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June 23, 2007
Bring 'Em Back Home
Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy is looking like the streets we named after him -- permanently under construction...
Directed by Zia Mohajerjasbi, Blue Scholar's "Back Home," off of the recently released Bayani, is powerful, poignant and necessary. Sure, the video's not terribly original (cemetery setting, weeping widows, kids holding portraits of lost loved ones) but it captures the inevitable suffering and pain that comes with war.
I know I've posted about Blue Scholars before but I'm just geeked off the fact that there are still some rap cats making meaningful music instead of those annoying ass dance songs. If only the masses would start taking note...
Posted by claire at June 23, 2007 7:52 PM
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Cool vid, i like these guys. keep posting more! thanks hyphen. cant wait for the next issue to come out...
great post, thanks for introducing me to these guys, I have not heard of them before.
A lot of Hip Hop artist are still making music with positive messages, as a result of this, a lot of them do not get much exposure from mainstream media. KRS1, and a series of artist are still active, but this is not what sells. This type of music gets not attention from the press. Just thought I would make that a note.