As Dr. Kwame Nkrumah said: “I am not African because I was born in Africa, but because Africa was born in me.”
When I see articles like “Some blacks insist: ‘I’m not African-American” & “Beyoncé L’Oreal ad…
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Don’t Call Me African…The Cries & Crisis of Lost Africans Continues
Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson -HIP-HOP ICON -RIP (March 6, 1936 – September 29, 2011)
Behind every great man & every great movement, there is a greater woman. Today we lost one of the greatest in the movement & culture enjoyed globally as Hip-Hop. Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson known to some as the Godmother of Rap…
more »While You Were Watching The Throne-The Revolution Was Being Televised & Missed
While everyone & their momma was praising Kanye & Jay Z’s new album, the rest of the world was getting messed up & fighting for our lives.
Once again the internets were all a flutter over the release of…
more »Music Is A Weapon : Jay Z & Kanye West Drop “Otis”
By now we have all been bombarded on the internets with yet another so called “Highly Anticipated Album” from Jay & Ye! Well the album entitled “Watch The Throne” is still not out & is allegedly going to…
more »Music Is A Weapon: K’Naan, The Somalia Story & HIP-HOP’s Legacy As The Voice of The People
The festering & expected tragedy of famine in Somalia that has now captured the world’s attention & caused the United Nations to declare a famine in two areas of southern Somalia as the region suffers the worst drought in more…
more »Gil Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011)
As soon as Gil Scott Heron’s death was announced , his image, music , poetry and praises spread like wildfire on the “internets”, but how many people bought his new album ”I’m New Here“or even thought about him…
more »Global Fusion Playist: The Soul Of Destani Wolf
JAY Z Showcases His Global Fusion With Life +Times
Jay Z has done it again. This time his creativity & new era pushing the envelope has come in the form of his new website Life + Times, which is basically what I envisioned Global Fusion Productions to be…
more »Global Fusion Playlist: Sade’s “The Moon And The Sky” (Remix feat. JAY Z)
Global Fusion Playlist :Hip-Hop VS The World Chronicles:Slick Rick – Street Talkin’ ft. OutKast
I forgot just how much I love Slick Rick & Outkast’s “Street Talking” & how right it is for the times with all the streets talking about the never ending debate over Hip-Hop’s legacy & its global & social benefit.…
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