Wake up sleepyheads

Quite possibly the coolest thing I’ve seen in the last 20 minutes. Goes good with coffee.

Good morning.

Filed under: Art, Film , Passion pit, sleepyhead, trippy, video art

Kenya’s Hip Hop Colony

Hip Hop Colony: The African Hip Hop Explosion

By Kwan Booth (October 06, 2005-Whatchusay.com)

Hip Hop Colony, the new film by Director Michael Wanguhu and Russell Kenya, explores the emergence of Kenyan Hip Hop culture and it’s struggles to gain legitimacy. The film screened recently at the Oakland International Film Festival and I talked to the director about his inspiration, Kenya’s current music scene, and Hip Hop’s ability to break down boundaries.

Filed under: Film, Interviews, Media, Music , , "hip hop colony" "Michael Wanguhu", "Russell Kenya"

Turn Off Channel Zero

Turn Off Channel Zero

By Kwan Booth ( April 12, 2007-Whatchusay.com)

It’s no secret that mainstream media’s coverage of African Americans is severely one- sided. From the nightly news to “reality shows” like “Cops” and “Flavor of Love” to almost every music video on BET, MTV and VH1, the dominant image of black people these days is criminal, bitchy and more than slightly stupid. If you didn’t know better, you’d think the whole Black World is rocking grills, packing gats and sitting on 24-inch spinners.

Filed under: Activism, Film, Media, Reviews