Jay-Z is Part of the Solution and the 99Problems!!!

Hate on the throne if you want, but From Ye to Jay, hip-hop elite have made statements of some form expressing that they’re for the people and not that 1 percent sh!!!. What you thinkin? #PoliticsAsUsual

“Jay-Z met up with good friend, Russell Simmons, who was celebrating 25 years of Def Jam Recordings at an after-party in NYC.

Russell has been an avid supporter at the Occupy Wall Street protests, despite the fact he’s grouped in with the wealthy 1%, and he got Jay-Z’s point of view on the matter.

Jay stated, ‘I would pay more taxes to help with education and healthcare for the under-served.’

He is one of the few wealthy moguls who say they would pay more taxes to help out with the growing economic injustice in the United states. Russell Simmons and Warren Buffett have already came forward supporting a tax increase.”

Source: globalgrind.com

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DJWillieShakes

Haiti, A Year Later|99Problems.org

Seems as if Haiti is back to being Haiti’s problem just like before. Maybe everyone has forgotten what happened last January 12th. Honestly, with all the turmoil on our own soil, it’s hard for me to remember how hard the ground shook over there. But now that I think back, how can we forget about the massive amounts of lives we committed to saving as well as the ones we couldn’t save. They say time heals all wounds but a year doesn’t seem like a lot of time. VIDEO INSIDE

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DJWillieShakes

On this day in history, Jackie Robinson saves Brooklyn!

On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier. He was a brave leader who put America before his own safety and happiness. As racial rhetoric and xenophobia becomes more prevalent in the public discourse, let’s not forget that we are all human beings.

Check out a couple of Jackie Robinson clips after the jump. He was a bad dude!!

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Biko Baker

It Was All A Dream-An Ode to Biggie Smalls

I was too young to understand what had happened when it did. The news anchorman spoke briefly of a rapper that was shot and killed, and all I could think as a 10 year old kid was, “don’t I know this guy?” When we lost a great rapper, I was more focused on the tooth that I might be losing.

Now, as a 23 year old, I’m thinking, damn, that couldn’t have really happened in my lifetime.” I can’t believe how many years have passed, how many magazine covers have been produced in commemoration of Biggie and Tupac’s rap career or how many songs/movies/documentaries have been composed since their deaths. This is how we mourned. Deep down we really tried to replace the irreplaceable.

What have we learned from the passing of hip hop’s elite? It’s safe to say that words are weapons and are very powerful. We should definitely use them wisely when given the platform to speak to the masses.

But what if it were all a dream? Sit back and reflect on that just for a sec. What if Jay never got as big as he did? Could you imagine a Big track featuring Kanye West?

I appreciate what we got now, but ill never forget what we had.

Love you BIG!

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DJWillieShakes

A Kinder, Gentler Time

Happy anniversary, for whatever that’s worth.

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The Editor