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Russell Simmons Proposes Legislation Barring Corporations From Funding Political Campaigns
Politics ♦ Posted 11/16/2011
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons is using his influence to attempt change in politics. An Occupy Wall Street movement supporter, Simmons was in Boston on Tuesday (November 15) introducing a constitutional amendment he says would keep Corporate America from interfering in American politics. Simmons said the legislation was authored by an anonymous "leading senior congressman," reports... |
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Jay-Z Drops Occupy Wall Street-Inspired Tee, But Doesn't Benefit The Movement
Politics ♦ Posted 11/11/2011
Jay-Z dropped a new Rocawear tee on Friday (November 11) that's garnered some attention, because it's inspired by the "Occupy Wall Street" movement that's spread across the country. The new tee reads "Occupy All Streets," a play on the name of the movement protesting major financial institutes. On it, the "W" in "Wall" is scratched... |
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Immortal Technique Speaks On Government Corruption At #OccupyWallStreet (Video)
Politics, Videos ♦ Posted 10/17/2011
Kanye West and Russell Simmons aren't the only artists supporting the Occupy Wall Street encampment. Longtime activist/rapper Immortal Technique is an underground rapper who has been supporting causes around the world for years. In an interview with DemocracyNow.org, the New York rapper shares his impressions of the protesters' demands and does an acapella version of... |
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9/11: 10 Years Later, Celebrities All Remember
Politics ♦ Posted 09/11/2011
It's a new day and age since the September 11th terrorist attacks of 2001, which ended with thousands of deaths and the collapse of the Twin Towers in NYC and a crash at the Pentagon. Today, during the tragic day's 10th anniversary ... we have Twitter. So, on Sunday (September 11) and throughout the weekend, everybody was talking about that day, whether it be how... |
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Prodigy Talks Illuminati, President Obama Bloodline & Jay-Z On InfoWars.com
Politics ♦ Posted 08/08/2011
Mobb Deep's Prodigy hasn't been shy, as of late, expressing his views on conspiracy theories, the Illuminati, and/or secret societies ... and spoke about his beliefs recently with popular Austin-based radio host, Alex Jones. In this four-part interview, Illuminati P (as he's named himself on Twitter) speaks on Illuminati symbolism in the hip-hop world, specifically Jay-Z; President Obama's historic bloodline; and his infamous 2007 gun... |
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Truth Minista Paul Scott Takes On V-Nasty Over Use Of The 'N' Word
Politics, Videos ♦ Posted 07/25/2011
Minister and activist Paul Scott, aka the "Truth Minista", has regularly sent us commentary in which he takes on celebrities and/or companies over controversial subjects. Most recently, Scott sent us over a new commentary, taking on V-Nasty and the White Girl Mob over the young rapper's non-chalant use of the "N" word ... and why she shouldn't alleviate the responsibility from its use. Following the... |
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Lupe Fiasco Discusses Obama 'Terrorist' Comment On 'The O'Reilly Factor'
Politics, Videos ♦ Posted 06/21/2011
Around two weeks ago, Lupe Fiasco made headlines following a CBS News Interview in which he called President Obama -- and the U.S. government -- the "biggest terrorist" in the world. After the news spread, political pundit Bill O'Reilly commented on the Chicago rapper's statements, calling him "a pinhead", via his Fox News show "The O'Reilly Factor". But, he's since given Lupe a chance to... |
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Prodigy Agrees With Lupe Fiasco In Calling President Obama The 'Biggest Terrorist'
Politics ♦ Posted 06/14/2011
Rapper Lupe Fiasco ruffled some feathers last week, when he called President Obama the world's "biggest terrorist." While many other hip-hop artists may not feel the same as the Chicago rapper, he does have at least one ally in his anti-Barack Obama sentiments, in Mobb Deep's Prodigy. When asked how he felt about Lupe's comments, via an interview with HipHopDX, Prodigy said he shared the... |
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Former Black Panther, Geronimo Pratt, Dead At 63
Politics ♦ Posted 06/03/2011
Former Black Panther, Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, died Thursday (June 2) in Tanzania at 63 years old. While his former lawyer confirmed the news with CNN, he said he did not know the exact cause of death. Pratt -- who was wrongly imprisoned for 27 years on a murder conviction, which lawyer Stuart Hanlon helped overturn -- died in a small village in Tanzania where he... |
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Uncle Luke Out Of Miami Mayor Election Race
Politics ♦ Posted 05/25/2011
It's only been just over a month since he officially filed to run for Mayor of Miami-Dade County, but Uncle Luke is already out of the election race. Despite a valiant effort, the former 2 Live Crew frontman (real name: Luther Campbell) lost, coming in at 4th place. According to reports, Campbell garnered around 11% of the vote with an estimated 20,663 ballots in his... |
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