High and Dry
February 12, 2009
@christopherbush
Jeff Chang
February 10, 2009
I went to Jeff Chang’s lecture today @CarnegieMellon entitled:
“Taking Over: How the Hip-Hop Generation Changed the World”
The lecture covered the origins of Hip-Hop in the Bronx and the civil unrest that birthed it. Jeff Chang is a super smart dude and I’m going to be reading his book Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop as soon as I can.
“His first book, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, garnered honors including the American Book Award and the Asian American Literary Award. He has also edited the acclaimed anthology, Total Chaos: The Art & Aesthetics of Hip-Hop.
Jeff was a founding editor of ColorLines magazine, and a Senior Editor/Director at Russell Simmons’ 360hiphop.com. He began writing for URB and The Bomb Hip-Hop magazines, and has written for the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Vibe, Foreign Policy, The Nation, and Mother Jones, among many other publications.
He covered the 2000 presidential elections for 360hiphop. In 2007, he interviewed Barack Obama for the cover of Vibe.
In 1993, he co-founded and ran the influential hip-hop indie label, SoleSides, now Quannum Projects, helping launch the careers of DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truth Speaker. He has helped produce over a dozen records, including the “godfathers of gangsta rap”, the Watts Prophets.”
APROPOS
February 3, 2009
Pittsburgh Slim – “My Bitch Is Crazy”
This video makes me laugh.
‘Sleep Now In The Fire’
February 2, 2009
I missed this party back in ’06–the year before I came to Pitt. The Steelers did it again and won another ring. Crazy night in Oakland.
Go Stillers
February 1, 2009
Photos by @AndrewCycle
“Are you guys gonna beat me up? You look like you’re gonna beat me up. I’m used to it”
