Blog: Biochemical Slang

All is well with the world. Well...at least MY world. I have a full belly. I am quite a bit tipsy. I have a roof over my head. Creditors aren't bustin' down my door. I have a loving family. I have leftovers in the fridge. I got some money in the bank. I got friends who I can count on. I got music when I need it. I can't complain. To put it bluntly, I SHOULDN'T complain. [...]

I told y'all that history repeats itself. All you gotta do is look. It's right there. Below the surface. The greatest trick supremacy ever pulled, was convincing the world it didn't exist. It's here. It shows its head once in a while. It makes a couple of headlines, people feign shock, and the world as we know it continues. Don't get it twisted. It's ALWAYS there. We just remember the Mel Gibsons, the Stroms Thurmonds, and the Kramers. What about the neighbors, the bankers, the grocers, the painters, the doctors? What about YOU? [...]

History tends to repeat itself. Vietnam and Iraq. Strom Thurmond and Trent Lott. Nazi Germany, Rwanda, and Darfur. Pop culture is not immune to the virus. Minstrel shows are still alive and well. Hip-hop is especially vulnerable. Anger, race, culture, diamonds, and socioeconomics are all mixed into a batter that should explode. When money talks, people listen. Hip hop is doing fine, just ask Clive Davis and Lyor Cohen. [...]

I am a reader. The problem is, I just don't READ anymore. The grind has got me constantly diverted. I haven't been able to sit down and see the world, from another person's thoughts, for more than ten minutes at a time (this blog ish is made for those on their grind). But, damn, the grind can be coldhearted. People need novels. Baldwin, where you at? If you are unfamiliar with my man SHERMAN ALEXIE, peep his latest piece of writing NOW [...]

I'm not gonna sit here and lie to you, my readers. I'm not gonna sit on my high horse and tell you that it didn't feel good to watch the color of Congress change. No, I'm not talkin' about the Black Muslim congressman in Minnesota, of all places. Yes, I gloated. Yes, I enjoyed Bush's new found bipartisanism: "It is our responsibility to put the elections behind us and work together on the great issues facing America." [...]

There must be something in THEIR genes, right? They are poor. They are sick. They are uneducated. They get asthma and diabetes like it's a style. They pass these traits on to their kids. Poor folks have issues. And science promises to get to the bottom of it...as long as they get their tenure at their prestigious university. This won't hurt a bit, I promise. [...]

Who's world is this? The world is YOURS. The CHOICE is yours.

In these days of quick fixes and immediate solutions, even money ain't enough . Camden has become synonymous with American urban blight, crime, poverty, drugs, and destitution. Industry left a long time ago. Leaving shells, squatters, and tenements. Camdenites call 'em homes. Even cheating doesn't work . Camden schools have become nothing more than extended babysitting. [...]

Hip Hop is more than just music. Hip hop is a style. It's your swag. It's an attitude. It's a marketing scheme. It's the clothes you wear. Most importantly, it is YOU and ME. Who's gonna change hip hop? YOU and ME. Who's gonna make sure Keith Murray, King Sun, Billy Danze, Craig G, C Rayz Walz are remembered and appreciated? YOU and ME. Music is Hip-Hop's side hustle. Hip-Hop's got more important things to tend to. [...]

The stakes are high. The midterm elections offer us a real chance. A chance to reinstate the checks and balances into our government. Our complaining can amount to a shake up. Nothing revolutionary, just lettin the administration know that they can't do whatever they fancy. I'm not saying Obama is our savior, I'm saying we can change the current trajectory. "My administration will carefully consider any proposal that will help us achieve victory." What happened to "stay the course?" The cover may have changed, but the contents remain the same. [...]

Life goes on. Easier said than done. More than twenty years ago, Alan Newton was incarcerated for a robbery and rape that he didn't commit . This past July, the DNA test was finally done and Alan was released. A whole lot older. A whole lot wiser. Alan's got a lot of catchin' up to do. A hole in his resume is the least of his worries. The [...]

White men: Lock up your daughters. Keep an eye on your wife. The smooth talker is comin' to YOUR town. A change is gonna come.

Small businesses can be a vehicle towards self-reliance and economic stability. They promote that do-it-yourself, do-it for-the-community fervor that many of our neighborhoods need. They promote investment, investment in communities that need more than Section 8 and rent collecters that show up on the 1st and 15th of the month. They also promote rhetoric. If you happen to make bombs, war can be a boon for your business. G DUBBZ recently [...]

Darfur is more than just being ignored. Darfur is more than just where genocide is occuring right NOW. Darfur is more than just a word used to gain political points. Never again? Darfur and much of Sudan are part of the "new money" in the world oil game. They may not have the etiquette. They may not know which fork to use during the third course of their twelve course dinner. They may speak

It's THAT time. While 7.5 million of us tuned in to watch Flava Flav whore himself to Supremacy, we were being microtargeted. While the media writes about ratcheting and chicken-noodle soup , they're on their grind. Don't believe the hype . The Republican party has nothing to worry about. They're WATCHING YOU . They call it microtargeting. This goes beyond wire-tapping. [...]

I'll take it. It's a start. After Flava Flav's success. After hearing Flavorette is in production. After all of the rapper shootings. After the minstrelsy of BET. After all of the chicken-noodle-souping and ratcheting. After hearing that Don King is the Republican's answer to the Black vote. I'll take it. It's refreshing to hear that White brothers can also make fools of themselves on television. Can I call it white minstrelsy? Can I call it whooning [...]

The pie sure ain't what it used to be. Everyone wants a piece of it. Unfortunately, the crumbs are all that's left. Workers have it tough here. They need to put in WORK, literally. The bling of the spoons they wash. The bling of the blades cutting your grass. The bling of the dew on your fruit they pick. The sparkle of the windows they wash. The ice on your car before they scrape it off. Diamonds aren't the [...]

Our kids look good these days. Fresh kicks. Fresh hat. Gold. If our exam scores included realness, flatness of hat brims, and Lacoste shirts, we'd be beating those damn Asian countries. Those tests are culturally biased. What's math-em-at-icks? As we wonder what happened with Foley and his entourage of pages, our kids are gettin' dumberer. As midterm elections approach, reactionary politics takes over. Preemptive politics died years ago. It doesn't grab your attention. 2/3 of New York state [...]

Here's a piece of news for ya: black people can systematically suppress white people . Noxubee County, Mississippi, with a population of under 9,000, blacks outnumber whites 3-to-1. Somehow, the US Department of Justice believes this man is responsible for the suppression of the white vote in Noxubee. Among other things , Ike is accused of rigging absentee ballots, harassing white poll-goers, bringing in black ringers to run against white candidates, and hiring only black poll managers. [...]

Back in the days, our parents used to take care of us. Look at 'em now, they even fuckin' scared of us. Callin' the city for help because they can't maintain. Damn, shit done changed Fast forward to 2006. Parents are still calling the city. However, n ow the city is calling private businesses because they can't maintain [...]