African American

The Most Influential Albums by African-Americans

TheGrio.com, a “video-centric news community” documenting the African-American experience in partnership with NBC News, published a slideshow of the 25 most influential albums created by African-Americans. The feature spotlights Curtis Mayfield’s Super Fly, Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, and Rick James’ Street Songs among others.
Here’s a sample (along with some tunes from featured album, Kind of [...]

 
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Wise Intelligent on Hip Hop’s Oppression

The revolution will not be televised, but the revolting will be idolized.
Mother Hip Hop is calling for her children, but something has rendered their screaming voices speechless. In this video, Wise Intelligent of the ’90s hip hop trio, Poor Righteous Teachers, schools us on the music industry’s exploitation of the African-American experience.


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