DEE-1′s IT’S MY TURN” Official Music Video|99problems

My homie is back with another one. Straight off his facebook page!

“6 Days left til the new mixtape drops… Peep out the new “IT’S MY TURN” Official Music Video… If you like it, pass it on”.

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DJWillieShakes

MLK Day in Milwaukee

Monday was a celebration of the late great Martin Luther King‘s 82^nd birthday. In Milwaukee, WI over 500 people of all different races, ages, and sizes rallied and marched in the snow to the Martin Luther King Statue on MLK Drive. Yes, in the snow! Singing “We Shall Overcome” in the snowy streets made me realize that Dr. King’s dream is in effect. Even though all people are not treated equally, I saw that day that all races can come together and be very powerful. If we all continue to work together and respect one another we can create the change we want to see. If we continue agitating, educating, and mobilizing we can’t be stopped!

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LaNisha

DEE-1|I HEAR YOU!!!!!|99Problems.org

In a minute, making good music is going to be the thing to do. That’s scary, right? Check out this guy Dee-1 , whom we featured a few couple months back and is still making his presence felt with this record/video, ‘Jay, 50, & Weezy’ where he’s sitting those same big ol heads down and holding them accountable. He, somewhat reminds me of the homie, Bizzle who made his mark, basically, doing the same with more of a religious angle.

Dee dropped a mixtape entitled, ‘I Hope They Hear Me’ not too long ago and his sophomore album David & Goliath is currently available on iTunes. Hit the jump for a sample.

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DJWillieShakes

The Art of Activism: MOE-MENTUM and Jeff Chang

Update 8:56am PST

Jeff Chang, the hip hop author, master of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, dropped a new piece in The Nation today about Obama’s arts and cultural policy. “Creativity has become the glue of social cohesion in times of turmoil.”

See the power of MOE-MENTUM’s poetry in a new light.

The League of Young Voters Education Fund and 99problems.org were down in Chi-Town over the weekend, participating in one of the dopest youth training programs out there: the Tunnel Builder Institute.

MOE-MENTUM stopped in on Saturday at TBI and gave a jaw dropping performance of his poetry. He walked away from the street violence in Chi-Town because he wanted to make change in his community. Check him out on myspace

It always works like this: the people who inspire us get their inspiration from someone else, and so on down the line, each one of us emboldened and empowered by the art, the beauty and truth of another leader’s words. From our President at the top, to the 14-17 year old participants of TBI who stood up and hollered for MOE-MENTUM’s truth, we’re united by our power, helping our country into the future, hand in hand.

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Sam Patton