Never Confuse God w/ Government pt2 This is the 2003 sermon in its entirety that pretty much set things off and cast long time Chicago pastor Jeremiah Wright in a bad-light. Its the sermon where he says 'GodDamn America' and talks about Aids and the Government. His words are very powerful..When you hear this sermon you will see just how much they distorted his words. You will also see just how a what Rev Wright said could be taken the wrong way...

Never Confuse God w/ Government-Interview w/ Jeremiah Wright By Davey D This past weekend the State of the Black World Conference took place in New Orleans. Lots of activists, community leaders and artists came through to talk about key issues facing the Black community, developing and implementing an agenda along with the challenges we face as a community in the aftermath of Barack Obama's historic win. On hand this weekend was Reverend Jeremiah Wright who was to recieve a prestigious Legacy Award. For those who don't know, Rev Wright was and continues to be a popular figure especially in church and religious circles. His villification for sermons taken out of context was abitter pill many of us swallowed as Obama made his historic run for office. Him being distorted didn't sit well with a lot of folks. In our minds Rev Wright was never wrong. He was always right. We sat down and talked with him as he opened up about the entire ordeal he endured. He explained to us ...

Toki Wright is one of the dopest emcees around who makes noise both on the microphone and as an uncompromising community activist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We like to call him the unofficial Mayor of the Twin Cities. His album Meal Plan Low Budget is a cult classic. He is currently working on a new album. We sat down and spoke with Toki and he talked at length about the history, ethnic makeup and the politics of the Twin Cities. He talked to us about the challenges he faces everyday working with young people in the hood as the head of his organization 'Yo the Movement'. He notes that police brutality, education, crime and the need to better understood and engaged are key issues. He talked at length about how he worked hard to make sure his youth were brought up to speed politically and taught to think critically. He noted how Minnesota icon and comedian Al Franken had neglected campaigning in the hood and making himself known to a community which is often taken for granted or co...

We caught up with Oakland rapper Ras Ceylon and talked to him about his new album 'Scientific Non Fiction'. It's his second album and it looks to be a monster. Among the stand out tracks are cuts he did with Stic Man of dead prez called 'Better Be Ready', 'The Damage' featuring Tragedy Khadafi and 'Many Levels' featuring Bay Area icons Askari X and Taje of Souls of Mischief. We started off talking to Ras about his background which Sri Lankan and how that culture is often overlooked and misunderstood. We also talked to him about him embracing Rastafarian and how it influenced his music. We also built with Ras about his revolutionary take on politics and why he found it important to hook up with people like Chairman Fred Hampton Jr of the POCC and have him featured on the intro of this album. Ras is a force to be wreckon with in the years to come. And for those who feel like Hip Hop has lost its sense of adventure and commitment to politic, Ras Ceylon puts those nagging doubts ...

25 Joints to get U Through the Day # 4 The Age of Cool is Upon us.. We continue on with this week's episode.. be sure to check out the pt1 25 Joints #4 pt 2 12-DJ Oye & Samos One ' The Word of the Hour' (Bay Area) 13-Illa J 'R U Listening' (Detroit) http://www.myspace.com/illajmusic 14-Motion Man 'w/ Mista Fab 'I Crack Tall Ones' (Bay Area) http://www.myspace.com/motionman 15-Kool Keith 'Trees' (New York) http://www.myspace.com/koolkeith 16-Baron Zen 'Turn Around' (PBW rmx) (Bay Area) http://www.myspace.com/baronzen 17-Captain Rapp 'I can't Stand It' (LA) http://www.westcoastpioneers.com/index.php?id=1307 18-Dismasters 'Smalltime Hustler' (New York) http://rebelbass.blogspot.com/2007/07/dismasters-and-then-some-sure-delight.html 19-DJ Muggs & Sick Jacken 'Unorthodox Blocks' (LA) http://www.myspace.com/muggsvsjacken 20-Word Burgular 'The Route' (canada) http://www.myspace.com/wordburglar 21-Paris 'One Gun' (Bay Area) http://...

25 Joints to get You Through the Day #4 (The Age of Cool has Begun) This week we decided to lace you up with some nice joints that personify the new era we have just enetred in this country. Out with the old and in with the new. There's alot to celebrate. Artists like Cleveland's Jahi, Oakland's Zion I, and Tim'm West, and Detroit's Illa J, the younger brother of the late J-Dilla all have new projects that are banging. We lace you up with a dope song from Paris off his new album Acid Reflex. This joints addresses the Black brown problem in America. Trust me yiou will not be disappointed. Warning this week is straight rewind material.. Yes folks the independent movement within Hip Hop is alive and quite well so lets carry on.. Also we broke this week's 25 Joints up into 2 parts thus making it easier to download.. 25 Joints Playlist #4 01-TM Juke w/ Alice Russell 'So Good' (Brighton, UK) http://www.myspace.com/tmjuke 02-J Boogie w/ Tim'm West 'Dirty' (Bay Area) http:...

The H Town Allstars have been pushing folks to do the right thing this election season as they along with thousands of Hip Hop artists attempt to turn Texas from a red state to a blue state.. With less then a week left, Bun B, Chamillionare, Paul Wall, Cory Mo and Trae have all come together to do a hard hitting song called Obama 08.. It's definitely inspiring and shows the true power of Hip Hop.. I'll let these brothers speak for themselves on this track..

Thses are 25 Jams to help inspire you to go out and do your civic duty and cast your vote. This is a historic election

Horror in Paris, Texas by Davey D By now most of us are familiar with the horrific story about James Byrd, a 49 year old Black man who was dragged to death on June 7th 1998 in Jasper, Texas. for those who don't remember here's how the story goes; 'On June 7, 1998, Byrd, 49, accepted a ride from three drunk men named Shawn Allen Berry, Lawrence Russell Brewer, and John William King. He had already known one of them. Instead of taking him home, the three men beat Byrd behind a convenience store, chained him by the ankles to their pickup truck, stripped the man naked, and dragged him for three miles. Although Lawrence Russell Brewer claimed that Byrd's throat had been slashed before he was dragged, forensic evidence suggests that Byrd had been attempting to keep his head up, and an autopsy suggested that Byrd was alive for much of the dragging and died after his right arm and head were severed when his body hit a culvert. His body had caught a sewage drain on the side of th...

25 Joints to Get U Through the Day #3 The Diversity, The Soul-The Wisdom By Davey D On this episode of 25 Joints we wanted to show not only the diversity but the soulfulness within Hip Hop. So many people think that Hip Hop is only hard-boom bap type beats and nothing else. And while the boom and bap is dope, so is the soulful side of the music. What I particualary like is the fact that cats can drop insightful and even revalutionary messages while keeping things melodic. Stand out cuts for me this week include new music from Truth Universal who holds it down in the Big Easy. Dude comes with some firey lyrics, has a booming voice but can dig deep into his soul.. His song 'Gotta Luv' bears me out. Soul Vibrations the new album from San Francisco dj/producer J-Boogie is incredible. Cuts like 'Together' featuring Oakland songstress Jennifer Johns and 'For Your Love' featuring Zumi of Zion I make you fall in love with Hip Hop all over again. We went digging in the cra...

Bronx/Chicago based Hip Hop artists Rebel Diaz decided to drop a message to Obama about their concerns.. It comes on the heels of the bail out and their response song 'A Trillion'.... Hollar back let us know what you think..

We're back with the second installment of 25 Joints to get you through the day. This week in addition to digging deep into the underground, we celebrate the lyrical prowess of Hispanic/Latin emcees. Check for cuts by Apakalips out of San Jose, 2 Mex, Filthee Immigrants and Tha Mexicanz out of LA, Rebel Diaz, out of the Boogie Down Bronx, Immortal technique repping Harlem, Rico Pabon (richmond, cali), Maria Isa holding it down in the twin cities which she calls Sota Rico and The Welfare Poets out of NY just to name a few.. We keep the consciousness stimulated by dropping gems from Malcolm X, H Rap Brown, Immortal Technique, Minister Farrakhan, malik Shabbazz, and Green Party VP candidate Rosa Clemente. We end things off with a new song off the 14 song LP called 'Wake Yo Game Up' which focuses on voting. Check out D'Labrie's new jam 'Vote Why' .. next week will be dropping more jams from that album..We will also be dropping a new joint from our homegirl Mystic In the meantim...

Born in Atzlan-Respect the Lyrical Prowess of Apakalips by Davey D When we talk about Bay Area Hip Hop we often focus on what is happening in Oakland which is considered Ground Zero. It is in 'Tha Town', that we find the likes of Too Short, Digital Underground, Keak da Sneak, Hiero, Blackalicious, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Saafir, Zion I, Mista FAB and so many more. After Oakland, the spotlight usually turns to neighboring San Francisco which is home to Bay Area legends like San Quinn, Rappin' 4tay, Paris, Michael Franti, DJ Q-Bert, DJ Apollo and in recent days artists like Big Rich. Sadly many overlook San Jose which is actually the largest city in the Bay Area and the epic center to high tech Silicon Valley. Perhaps its because San Jose is 45 minutes away from Frisco and Oakland which are just minutes apart or perhaps its because companies like Apple, Google, Oracle and other high tech giants dominate the news and overshadow SJ hip Hop. Whatever the case, make no...

The Collaspe of Wall Street and the Bail Out- What does it mean-An Interview w/ Cedrick Muhammed by Davey D We sat down last week and chopped it up with one of our favorite political and financial analyst Cedrick Muhammed of Blackelectorate.com and Blackcoffeechannel.com. he loaned us some keen insight into the recent debate between Vice Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin as well as his breakdown on the recent Congressional bailout of Wall Street. First, with the debate and presidential race, Cedrick still maintains that John McCain will win the presidency. He says that poll numbers that will bear him out and that Palin being added to the ticket is resulting in a lot more people coming out to support McCain. In other words Sarah Palin has given conservatives a good excuse to vote for McCain. Of note is her high numbers and favorable ratings among white males. Thats where her strength is. Credrick noted that while its been great that Obama has inspired ne...

Today we decided to uplift your spirits and let you know just how much Hip Hop is alive. Everyday people ask me 'where's all the good Hip Hop?' Well it's right here in front of you.. Forget the so called mainstream stuff..Far too often its dumbed down.. Go straight to the independent underground ascene and discover for yourself..its up to you to embrace it and spread the word. Everyday I get friends hitting me off with their new material, so we decided to let you know whats cracking...Here's what we got jumping off .. 1-Paris 'neighborhood Watch' (Bay Area) 2-Jasiri X 'The Box' (Pittsburgh) 3-Akrobatik 'Front Steps' (Boston) 4-Laura Piece kelly 'Soundwave' (seattle) 5-Jessica Celious 'Yes" (Los Angeles/ Phoenix) 6-Christion 'No Place' (Bay Area) 7-Patriarch 'P-Stine Ryders' (Bay Area) 8-Toki Wright 'Future Rock' (Minneapolis) 9-Jennifer Johns 'Painting on Wax' (Bay Area) 10-Public Enemy 'How You sell Soul...' (New York) 11-Euphrates 'Halliburton' (Montreal/ Iraq) 12...

Paris Returns with Acid Reflux. The Black Panther of Hip Hop, Paris return to the fold with a new album called 'Acid Reflux'. He explains that the title represents the type of reaction he and so many others are having to these corrupt and vicious times. He describe the current political and social climate as acidic. Paris who is a successful entrepreuner and trained economist kicked off our interview by giving an assessment of the recent Wall Street crash. He noted that everything comes in cycles and that unfortunately people are able to get preyed upon and frightened because they forget pasts tribulations. Paris laid out some of the recent economic downturns including the ones in 1987, the mid 90s and late 90s during the infamous dotcom bust. He explained that times will get worse and we can expect to see further consolidation, more job layoffs and the fall and bankruptcy of bell whether companies. He said the best thing people can do is to be more frugal and hold on ...

During the RNC lots of journalist found themselves under attack and outright intimidation by the police and secret service. For example, one organization 'Eyewitness Video' had their headquarters raided twice with police confiscating their equipment. Their stated mission was to monitor the police's behavior during protests surrounding demonstrations. The raids were seen as pre-emptive strikes and send a chilling message. During our airshift the entire Pacifica Crew was photographed by uniformed officers who refused to give us legitimate reasons as to why we were being surveilled. The arrest of Amy Goodman and two of her Democracy Now producers really sent shockwaves around the country during the RNC. We caught up with her and had a nice indepth discussion about journalist intimidation. We also came to find that many law enforcement agencies have been pushing for reporters to be embedded in their ranks. During the RNC demonstrations it was discovered that Fox News was embedd...

We caught up with folks from the Poor People's march which led a couple of thousand to downtown St Paul. We also caught up with protestors right outside the Excel Convention center where police on horseback confronted anarchists

This is the incredible acceptance speech given at the Democratic National Convention by Barack Obama this past Thursday. Having been there on the floor not too far away from the stage, all I can say was his speech sent chills up the spine. I looked around and saw lots of people with tears in their eyes cause they were visibily moved. Is Barack Obama the fulfillment of dreams long deferred or is he just a Black face on a system that still gives us the same ole problems? Only time will tell, but in the meantime check out his speech which we remixed. We hope it captures the essence of last Thursday's original.

During our visit to Denver we caught up with one of our favorite freedom fighters, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr from the POCC (Prisoners of Conscience Committee). We caught him at the tail end of Sunday's Recreate 68 Anti-War March where Fred explained the concerns we need to have about relying upon our two party system which does not address key issues impacting bthe African American community. We challenged Chairman Fred as to whether or not bread and butter issues like 5 dollar gas prices which Obama addresses are of more concern to the average cat from the hood versus the plight of political prisoners. Fred does an excellent job breaking all this down. We also asked Fred how he and his organization reconcile tthe fact that so many Black folks see Obama's success connected to the desires and golas of the Civil Rights struggle. He's been a source of pride, hence how can he and others be so critical. Chairman Fred breaks down this question as well..