Bro. Dhoruba Bin Wahad Msg to Grassroots Hip Hop-gctid30108

[nattyreb]

Very excellent!
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A Message to Grassroots Hip Hop

by Davey D

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This is an incredible speech from long term Freedom Fighter and fomer political prisoner Dhoruba Bin Wahad..It took place during the recently held National Hip Hop Political Convention in Las Vegas. Dhoruba sat on a panel that focused on the legacy of Cointel-Pro which took down the Panthers, the anti-war movement and other organizations during the 1960s.. The purpose of this panel was to see how this insidious policy of domestic spying had manifested itself within Hip Hop.

Dhoruba was scheduled to be part of a panel, and offer brief remarks, but people were so moved by him and his unwavering commitment to the freedom struggle, he was asked at the last moment to address the entire convention.. He really dropped some bombs.

He talked about this country's ascension into being an empire and starts off with the landmark year of 1968... Its interesting to note that Dhoruba's breakdown of social and political events that took place in 1968 parallels the social and political events chronicled by author Jeff Chang in his landmark book about the Hip Hop generation called'Can't Stop Won't Stop'.

The message that Dhoruba delivers is an important one and hopefully it will motivate all of us to pay closer attention and get more involved in the day to day political discourse that impacts our communities.

Enjoy, Get Enlightened and Evolve..

PS.. The song you hear in the beginning is brand new music from the Black Panther of Hip Hop- Paris is new album Acid Reflex is due out in early September. It was almost as if he wrote this song for Dhoruba.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

BlackNificent Sharing. Listening now. We got a chance to meet him in Ghana in 2007 and do an interview of several hours. Strong Kmtyw and a first hand connection and another living resource of the young generation to the legendary warriors of yesterday, many of whom we can only interact with through their quotes, words and history of their deeds.

Meda ase for sharing.

Obadele

[Ruler Ra]

If you read Kmt Bambaataa's interviews in Yes Yes Ya'll, he'll tell you how Black/Kmtyw consciousness in the early development of Hip Hop. This is a topic very few touch on.

[nattyreb]

Asante sana, y'all, it is really, really good to feel that fiery baptism that Bro. Dhoruba so thoroughly provides, he is the Truth! and we should all check this out, if even in small increments of a busy schedule, the production with the interspersed speech-bites, music-bites, etc., are really tremendous!  i appreciate y'alls comments very much, please spread far and wide cuz we need the voice of strong Bros. like Dhoruba in these days and times.

[Asantewa]

All of a sudden yt is taking an unhealthy interest in HipHop - it's become the new yt fashion... The alliance française and other french cultural organisations are now promoting 'hiphop dance' - a version of old style breakdancing and copycat 'You Got Served' type stuff and ALL the yt kids are now going for 'hiphop dance' classes at alliance française; another example of cultural theft and takeover...