Showing posts with label rap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rap. Show all posts

Oct 11, 2008

Hood CNN: This week with Jasiri X

This week with Jasiri X, rapper breaks down the Wall Street financial crisis, the $700 billion bailout, Gov. Sarah Palin in the media, and the lame duck President George W. Bush.

Sep 22, 2008

Hip Hop is the "Hood CNN"

Rapper Chuck D, of Public Enemy, once said, "Hip Hop is the 'Hood CNN,'" meaning that Hip Hop music is a venue to continue the African oral tradition over music.

Hip Hop artist Jasiri X has created a new Hip Hop style weekly recap of the news, as told from a urban standpoint.


This week with Jasari X, Episode 3