Blog: Ruby Hornet

In 2004, just a day after George W. Bush won re-election, the Beastie Boys hit Chicago alongside Talib Kweli in support of their '04 Hip Hop album, To The 5 Boroughs . At the time, I was 22 and teaching 2nd grade in Englewood on the southside of Chicago.  I was also working at SoundSlam.com, where I would be able to ditch my teacher's uniform and interview artists like Common, Lupe Fiasco, Wyclef, Busta Rhymes, I even got to interview Tony Yayo (definitely a highlight).  Since I started writing though, shit since I started listening to music, my goal [...]