A song for Mitt Romney by my alter-ego Republican Jay Smooth. After Jay-Z recorded "Glory" to welcome his new daughter into the world, I wondered what it would sound like if Republican voters...
Also see addendum here. Music provided by Sabzi of Common Market/Blue Scholars/Das Racist. Transcript here (thanks to feministing!)
This is the TEDx Talk I gave at Hampshire College last month, my first time doing this type of presentation but the schools all-star organizers and audience made it a great experience. Much thanks to...
A little parody I put up last night of the already legendary "smoking" promo by Herman Cains campaign chief Mark Block (see the original here).
A few thoughts on Occupy Wall Street..Ive been watching it and going down there for a while now but hadnt had a chance to speak on it. By the way when I say some news media people are "ringers,&#...
Just stating the obvious about this soundbite from last weekend where Rick Perry compares himself to the Man of Steel. (Im sure Im not the first to point this out) Also worth noting that Superman him...
Tonight came the sad news that (along with fellow songwriting great Jerry Leiber) Nick Ashford passed away today. For those who know Ashford & Simpson only for "Solid As A Rock," here are a f...
Just a few thoughts on Lauryns good news last week. For those who have been asking: Im not sure I have anything to add about the debt ceiling farce, that hasnt been said already, but I did post about...
Peoples Champion: Behind the Battle from Trent Babbington on Vimeo. Ive been sidelined from making videos by getting a tooth pulled, and should be back on it this week. but in the meantime heres a ne...
Last night General Steele from Smif-n-Wessun came through the radio show to speak his mind about the NYPD incident at last weeks release party for the groups "Monumental" album. He also grace...
Giving thanks to Tiffany Green and BET, for the picture that captures everything I wouldve said in all the videos I never made this past year. If you were smart enough not to watch that show, here is...
A lot of people have asked me to post DJ Monk Ones Gil Scott Heron tribute mix from our radio show, and I wanted to say a few words to go along with it. This video might not be too interesting for an...
A long and ranty ramble loosely inspired by Lebrons press conference on Sunday. Not meant to be taken too seriously, I dont have any beef with Lebron in general, and I know he was just venting his fr...
Peace go with you brother Dont make no sense for us to be arguing now Time is right up on us now brother Dont make no sense for us to be arguing now All of your children and all of my children are go...
"The thing with the n word: its very very confusing for white kids who have a lot of black friends and are accepted. And I cant stand here and say that when I was 9 years old, and all my friends ...
Speaking a bit on that troll who seems to have magically disappeared now that the news networks stopped feeding him. Hopefully saying his name here will not make him reappear like Candyman.
Also check the sharp takes on this from dream hampton and Zerlina Maxwell
(transcript forthcoming)
Just a little addendum my old MLK video, with his perspective on the different kinds of extremism, and how sometimes extremism is no less righteous than moderation. With so much discussion right now ...
Tonight our radio show returns for 2011, WBAI 99.5 FM in NY, and were starting off the new year with a visit from the battle rapper (and regular rapper) extraordinaire Soul Khan. You can tune in on t...
new night, same great taste. Some of you know that in addition to what goes on here I also host one of the longest running hip-hop radio shows, the Underground Railroad on WBAI. Video production has ...
Another GIANT word video from Jay Smooth, on why you should never trust a politician who says theyre just like you. The word for today is "qualifications." Transcript up soon. To see more epi...
What politicians really mean nowadays when they talk about being "sensitive." Transcript up soon. For more episodes of The Giant Word, and other goodies, check Giantlife.com
Official announcement of my new video series starting next week, for Giant Magazine. Ill be working for my good friend Dan Charnas whom you might remember from my Asher Roth videos, and joining some ...
A little followup to the interview I posted yesterday, cuz I felt like one of the answers didnt come out quite right.
Heres a little segment I did last week for Amanda Divas The Spark on AOL/Blackvoices, along with the comic Victor Cruz. I felt hella awkward and self-conscious in this studio environment, a la Ricky ...
a.k.a "Atlas Ducked." A rant from last week about Rand Pauls interview with Rachel Maddow. Transcript after the jump.
A rant about one of my pet peeves, people who say "oh I never pay attention to politics because I know it doesn't matter, the whole system is rigged, every politician is the same, yadda yadda yadda."...
This weekend DJ Chela sat in in our radio show on WBAI, the Underground Railroad, and spun an excellent set of hip-hop/electro/dance classics, with a few new joints sprinkled in (including the new Na...
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