Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
16 June 2013
VIDEO: "The Block" by Akua Naru feat. Drea D'Nur
Every once in a while I post music that tells the stories of the streets because street lit and hip hop inform one another quite intimately. Hip hop artist Akua Naru's piece, "The Block" paints a hauntingly vivid picture of the harsh realities that happen on "The Block". Enjoy and share this video with adults and teens at your library and in your classrooms. They will love Queen Akua Naru; they will hear her call.
16 January 2013
VIDEO: Streets Is Hard (Music video)
Hi all. I have been coming across some really interesting and well done videos lately. Please enjoy this hip hop music video, Streets Is Hard. The artist's name is Herricane. She's based in Philadelphia, PA. I wish her the best in her endeavors.
13 December 2012
VIDEO: YA Urban Fiction Featured on FOX News in Chicago
Urban Fiction gets African American teens excited about reading
: The story and characters don't have to be familiar for a reader to get lost in a good book, but everyone likes to see their experiences in a story.
30 November 2011
New Listen: The Roots, 'undun' - a life on the streets
This album .... beyond words ... it will move you in every way. Period.
Featured on NPR:http://www.npr.org/2011/11/28/142873013/first-listen-the-roots-undun
Album drops December 6, 2011. It is a must-have to any library collection (I know it's ranked explicit - still order it, I say), and to everyone's personal music collection.
Reviews for 'undun':
Billboard: "The Roots Go Concept On New Album 'undun'" by Keith Murphy at:
http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/the-roots-go-concept-on-new-album-undun-1005571552.story#/column/the-juice/the-roots-go-concept-on-new-album-undun-1005571552.story
HipHopDX: "The Roots Release Full Album Stream of 'undun'" by Steven J. Horowitz at:
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17262/title.the-roots-release-full-album-stream-of-undun
Glide Magazine: "The Roots - undun" by Nick Gunther at:
http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/57886/the-roots.html#com
For more on The Roots:
Website: http://theroots.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheRoots
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/theroots
Twitter: @questlove | @theroots | #undun
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roots
Featured on NPR:http://www.npr.org/2011/11/28/142873013/first-listen-the-roots-undun
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| The Roots |
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| (I actually used to do this as a kid growing up in the ghetto. - Vanessa Irvin Morris) |
Reviews for 'undun':
Billboard: "The Roots Go Concept On New Album 'undun'" by Keith Murphy at:
http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/the-roots-go-concept-on-new-album-undun-1005571552.story#/column/the-juice/the-roots-go-concept-on-new-album-undun-1005571552.story
HipHopDX: "The Roots Release Full Album Stream of 'undun'" by Steven J. Horowitz at:
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17262/title.the-roots-release-full-album-stream-of-undun
Glide Magazine: "The Roots - undun" by Nick Gunther at:
http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/57886/the-roots.html#com
For more on The Roots:
Website: http://theroots.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheRoots
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/theroots
Twitter: @questlove | @theroots | #undun
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roots
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