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REview: Gil Scott-Heron
You could ask a hundred different people what they think about Gil Scott-Heron and get a thousand different answers. As much as I feel a creative connection to the man, the soul that brought us the "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" at the age of 19...I'd probably remain silent.
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At BackList, we've been putting our heads together about ways to make the CREATE movement something that truly speaks to "Creatives". We figured we couldn't kick this thing off right without honoring artists (of all genres). We're not just giving them a day, or even a week...we're showing them love all month long! Okay, we'll this month we're starting a little late, but hey don't judge us, this artist of the month thing is new.
What ReNEWal Means to: Salakida
Renewal is wisdom and wide eyed wonder living side by side, the Elder and the Child merged. Renewal is getting your entire groove back, and knowing what to do with it this time!
Because Zora is such a giant in the literary and black arts scenes, my greatest concern was doing justice to her sterling piece of fiction. The irony is that I did the adaptation purely on instinct, without any particular research on how to do an adaptation. I was in film school at the time, and the emphasis there was writing original screenplays. So I did it "flying by the seat of my pants" so to speak.
Earlier this month, Casey Gane-McCalla, a journalist, rapper, comedian and Facebook friend, declared on his FB status: "I am an Ivy league college educated journalist with no criminal background...still when I hear this song...I think I'm Big Meech." The song that Gane-McCalla refers to is B.M.F, a single from Rick Ross's fourth album, Teflon Don which dropped Tuesday. The song's considered a heater. The summer's hip-hop anthem.
We're thrilled to launch a new series of interviews featuring creative visionaries talking about, well, stuff. Why box it? Our inaugural interview is with Thembisa S. Mshaka, an entertainment powerhouse who's been in the business for more than fifteen years. And she ain't stopping anytime soon. We thought she'd have a thing or two to say about staying power.
Consuming: José James
I recently stumbled upon José James during one of my web-based procrastination periods. But it was worth it. He earns my dope rating.
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Creative Entreprenuers! Spark Your Fire
THE FIRE STARTER SESSIONS is: an e-book meets video transmission of acumen and love. You: are likely sitting on an empir... (read more)
THE MESSAGE Hip-Hop & Literarcy Enrichment Program
Order Your Signed Copy of THE MESSAGE today! Educational institutions around the country--including high schools, out-of... (read more)
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