Check out this article about Jewish-Latino hip-hop. Breakin’ some serious stereotypin’.
Related Posts
Muslim punk
Muslim punk Originally uploaded by Hanjosan. Not sure what the lady on the left is doing, but go mohawkjabah.
Chickens coming home to roost
The Arab world and the Saudis in particular seem surprised by the recent bombings in Riyadh. How could this happen against fellow Arabs and Muslims? How could this happen during the month of Ramadan? Why were women and children targetted? The Saudis are waking up to the fact the the intolerance they have spread around the world through their funding of madrassas, Islamic centers, and publications, has not only come home, it perhaps never left. The bombing can not be blamed on a Zionist conspiracy or on American foreign policy. This was a deliberate attack on Muslims by Muslims. A…
Society and Architecture
Islamoyankee gave me the opening by speaking of urbanism, so I am going to commence by walking through the door of architecture. It is probably apparent to those who have read my previous postings that I am not a scholar of Islam. I am infact an architect by training and an project administrator by profession. It is through my affiliation with architecture that my understanding of the problems that afflict and affect the Muslim world are framed. I would like to share with you some readings on architecture that may also help the reader understand the current crisis in the…
3 thoughts on “Not your father’s Beastie Boys”
Comments are closed.
I only know a few Hip-Hop Hoodios tracks, but I like what I’ve heard. I wish I lived closer to the City and could make this gig — it sounds like a lot of fun… 🙂
They do sound really interesting. It’s times like this I miss the big city. The only time we get culture up in Boston is when the Yankees come to town.
I just downloaded “Raza Hoodio” (legally) and “Havana Nagila.” OMG, I’m in heaven. Going to get the album. Yiddish and Spanish on a Bollywood beat. I really miss NY more than ever.