeo.com,2009-08-29,25043313 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:12:08 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D davey d, breakdown fm, immigration reform, Carlos QC, Carlos from DC, Black-Brown Unity, Black brown Relationships, Faviana Rodgriguez, black and Brown unity Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25040378-Jasiri-X-Pittsburgh-the-Police-and-the-G20 We sat down with Pittsburgh rap star Jasiri X who talked to us about all that was going on the city as they have been getting prepared for the upcoming G20 Summit. Jasiri talked in great detail about the police department and how they have been making practice runs for the upcoming summit, in the Black community. He talked about how the police have been showing up in the hood with army tanks and extra man power even though several officers have been killed in in neighborhoods outside the hood. Pittsburgh is becoming apolice state with all sorts of laws restricting people's movements being put into place Jasiri talked about how officers have been put on notice that if they leak out any information about security plans for the upcoming G20 Summit, they will be terminated. Sadly no officer has been terminated for committing acts of brutality. He noted how the city has been hiring police outside the city of Pittsburgh and how its caused a lot of tension and unrest. Jasiri tal... We sat down with Pittsburgh rap star Jasiri X who talked to us about all that was going on the city as they have been getting prepared for the upcoming G20 Summit. Jasiri talked in great detail about the police department and how they have been making practice runs for the upcoming summit, in the Black community. He talked about how the police have been showing up in the hood with army tanks and extra man power even though several officers have been killed in in neighborhoods outside the hood. Pittsburgh is becoming apolice state with all sorts of laws restricting people's movements being put into place Jasiri talked about how officers have been put on notice that if they leak out any information about security plans for the upcoming G20 Summit, they will be terminated. Sadly no officer has been terminated for committing acts of brutality. He noted how the city has been hiring police outside the city of Pittsburgh and how its caused a lot of tension and unrest. Jasiri talked about how all protests in city parks have been banned in preparation for the G20. All permits have been denied including one solicted by a Pittsburgh legislator We sat down with Pittsburgh rap star Jasiri X who talked to us about all that was going on the city as they have been getting prepared for the upcoming G20 Summit. Jasiri talked in great detail about the police department and how they have been making practice runs for the upcoming summit, in the Black community. He talked about how the police have been showing up in the hood with army tanks and extra man power even though several officers have been killed in in neighborhoods outside the hood. Pittsburgh is becoming apolice state with all sorts of laws restricting people's movements being put into place Jasiri talked about how officers have been put on notice that if they leak out any information about security plans for the upcoming G20 Summit, they will be terminated. Sadly no officer has been terminated for committing acts of brutality. He noted how the city has been hiring police outside the city of Pittsburgh and how its caused a lot of tension and unrest. Jasiri talked about how all protests in city parks have been banned in preparation for the G20. All permits have been denied including one solicted by a Pittsburgh legislator tag:odeo.com,2009-08-29,25040378 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:46:21 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D jasiri x, davey d, breakdown fm, g20, Pittsburgh Police, got that X Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25028843-T-Kash-interview-Brains-All-Over-the-Streets We sat down with Bay Area rapper T-Kash who talked to us about his new album on Guerilla Funk Records and his new album 'Brians All Over the Streets'. In this interview we cover a variety of topics including: Transformation from ignorance and thuggery into cosnsciousness, Surviving the recession, survival tactics in the hood, what he learned from Boots Riley, What he learned from Paris, Obama's trip to the Middle East, being Black and Muslim in America, the state of the Black Church, Should Black folks in America be Christian, Is Religion Opiate for the Masses, Martial Arts, Chess and working with Adisa banjoko We sat down with Bay Area rapper T-Kash who talked to us about his new album on Guerilla Funk Records and his new album 'Brians All Over the Streets'. In this interview we cover a variety of topics including: Transformation from ignorance and thuggery into cosnsciousness, Surviving the recession, survival tactics in the hood, what he learned from Boots Riley, What he learned from Paris, Obama's trip to the Middle East, being Black and Muslim in America, the state of the Black Church, Should Black folks in America be Christian, Is Religion Opiate for the Masses, Martial Arts, Chess and working with Adisa banjoko We sat down with Bay Area rapper T-Kash who talked to us about his new album on Guerilla Funk Records and his new album 'Brians All Over the Streets'. In this interview we cover a variety of topics including: Transformation from ignorance and thuggery into cosnsciousness, Surviving the recession, survival tactics in the hood, what he learned from Boots Riley, What he learned from Paris, Obama's trip to the Middle East, being Black and Muslim in America, the state of the Black Church, Should Black folks in America be Christian, Is Religion Opiate for the Masses, Martial Arts, Chess and working with Adisa banjoko tag:odeo.com,2009-08-27,25028843 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:39:31 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D Hip Hop, rap, paris, davey d, breakdown fm, conscious hip hop, Guerilla Funk, Brains All Over the Streets, T Kash, Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/25027942-Charli2Na-Holds-It-Down-Like-a-Fish-Outta-of-Water We spoke w/ former Jurassic 5 rapper Charli2na who is now roling solo in the aftermath of the group's breakup. We covered a number of topics including: 1-Charli2na speaks on his popping and strutting abilities. He came into Hip Hop and starde breakdancing.. 2-We spoke about his Chi-Town upbringing and the influence house music had on him and his music. 3-We talked about his Curtis Mayfield inspired song 'Righteous Way'. He talks about how he wanted to write a song that connected various generations of his family. He sampled Curtis Mayfield's 'Making of You' 4-We spoke about today's hip hop audience and whether or not they will accept and appreciate history, complexity and depth. Charli2Na explained that he only knows how to speak to his audience in a mature way. 5-We spoke about Charli having a son going to college and how that impacted his out look on music and life in general to be continued We spoke w/ former Jurassic 5 rapper Charli2na who is now roling solo in the aftermath of the group's breakup. We covered a number of topics including: 1-Charli2na speaks on his popping and strutting abilities. He came into Hip Hop and starde breakdancing.. 2-We spoke about his Chi-Town upbringing and the influence house music had on him and his music. 3-We talked about his Curtis Mayfield inspired song 'Righteous Way'. He talks about how he wanted to write a song that connected various generations of his family. He sampled Curtis Mayfield's 'Making of You' 4-We spoke about today's hip hop audience and whether or not they will accept and appreciate history, complexity and depth. Charli2Na explained that he only knows how to speak to his audience in a mature way. 5-We spoke about Charli having a son going to college and how that impacted his out look on music and life in general to be continued We spoke w/ former Jurassic 5 rapper Charli2na who is now roling solo in the aftermath of the group's breakup. We covered a number of topics including: 1-Charli2na speaks on his popping and strutting abilities. He came into Hip Hop and starde breakdancing.. 2-We spoke about his Chi-Town upbringing and the influence house music had on him and his music. 3-We talked about his Curtis Mayfield inspired song 'Righteous Way'. He talks about how he wanted to write a song that connected various generations of his family. He sampled Curtis Mayfield's 'Making of You' 4-We spoke about today's hip hop audience and whether or not they will accept and appreciate history, complexity and depth. Charli2Na explained that he only knows how to speak to his audience in a mature way. 5-We spoke about Charli having a son going to college and how that impacted his out look on music and life in general to be continued tag:odeo.com,2009-08-26,25027942 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:30:31 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D Hip Hop, rap, Supernatural, davey d, breakdown fm, Charli2na Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24954000-Obama-healthscare-Rally-in-Danville We ran into some folks holding what they described as a 'grassroots' impromptu' rally opposing Obama's Healthcare plans in Danville, California. A lot of half truths and misinformation was passed along in this discussion, but we felt it was important to hear just where folks are coming from.. This is part of our continued coverage on healthcare reform.. We ran into some folks holding what they described as a 'grassroots' impromptu' rally opposing Obama's Healthcare plans in Danville, California. A lot of half truths and misinformation was passed along in this discussion, but we felt it was important to hear just where folks are coming from.. This is part of our continued coverage on healthcare reform.. We ran into some folks holding what they described as a 'grassroots' impromptu' rally opposing Obama's Healthcare plans in Danville, California. A lot of half truths and misinformation was passed along in this discussion, but we felt it was important to hear just where folks are coming from.. This is part of our continued coverage on healthcare reform.. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-13,24954000 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:30:58 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D davey d, breakdown fm, healthcare reform, single payer, healthcare debate, Danville healthcare Rally, anti-obama rally Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24953999-Healthcare-Reform-Debate-Does-Single-Payer-Work-An-interview-w-Rosa-Cabbera We sat down and spoke with longtime Bay Area activist Rosa Cabberra who works in the healthcare industry. She gave us an insightful breakdown of Single Payer. She explained why it was the best option yet not on the table. She talked to us about impacting the political will of elected officials who have been reluctant to push for single payer for fear of Republican pushback.. We sat down and spoke with longtime Bay Area activist Rosa Cabberra who works in the healthcare industry. She gave us an insightful breakdown of Single Payer. She explained why it was the best option yet not on the table. She talked to us about impacting the political will of elected officials who have been reluctant to push for single payer for fear of Republican pushback.. We sat down and spoke with longtime Bay Area activist Rosa Cabberra who works in the healthcare industry. She gave us an insightful breakdown of Single Payer. She explained why it was the best option yet not on the table. She talked to us about impacting the political will of elected officials who have been reluctant to push for single payer for fear of Republican pushback.. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-13,24953999 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:25:20 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D healthcare, davey d, breakdown fm, single payer, healthcare reform Debate, Rosa Cabberra Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24759416-History-of-Funk-pt2-Politics-of-MJ-w-Chuck-D In part 2 of our retrospective on Michael jackson and the Jackson 5 we are joined by Chuck D of Public Enemy who gives an insightful break down of the political influences that helped shaped Jackson music. Chuck talks about the important role Gamble and Huff played in pushing Mike and his brothers. Author Ricky Vincent talks about how the message in the music is part of a much larger tradition within Black music. Chuck D also talks about how some of Michael jacksons records which were used as breakbeats influenced him and made him embrace Hip hop more. In particular is the vintage cut 'Music's Taking Over' Chuck also talks about the sample they used from MJ in the song By The Time I get to Arizona. Chuck also talks about the important influence Michael jackson had in the realm of videos. We play lots of Jacksons political songs as well as the cuts that inspired Chuck D. We conclude the interview by talking about MJs War with Sony Music, his charitable works and... In part 2 of our retrospective on Michael jackson and the Jackson 5 we are joined by Chuck D of Public Enemy who gives an insightful break down of the political influences that helped shaped Jackson music. Chuck talks about the important role Gamble and Huff played in pushing Mike and his brothers. Author Ricky Vincent talks about how the message in the music is part of a much larger tradition within Black music. Chuck D also talks about how some of Michael jacksons records which were used as breakbeats influenced him and made him embrace Hip hop more. In particular is the vintage cut 'Music's Taking Over' Chuck also talks about the sample they used from MJ in the song By The Time I get to Arizona. Chuck also talks about the important influence Michael jackson had in the realm of videos. We play lots of Jacksons political songs as well as the cuts that inspired Chuck D. We conclude the interview by talking about MJs War with Sony Music, his charitable works and the importance of being named the King of Pop. In part 2 of our retrospective on Michael jackson and the Jackson 5 we are joined by Chuck D of Public Enemy who gives an insightful break down of the political influences that helped shaped Jackson music. Chuck talks about the important role Gamble and Huff played in pushing Mike and his brothers. Author Ricky Vincent talks about how the message in the music is part of a much larger tradition within Black music. Chuck D also talks about how some of Michael jacksons records which were used as breakbeats influenced him and made him embrace Hip hop more. In particular is the vintage cut 'Music's Taking Over' Chuck also talks about the sample they used from MJ in the song By The Time I get to Arizona. Chuck also talks about the important influence Michael jackson had in the realm of videos. We play lots of Jacksons political songs as well as the cuts that inspired Chuck D. We conclude the interview by talking about MJs War with Sony Music, his charitable works and the importance of being named the King of Pop. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-06,24759416 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:59:24 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D and, of, jackson, michael, michael jackson, davey d, breakdown fm, chuck d, history of Funk, politicsking, PopRicky, Vincent" Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24759414-The-History-of-Funk-pt1-A-look-Back-at-Michael-Jackson Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 are considered steller musicians and entertainers who changed the game in major ways. Oftentimes when we speak of them they are presented as if they came out of nowhere and their musical prowess came out of a vacuum. We sat down with Professor Ricky Vincent aka the Uhuru Maggot, author of the landmark book History of Funk. We sat down and walked through the history of MJ and the Jackson and talked in depth about their influences ranging from james Brown to Stevie Wonder. We talked in depth about their roots. MJ and his brother grew up in Gary, Indiana. Their father Joe Jackson spent alot of childhood and teenage years in Oakland, california. Vincent talked about the vibrant blues scene that was in full gear when Joe jackson was around in West Oakland. We spoke about Michael jackson and his dancing history. We talked about his signature moves 'The Robot', Moonwaljk and locking and noted how these were popular dance styles well known in various... Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 are considered steller musicians and entertainers who changed the game in major ways. Oftentimes when we speak of them they are presented as if they came out of nowhere and their musical prowess came out of a vacuum. We sat down with Professor Ricky Vincent aka the Uhuru Maggot, author of the landmark book History of Funk. We sat down and walked through the history of MJ and the Jackson and talked in depth about their influences ranging from james Brown to Stevie Wonder. We talked in depth about their roots. MJ and his brother grew up in Gary, Indiana. Their father Joe Jackson spent alot of childhood and teenage years in Oakland, california. Vincent talked about the vibrant blues scene that was in full gear when Joe jackson was around in West Oakland. We spoke about Michael jackson and his dancing history. We talked about his signature moves 'The Robot', Moonwaljk and locking and noted how these were popular dance styles well known in various hoods throughout california for years prior to Michael introducing them to the rest of the world. We talked about the struggles the group had when MJ's voice changed and Motown executives wanted them to follow a particular pop formula while the group pushed to establish a new sound that was more soulful, funky and contemporary. Eventually the tension became so great that the group left Motown and joined Epic. because Motown owned the name The Jackson 5, the group changed their name to the Jacksons. Complicating their situation even more was the fact that older brother jermaine married Berry Gordy's daughter hence he went on to stay at Motown and do a solo career. We talk about the influence James Brown had on Michael and how he went out and pretty much adapted much of Brown's delivery, showmanship and overall style. We explore the music from that time period in the mid 70s and note how the group found themselves under the gun as they tried to keep up with icons like Stevie Wonder, George Clinton, Sly Stone BT Express and an array of 'child groups like the Sylvers who had bursted on the scene and were hitting hard. We end this segment by highlighting the various musical directions the group took. In pt 2 we are joined by Chuck D of Public Enemy where we have an indepth discussion about MJ and his politics and how Chuck was introduced to Hip Hop via Mike. Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 are considered steller musicians and entertainers who changed the game in major ways. Oftentimes when we speak of them they are presented as if they came out of nowhere and their musical prowess came out of a vacuum. We sat down with Professor Ricky Vincent aka the Uhuru Maggot, author of the landmark book History of Funk. We sat down and walked through the history of MJ and the Jackson and talked in depth about their influences ranging from james Brown to Stevie Wonder. We talked in depth about their roots. MJ and his brother grew up in Gary, Indiana. Their father Joe Jackson spent alot of childhood and teenage years in Oakland, california. Vincent talked about the vibrant blues scene that was in full gear when Joe jackson was around in West Oakland. We spoke about Michael jackson and his dancing history. We talked about his signature moves 'The Robot', Moonwaljk and locking and noted how these were popular dance styles well known in various hoods throughout california for years prior to Michael introducing them to the rest of the world. We talked about the struggles the group had when MJ's voice changed and Motown executives wanted them to follow a particular pop formula while the group pushed to establish a new sound that was more soulful, funky and contemporary. Eventually the tension became so great that the group left Motown and joined Epic. because Motown owned the name The Jackson 5, the group changed their name to the Jacksons. Complicating their situation even more was the fact that older brother jermaine married Berry Gordy's daughter hence he went on to stay at Motown and do a solo career. We talk about the influence James Brown had on Michael and how he went out and pretty much adapted much of Brown's delivery, showmanship and overall style. We explore the music from that time period in the mid 70s and note how the group found themselves under the gun as they tried to keep up with icons like Stevie Wonder, George Clinton, Sly Stone BT Express and an array of 'child groups like the Sylvers who had bursted on the scene and were hitting hard. We end this segment by highlighting the various musical directions the group took. In pt 2 we are joined by Chuck D of Public Enemy where we have an indepth discussion about MJ and his politics and how Chuck was introduced to Hip Hop via Mike. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-06,24759414 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:42:54 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D davey d, james brown, jackson 5, Ricky Vincent, history of Funk-Michael jackson and the Jacksons, michael jackson tribute Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24734813-25-Joints-Michael-Jackson-Forever-Soulful In the aftermath of the death of the best entertainer the world has ever known, we decided to go digging deep into our archives and present you with some gems that will bring a tear to your eye and yearning in your heart. Too many people are stuck on Thriller and Off the Wall and while they are indeed dope albums, there was a reason why Michael Jackson was such an engaging force prior to those releases. There was a reason why the King of Pop was loved all over the world and why musicians were always in awe of him..Michael Jackson had soul-serious soul. I'm talking they type of soul that sent chills down your spine and moved you to tear. We found some of those gems for this week's 25 Joints.. Enjoy and RIP Michael Jackson In the aftermath of the death of the best entertainer the world has ever known, we decided to go digging deep into our archives and present you with some gems that will bring a tear to your eye and yearning in your heart. Too many people are stuck on Thriller and Off the Wall and while they are indeed dope albums, there was a reason why Michael Jackson was such an engaging force prior to those releases. There was a reason why the King of Pop was loved all over the world and why musicians were always in awe of him..Michael Jackson had soul-serious soul. I'm talking they type of soul that sent chills down your spine and moved you to tear. We found some of those gems for this week's 25 Joints.. Enjoy and RIP Michael Jackson In the aftermath of the death of the best entertainer the world has ever known, we decided to go digging deep into our archives and present you with some gems that will bring a tear to your eye and yearning in your heart. Too many people are stuck on Thriller and Off the Wall and while they are indeed dope albums, there was a reason why Michael Jackson was such an engaging force prior to those releases. There was a reason why the King of Pop was loved all over the world and why musicians were always in awe of him..Michael Jackson had soul-serious soul. I'm talking they type of soul that sent chills down your spine and moved you to tear. We found some of those gems for this week's 25 Joints.. Enjoy and RIP Michael Jackson tag:odeo.com,2009-06-28,24734813 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:37:34 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D michael jackson, davey d, breakdown fm, 25 Joints, 25 Joints to Get U thru the Day-The Soul of Michael Jackson Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24734706-25-Joints-to-get-U-Thru-the-Day-Freedom-Cometh We kick off this Monday June 22 with a brand new 25 Joints.. We kick off this Monday June 22 with a brand new 25 Joints.. We kick off this Monday June 22 with a brand new 25 Joints.. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-22,24734706 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:08:58 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D davey d, 25 Joints-freedom comet Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24712197-25-joints-to-Get-U-Thru-While-Remembering-2Pac As we sit back today and remember the life and times of 2Pac we decided to lace you with a special 25 Joints to Get U through the Day.. This episode is grab bag of Pac's latest and greatest. Enjoy. D As we sit back today and remember the life and times of 2Pac we decided to lace you with a special 25 Joints to Get U through the Day.. This episode is grab bag of Pac's latest and greatest. Enjoy. D As we sit back today and remember the life and times of 2Pac we decided to lace you with a special 25 Joints to Get U through the Day.. This episode is grab bag of Pac's latest and greatest. Enjoy. D tag:odeo.com,2009-06-16,24712197 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:19:37 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D the, to, get, 2pac, u, 25, D", Joints, Through, DayBreakdownFMtupac, ShakurDavey Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24668702-The-Knox-Fam-Destroy-to-Build The Knox Fam consists of Seaeetle Hip Hop mainstays, Julie C, and Jermz from the supergroup Alpha P and well known producer DJ B-Girl. They came together to not only drop a nice album, but to also add to a serious community movement that the city's Hip hop community has been sparking. In other words Knox fam are not simply rappers who are looking for commercial airplay or BET Love. Sure, they'll take it if offered. And they are more than talented to deserve it. However, what stands out first and foremost for the group is th at they are community activists and organizers who are part of a larger more vibrant scene. Its not good enough to just flow on the mic. Nowadays many of the city's heads are knee deep involved with some sort of organization or project. Maybe its 206 Zulu which has one of the larger and more exciting annual celebrations. Maybe its Hip Hop Congress which has Seeatle as it the site of its conference later this year (July 29-Aug2). Maybe its community outlets ... The Knox Fam consists of Seaeetle Hip Hop mainstays, Julie C, and Jermz from the supergroup Alpha P and well known producer DJ B-Girl. They came together to not only drop a nice album, but to also add to a serious community movement that the city's Hip hop community has been sparking. In other words Knox fam are not simply rappers who are looking for commercial airplay or BET Love. Sure, they'll take it if offered. And they are more than talented to deserve it. However, what stands out first and foremost for the group is th at they are community activists and organizers who are part of a larger more vibrant scene. Its not good enough to just flow on the mic. Nowadays many of the city's heads are knee deep involved with some sort of organization or project. Maybe its 206 Zulu which has one of the larger and more exciting annual celebrations. Maybe its Hip Hop Congress which has Seeatle as it the site of its conference later this year (July 29-Aug2). Maybe its community outlets like Umojafest Peace Center or B-Girl bench. Whatever the case for many in Seattle, Hip Hop is beyond music and the Knox Fam personifies that. During our interview we kicked things off by talking with DJ B-Girl about the Seattle sound which has come along long ways since the early Sir Mix-A-Lot days. She explained that her production skillz and the Knox Fam has added to the underground sound as defined by stellar names like Vitamin D, Jake One, Blue Scholars and Gabriel Tedros to name a few. We spoke with Jermz about the influence his two female counterparts Julie C and B-Girl have had on him. In an industry that is often criticized for being too male dominated, Jermz explained that the two forced him to step up his game and become more polished. He also talked about how he has built upon life experiences and reflect them in his rhymes. You're not likely to hear him rhyming for the sake of riddling. Later in the interview Julie C and B-Girl spoke about the strong presence of women in the Seattle scene. Julie C noted that many, including herself had been flowing and getting busy long before it became a trendy thing to focus on.. DJ B-Girl rattled off a long list of female emccess ranging from Canary Sing to Beloved One to Toni Hill who is featured on the Knox Fam Ep. There were so many names of people who who are putting out dope amterial there's no excuse to not have a female on the ticket of any Hip Hop show. If you can't find someone go to Seattle cause they rolling extra deep. During the interview Julie C expanded upon the community projects that the group is committed to including the Hip Hop Congress Goes Platinum project which is a innovative fundraising tool for the organization. She also talked about the concept behind the groups' name Knox Fam. She said it was inspired by the movie Natural Born Killers and that the Knox Fam understands they have to Destroy to Build. In this case they are about breaking the chains and challenging the long held notions and paradigms that in many ways has stifled Hip Hop and communities in general. For example, we talked about the fact that the album took more than a year to make... Once upon a time that was the norm. People took their time and perfected their craft. Nowadays in the days of instant gratification, people step in a studio literally freestyle an album in 10 minutes and put out half ass material. DJ B-Girl noted it was important to take time to do things right. For her its not just producing and editing, but also getting the business aspect correct. The Knox Fam is on an independent B-Girl media label. Julie C added that the group did not want to compromise or shortchange their community activities. In fact if anything the community involvement helped make the group and album more accountable to the communituies they wanna speak to.. All in all the Knox Fam EP is just a the start of great things to come from this talented trio from the Emrald City. Currently they are on tour and in keeping tru to their words, their tour involvesd them connecting and building with local community centers. Julie C described it as a homecoming of sorts.. The Knox Fam consists of Seaeetle Hip Hop mainstays, Julie C, and Jermz from the supergroup Alpha P and well known producer DJ B-Girl. They came together to not only drop a nice album, but to also add to a serious community movement that the city's Hip hop community has been sparking. In other words Knox fam are not simply rappers who are looking for commercial airplay or BET Love. Sure, they'll take it if offered. And they are more than talented to deserve it. However, what stands out first and foremost for the group is th at they are community activists and organizers who are part of a larger more vibrant scene. Its not good enough to just flow on the mic. Nowadays many of the city's heads are knee deep involved with some sort of organization or project. Maybe its 206 Zulu which has one of the larger and more exciting annual celebrations. Maybe its Hip Hop Congress which has Seeatle as it the site of its conference later this year (July 29-Aug2). Maybe its community outlets like Umojafest Peace Center or B-Girl bench. Whatever the case for many in Seattle, Hip Hop is beyond music and the Knox Fam personifies that. During our interview we kicked things off by talking with DJ B-Girl about the Seattle sound which has come along long ways since the early Sir Mix-A-Lot days. She explained that her production skillz and the Knox Fam has added to the underground sound as defined by stellar names like Vitamin D, Jake One, Blue Scholars and Gabriel Tedros to name a few. We spoke with Jermz about the influence his two female counterparts Julie C and B-Girl have had on him. In an industry that is often criticized for being too male dominated, Jermz explained that the two forced him to step up his game and become more polished. He also talked about how he has built upon life experiences and reflect them in his rhymes. You're not likely to hear him rhyming for the sake of riddling. Later in the interview Julie C and B-Girl spoke about the strong presence of women in the Seattle scene. Julie C noted that many, including herself had been flowing and getting busy long before it became a trendy thing to focus on.. DJ B-Girl rattled off a long list of female emccess ranging from Canary Sing to Beloved One to Toni Hill who is featured on the Knox Fam Ep. There were so many names of people who who are putting out dope amterial there's no excuse to not have a female on the ticket of any Hip Hop show. If you can't find someone go to Seattle cause they rolling extra deep. During the interview Julie C expanded upon the community projects that the group is committed to including the Hip Hop Congress Goes Platinum project which is a innovative fundraising tool for the organization. She also talked about the concept behind the groups' name Knox Fam. She said it was inspired by the movie Natural Born Killers and that the Knox Fam understands they have to Destroy to Build. In this case they are about breaking the chains and challenging the long held notions and paradigms that in many ways has stifled Hip Hop and communities in general. For example, we talked about the fact that the album took more than a year to make... Once upon a time that was the norm. People took their time and perfected their craft. Nowadays in the days of instant gratification, people step in a studio literally freestyle an album in 10 minutes and put out half ass material. DJ B-Girl noted it was important to take time to do things right. For her its not just producing and editing, but also getting the business aspect correct. The Knox Fam is on an independent B-Girl media label. Julie C added that the group did not want to compromise or shortchange their community activities. In fact if anything the community involvement helped make the group and album more accountable to the communituies they wanna speak to.. All in all the Knox Fam EP is just a the start of great things to come from this talented trio from the Emrald City. Currently they are on tour and in keeping tru to their words, their tour involvesd them connecting and building with local community centers. Julie C described it as a homecoming of sorts.. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-08,24668702 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:12:09 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D seattle hip hop, Knox Fam, alpha P, julie C, DJ B-Girl, hip Hop Congress, Female emcess, Jermz Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24544875-25-Joints-12-A-Cool-Mix-To-get-u-Through We went digging in the crates and pulled out an old mix from '93/94 to help get you through the day.. Enjoy the flavas We went digging in the crates and pulled out an old mix from '93/94 to help get you through the day.. Enjoy the flavas We went digging in the crates and pulled out an old mix from '93/94 to help get you through the day.. Enjoy the flavas tag:odeo.com,2009-05-08,24544875 Fri, 08 May 2009 05:02:23 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D 25 Joints-cool mix, davey D vintage mix Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24544831-Meet-Austin-Hip-Hop-s-Public-Offenders When many of us who don't live in the South, think of rap music coming from that area we sadly associate the music as being less then conscious or socially uplifting. And while it is true there are some artists who may just spit lyrics around the topics of bling, fancy rims and their pimping abilities, such topics were not created by Southern rappers nor are those topics their exclusive domain. To the degree that one might label such topics as ignorance, bear in mind ignorance is everywhere. Its in New York-the birthplace of Hip Hop. It's in Cali-home to numerous socially conscious movements and organizations. Its found in mainstream rap and its found in the underground. Let's not get it twisted. With that being said, it's important that we take time out and focus on those who are challenging our perceptions and more importantly doing the work. Deep in the heart of Texas are 5 individuals Black Prophet, Yoli, Lyricist, Phenom and Gator who is no longer in the group, who col... When many of us who don't live in the South, think of rap music coming from that area we sadly associate the music as being less then conscious or socially uplifting. And while it is true there are some artists who may just spit lyrics around the topics of bling, fancy rims and their pimping abilities, such topics were not created by Southern rappers nor are those topics their exclusive domain. To the degree that one might label such topics as ignorance, bear in mind ignorance is everywhere. Its in New York-the birthplace of Hip Hop. It's in Cali-home to numerous socially conscious movements and organizations. Its found in mainstream rap and its found in the underground. Let's not get it twisted. With that being said, it's important that we take time out and focus on those who are challenging our perceptions and more importantly doing the work. Deep in the heart of Texas are 5 individuals Black Prophet, Yoli, Lyricist, Phenom and Gator who is no longer in the group, who collectively are known as Public Offenders. They've broken the stereotype of southern rap and then some by not only coming to the table with something meaningful to say, but by also walking the walk as activists. Their latest album 'Drop Jewels' has the foursome hitting us all upside the dome as the tackle the issue of domestic violence from every angle imagineable. They didn't rush off to the studio and record a couple of songs when word of the violent incident centering around singers Chris Brown and Rihanna first surfaced. The group has been rapping about domestic violence and doing community work around the issue for almost 10 years. Its not the only issue they have rapped about over the years, but last year they decided to do an entire album addressing this topic as a way to reach their peers and leave little to no stones unturned. The group was impacted by 2 heavily publicized domestic violence incidents including the killing of of a high school classmate named Trella Mosley by an estranged boyfriend. Group member Yoli found herself in an abusive situation before she joined the group and as she explained in our interview her fellow band members played a pivitol role in helping who pulled her through. The group clearly understands that domestic violence is not a trendy news story that gets resolved when some famous superstar sits on Oprah's couch and talks about it. Public Offenders wanted to take awareness of this issue to the next level. Hence, they teamed up with domestic violence organization 'A Call to Men' to do this album and in many ways set a good example for others to follow as to how artists can work with community organizations. We talked about the groups activism during our interview. They explained that they will be participating in a national conference on domestic violence later this month (May 2009) in NY and that they had already done so the year before in New Orleans. The album Drop Jewels provides information on domestic violence orgs including Call to me who are listed as the presenters. In our interview we spoke with the group members about a number of things. We started off talking about the dynamics of being in a group and how each member creates space for themselves while simultaneously creating synergy and cohesiveness. Far too often, we have groups that look like several individuals on stage rapping but there's very little word play and exchange. PO tries to go beyond that. We got a run down of Austin's Hip Hop scene as group members explained that while they are just a two hour drive from Houston, they have a different sound and overall swagger. They were influenced heavily by H-Town's independent scene which is why the group is indy now. We spoke with Yoli about the importance of the female voice and if she thought there was a fear of female emcees. We talked about how the industry has not aggressively gotten behind intelligent women and how PO was committed to breaking that mold. We dug a bit deeper with Yoli and spoke to her about the challenge she had a victim of domestic violence and what lessons she would pass down to young women to help them avoid similar pitfalls. She talked about looking for an array of signs indicating that one may be a cry for help. They included the way one dresses, how they are being isolated from friends and being withdrawn. She also talked about how we as a community should be careful not to start blaming the victim which has been a disturbing trend with the Chris Brown/Rihanna situation. We spoke with former Austin Slam champ Black prophet about the intersection between emceeing and spoken word. We talked at length about Austin's rich spoken word scene and the role that artists like Zel Miller, Blacklisted and former PO member gator (Black Prophet's brother) played in getting the group to elevate their lyrical craft. We also talked about the importance of writing vs. freestyling. When many of us who don't live in the South, think of rap music coming from that area we sadly associate the music as being less then conscious or socially uplifting. And while it is true there are some artists who may just spit lyrics around the topics of bling, fancy rims and their pimping abilities, such topics were not created by Southern rappers nor are those topics their exclusive domain. To the degree that one might label such topics as ignorance, bear in mind ignorance is everywhere. Its in New York-the birthplace of Hip Hop. It's in Cali-home to numerous socially conscious movements and organizations. Its found in mainstream rap and its found in the underground. Let's not get it twisted. With that being said, it's important that we take time out and focus on those who are challenging our perceptions and more importantly doing the work. Deep in the heart of Texas are 5 individuals Black Prophet, Yoli, Lyricist, Phenom and Gator who is no longer in the group, who collectively are known as Public Offenders. They've broken the stereotype of southern rap and then some by not only coming to the table with something meaningful to say, but by also walking the walk as activists. Their latest album 'Drop Jewels' has the foursome hitting us all upside the dome as the tackle the issue of domestic violence from every angle imagineable. They didn't rush off to the studio and record a couple of songs when word of the violent incident centering around singers Chris Brown and Rihanna first surfaced. The group has been rapping about domestic violence and doing community work around the issue for almost 10 years. Its not the only issue they have rapped about over the years, but last year they decided to do an entire album addressing this topic as a way to reach their peers and leave little to no stones unturned. The group was impacted by 2 heavily publicized domestic violence incidents including the killing of of a high school classmate named Trella Mosley by an estranged boyfriend. Group member Yoli found herself in an abusive situation before she joined the group and as she explained in our interview her fellow band members played a pivitol role in helping who pulled her through. The group clearly understands that domestic violence is not a trendy news story that gets resolved when some famous superstar sits on Oprah's couch and talks about it. Public Offenders wanted to take awareness of this issue to the next level. Hence, they teamed up with domestic violence organization 'A Call to Men' to do this album and in many ways set a good example for others to follow as to how artists can work with community organizations. We talked about the groups activism during our interview. They explained that they will be participating in a national conference on domestic violence later this month (May 2009) in NY and that they had already done so the year before in New Orleans. The album Drop Jewels provides information on domestic violence orgs including Call to me who are listed as the presenters. In our interview we spoke with the group members about a number of things. We started off talking about the dynamics of being in a group and how each member creates space for themselves while simultaneously creating synergy and cohesiveness. Far too often, we have groups that look like several individuals on stage rapping but there's very little word play and exchange. PO tries to go beyond that. We got a run down of Austin's Hip Hop scene as group members explained that while they are just a two hour drive from Houston, they have a different sound and overall swagger. They were influenced heavily by H-Town's independent scene which is why the group is indy now. We spoke with Yoli about the importance of the female voice and if she thought there was a fear of female emcees. We talked about how the industry has not aggressively gotten behind intelligent women and how PO was committed to breaking that mold. We dug a bit deeper with Yoli and spoke to her about the challenge she had a victim of domestic violence and what lessons she would pass down to young women to help them avoid similar pitfalls. She talked about looking for an array of signs indicating that one may be a cry for help. They included the way one dresses, how they are being isolated from friends and being withdrawn. She also talked about how we as a community should be careful not to start blaming the victim which has been a disturbing trend with the Chris Brown/Rihanna situation. We spoke with former Austin Slam champ Black prophet about the intersection between emceeing and spoken word. We talked at length about Austin's rich spoken word scene and the role that artists like Zel Miller, Blacklisted and former PO member gator (Black Prophet's brother) played in getting the group to elevate their lyrical craft. We also talked about the importance of writing vs. freestyling. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-07,24544831 Thu, 07 May 2009 09:09:45 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D austin, hip, violence, breakdown fm, domestic violence, houston Hip Hop, Drop jewels, drop jewels- Austin Hip hop, Public Offenders, HopPublic, offenders-domestic Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24544818-Thembisa-Mshaka-Interview-Put-Your-Dreams-First We sat down and spoke with long time industry vet Thembisa MShaka who just released her first book 'Put Your Dreams First [HYEB}. Its a abook that gives an important blueprint for women to follow as Mshaka interviews 90 prominent women from various fields within the entertainment industry. During our interview we cover important topics such as; the early days of Bay Area Hip Hop and the role Thembisa and her all female crew from historic Mills College played in its development. We talked about the promotion and artist mangement companies the crew ran and how it was important for them to be business women who had impact as opposed to being performers We talked about the importance of women being paid equal wages and how even in the entertainment field there is aserious pay disparity. We talked about the importance of getting a mentor and what to look for when seeking one out. We also focused on some of the insights dolled out by some of the women featured including Vaness... We sat down and spoke with long time industry vet Thembisa MShaka who just released her first book 'Put Your Dreams First [HYEB}. Its a abook that gives an important blueprint for women to follow as Mshaka interviews 90 prominent women from various fields within the entertainment industry. During our interview we cover important topics such as; the early days of Bay Area Hip Hop and the role Thembisa and her all female crew from historic Mills College played in its development. We talked about the promotion and artist mangement companies the crew ran and how it was important for them to be business women who had impact as opposed to being performers We talked about the importance of women being paid equal wages and how even in the entertainment field there is aserious pay disparity. We talked about the importance of getting a mentor and what to look for when seeking one out. We also focused on some of the insights dolled out by some of the women featured including Vanessa Williams, Cathy Hughes, Monique and others. We also focuse on several key chapters to pay close attention to.. Here Thembisa gives up alot of game. We talk about the types of challnges women have when they move up the ladder to be all things to all people. On one hand they have male coporate bosses to answer to who are usually determined to keep a particular type of male centered culture alive. On the other hand you have women who want them to represent and bring about substantial changes -we discuss how one obtains a realistic balance. We concluded by talking about the importance of paying dues and always striving to put your dreams first. Mshake advises people to find a job that centers around the things you are passionate about. We sat down and spoke with long time industry vet Thembisa MShaka who just released her first book 'Put Your Dreams First [HYEB}. Its a abook that gives an important blueprint for women to follow as Mshaka interviews 90 prominent women from various fields within the entertainment industry. During our interview we cover important topics such as; the early days of Bay Area Hip Hop and the role Thembisa and her all female crew from historic Mills College played in its development. We talked about the promotion and artist mangement companies the crew ran and how it was important for them to be business women who had impact as opposed to being performers We talked about the importance of women being paid equal wages and how even in the entertainment field there is aserious pay disparity. We talked about the importance of getting a mentor and what to look for when seeking one out. We also focused on some of the insights dolled out by some of the women featured including Vanessa Williams, Cathy Hughes, Monique and others. We also focuse on several key chapters to pay close attention to.. Here Thembisa gives up alot of game. We talk about the types of challnges women have when they move up the ladder to be all things to all people. On one hand they have male coporate bosses to answer to who are usually determined to keep a particular type of male centered culture alive. On the other hand you have women who want them to represent and bring about substantial changes -we discuss how one obtains a realistic balance. We concluded by talking about the importance of paying dues and always striving to put your dreams first. Mshake advises people to find a job that centers around the things you are passionate about. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-06,24544818 Wed, 06 May 2009 04:24:37 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D Hip Hop, davey d, Thembisa Mshake, breakdownFM, Female Hip hop, Put Your Dreams First Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24493420-The-Hard-truth-Soldier-tour-w-Paris-TKash We sat down and talked w/ Paris the Black panther of Hip Hop and T-KASH about their upcoming Hard Truth Soldier Tour.. We talked about why they did the tour, who is going to be on it, what they hope to accomplish, the science of putting on good performances, the Funkmaster Flex boycott and the most pressing issues facing us today.. Here's a brief rundown of the tour... From the San Fransisco Weekly Hard Truth Soldiers Tour Takes Over SF, Major American Cities By Eric Arnold Generally, when ASD receives a press release boasting about a show with “arguably the strongest lineup of socially-aware, hardcore hip-hop talent in recent memory,” we just shrug it off as pure hyperbole (and yes, to paraphrase Harry Allen, we normally don’t believe the hyperbole). But holy fucking guano, Batman! Guerilla Funk’s Hard Truth Soldiers Tour –which lands at Mezzanine May 2 with all the force of an anti-pirate sniper shot–can actually make such a claim and come off as credible. The li... We sat down and talked w/ Paris the Black panther of Hip Hop and T-KASH about their upcoming Hard Truth Soldier Tour.. We talked about why they did the tour, who is going to be on it, what they hope to accomplish, the science of putting on good performances, the Funkmaster Flex boycott and the most pressing issues facing us today.. Here's a brief rundown of the tour... From the San Fransisco Weekly Hard Truth Soldiers Tour Takes Over SF, Major American Cities By Eric Arnold Generally, when ASD receives a press release boasting about a show with “arguably the strongest lineup of socially-aware, hardcore hip-hop talent in recent memory,” we just shrug it off as pure hyperbole (and yes, to paraphrase Harry Allen, we normally don’t believe the hyperbole). But holy fucking guano, Batman! Guerilla Funk’s Hard Truth Soldiers Tour –which lands at Mezzanine May 2 with all the force of an anti-pirate sniper shot–can actually make such a claim and come off as credible. The lineup is ridiculous–it’s practically a mini-Rock the Bells, for cryin’ out loud: Paris, Talib Kweli, dead prez, Immortal Technique, Kam, Pete Rock, Planet Asia, T-K.A.S.H., the Conscious Daughters, Jasiri X, Nyoil, Uno the Prophet, and DJ True Justice. That’s like going to sleep and waking up on the Planet of Politically-Active, Socially-Conscious Hip-Hop. To put this in perspective, consider the fact that even in the heyday of Afrocentric hip-hop during the late ’80s and early ’90s, there was never a tour featuring the conscious rappers of that era: Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Poor Righteous Teachers, Ice Cube (circa Amerikkka’s Most Wanted), X-Clan, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, YZ, the Coup, Paris, etc. In fact, the closest might have been the time Public Enemy toured with N.W.A., EPMD and Too $hort, which, in retrospect, wasn’t that conscious at all. Even cooler is the fact that the Hard Truth Soldiers Tour is an actual Tour: it starts May 1st (in Arcata, Humboldt Co.) and continues until June 17 (in Reno, NV), hitting major cities all around the country, and even venturing into Canada. This never could have happened during the Bush administration–anyone attempting to pull of such a consciousness-raising feat probably would have been arrested as a domestic terrorist, jailed indefinitely at Guantanamo Bay, and waterboarded by Alberto Gonzales until they sounded just like 50 Cent. We sat down and talked w/ Paris the Black panther of Hip Hop and T-KASH about their upcoming Hard Truth Soldier Tour.. We talked about why they did the tour, who is going to be on it, what they hope to accomplish, the science of putting on good performances, the Funkmaster Flex boycott and the most pressing issues facing us today.. Here's a brief rundown of the tour... From the San Fransisco Weekly Hard Truth Soldiers Tour Takes Over SF, Major American Cities By Eric Arnold Generally, when ASD receives a press release boasting about a show with “arguably the strongest lineup of socially-aware, hardcore hip-hop talent in recent memory,” we just shrug it off as pure hyperbole (and yes, to paraphrase Harry Allen, we normally don’t believe the hyperbole). But holy fucking guano, Batman! Guerilla Funk’s Hard Truth Soldiers Tour –which lands at Mezzanine May 2 with all the force of an anti-pirate sniper shot–can actually make such a claim and come off as credible. The lineup is ridiculous–it’s practically a mini-Rock the Bells, for cryin’ out loud: Paris, Talib Kweli, dead prez, Immortal Technique, Kam, Pete Rock, Planet Asia, T-K.A.S.H., the Conscious Daughters, Jasiri X, Nyoil, Uno the Prophet, and DJ True Justice. That’s like going to sleep and waking up on the Planet of Politically-Active, Socially-Conscious Hip-Hop. To put this in perspective, consider the fact that even in the heyday of Afrocentric hip-hop during the late ’80s and early ’90s, there was never a tour featuring the conscious rappers of that era: Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Poor Righteous Teachers, Ice Cube (circa Amerikkka’s Most Wanted), X-Clan, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, YZ, the Coup, Paris, etc. In fact, the closest might have been the time Public Enemy toured with N.W.A., EPMD and Too $hort, which, in retrospect, wasn’t that conscious at all. Even cooler is the fact that the Hard Truth Soldiers Tour is an actual Tour: it starts May 1st (in Arcata, Humboldt Co.) and continues until June 17 (in Reno, NV), hitting major cities all around the country, and even venturing into Canada. This never could have happened during the Bush administration–anyone attempting to pull of such a consciousness-raising feat probably would have been arrested as a domestic terrorist, jailed indefinitely at Guantanamo Bay, and waterboarded by Alberto Gonzales until they sounded just like 50 Cent. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-23,24493420 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:32:14 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D davey d, paris,, Hard Truth Soldier tour, T-Kash, Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24413144-MC-Hammer-The-Vindication-pt3 The Hustle-The Music Biz-The Hyphy Movement and 2Pac The Hustle-The Music Biz-The Hyphy Movement and 2Pac The Hustle-The Music Biz-The Hyphy Movement and 2Pac tag:odeo.com,2009-04-06,24413144 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:27:41 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D music, Interview, and, Movement, davey d, breakdown fm, hyphy, mc hammer, Vindication, pt3The, Hustle-The, Biz-The, 2Pac" Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24413143-MC-Hammer-The-Vindication-pt2 This is pt2 of the vindication interview w/ MC hammer This is pt2 of the vindication interview w/ MC hammer This is pt2 of the vindication interview w/ MC hammer tag:odeo.com,2009-04-06,24413143 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:15:33 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D Interview, Street, police, dmc, &, oakland, davey, eazy, life,, cointelpro, breakdown FM', hammervindication, pt2East, Prisons,, Helicopters,, E" Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24413142-MC-Hammer-The-Vindication-pt1 This is a flashback interview from 2006 when we sat down with MC Hammer and talked about everything This is a flashback interview from 2006 when we sat down with MC Hammer and talked about everything This is a flashback interview from 2006 when we sat down with MC Hammer and talked about everything tag:odeo.com,2009-04-06,24413142 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:09:20 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D breakdown fm, mc hammer, Vindication Interview, From Holy Ghost Boy and Beyond Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24390751-Rosa-Clemente-The-nation-s-new-Boogieman We sat down with former Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Rosa Clemente to break bread about a number of issues. First and foremost we wanted to talk about the current speaking tour she is on that addresses the issue of America being a post racial society in the aftermath of the election of President Obama. Rosa gives an in depth breakdown about this notion and concludes that racism is alive and well and may in fact if the patterns of history hold true, things may get progressively worse because of the economic downturn. Rosa then talked about how the racism conversation needs to be extended beyond the traditional 'Black and White paradigm. She says with 40 million Brown and Afro Latinos in this country, that we simply can not ignore the challenges they face. Some issues overlap while others like ICE raids and immigration detention centers seem to specifically target folks in Brown communities. She expounded upon this and talked about how America's new Racial Boogiem... We sat down with former Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Rosa Clemente to break bread about a number of issues. First and foremost we wanted to talk about the current speaking tour she is on that addresses the issue of America being a post racial society in the aftermath of the election of President Obama. Rosa gives an in depth breakdown about this notion and concludes that racism is alive and well and may in fact if the patterns of history hold true, things may get progressively worse because of the economic downturn. Rosa then talked about how the racism conversation needs to be extended beyond the traditional 'Black and White paradigm. She says with 40 million Brown and Afro Latinos in this country, that we simply can not ignore the challenges they face. Some issues overlap while others like ICE raids and immigration detention centers seem to specifically target folks in Brown communities. She expounded upon this and talked about how America's new Racial Boogieman is Brown in particular Mexicano. She also acknowledged that racism amongst Black folks hasn't stopped as evidence by the rash of questionable police shootings from Oscar Grant in Oakland to Adolph Grimes in New Orleans We talked to Rosa about her thoughts around President Obama and US boycotting the Durban Conference on Racism in Geneva because of strong objections by the Isreali lobby AIPAC. She shared with us her experience of attending the first Durban Conference on racism in South Africa and what it was like to see Colin Powell lead the US delegation out the conference when the body declared slavery was a crime to humanity. Rosa talked about how she was glad that president Obama was honest and upfront about his reasons for boycotting the conference. She said now we all know that he is powerless when it comes to standing up to Isreal which obviously control much of his agenda. She noted that he has taken great strides to de-racialize all issues and that in many ways its easier for him to not talk about problems confronted by Black men. We talked to Rosa about her experience in running for Vice President and what lessons she learned and what challenges she faced. She noted that she will not be leaving electoral politics and will keep her options open to run for another office down the road. She talked about the current crises we are facing including not having Single-payer health-care and not seeing the foreclosure crises be adequately addressed. She talked about the 14 Tent cities around the country and how that was inexcusable for a country that has so many resources. She talked about the opportunities and challenges facing the Green Party and what she would like to see happen for them in the future. She says with the Republican Party imploding and the democrats behaving more and more moderate the Greens have an opportunity to fill a big void for people yearning for more progressive politics. We concluded by talking in great detail about the work she is doing with Amnesty International around the issue of Immigration and Detention. She talked about all the new policies, resources and laws being put in place to target those who fit the description of being undocumented. She talked about how many US born citizens are likely to be caught up in sweeps and other types of detaining procedures and may even be connected and accused of helping others come into the country 'illegally'. We ended our convo with Rosa talking about the role Hip Hop organizations have been playing in the political arena. Rosa was very thorough and insightful in this must hear interview. We sat down with former Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Rosa Clemente to break bread about a number of issues. First and foremost we wanted to talk about the current speaking tour she is on that addresses the issue of America being a post racial society in the aftermath of the election of President Obama. Rosa gives an in depth breakdown about this notion and concludes that racism is alive and well and may in fact if the patterns of history hold true, things may get progressively worse because of the economic downturn. Rosa then talked about how the racism conversation needs to be extended beyond the traditional 'Black and White paradigm. She says with 40 million Brown and Afro Latinos in this country, that we simply can not ignore the challenges they face. Some issues overlap while others like ICE raids and immigration detention centers seem to specifically target folks in Brown communities. She expounded upon this and talked about how America's new Racial Boogieman is Brown in particular Mexicano. She also acknowledged that racism amongst Black folks hasn't stopped as evidence by the rash of questionable police shootings from Oscar Grant in Oakland to Adolph Grimes in New Orleans We talked to Rosa about her thoughts around President Obama and US boycotting the Durban Conference on Racism in Geneva because of strong objections by the Isreali lobby AIPAC. She shared with us her experience of attending the first Durban Conference on racism in South Africa and what it was like to see Colin Powell lead the US delegation out the conference when the body declared slavery was a crime to humanity. Rosa talked about how she was glad that president Obama was honest and upfront about his reasons for boycotting the conference. She said now we all know that he is powerless when it comes to standing up to Isreal which obviously control much of his agenda. She noted that he has taken great strides to de-racialize all issues and that in many ways its easier for him to not talk about problems confronted by Black men. We talked to Rosa about her experience in running for Vice President and what lessons she learned and what challenges she faced. She noted that she will not be leaving electoral politics and will keep her options open to run for another office down the road. She talked about the current crises we are facing including not having Single-payer health-care and not seeing the foreclosure crises be adequately addressed. She talked about the 14 Tent cities around the country and how that was inexcusable for a country that has so many resources. She talked about the opportunities and challenges facing the Green Party and what she would like to see happen for them in the future. She says with the Republican Party imploding and the democrats behaving more and more moderate the Greens have an opportunity to fill a big void for people yearning for more progressive politics. We concluded by talking in great detail about the work she is doing with Amnesty International around the issue of Immigration and Detention. She talked about all the new policies, resources and laws being put in place to target those who fit the description of being undocumented. She talked about how many US born citizens are likely to be caught up in sweeps and other types of detaining procedures and may even be connected and accused of helping others come into the country 'illegally'. We ended our convo with Rosa talking about the role Hip Hop organizations have been playing in the political arena. Rosa was very thorough and insightful in this must hear interview. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-01,24390751 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:42:06 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D Hip Hop, rosa clemente, Green Party, ,, Immigration and Detention, Durban race Conference, Brown people Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24382570-Knaan-is-in-the-Building-make-Room-at-the-Table I met Somalian born rapper Knaan about 3 or 4 years ago in his current place of residence Toronto. We chopped it up back then and he assured me that it was just a matter of time before the US Hip Hop scene would open its arms to rappers from other shores. At the time that seemed far fetched because even though we all know that Hip Hop is a worldwide phenomenon, very few heads in the states can cite more than 3 or 4 artists from neighboring Canada much less from overseas. Ask folks to name artists from Africa and the conversation is all but over... On one hand we should not be surprised. After all, Hip Hop always reflects the mindset and cultural mores of the people and places that embrace it.Hence to the degree we can hardly name off any of the Provinces in Canada it should not be a shock that we can't name off any of her artists. Nowadays Knaan is increasingly becoming a household word here in the states. he's already a superstar overseas. For many he's a breath of fresh air... I met Somalian born rapper Knaan about 3 or 4 years ago in his current place of residence Toronto. We chopped it up back then and he assured me that it was just a matter of time before the US Hip Hop scene would open its arms to rappers from other shores. At the time that seemed far fetched because even though we all know that Hip Hop is a worldwide phenomenon, very few heads in the states can cite more than 3 or 4 artists from neighboring Canada much less from overseas. Ask folks to name artists from Africa and the conversation is all but over... On one hand we should not be surprised. After all, Hip Hop always reflects the mindset and cultural mores of the people and places that embrace it.Hence to the degree we can hardly name off any of the Provinces in Canada it should not be a shock that we can't name off any of her artists. Nowadays Knaan is increasingly becoming a household word here in the states. he's already a superstar overseas. For many he's a breath of fresh air who reminds us just how flavorful good Hip Hop can be. His creativity and overall conversation raises the bar. His global perspectives reminds us that this is a big big world and our country is just a small part of it.. We caught up with Knaan during his visit at SXSW in Austin, Tx and chopped it up with him. We talked about his new album Troubadour which is a monster and what he was trying to get across. We talked about the challenges of knocking down doors in the US. Knaan quoted Saul Williams by agreeing with the assertion that Hip Hop has been republican in the past 10 years. Its been about money, closing its eyes to the realities outside its immediate borders and very unwilling to change. He sees things changing for the better and that's a good thing. We covered a variety of topics including the recent move by Homeland security to scrutinize Somalis living here in the US as possible terrorists. We talked about the whole Somali pirates thing and discovered that what we been fed by mainstream news is a big lie. Knaan explained that the so called pirates are actually more like Coast Guards. They been patrolling the waters and stepping to foreign vessels that look at the un-centralized government in Somalia and hence feel they can do pillage the natural resources like over the top commercial fishing and illegal dumping of hazardous wastes. The Somalia pirates have been stepping to vessels for violating their water space and have taken the matter up to the UN only to have the main violators France along with the US veto any resolution.. We talked about the make up of Knaan's album and what it was like working with Maroon 5's Adam Levine and Hip Hop legend Chubb Rock. He explained that Levine was a real cool and basically came through and laid down vocals for free. He just wanted to show respect and appreciation for the music. He talked about admiring Chubb Rock's rhyme flow and how it was an honor to have the rapper turned school teacher to come through and lace him up. Knaan also talked about his rhyme influences which actually come from the Rhythmic Poets of Somalia. These wordsmith have been around centuries before the first rappers in the Bronx Finally we talked about the state of the world and how US and US Hip Hop fit into things. Knaan noted that the US is now going a period where many of its citizens are feeling vulnerable and at ease. he noted its the same type of uneasiness that many throughout the world feel on a day to day basis. Our economic hardships are routine for the majority of the people around the world and now that type of situation is on our shores and we will have to not only rise to the occasion be much more aware of what the rest of planet earth is experiencing. I met Somalian born rapper Knaan about 3 or 4 years ago in his current place of residence Toronto. We chopped it up back then and he assured me that it was just a matter of time before the US Hip Hop scene would open its arms to rappers from other shores. At the time that seemed far fetched because even though we all know that Hip Hop is a worldwide phenomenon, very few heads in the states can cite more than 3 or 4 artists from neighboring Canada much less from overseas. Ask folks to name artists from Africa and the conversation is all but over... On one hand we should not be surprised. After all, Hip Hop always reflects the mindset and cultural mores of the people and places that embrace it.Hence to the degree we can hardly name off any of the Provinces in Canada it should not be a shock that we can't name off any of her artists. Nowadays Knaan is increasingly becoming a household word here in the states. he's already a superstar overseas. For many he's a breath of fresh air who reminds us just how flavorful good Hip Hop can be. His creativity and overall conversation raises the bar. His global perspectives reminds us that this is a big big world and our country is just a small part of it.. We caught up with Knaan during his visit at SXSW in Austin, Tx and chopped it up with him. We talked about his new album Troubadour which is a monster and what he was trying to get across. We talked about the challenges of knocking down doors in the US. Knaan quoted Saul Williams by agreeing with the assertion that Hip Hop has been republican in the past 10 years. Its been about money, closing its eyes to the realities outside its immediate borders and very unwilling to change. He sees things changing for the better and that's a good thing. We covered a variety of topics including the recent move by Homeland security to scrutinize Somalis living here in the US as possible terrorists. We talked about the whole Somali pirates thing and discovered that what we been fed by mainstream news is a big lie. Knaan explained that the so called pirates are actually more like Coast Guards. They been patrolling the waters and stepping to foreign vessels that look at the un-centralized government in Somalia and hence feel they can do pillage the natural resources like over the top commercial fishing and illegal dumping of hazardous wastes. The Somalia pirates have been stepping to vessels for violating their water space and have taken the matter up to the UN only to have the main violators France along with the US veto any resolution.. We talked about the make up of Knaan's album and what it was like working with Maroon 5's Adam Levine and Hip Hop legend Chubb Rock. He explained that Levine was a real cool and basically came through and laid down vocals for free. He just wanted to show respect and appreciation for the music. He talked about admiring Chubb Rock's rhyme flow and how it was an honor to have the rapper turned school teacher to come through and lace him up. Knaan also talked about his rhyme influences which actually come from the Rhythmic Poets of Somalia. These wordsmith have been around centuries before the first rappers in the Bronx Finally we talked about the state of the world and how US and US Hip Hop fit into things. Knaan noted that the US is now going a period where many of its citizens are feeling vulnerable and at ease. he noted its the same type of uneasiness that many throughout the world feel on a day to day basis. Our economic hardships are routine for the majority of the people around the world and now that type of situation is on our shores and we will have to not only rise to the occasion be much more aware of what the rest of planet earth is experiencing. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-31,24382570 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:11:02 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D davey d, breakdown fm, somalia, knaan, ,, Adam Levine, Somalian pirates, Somalian terrorists, chubb rock Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24382566-Taking-Over-Hip-Hop-An-Interview-w-Zion-I We sat down and talked with Zumbi of the group Zion I and celebrated the release of their much anticipated album 'The Takeover'. Its a masterpiece of an album and we walk through many of the cuts. In this interview we talk about everything from Gentrification to Life in the Hood and the importance of Barack Obama We sat down and talked with Zumbi of the group Zion I and celebrated the release of their much anticipated album 'The Takeover'. Its a masterpiece of an album and we walk through many of the cuts. In this interview we talk about everything from Gentrification to Life in the Hood and the importance of Barack Obama We sat down and talked with Zumbi of the group Zion I and celebrated the release of their much anticipated album 'The Takeover'. Its a masterpiece of an album and we walk through many of the cuts. In this interview we talk about everything from Gentrification to Life in the Hood and the importance of Barack Obama tag:odeo.com,2009-03-31,24382566 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:34:43 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D Hip Hop, zion i, davey d, breakdown fm, Hip hop News, the takeover, Zumbi Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24346229-Oakland-s-Civil-War-The-People-vs-the-Police This past weekend 4 police officers were killed in Oakland, California. Things kicked off in what police described as a routine traffic stop that involved two motorcycle cops and a parolee named Lovelle Mixon.. We're not sure what went down, but at the end of the day 4 officers were slain at the hands of Mixon who was later killed by the police. The killings were said to be the darkest days in the history of OPD as this came on the eve of the start of the Oscar Grant trial. The reaction around the city and around the country has been varied.. Here in Austin, Texas at two of the SXSW shows when it was announced from the stage what happened in Oakland , the crowd cheered.. Some may find it shocking, appalling, outrageous etc.. Others found it as understandable and even satisfactory.. In both instances the crowds were mixed racially and even age wise. Why such a reaction when those who are charged with protecting and serving are gunned down? The answer may lie in the type of ... This past weekend 4 police officers were killed in Oakland, California. Things kicked off in what police described as a routine traffic stop that involved two motorcycle cops and a parolee named Lovelle Mixon.. We're not sure what went down, but at the end of the day 4 officers were slain at the hands of Mixon who was later killed by the police. The killings were said to be the darkest days in the history of OPD as this came on the eve of the start of the Oscar Grant trial. The reaction around the city and around the country has been varied.. Here in Austin, Texas at two of the SXSW shows when it was announced from the stage what happened in Oakland , the crowd cheered.. Some may find it shocking, appalling, outrageous etc.. Others found it as understandable and even satisfactory.. In both instances the crowds were mixed racially and even age wise. Why such a reaction when those who are charged with protecting and serving are gunned down? The answer may lie in the type of perceptions and actual day to day increasing amounts of people have with the police.. In this Breakdown FM show we talk to a number of people who explain whats going on and in many ways capture the mood of the city and many people. They include rap artists Truth Universal, Mistah FAB, and former ACLU lawyer KC Carter who heads up Hip Hop Against Police Brutality. We also talkto Oakland residents and mebers of the group Lunar heights who expressed avariety of emotions and opinions about how one should feel and do about the situation. I think the discussion amongst that crew of folks showed how complicated this all gets.. One says F the Police while another one says lets move to higher ground and beyond violence..On many levels its an age old debate.. The interview with Mista Fab is incredible as breaks alot of things down including the type of distrust we have come to have with one another.. Music includes cuts from dead prez, truth Universal, Beeda Weeda & J Stalin, Mistah FAB & Jennifer Johns This past weekend 4 police officers were killed in Oakland, California. Things kicked off in what police described as a routine traffic stop that involved two motorcycle cops and a parolee named Lovelle Mixon.. We're not sure what went down, but at the end of the day 4 officers were slain at the hands of Mixon who was later killed by the police. The killings were said to be the darkest days in the history of OPD as this came on the eve of the start of the Oscar Grant trial. The reaction around the city and around the country has been varied.. Here in Austin, Texas at two of the SXSW shows when it was announced from the stage what happened in Oakland , the crowd cheered.. Some may find it shocking, appalling, outrageous etc.. Others found it as understandable and even satisfactory.. In both instances the crowds were mixed racially and even age wise. Why such a reaction when those who are charged with protecting and serving are gunned down? The answer may lie in the type of perceptions and actual day to day increasing amounts of people have with the police.. In this Breakdown FM show we talk to a number of people who explain whats going on and in many ways capture the mood of the city and many people. They include rap artists Truth Universal, Mistah FAB, and former ACLU lawyer KC Carter who heads up Hip Hop Against Police Brutality. We also talkto Oakland residents and mebers of the group Lunar heights who expressed avariety of emotions and opinions about how one should feel and do about the situation. I think the discussion amongst that crew of folks showed how complicated this all gets.. One says F the Police while another one says lets move to higher ground and beyond violence..On many levels its an age old debate.. The interview with Mista Fab is incredible as breaks alot of things down including the type of distrust we have come to have with one another.. Music includes cuts from dead prez, truth Universal, Beeda Weeda & J Stalin, Mistah FAB & Jennifer Johns tag:odeo.com,2009-03-23,24346229 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:36:59 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D breakdown fm, dead prez, ,, Oakland cops, Oakland cops shot, Mistah FAB, Truth Universal, KC Carter Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24297509-An-Interview-w-Mart%C3%ADn-Perna-of-Antibalas Antibalas (pronounced /?nti?b?l?s/[dubious – discuss], or approximately "ahn-tee-BAH-las", from the Spanish for "bulletproof") is a Bushwick, Brooklyn based afrobeat band that is modeled after Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri's Harlem River Drive Orchestra. Although their music is primarily afrobeat, it incorporates elements of jazz, funk, dub, improvised music, and traditional drumming from Cuba and West Africa. Founded 1998 by Martín Perna as "Conjunto Antibalas," the group played its inaugural concert in May 26, 1998 at St. Nicks Pub in Harlem at a night organized by artist Xaviera Simmons. Over the course of the next few months, the group solidified with a core of eleven band members and began to develop a repertoire of original songs. Guitarist and producer/engineer Gabriel Roth wrote several of the earlier tunes and oversaw recording and production of the first three records. We sat down with Martin in Austin, Tx and talked to him about everything under the ... Antibalas (pronounced /?nti?b?l?s/[dubious – discuss], or approximately "ahn-tee-BAH-las", from the Spanish for "bulletproof") is a Bushwick, Brooklyn based afrobeat band that is modeled after Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri's Harlem River Drive Orchestra. Although their music is primarily afrobeat, it incorporates elements of jazz, funk, dub, improvised music, and traditional drumming from Cuba and West Africa. Founded 1998 by Martín Perna as "Conjunto Antibalas," the group played its inaugural concert in May 26, 1998 at St. Nicks Pub in Harlem at a night organized by artist Xaviera Simmons. Over the course of the next few months, the group solidified with a core of eleven band members and began to develop a repertoire of original songs. Guitarist and producer/engineer Gabriel Roth wrote several of the earlier tunes and oversaw recording and production of the first three records. We sat down with Martin in Austin, Tx and talked to him about everything under the sun-from the founding of Antibalas to Immigration reform to whether or not Hip Hop is Funk or Soul. We talked about his other group Ocolte Soul and how he had adjusted to Texas/ Tejano music.. Very insightful interview Antibalas (pronounced /?nti?b?l?s/[dubious – discuss], or approximately "ahn-tee-BAH-las", from the Spanish for "bulletproof") is a Bushwick, Brooklyn based afrobeat band that is modeled after Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri's Harlem River Drive Orchestra. Although their music is primarily afrobeat, it incorporates elements of jazz, funk, dub, improvised music, and traditional drumming from Cuba and West Africa. Founded 1998 by Martín Perna as "Conjunto Antibalas," the group played its inaugural concert in May 26, 1998 at St. Nicks Pub in Harlem at a night organized by artist Xaviera Simmons. Over the course of the next few months, the group solidified with a core of eleven band members and began to develop a repertoire of original songs. Guitarist and producer/engineer Gabriel Roth wrote several of the earlier tunes and oversaw recording and production of the first three records. We sat down with Martin in Austin, Tx and talked to him about everything under the sun-from the founding of Antibalas to Immigration reform to whether or not Hip Hop is Funk or Soul. We talked about his other group Ocolte Soul and how he had adjusted to Texas/ Tejano music.. Very insightful interview tag:odeo.com,2009-03-12,24297509 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:53:44 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D breakdown, breakdown fm, Martín Perna, Antibalas, davey D', fm" Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24297508-Van-Jones-Speaks-to-Powershift Long time activist Van Jones has just made the people of Oakland and the folks within Hip Hop very proud. For the past 3-4 years he's been going all over the country taqlking to people about Green Jobs and the Green economy. At first folks looked at him crazy. What the heck do Black and Brown folks have to do with the environment? We'll apparently alot. So much so that President Obama just appointed him to a special White House position advising him on Green Jobs.. If you don't know Van Jones.. Here's a recent speech he gave in Washington DC at the Powershift Summit 09.. Enjoy Long time activist Van Jones has just made the people of Oakland and the folks within Hip Hop very proud. For the past 3-4 years he's been going all over the country taqlking to people about Green Jobs and the Green economy. At first folks looked at him crazy. What the heck do Black and Brown folks have to do with the environment? We'll apparently alot. So much so that President Obama just appointed him to a special White House position advising him on Green Jobs.. If you don't know Van Jones.. Here's a recent speech he gave in Washington DC at the Powershift Summit 09.. Enjoy Long time activist Van Jones has just made the people of Oakland and the folks within Hip Hop very proud. For the past 3-4 years he's been going all over the country taqlking to people about Green Jobs and the Green economy. At first folks looked at him crazy. What the heck do Black and Brown folks have to do with the environment? We'll apparently alot. So much so that President Obama just appointed him to a special White House position advising him on Green Jobs.. If you don't know Van Jones.. Here's a recent speech he gave in Washington DC at the Powershift Summit 09.. Enjoy tag:odeo.com,2009-03-12,24297508 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:18:40 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D fm, van, breakdown, davey, d,, Jones,, powershift, Powershift,, 09, Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24297507-Van-Jones-Speaks-to-Powershift Long time activist Van Jones has just made the people of Oakland and the folks within Hip Hop very proud. For the past 3-4 years he's been going all over the country taqlking to people about Green Jobs and the Green economy. At first folks looked at him crazy. What the heck do Black and Brown folks have to do with the environment? We'll apparently alot. So much so that President Obama just appointed him to a special White House position advising him on Green Jobs.. If you don't know Van Jones.. Here's a recent speech he gave in Washington DC at the Powershift Summit 09.. Enjoy Long time activist Van Jones has just made the people of Oakland and the folks within Hip Hop very proud. For the past 3-4 years he's been going all over the country taqlking to people about Green Jobs and the Green economy. At first folks looked at him crazy. What the heck do Black and Brown folks have to do with the environment? We'll apparently alot. So much so that President Obama just appointed him to a special White House position advising him on Green Jobs.. If you don't know Van Jones.. Here's a recent speech he gave in Washington DC at the Powershift Summit 09.. Enjoy Long time activist Van Jones has just made the people of Oakland and the folks within Hip Hop very proud. For the past 3-4 years he's been going all over the country taqlking to people about Green Jobs and the Green economy. At first folks looked at him crazy. What the heck do Black and Brown folks have to do with the environment? We'll apparently alot. So much so that President Obama just appointed him to a special White House position advising him on Green Jobs.. If you don't know Van Jones.. Here's a recent speech he gave in Washington DC at the Powershift Summit 09.. Enjoy tag:odeo.com,2009-03-12,24297507 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:17:56 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D fm, van, breakdown, davey, d,, Jones,, powershift, Powershift,, 09, Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24282588-25-Joints-11-Sista-s-On-Point 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day #11 Sista's on Point-Like There's No Tomorrow In celebration of International Women's History Month we decided to highlight the voice of many who are often overlooked, taken for granted or forgotten about. Women have always been on point from day one when it comes to architecting this culture called Hip Hop. We can start with Cindy Campbell-the sister of Hip Hop's father Kool herc. had it not been for her suggesting and ultimately setting up the now landmark party on 1520 Sedgwick avenue in August of 1973, we might not be on the mic yes yes y'alling at all.. During the pioneering years we had stellar emcees like Zulu Queen Lisa Lee who was down with Afrika Bambaattaa, Pebbly Poo of the Masterdon Committee and Sha Rock of Baron and Breakout-Funky 4 Plus One More.. Of course we have to tip our hats to the one and only Mercedes ladies.. the first all female Hip Hop Crew.. We have an interview with Shari-Shar about to drop real soon be on th... 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day #11 Sista's on Point-Like There's No Tomorrow In celebration of International Women's History Month we decided to highlight the voice of many who are often overlooked, taken for granted or forgotten about. Women have always been on point from day one when it comes to architecting this culture called Hip Hop. We can start with Cindy Campbell-the sister of Hip Hop's father Kool herc. had it not been for her suggesting and ultimately setting up the now landmark party on 1520 Sedgwick avenue in August of 1973, we might not be on the mic yes yes y'alling at all.. During the pioneering years we had stellar emcees like Zulu Queen Lisa Lee who was down with Afrika Bambaattaa, Pebbly Poo of the Masterdon Committee and Sha Rock of Baron and Breakout-Funky 4 Plus One More.. Of course we have to tip our hats to the one and only Mercedes ladies.. the first all female Hip Hop Crew.. We have an interview with Shari-Shar about to drop real soon be on the look out.. Over the years lots of women have blessed the mic and left their mark from Salt-n-Pepa to Roxanne Shante to the Real Roxanne to Queen Latifah to MC Lyte.. The list goes on.. Sadly we've had a situation within the music industry that had decided that women artists are not marketable. The conventional wisdom has been that the average listener can't distinguish their voices. Hence its always been situation where you always find maybe one or two females at most on a major label with them being released and marketed at different times. Of course here at Breakdown FM, we see it differently. There's a world of difference between MC Lyte and Queen Latifah, just like there's a world of difference between Chuck D and KRS or 50 Cent and Ice Cube. Different looks, rhyme styles, subject matter etc. So much for industry wisdom This week we went and dug deep and highlighted some folks you need to check for.. We kick things off with Seattle sensations Canary Sing and their dope new song 'Heroines'. We proceed their cut with a short tribute to Shirley Chisolm 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day #11 Sista's on Point-Like There's No Tomorrow In celebration of International Women's History Month we decided to highlight the voice of many who are often overlooked, taken for granted or forgotten about. Women have always been on point from day one when it comes to architecting this culture called Hip Hop. We can start with Cindy Campbell-the sister of Hip Hop's father Kool herc. had it not been for her suggesting and ultimately setting up the now landmark party on 1520 Sedgwick avenue in August of 1973, we might not be on the mic yes yes y'alling at all.. During the pioneering years we had stellar emcees like Zulu Queen Lisa Lee who was down with Afrika Bambaattaa, Pebbly Poo of the Masterdon Committee and Sha Rock of Baron and Breakout-Funky 4 Plus One More.. Of course we have to tip our hats to the one and only Mercedes ladies.. the first all female Hip Hop Crew.. We have an interview with Shari-Shar about to drop real soon be on the look out.. Over the years lots of women have blessed the mic and left their mark from Salt-n-Pepa to Roxanne Shante to the Real Roxanne to Queen Latifah to MC Lyte.. The list goes on.. Sadly we've had a situation within the music industry that had decided that women artists are not marketable. The conventional wisdom has been that the average listener can't distinguish their voices. Hence its always been situation where you always find maybe one or two females at most on a major label with them being released and marketed at different times. Of course here at Breakdown FM, we see it differently. There's a world of difference between MC Lyte and Queen Latifah, just like there's a world of difference between Chuck D and KRS or 50 Cent and Ice Cube. Different looks, rhyme styles, subject matter etc. So much for industry wisdom This week we went and dug deep and highlighted some folks you need to check for.. We kick things off with Seattle sensations Canary Sing and their dope new song 'Heroines'. We proceed their cut with a short tribute to Shirley Chisolm tag:odeo.com,2009-03-10,24282588 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:54:20 -0700 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D the, on, hip, hop, shirley, breakdown, sisters, women's, Hop,, ,, FM,, 25 Joints #11, special",, mic,, Chisolm Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24218856-25-Joints-to-Get-U-through-the-Day-10-Radio-is-Lost-in-Space 25 Joints to Get U Through The Day Radio is Lost in Space.. Feb 26 2009 Playlist getting ready to be posted tomorrow.. 25 Joints to Get U Through The Day Radio is Lost in Space.. Feb 26 2009 Playlist getting ready to be posted tomorrow.. 25 Joints to Get U Through The Day Radio is Lost in Space.. Feb 26 2009 Playlist getting ready to be posted tomorrow.. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-26,24218856 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:44:11 -0800 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D radio, lost, is, in, 25, Joints, #10,, Space. Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24184288-Michael-Steele-Interview-frm-2004 Former Maryland LT Governor Michael Steele has been in the news lately because he now heads the Republican Party. he is their Howard Dean. He says that he wants to give the GOP a Hip Hop make over and seriously diversify things...Dude does have the endorsement of Russell Simmons and former Def Jam prez Kevin Lyles... mmmmm I don't know about all dat..We see how the GOP continuously gets down.. In anycase I figured I'd pull out an old interview I did with dude back at the GOP Convention in New York so you can get a better understanding of who he is.. Former Maryland LT Governor Michael Steele has been in the news lately because he now heads the Republican Party. he is their Howard Dean. He says that he wants to give the GOP a Hip Hop make over and seriously diversify things...Dude does have the endorsement of Russell Simmons and former Def Jam prez Kevin Lyles... mmmmm I don't know about all dat..We see how the GOP continuously gets down.. In anycase I figured I'd pull out an old interview I did with dude back at the GOP Convention in New York so you can get a better understanding of who he is.. Former Maryland LT Governor Michael Steele has been in the news lately because he now heads the Republican Party. he is their Howard Dean. He says that he wants to give the GOP a Hip Hop make over and seriously diversify things...Dude does have the endorsement of Russell Simmons and former Def Jam prez Kevin Lyles... mmmmm I don't know about all dat..We see how the GOP continuously gets down.. In anycase I figured I'd pull out an old interview I did with dude back at the GOP Convention in New York so you can get a better understanding of who he is.. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-24,24184288 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:20:56 -0800 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D republican, makeover, michael, hip, hop, breakdown, davey, d,, party,, FM,, Steele,, GOP, Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24162375-Antibalas-From-NY-to-Tejas-to-Nicaragua-Beyond We sat down with Martin Perna one of the founders of the Dap Kings and the incredible funk band Antibalas and spoke with him about music and politics. We talked to him about the influence of Fela Kuti not just as a musician but as an activist who believed that music can be used as a weapon and a tool for liberation. We talked to Martin about how that philosophy has manifested itself in the music of Antibalas. He gives a thorough breakdown We also talked to Martin about his move from New York to Texas aka Tejas and how the rhythms and regional music in particular Tejano has influenced and shaped the bands sound. He explained that since the other members of Antibalas still reside in New York, not much. But he has another band called Ocolte Soul which directly reflects the Latin Texas influence. We talked about Marytin's upcoming move to Nicaragua and how important it will be for him and the band musically. We talked indepth about the global impact of Hip Hop and where the ... We sat down with Martin Perna one of the founders of the Dap Kings and the incredible funk band Antibalas and spoke with him about music and politics. We talked to him about the influence of Fela Kuti not just as a musician but as an activist who believed that music can be used as a weapon and a tool for liberation. We talked to Martin about how that philosophy has manifested itself in the music of Antibalas. He gives a thorough breakdown We also talked to Martin about his move from New York to Texas aka Tejas and how the rhythms and regional music in particular Tejano has influenced and shaped the bands sound. He explained that since the other members of Antibalas still reside in New York, not much. But he has another band called Ocolte Soul which directly reflects the Latin Texas influence. We talked about Marytin's upcoming move to Nicaragua and how important it will be for him and the band musically. We talked indepth about the global impact of Hip Hop and where the US stands in that 'global cipher'. We also talked about the influence of Funk music. Is Hip Hop Soul or is Hip Hop Funk.?We break that down in this interview We sat down with Martin Perna one of the founders of the Dap Kings and the incredible funk band Antibalas and spoke with him about music and politics. We talked to him about the influence of Fela Kuti not just as a musician but as an activist who believed that music can be used as a weapon and a tool for liberation. We talked to Martin about how that philosophy has manifested itself in the music of Antibalas. He gives a thorough breakdown We also talked to Martin about his move from New York to Texas aka Tejas and how the rhythms and regional music in particular Tejano has influenced and shaped the bands sound. He explained that since the other members of Antibalas still reside in New York, not much. But he has another band called Ocolte Soul which directly reflects the Latin Texas influence. We talked about Marytin's upcoming move to Nicaragua and how important it will be for him and the band musically. We talked indepth about the global impact of Hip Hop and where the US stands in that 'global cipher'. We also talked about the influence of Funk music. Is Hip Hop Soul or is Hip Hop Funk.?We break that down in this interview tag:odeo.com,2009-02-23,24162375 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:28:01 -0800 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D d, hip, martin, breakdown, davey, tejano, Hop,, music,, FM,, Antibalas,, prena, Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24162314-How-Congress-Really-Works-Navigating-the-Halls-of-Power In the age of Obama, lots of people have been talking enthusiastically about change and getting more directly involved in government. Last year this time we sat down with Arenthal James aka AJ who is the director of policy and research for Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina. Clyburn is the whip of the House and prior to Obama being elected President was the most powerful African American on the legislative side and one of the most powerful people in government period. He has long believed that African Americans and other communities of color should have a strong working knowledge of how things work in Washington DC so we are less reactionary to things coming out of Congress and more directly involved with things as they are being formulated. AJ came through to to talk to us about health policy issues. It was supposed to be a 10 minute interview. Instead he wound up staying for a full hour so he could lay down the steps one needs to take to get things accomplished wh... In the age of Obama, lots of people have been talking enthusiastically about change and getting more directly involved in government. Last year this time we sat down with Arenthal James aka AJ who is the director of policy and research for Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina. Clyburn is the whip of the House and prior to Obama being elected President was the most powerful African American on the legislative side and one of the most powerful people in government period. He has long believed that African Americans and other communities of color should have a strong working knowledge of how things work in Washington DC so we are less reactionary to things coming out of Congress and more directly involved with things as they are being formulated. AJ came through to to talk to us about health policy issues. It was supposed to be a 10 minute interview. Instead he wound up staying for a full hour so he could lay down the steps one needs to take to get things accomplished when engaging Congress and the Senate. He painstakingly went through what it takes to pass a bill. He talked about the various stages it goes through and where concerned citizens can best interact with policy makers to ensure that their respective interests are being met. He talked to us about the roll of lobbyists and the three other categories of activists and law makers who routinely engage Congress to push for legislation. He also talked about the importance of interacting with AIDs to important lawmakers. He said the average aid on capitol hill is under 40 and is oftentimes responsible for filling in the gaps of bills. What they know or don't know about particular communities can adversly affect how a bill comes out. AJ spent his best moments talking about the various underused opportunities non profits have to push for for laws. He talked about the importance of calling for briefings and provided us with a step by step plan of action that non profits absolutely should take to make sure lawmakers know how they feel on important issues. AJ talked to us about the free and subscription based publications that can be used so one can stay abreast of new laws being proposed. We also talked about protests and large rallies and the types of impact or lack of impact they have on pushing legislation and influencing Congress. AJ talked about how people in more afluent communities use these laws and opportunities to their advantage and he wanted to make sure the playing field was more even. He also gives out his email and direct phone number and told folks part of his job is to come to schools and organizations and give indepth workshops on how to engage government. He does this for free. In the age of Obama, lots of people have been talking enthusiastically about change and getting more directly involved in government. Last year this time we sat down with Arenthal James aka AJ who is the director of policy and research for Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina. Clyburn is the whip of the House and prior to Obama being elected President was the most powerful African American on the legislative side and one of the most powerful people in government period. He has long believed that African Americans and other communities of color should have a strong working knowledge of how things work in Washington DC so we are less reactionary to things coming out of Congress and more directly involved with things as they are being formulated. AJ came through to to talk to us about health policy issues. It was supposed to be a 10 minute interview. Instead he wound up staying for a full hour so he could lay down the steps one needs to take to get things accomplished when engaging Congress and the Senate. He painstakingly went through what it takes to pass a bill. He talked about the various stages it goes through and where concerned citizens can best interact with policy makers to ensure that their respective interests are being met. He talked to us about the roll of lobbyists and the three other categories of activists and law makers who routinely engage Congress to push for legislation. He also talked about the importance of interacting with AIDs to important lawmakers. He said the average aid on capitol hill is under 40 and is oftentimes responsible for filling in the gaps of bills. What they know or don't know about particular communities can adversly affect how a bill comes out. AJ spent his best moments talking about the various underused opportunities non profits have to push for for laws. He talked about the importance of calling for briefings and provided us with a step by step plan of action that non profits absolutely should take to make sure lawmakers know how they feel on important issues. AJ talked to us about the free and subscription based publications that can be used so one can stay abreast of new laws being proposed. We also talked about protests and large rallies and the types of impact or lack of impact they have on pushing legislation and influencing Congress. AJ talked about how people in more afluent communities use these laws and opportunities to their advantage and he wanted to make sure the playing field was more even. He also gives out his email and direct phone number and told folks part of his job is to come to schools and organizations and give indepth workshops on how to engage government. He does this for free. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-23,24162314 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:55:42 -0800 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D james, passing, breakdown, davey, d,, Clyburn,, FM,, AJ,, bills,, Arenthal Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24161208-The-Real-Truth-Behind-the-Stop-Snitching-Movement-pt2 part 2.. of our incredible interview with authyor Ethan Brown about the stop Snitching movement and its connection to drug policy and the drug laws. In part 2 Ethan goes into depth about how the world of government informants work and how many innocent people are victimized by the abuse of power and false testimonies. part 2.. of our incredible interview with authyor Ethan Brown about the stop Snitching movement and its connection to drug policy and the drug laws. In part 2 Ethan goes into depth about how the world of government informants work and how many innocent people are victimized by the abuse of power and false testimonies. part 2.. of our incredible interview with authyor Ethan Brown about the stop Snitching movement and its connection to drug policy and the drug laws. In part 2 Ethan goes into depth about how the world of government informants work and how many innocent people are victimized by the abuse of power and false testimonies. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-23,24161208 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:07:56 -0800 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D Brown,, ethan, Snitching,, Snitch, Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24160546-The-Real-Truth-Behind-the-Stop-Snitching-Movement-pt1 We sat down and talked with author Ethan Brown who wrote the Book 'Queens Reigns Supreme' and "Snitching'... He gives a thorough and incredible breakdown behind the the so called Stop Snitching Movement' and how that ties into the war on drugs and what the real truth is behind it. For starters most people who yell 'Don't Snicth' wind up snitching after the Feds get a hold of them. There are laws on the books and uncontrolled powers by the Federal government and their use of 'government informants' that has resulted in tousands of lives ruined and left in shambles all around the country. Ethan Brown breaks all this down in this 2 Part interview We start off by talking about his book Queens Reigns Supreme which talks about the hustlers and main drug dealers connected to the borough of Queens. Its an insightful breakdown of the 50 Cent, Irv Gotti, Murder Inc, Supreme Team, Fat Cat drama that received a lot of notoriety. It's also intimately connected to some of the laws on the b... We sat down and talked with author Ethan Brown who wrote the Book 'Queens Reigns Supreme' and "Snitching'... He gives a thorough and incredible breakdown behind the the so called Stop Snitching Movement' and how that ties into the war on drugs and what the real truth is behind it. For starters most people who yell 'Don't Snicth' wind up snitching after the Feds get a hold of them. There are laws on the books and uncontrolled powers by the Federal government and their use of 'government informants' that has resulted in tousands of lives ruined and left in shambles all around the country. Ethan Brown breaks all this down in this 2 Part interview We start off by talking about his book Queens Reigns Supreme which talks about the hustlers and main drug dealers connected to the borough of Queens. Its an insightful breakdown of the 50 Cent, Irv Gotti, Murder Inc, Supreme Team, Fat Cat drama that received a lot of notoriety. It's also intimately connected to some of the laws on the books that now gives the government incredible powers and has caused a cottage industry with government informants. Brpown in this interv iew traces all this back to the Nixon and Regan eras and the War on Drugs. He talks about how the Feds have gone after people in the wake of 9-11 and the passing of the Patriot Act.. We talk about the case around 2Pac and how government snitching laws have played a big role in his case. Yes, Sean Diddy's name comes up prominently in this discussion.. We talka bout the case of the Liberty 7 in Miami. We talk about many of the folks who now rot in jails all over the country thanks to coerced snitching. We also talk about the Feds astonishing 90% conviction rate.. This is a must listen to interview. We sat down and talked with author Ethan Brown who wrote the Book 'Queens Reigns Supreme' and "Snitching'... He gives a thorough and incredible breakdown behind the the so called Stop Snitching Movement' and how that ties into the war on drugs and what the real truth is behind it. For starters most people who yell 'Don't Snicth' wind up snitching after the Feds get a hold of them. There are laws on the books and uncontrolled powers by the Federal government and their use of 'government informants' that has resulted in tousands of lives ruined and left in shambles all around the country. Ethan Brown breaks all this down in this 2 Part interview We start off by talking about his book Queens Reigns Supreme which talks about the hustlers and main drug dealers connected to the borough of Queens. Its an insightful breakdown of the 50 Cent, Irv Gotti, Murder Inc, Supreme Team, Fat Cat drama that received a lot of notoriety. It's also intimately connected to some of the laws on the books that now gives the government incredible powers and has caused a cottage industry with government informants. Brpown in this interv iew traces all this back to the Nixon and Regan eras and the War on Drugs. He talks about how the Feds have gone after people in the wake of 9-11 and the passing of the Patriot Act.. We talk about the case around 2Pac and how government snitching laws have played a big role in his case. Yes, Sean Diddy's name comes up prominently in this discussion.. We talka bout the case of the Liberty 7 in Miami. We talk about many of the folks who now rot in jails all over the country thanks to coerced snitching. We also talk about the Feds astonishing 90% conviction rate.. This is a must listen to interview. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-23,24160546 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:47:11 -0800 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D Government, fat, 50, 7, cat, liberty, patriot, breakdown, davey, supreme, irv, Cent,, Brown,, d,, ethan, ja, FM,, Snitching,, informants,, Nichols,, Nickles,, McGriff,, Gotti,, Rule,, Act, Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/24083600-25-Joints-9-No-More-Tears 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day #9 No More Tears-No More Shame-No More Violence- This week we were disturbed by the domestic violence incident that is swirling around singers Chris Brown and his now former girlfriend Rhianna. wsadly this is an industry where such occurrences are not unusual. If anything this industry actually celebrates and handsomely rewards those who have been accused of committing acts of violence against their partners. Some think its funny. Others think its no big deal. Way too many think the person on the receiving end deserved what they got. We see that happening now with the Chris Brown situation. Far too many comments along the lines of she may have gotten what she deserved. And thats coming from both men and women. So this week we went and found some songs that address the various issues around domestic violence with a message of hope, upliftment and healing. 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day #9 No More Tears-No More Shame-No More Violence- This week we were disturbed by the domestic violence incident that is swirling around singers Chris Brown and his now former girlfriend Rhianna. wsadly this is an industry where such occurrences are not unusual. If anything this industry actually celebrates and handsomely rewards those who have been accused of committing acts of violence against their partners. Some think its funny. Others think its no big deal. Way too many think the person on the receiving end deserved what they got. We see that happening now with the Chris Brown situation. Far too many comments along the lines of she may have gotten what she deserved. And thats coming from both men and women. So this week we went and found some songs that address the various issues around domestic violence with a message of hope, upliftment and healing. 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day #9 No More Tears-No More Shame-No More Violence- This week we were disturbed by the domestic violence incident that is swirling around singers Chris Brown and his now former girlfriend Rhianna. wsadly this is an industry where such occurrences are not unusual. If anything this industry actually celebrates and handsomely rewards those who have been accused of committing acts of violence against their partners. Some think its funny. Others think its no big deal. Way too many think the person on the receiving end deserved what they got. We see that happening now with the Chris Brown situation. Far too many comments along the lines of she may have gotten what she deserved. And thats coming from both men and women. So this week we went and found some songs that address the various issues around domestic violence with a message of hope, upliftment and healing. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-13,24083600 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:08:28 -0800 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D love, the, to, chris, get, domestic, u, 25, breakdown, davey, Brown,, d,, day,, Joints, FM,, #9,, Through, Violence,, Rhianna,, Hurts, Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/23991136-25-Joints-to-Get-U-Through-the-Day-8 25 Joints to Get U Through The Day # 8 Peddling Life in a World of Death Click HERE to Listen to this Week's 25 Joints http://odeo.com/episodes/23991136 01-Davey D w/ Toni Blackmon 'Protesting the Death of Spirit' ( Beats by tarik of Arab Summit) 02-Jahi 'Riots In Oakland' (Oakland) 03-Consolidated 'Friendly Facism' (San Francisco) 04-Sway & King Tech 'Devastating'(oakland) 05-Western Union 'Bird in the Bush' (Los Angeles) 06-Immortal Technique '3rd World' (New York) 07-DJ Muggs & Sick Jaken 'Ciclon' (Los Angeles) 08-Movemeant 'Breathe'(Los Angeles) 09-Breakstra 'Keep on Playing' (Los Angeles) 10-Free Sol 'Labyrinth'(Memphis) 11-Sim City 'Watch Me' (Washington DC) 12-Sim City 'The Jackpot'(Washington DC) 13-KRS-One & Friends 'Self Construction' 14-Hustle Boyz 'Mr President'(los Angeles) 15-Big Snoop Dogg 'Brothers and Sisters (March to the Revolution)'(Los Angels) 16-Apathy 'The Buck Stops' (Connecticut) 17-Medusa 'Mine to Give'(Los Angeles) 18-Jean Grae '... 25 Joints to Get U Through The Day # 8 Peddling Life in a World of Death Click HERE to Listen to this Week's 25 Joints http://odeo.com/episodes/23991136 01-Davey D w/ Toni Blackmon 'Protesting the Death of Spirit' ( Beats by tarik of Arab Summit) 02-Jahi 'Riots In Oakland' (Oakland) 03-Consolidated 'Friendly Facism' (San Francisco) 04-Sway & King Tech 'Devastating'(oakland) 05-Western Union 'Bird in the Bush' (Los Angeles) 06-Immortal Technique '3rd World' (New York) 07-DJ Muggs & Sick Jaken 'Ciclon' (Los Angeles) 08-Movemeant 'Breathe'(Los Angeles) 09-Breakstra 'Keep on Playing' (Los Angeles) 10-Free Sol 'Labyrinth'(Memphis) 11-Sim City 'Watch Me' (Washington DC) 12-Sim City 'The Jackpot'(Washington DC) 13-KRS-One & Friends 'Self Construction' 14-Hustle Boyz 'Mr President'(los Angeles) 15-Big Snoop Dogg 'Brothers and Sisters (March to the Revolution)'(Los Angels) 16-Apathy 'The Buck Stops' (Connecticut) 17-Medusa 'Mine to Give'(Los Angeles) 18-Jean Grae 'Whatever'(New York) 19-MC Lyte 'paper Thin (nomadic Remix)(New York) 20-Vanessa German w/ Kellee Maize 'Please Remember'(Pittsburgh) 21-Kellee Maize 'Hawk'(Pittsburgh) 22-KRS-One 'Criminal Minded 2008'(new York) 23-Arab Summit 'Gaza Gaza'(Oakland) 24-NY Oil 'You're A Queen'(New York) 25-Labtekwon 'Perspective Balti-Moorish Science'(Baltimore) Bonus Cut 'Jasiri X 'Defining Moment' (Pittsburgh) We're coming back at you with a crate full of songs guaranteed to make your head bob, your toes tap and your fingers snap. We went digging deep and dusted off a few favorites including 'Friendly Facism' by the Bay Area's Consolidated. These guys came out in the early 90s and always hit hard. They were a mixture of what we called back than industrial and hip hop with some serious hard hitting politics. People used to refer to them as a White version of Public Enemy, although in reality they were their own team. Long before artists started adding videos and all sorts of media to their shows, Consolidated was in the forefront. To this day one of the best shows I ['ve ever been to is a Consolidated set at the now defunct I-Beam in San Francisco. Friendly Facism is just the tip of the iceberg of what these cats had to offer. We also went digging deep and pulled out a vintage cut from Sway & King Tech. Most people know the pair for their weekly Hip Hop show called 'The Wake Up Show'. Nowadays alot of folks know Sway from being a host on MTV.. back in the days Sway & Tech made records that were always on the chart and slightly ahead of their time. Devastating represents that.. KRS-One is about to make some noise with the upcoming 'Self Construction' project. Last Summer he went back in the lab and re-birthed the Self Destruction Movement. He gathered a who's who in Hip Hop including former rival Nelly, Method Man, Trech from Naughty By Nature, Game and an allstar list of others. This joint hits hard and lays to rest the nagging notion that Hip Hop is silent in the face of inner city crime..Check the resume folks and check out the song. We drop another anti-violence song from the Hustle Boyz who were featured on a Snoop Dogg compilation. he was given these things out last time I seen him on tour. 'Mr President' is a nice song and very relevant even even though they make reference to now former President George Bush. We drop a cut from another Snoop affiliated group called Western Union. 'Bird in the Bush' starts off sounding like a your typical dope slinging song and then the group vers off and starts dropping serious gems about the world bank and who controls the federal reserve. They did the song last summer but into's hard economic climate the song is right on time and of course on point. Since we been highlighting groups affiliated with Snoop, we decided to drop one of my all-time favorite songs from him called 'Brothers and Sisters' where he talks about ending the war in Iraq and revolution. Way too many deejays slept on this track. I always got good response when I rocked it. I'd like to see more songs like this from mainstream artists... Big shout out to Jahi who was watching the second rebellion that took place in the aftermath of the unarmed Oscar Grant murder by BART police. Jahi had already done a dope spoken word piece, but this time he decided to pen some new lyrics, kicked a funky beat and include the 5 main demands that Bay Area organizers have been pushing for to bring about Justice for Oscar Grant. Jahi said in 2009 all his songs and conversation are going to be solution oriented. We had to close things out with the new joint from Jasiri X called 'Defining Moment'. he was inspired by what he experienced at the Inauguration. This song ends his series of weekly Hip Hop newscasts as he getting ready to unfold bigger and better things stay tuned.. Peace out for now Enjoy Click HERE to Listen to this Week's 25 Joints http://odeo.com/episodes/23991136 Comment Write a comment... 25 Joints to Get U Through The Day # 8 Peddling Life in a World of Death Click HERE to Listen to this Week's 25 Joints http://odeo.com/episodes/23991136 01-Davey D w/ Toni Blackmon 'Protesting the Death of Spirit' ( Beats by tarik of Arab Summit) 02-Jahi 'Riots In Oakland' (Oakland) 03-Consolidated 'Friendly Facism' (San Francisco) 04-Sway & King Tech 'Devastating'(oakland) 05-Western Union 'Bird in the Bush' (Los Angeles) 06-Immortal Technique '3rd World' (New York) 07-DJ Muggs & Sick Jaken 'Ciclon' (Los Angeles) 08-Movemeant 'Breathe'(Los Angeles) 09-Breakstra 'Keep on Playing' (Los Angeles) 10-Free Sol 'Labyrinth'(Memphis) 11-Sim City 'Watch Me' (Washington DC) 12-Sim City 'The Jackpot'(Washington DC) 13-KRS-One & Friends 'Self Construction' 14-Hustle Boyz 'Mr President'(los Angeles) 15-Big Snoop Dogg 'Brothers and Sisters (March to the Revolution)'(Los Angels) 16-Apathy 'The Buck Stops' (Connecticut) 17-Medusa 'Mine to Give'(Los Angeles) 18-Jean Grae 'Whatever'(New York) 19-MC Lyte 'paper Thin (nomadic Remix)(New York) 20-Vanessa German w/ Kellee Maize 'Please Remember'(Pittsburgh) 21-Kellee Maize 'Hawk'(Pittsburgh) 22-KRS-One 'Criminal Minded 2008'(new York) 23-Arab Summit 'Gaza Gaza'(Oakland) 24-NY Oil 'You're A Queen'(New York) 25-Labtekwon 'Perspective Balti-Moorish Science'(Baltimore) Bonus Cut 'Jasiri X 'Defining Moment' (Pittsburgh) We're coming back at you with a crate full of songs guaranteed to make your head bob, your toes tap and your fingers snap. We went digging deep and dusted off a few favorites including 'Friendly Facism' by the Bay Area's Consolidated. These guys came out in the early 90s and always hit hard. They were a mixture of what we called back than industrial and hip hop with some serious hard hitting politics. People used to refer to them as a White version of Public Enemy, although in reality they were their own team. Long before artists started adding videos and all sorts of media to their shows, Consolidated was in the forefront. To this day one of the best shows I ['ve ever been to is a Consolidated set at the now defunct I-Beam in San Francisco. Friendly Facism is just the tip of the iceberg of what these cats had to offer. We also went digging deep and pulled out a vintage cut from Sway & King Tech. Most people know the pair for their weekly Hip Hop show called 'The Wake Up Show'. Nowadays alot of folks know Sway from being a host on MTV.. back in the days Sway & Tech made records that were always on the chart and slightly ahead of their time. Devastating represents that.. KRS-One is about to make some noise with the upcoming 'Self Construction' project. Last Summer he went back in the lab and re-birthed the Self Destruction Movement. He gathered a who's who in Hip Hop including former rival Nelly, Method Man, Trech from Naughty By Nature, Game and an allstar list of others. This joint hits hard and lays to rest the nagging notion that Hip Hop is silent in the face of inner city crime..Check the resume folks and check out the song. We drop another anti-violence song from the Hustle Boyz who were featured on a Snoop Dogg compilation. he was given these things out last time I seen him on tour. 'Mr President' is a nice song and very relevant even even though they make reference to now former President George Bush. We drop a cut from another Snoop affiliated group called Western Union. 'Bird in the Bush' starts off sounding like a your typical dope slinging song and then the group vers off and starts dropping serious gems about the world bank and who controls the federal reserve. They did the song last summer but into's hard economic climate the song is right on time and of course on point. Since we been highlighting groups affiliated with Snoop, we decided to drop one of my all-time favorite songs from him called 'Brothers and Sisters' where he talks about ending the war in Iraq and revolution. Way too many deejays slept on this track. I always got good response when I rocked it. I'd like to see more songs like this from mainstream artists... Big shout out to Jahi who was watching the second rebellion that took place in the aftermath of the unarmed Oscar Grant murder by BART police. Jahi had already done a dope spoken word piece, but this time he decided to pen some new lyrics, kicked a funky beat and include the 5 main demands that Bay Area organizers have been pushing for to bring about Justice for Oscar Grant. Jahi said in 2009 all his songs and conversation are going to be solution oriented. We had to close things out with the new joint from Jasiri X called 'Defining Moment'. he was inspired by what he experienced at the Inauguration. This song ends his series of weekly Hip Hop newscasts as he getting ready to unfold bigger and better things stay tuned.. Peace out for now Enjoy Click HERE to Listen to this Week's 25 Joints http://odeo.com/episodes/23991136 Comment Write a comment... tag:odeo.com,2009-01-30,23991136 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:14:55 -0800 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D oscar, 25, breakdown, davey, #, d,, 8,, Joints, Grant,, Jahi,, FM, Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/23876719-25-Joints-to-Get-U-Through-the-Day-6-From-Gaza-to-Oakland This week the Bay Area has been on fire..I mean that figuratively and literally. First we were hit with the bombing of Gaza which to date has left close to 900 civilians dead and countless wounded. Our president Elect has remained silent while the Zionist forces that run Israel which has the 4th largest army in the world has been crying that she needs to defend herself. Israel has supposedly been defending herself from Hamas, a democratically elected party in Gaza which has been firing from crude rockets that to date have killed one person. Its seems a bit suspect that an army as well equipped and as sophisticated as Israel's could not disarm Hamas which they easily outgun. Its kinda like bringing a gun to a knife fight and then not only shooting the knife wielder but all the innocent bystanders nearby. In any case the past couple of weeks have brought thousands onto the streets of San Francisco where folks have expressed absolute outrage. We captured some of those moments a... This week the Bay Area has been on fire..I mean that figuratively and literally. First we were hit with the bombing of Gaza which to date has left close to 900 civilians dead and countless wounded. Our president Elect has remained silent while the Zionist forces that run Israel which has the 4th largest army in the world has been crying that she needs to defend herself. Israel has supposedly been defending herself from Hamas, a democratically elected party in Gaza which has been firing from crude rockets that to date have killed one person. Its seems a bit suspect that an army as well equipped and as sophisticated as Israel's could not disarm Hamas which they easily outgun. Its kinda like bringing a gun to a knife fight and then not only shooting the knife wielder but all the innocent bystanders nearby. In any case the past couple of weeks have brought thousands onto the streets of San Francisco where folks have expressed absolute outrage. We captured some of those moments and provided some dope music that speaks to the issues in Gaza on this week's 25 Joints.. While many in the Bay were organizing around the situation in Gaza, we then got rocked by a terrorist attack of our own. A coward ass BART (ba Area Rapid Transit) police officer named ohannes Mehserle in thwe wee hours of the morning on new Years Day, killed an unarmed man Black man named Oscar Grant who looked to handcuffed and cooperative while he was lying face down on the ground pleading for his life. He told the officer to not shoot because he had a 4 year old daughter. The officer did anyway while another officer held Grant down preventing him from moving. This brutal act took place in front of hundreds of people and was filmed by many. The terrorist police on the scene saw fit to roll up on people and confiscate people's cell phones under the guise of holding evidence. Fortunately a few people on the BART train recorded the killing and kept their phones. Those recordings were shown on both local and national news and It caused a huge uproar especially in the Black community. While people looked on in hour and wondered what they hell had gone wrong, Oakland's Mayor Ron dellums, the Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff, The BART Board of directors and numerous other elected officials remained silent. There was no press conference. No memo, No reassurances that justice would be done-Not a word. This resulted in several protests including a huge one at the Fruitvale BART station where Grant was killed. From that march about 200 people broke off and headed to downtown Oakland and the rest is history. A cop car got burned, store windows got smashed and young men boldly stepped to the police and challenged them to be accountable. We filmed and recorded a lot of the people who were on the scene at both the rally and the rebellion. We put together a soundtrack that captures the energy. Because the Palestinians are dealing with an occupying force that reigns terror day in and day out on their people, we felt it was important to connect the dots and show how the police come across as an occupying force in the hood. Hence this week's 25 Joints is called From Gaza to Oakland. 01-Arab Summit 'Arab Conspiracy' 02-Clotaire K 'Maqam' 03-Patriach 'P-Stine Ryders' 04-Invincible 'No Compromise' 05-Euphrates 'Water melon Chunks' 06-Arab Summit 'Tommorrow's Justice (cynthia Mckinney remix) 07-Misat Fab w/ jennifer Johns 'My Life is Final' 08-Jasiri X 'Tribute to Oscar Grant' 09-Kaos Mystro 'Call for Revolutionaries' 10-Brother Mandingo 'I'm a Son of a Panther' 11-Lunda 'Free Fre Palestine-israel Says It Has a Right' 12-Paris 'Don't Stop the Movement' 13-Ras ceylon 'Raise Fist' 14-Paris, Dead prez & Public Enemy 'Freedom' 15-Clotaire K 'lubnan' 16-Uno the Prophet 'Zionist Money' 17-Truth Universal 'Serve and Protect' 18-Zion I & Grouch 'trigger' 19-Hasan Salaam 'Hezbollah' 20-Kita 3 Young 'Chakbsieh' 21-Dam 'Frestyle Joint' 22-Ise Lyfe 'Reasons' 23-Digital Underground, Sway & King Tech & paris 'Time 4 Peace' 24-Philistine 'Arabifunk' 25- Rebel Diaz 'Handcuffed' The streets of the Bay has seen people show up by the thousands to protest the actions of a country that once proudly backed the Apartheid Regime that ruled South Africa.. This week the Bay Area has been on fire..I mean that figuratively and literally. First we were hit with the bombing of Gaza which to date has left close to 900 civilians dead and countless wounded. Our president Elect has remained silent while the Zionist forces that run Israel which has the 4th largest army in the world has been crying that she needs to defend herself. Israel has supposedly been defending herself from Hamas, a democratically elected party in Gaza which has been firing from crude rockets that to date have killed one person. Its seems a bit suspect that an army as well equipped and as sophisticated as Israel's could not disarm Hamas which they easily outgun. Its kinda like bringing a gun to a knife fight and then not only shooting the knife wielder but all the innocent bystanders nearby. In any case the past couple of weeks have brought thousands onto the streets of San Francisco where folks have expressed absolute outrage. We captured some of those moments and provided some dope music that speaks to the issues in Gaza on this week's 25 Joints.. While many in the Bay were organizing around the situation in Gaza, we then got rocked by a terrorist attack of our own. A coward ass BART (ba Area Rapid Transit) police officer named ohannes Mehserle in thwe wee hours of the morning on new Years Day, killed an unarmed man Black man named Oscar Grant who looked to handcuffed and cooperative while he was lying face down on the ground pleading for his life. He told the officer to not shoot because he had a 4 year old daughter. The officer did anyway while another officer held Grant down preventing him from moving. This brutal act took place in front of hundreds of people and was filmed by many. The terrorist police on the scene saw fit to roll up on people and confiscate people's cell phones under the guise of holding evidence. Fortunately a few people on the BART train recorded the killing and kept their phones. Those recordings were shown on both local and national news and It caused a huge uproar especially in the Black community. While people looked on in hour and wondered what they hell had gone wrong, Oakland's Mayor Ron dellums, the Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff, The BART Board of directors and numerous other elected officials remained silent. There was no press conference. No memo, No reassurances that justice would be done-Not a word. This resulted in several protests including a huge one at the Fruitvale BART station where Grant was killed. From that march about 200 people broke off and headed to downtown Oakland and the rest is history. A cop car got burned, store windows got smashed and young men boldly stepped to the police and challenged them to be accountable. We filmed and recorded a lot of the people who were on the scene at both the rally and the rebellion. We put together a soundtrack that captures the energy. Because the Palestinians are dealing with an occupying force that reigns terror day in and day out on their people, we felt it was important to connect the dots and show how the police come across as an occupying force in the hood. Hence this week's 25 Joints is called From Gaza to Oakland. 01-Arab Summit 'Arab Conspiracy' 02-Clotaire K 'Maqam' 03-Patriach 'P-Stine Ryders' 04-Invincible 'No Compromise' 05-Euphrates 'Water melon Chunks' 06-Arab Summit 'Tommorrow's Justice (cynthia Mckinney remix) 07-Misat Fab w/ jennifer Johns 'My Life is Final' 08-Jasiri X 'Tribute to Oscar Grant' 09-Kaos Mystro 'Call for Revolutionaries' 10-Brother Mandingo 'I'm a Son of a Panther' 11-Lunda 'Free Fre Palestine-israel Says It Has a Right' 12-Paris 'Don't Stop the Movement' 13-Ras ceylon 'Raise Fist' 14-Paris, Dead prez & Public Enemy 'Freedom' 15-Clotaire K 'lubnan' 16-Uno the Prophet 'Zionist Money' 17-Truth Universal 'Serve and Protect' 18-Zion I & Grouch 'trigger' 19-Hasan Salaam 'Hezbollah' 20-Kita 3 Young 'Chakbsieh' 21-Dam 'Frestyle Joint' 22-Ise Lyfe 'Reasons' 23-Digital Underground, Sway & King Tech & paris 'Time 4 Peace' 24-Philistine 'Arabifunk' 25- Rebel Diaz 'Handcuffed' The streets of the Bay has seen people show up by the thousands to protest the actions of a country that once proudly backed the Apartheid Regime that ruled South Africa.. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-14,23876719 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:09:58 -0800 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D palestine, breakdown fm, oakland, gaza, 25 Joints, oscar grant, oakland riots, rebellionDavey, D" Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/23838664-Police-Terror-in-oakland-Interview-w-John-Burris By now everyone has seen the horrific video or videos of a Oakland BART Police Officer shooting an unarmed, Black man while he lay facedown on the ground and was fully co-operating. The man who was killed execution style was the father of a 4 year old girl and was considered a peacemaker. In fact moments before he was shot he was pleading with his friends who were all cuffed up to calm down and be cooperative with police. Grant was seen begging the police officers who had pulled tasers out and pointed them at the heads of his friends, not to shoot. For reasons unknown to us, the police officer pushed Grant to the ground. One officer kneeled on his neck while the other officer pulled out a gun and shot him point blank. The police then ran around and terrorfied witnesses by taking away their cell phones and video cameras for 'evidence'. What went down this New Years morning is very disturbing sight and it has the entire city of Oakland on edge. Adding insult to industry is the... By now everyone has seen the horrific video or videos of a Oakland BART Police Officer shooting an unarmed, Black man while he lay facedown on the ground and was fully co-operating. The man who was killed execution style was the father of a 4 year old girl and was considered a peacemaker. In fact moments before he was shot he was pleading with his friends who were all cuffed up to calm down and be cooperative with police. Grant was seen begging the police officers who had pulled tasers out and pointed them at the heads of his friends, not to shoot. For reasons unknown to us, the police officer pushed Grant to the ground. One officer kneeled on his neck while the other officer pulled out a gun and shot him point blank. The police then ran around and terrorfied witnesses by taking away their cell phones and video cameras for 'evidence'. What went down this New Years morning is very disturbing sight and it has the entire city of Oakland on edge. Adding insult to industry is the refusal of BART police to acknowledge any wrong doing. The police chief Gary Gee says the tapes are inclusive and he has thus far refused to release the name of the police officer who is on paid leave.. We sat down and spoke with famed attorney John Burris. He's the man to talk to when it comes to police terrorism. He and the Grant family has filed a 25 million dollar lawsuit, but they also want the cop in question to be criminally charged. Burris who has represented everyone from the late 2Pac Shakur to Dwayne Wiggins of Tony Toni Tone to Rodney King says this is the worse case of police terrorism he has ever witnessed. Burris who has also written a book called Black vs Blue which deals with Police brutality and minority communities gives us the full 4-1- 1 on a number of key topics. We talk about the far reaching powers of the police unions and how they have stealthly gotten lots of laws passed that give them all sorts of rights that will make your head spin. For example, the officer who is accussed of killing Oscar Grant has not been interviewed yet and won't for a while. This means all the officers on the scene can sit back listen to all the evidence against them and then come up with a well thought out counter story.. The officers have a huge right to privacy, so if we wanna have public hearings where we put a troublesome cop on blast, it has to be done in private. Thats just the tip of the iceberg Burris runs the entire scenwrio down for us. In this interview we talk about new laws citizens should pass. I would like to see cops have a three strikes law directed at them. I would also like to see special courts set up that deal with law enforcement and other public officials.. We talk about the feasibility of this.. I also speak with Burris about what sort of improvements have been made since he first came on the scene over 25 years ago.. Why are we still dealing with this sort of abuse after all the lawsuits? We start off the interview with an interview from local oakland rap artist DLabrie. We start off talking about the history of police terrorism in oakland including the killing of Black Panther Bobby Hutton, the brutality suffered by 2Pac Shakur and the horrific shooting of Gary King. The King case sounds remarkably similar to what happened to Oscar Grant .. Witnesses who we interviewed the day after King was killed described the police actionsas an execution. The officer in question had shot 2 other people including an unarmed man in a wheel chair.. Anyway enough said listen to the interview and spread the word. help create awareness.. By now everyone has seen the horrific video or videos of a Oakland BART Police Officer shooting an unarmed, Black man while he lay facedown on the ground and was fully co-operating. The man who was killed execution style was the father of a 4 year old girl and was considered a peacemaker. In fact moments before he was shot he was pleading with his friends who were all cuffed up to calm down and be cooperative with police. Grant was seen begging the police officers who had pulled tasers out and pointed them at the heads of his friends, not to shoot. For reasons unknown to us, the police officer pushed Grant to the ground. One officer kneeled on his neck while the other officer pulled out a gun and shot him point blank. The police then ran around and terrorfied witnesses by taking away their cell phones and video cameras for 'evidence'. What went down this New Years morning is very disturbing sight and it has the entire city of Oakland on edge. Adding insult to industry is the refusal of BART police to acknowledge any wrong doing. The police chief Gary Gee says the tapes are inclusive and he has thus far refused to release the name of the police officer who is on paid leave.. We sat down and spoke with famed attorney John Burris. He's the man to talk to when it comes to police terrorism. He and the Grant family has filed a 25 million dollar lawsuit, but they also want the cop in question to be criminally charged. Burris who has represented everyone from the late 2Pac Shakur to Dwayne Wiggins of Tony Toni Tone to Rodney King says this is the worse case of police terrorism he has ever witnessed. Burris who has also written a book called Black vs Blue which deals with Police brutality and minority communities gives us the full 4-1- 1 on a number of key topics. We talk about the far reaching powers of the police unions and how they have stealthly gotten lots of laws passed that give them all sorts of rights that will make your head spin. For example, the officer who is accussed of killing Oscar Grant has not been interviewed yet and won't for a while. This means all the officers on the scene can sit back listen to all the evidence against them and then come up with a well thought out counter story.. The officers have a huge right to privacy, so if we wanna have public hearings where we put a troublesome cop on blast, it has to be done in private. Thats just the tip of the iceberg Burris runs the entire scenwrio down for us. In this interview we talk about new laws citizens should pass. I would like to see cops have a three strikes law directed at them. I would also like to see special courts set up that deal with law enforcement and other public officials.. We talk about the feasibility of this.. I also speak with Burris about what sort of improvements have been made since he first came on the scene over 25 years ago.. Why are we still dealing with this sort of abuse after all the lawsuits? We start off the interview with an interview from local oakland rap artist DLabrie. We start off talking about the history of police terrorism in oakland including the killing of Black Panther Bobby Hutton, the brutality suffered by 2Pac Shakur and the horrific shooting of Gary King. The King case sounds remarkably similar to what happened to Oscar Grant .. Witnesses who we interviewed the day after King was killed described the police actionsas an execution. The officer in question had shot 2 other people including an unarmed man in a wheel chair.. Anyway enough said listen to the interview and spread the word. help create awareness.. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-06,23838664 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:42:15 -0800 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D police brutality, ,, police shooting, oscar grant, John Burris, Dlabrie, Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner http://help.odeo.com/episodes/23800201-25-Joints-to-Get-U-Through-the-Day-6-We-re-Fired-Up 25 joints to get U Through the Day #6 We're Fired Up... As we step into the holiday season we wanted to remind you just how much Hip Hop speaks truth to power. It never takes a break even during the holidays... That's why we kicked off this week's episode with some inspiring words from Civil Rights leader Joseph Lowry. He sets the tone with his remarks which are followed by Elandra Williams a youth activist from the Highlander Center in Tennessee. Over a slamming Heiro beat she tells us how the movement has been co-opted by the Foundation Industrial complex. She's says too many leaders have become professional activists. Elandra's searing words are followed by those of embattled preacher Jeremiah Wright who hits us over the dome about Muslim and Christian contradictions and how there are some in each respective religion who erroneously use God to justify their own political and military agenda. Big shout out to Tajai of the Mighty hiero crew who I ran into this earlier th... 25 joints to get U Through the Day #6 We're Fired Up... As we step into the holiday season we wanted to remind you just how much Hip Hop speaks truth to power. It never takes a break even during the holidays... That's why we kicked off this week's episode with some inspiring words from Civil Rights leader Joseph Lowry. He sets the tone with his remarks which are followed by Elandra Williams a youth activist from the Highlander Center in Tennessee. Over a slamming Heiro beat she tells us how the movement has been co-opted by the Foundation Industrial complex. She's says too many leaders have become professional activists. Elandra's searing words are followed by those of embattled preacher Jeremiah Wright who hits us over the dome about Muslim and Christian contradictions and how there are some in each respective religion who erroneously use God to justify their own political and military agenda. Big shout out to Tajai of the Mighty hiero crew who I ran into this earlier this week. This week we push the envelop and remind people of the on going struggles endured by this country's original inhabitants. We got laced up with an album called 'Peace& Dignity Journeys; Sacred Songs for Sacred Earth'. Its a compliation that gathered Indigenous Hip Hop artists from across all borders who came together and donated songs for an album that brings attention and raises funds for the seven month spiritual run known as the Peace and Dignity Journey. It's a run that occurs every 4 years and has participants honoring the prophecy of the unification of the eagle and the condor. The album itself is slamming and is reminder that Hip Hop has touched all cultures and sadly the commercial side of it has rendered so many invisible. The two joints we rock on this episode' The Youth Conference' by Quese Imc out of los Angeles and 'Take Me Back' by Olmeca, Victor E & Tolketa should put folks on notice -Do Not Sleep. Hip Hop is flourishing everywhere. We found a few fun jams that will get people's heads nodding including 'Bay Bronx Bridge' by Motion man and Kool Keith. Producer Kutmasta Kurt rocked the James Brown inspired beats as these two bi-coastal emcees pay tribute to the classic joint 'The Bridge' by Marley Marl and MC Shan with their own version that brings two coasts together in Hip Hop unity. Also stepping to the plate is T-Kash who pays tribute to Nas and Lauryn Hill's classic 'If I Ruled the World'. Many people forget the Nas' version is a remake of the original by Hip Hop pioneer Kurtis Blow. In the T-kash version he talks about the struggles endured by folks who live in the Bay including police brutality, gentrification and other isms and what he would like to see changed. The song is dope.. LA's first Lady Medusa drops a new cut on us called 'Get Up' which reminds us just how a real emcee should sound why she is Queen of the west coast. Big shout out to DJ Ice of the Wilshire District records who spins for Medusa and laced me with this joint from her upcoming album Big shout to Beni B of ABB records who hit me up this morning with new music from 9th Wonder and fellow North Carolinian Ceasar Camnche who has a new album about to drop in February. This cut we rock called 'Hands High' lets us know this album looks to be banana's Down in the Big Eazy, New Orleans, we have Truth Universal who is steady plugging away. His song Black Culture' features Doodlebug from Digable Planets and Wise Intelligent from Poor Righteous Teachers. Together this trio hits us hard with a dose of much needed sobering consciousness. In the backdrop of Truth Universal's music is the now widely reported stories about white vigilantees who were and continue to run around NO shooting down Black folks. When artists like Truth and Sess 4-5 first told us about this people scoffed. When activists like former Black Panther Malik Rahiem of Common Ground did a documentary showing white racist with guns bragging about going on pheasant hunts everyone including Mayor Ray Nagin ignored it and tried to sweep it under the rug. When Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney talked about Black water and 5000 black deaths in NO, people said she wqas crazy. Now that the Nation magazine wrote a full length article verifying much of what was reported we now have everyone paying attention. It is under these dire circumstances that artists like Truth Universal operate. He pulls no punches as he embodies the spirit of resistance and resilliance that is sometimes forgotten within Hip Hop. A few other stand out joints to watch out for in this episode of 25 Joints include DJ B Girl Chillz out of Seattle. her new group the Knox Family which includes Jermz and Julie C is poised to make a lot of noise in '09. J Boogie teams up with Lyrics Born to drop a dope cut called 'Revolution'. its off one of my favorite albums of the year 'Soul Vibration'. Jasiri X comes super hard with a joint that talks about the an absentee father with a song called Souljah. Dude is definitely one of the tightest emcees a round..Please recognize. Finally we went digging in the crates and pulled out one of my favorite songs of all times called 'Thinking of a Masterplan'.. I love the one by YZ. That will always be classic. But this one is by MC Hammer and it will let you know there was more to Hammer time than met the eye... We wrap things up with new music from Michael Franti who did a song that pays tribute to Barack Obama. The video is dope and dude will be in DC performing at a few Inaugural Balls. We're out for now..Enjoy 25 joints to get U Through the Day #6 We're Fired Up... As we step into the holiday season we wanted to remind you just how much Hip Hop speaks truth to power. It never takes a break even during the holidays... That's why we kicked off this week's episode with some inspiring words from Civil Rights leader Joseph Lowry. He sets the tone with his remarks which are followed by Elandra Williams a youth activist from the Highlander Center in Tennessee. Over a slamming Heiro beat she tells us how the movement has been co-opted by the Foundation Industrial complex. She's says too many leaders have become professional activists. Elandra's searing words are followed by those of embattled preacher Jeremiah Wright who hits us over the dome about Muslim and Christian contradictions and how there are some in each respective religion who erroneously use God to justify their own political and military agenda. Big shout out to Tajai of the Mighty hiero crew who I ran into this earlier this week. This week we push the envelop and remind people of the on going struggles endured by this country's original inhabitants. We got laced up with an album called 'Peace& Dignity Journeys; Sacred Songs for Sacred Earth'. Its a compliation that gathered Indigenous Hip Hop artists from across all borders who came together and donated songs for an album that brings attention and raises funds for the seven month spiritual run known as the Peace and Dignity Journey. It's a run that occurs every 4 years and has participants honoring the prophecy of the unification of the eagle and the condor. The album itself is slamming and is reminder that Hip Hop has touched all cultures and sadly the commercial side of it has rendered so many invisible. The two joints we rock on this episode' The Youth Conference' by Quese Imc out of los Angeles and 'Take Me Back' by Olmeca, Victor E & Tolketa should put folks on notice -Do Not Sleep. Hip Hop is flourishing everywhere. We found a few fun jams that will get people's heads nodding including 'Bay Bronx Bridge' by Motion man and Kool Keith. Producer Kutmasta Kurt rocked the James Brown inspired beats as these two bi-coastal emcees pay tribute to the classic joint 'The Bridge' by Marley Marl and MC Shan with their own version that brings two coasts together in Hip Hop unity. Also stepping to the plate is T-Kash who pays tribute to Nas and Lauryn Hill's classic 'If I Ruled the World'. Many people forget the Nas' version is a remake of the original by Hip Hop pioneer Kurtis Blow. In the T-kash version he talks about the struggles endured by folks who live in the Bay including police brutality, gentrification and other isms and what he would like to see changed. The song is dope.. LA's first Lady Medusa drops a new cut on us called 'Get Up' which reminds us just how a real emcee should sound why she is Queen of the west coast. Big shout out to DJ Ice of the Wilshire District records who spins for Medusa and laced me with this joint from her upcoming album Big shout to Beni B of ABB records who hit me up this morning with new music from 9th Wonder and fellow North Carolinian Ceasar Camnche who has a new album about to drop in February. This cut we rock called 'Hands High' lets us know this album looks to be banana's Down in the Big Eazy, New Orleans, we have Truth Universal who is steady plugging away. His song Black Culture' features Doodlebug from Digable Planets and Wise Intelligent from Poor Righteous Teachers. Together this trio hits us hard with a dose of much needed sobering consciousness. In the backdrop of Truth Universal's music is the now widely reported stories about white vigilantees who were and continue to run around NO shooting down Black folks. When artists like Truth and Sess 4-5 first told us about this people scoffed. When activists like former Black Panther Malik Rahiem of Common Ground did a documentary showing white racist with guns bragging about going on pheasant hunts everyone including Mayor Ray Nagin ignored it and tried to sweep it under the rug. When Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney talked about Black water and 5000 black deaths in NO, people said she wqas crazy. Now that the Nation magazine wrote a full length article verifying much of what was reported we now have everyone paying attention. It is under these dire circumstances that artists like Truth Universal operate. He pulls no punches as he embodies the spirit of resistance and resilliance that is sometimes forgotten within Hip Hop. A few other stand out joints to watch out for in this episode of 25 Joints include DJ B Girl Chillz out of Seattle. her new group the Knox Family which includes Jermz and Julie C is poised to make a lot of noise in '09. J Boogie teams up with Lyrics Born to drop a dope cut called 'Revolution'. its off one of my favorite albums of the year 'Soul Vibration'. Jasiri X comes super hard with a joint that talks about the an absentee father with a song called Souljah. Dude is definitely one of the tightest emcees a round..Please recognize. Finally we went digging in the crates and pulled out one of my favorite songs of all times called 'Thinking of a Masterplan'.. I love the one by YZ. That will always be classic. But this one is by MC Hammer and it will let you know there was more to Hammer time than met the eye... We wrap things up with new music from Michael Franti who did a song that pays tribute to Barack Obama. The video is dope and dude will be in DC performing at a few Inaugural Balls. We're out for now..Enjoy tag:odeo.com,2008-12-23,23800201 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:51:55 -0800 no Breakdown FM w/ Davey D davey d, breakdown fm, ,, 25 Joints, Joseph Lowry Hip Hop davey d breakdown fm hip hop and politics rap music Politics, , rap, hip Hop culture 25 Joints to Get U Through the Day Davey D's Hip Hop Corner