Archive for the 'Politics' Category

My Staff is Larger Than Yours

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Those ALIFE Parties Just Keep Getting Better

Last week Alife hosted a private kick off in their small courtyard for Nas and his ninth album release, Untitled — a presumed defiant and reluctant change from the original title Nigger. But on a crazy back door, big money deal, it’s rumored that Fort Greene, Brooklyn assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries requested New York’s Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to […]

R. Kelly: Innocent

Kells may have been acquitted today for a 6 year long, no man havin,’ pending trial for alleged child pornography. However, we at RE:UP find him guilty of all counts on making THE-BEST-YOU-TUBE-VIDEO-EVER. Once again, for your enjoyment, a gift from Chicago’s finest:

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The Most Ripped Off Print…

It’s one thing seeing a Nike swoosh or a McDonalds arch–maybe because we’ve become so accustomed to them being everywhere–but a Louis Vuitton bulletin board? In Bangalore, India? We could go off on a social diatribe here, throw around a few loaded words like globalization and homogenization, and quote Thomas L. Friedman. But then, we aren’t […]

Obama Music Video…Gone Bad?

Here’s a new “grass roots” politico-music video, featuring Kanye West’s friend and Sa-Ra frontman Taz Arnold, with production by none other than L.A.’s finest, Daedelus. Given the artists involved, you’d think we’d be in for an eclectic collabo treat — but sitting through this video, it’s hard watching without thinking, “Okay, this video might persuade […]

Ladies is Pimps Too

I sent this to my canadian friend and his instant reply was: “Wow, rap runs the USA.”

I’m including this to add perspective.