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By: » A Good Look For Indie Hip Hop…

» A Good Look For Indie Hip Hop… — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:06:19 +0000

[...] as Brooklyn or Hip Hop. Personally, I must admit I didn’t like this notion at first for various reasons. But as I started to think about it–this IS a Good look for Indie Hip [...]

By: nyc will come back

nyc will come back — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:16:27 +0000

I just read this now… months later… but i feel you. fuck brooklyn bodega. same people that think those words sound so great and catchy together are the same ppl that call the cops when they see too many people standin’ outside of one … in “their” neighborhood, that they just moved into 3 months ago..

the city is fucked now… shit is crazy but we’ll get through it … big ups to Joell

By: MissInfo.tv BLOG » Joell Ortiz talks about his problem with the “Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival”

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:32:38 +0000

[...] In this post, Joell talks about not being welcome at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival that takes place … [...]

By: L.A.

L.A. — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:23:48 +0000

The Brooklyn Bodega is the exACT same hypocrisy as the music industry in general. its fucked up. thank god we got people like Joell Ortiz and Immortal Technique reppin us. Latino pride

By: TallulahBankhead

TallulahBankhead — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:54:18 +0000

Please keep doing what you are doing …speaking truth to power and putting your beliefs into action.

By: e$

e$ — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:22:18 +0000

I pretty much feel you on all levels. I live right smack in the middle of the north and southsides and work in Bushwick and I see the bullshit cause thats what it is, we just gotta push past and show them that where not what they think we are and im glad to see someone like you doing great things for our communities!!

By: bknesto

bknesto — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:31:26 +0000

that was real spit right there. And I definitely feel you on the gentrification thing. I started my blog based on what is and has happened in my hood in BK. I went to the BKHHF this year for the first time but what kept me away was the exact shit you’re talking about.

By: D Ross

D Ross — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:28:45 +0000

Great post thought provoking and insightful. Much respect your the peoples champ………

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:47:42 +0000

Keep at em Joell, gentrification is some bullshit, neatly disguised a beautification and progress. To be perfectly honest, I fail to understand how the fuck do you even have a fucking all-white “hip-hop” festival at all, let alone in Brooklyn?! (I’m white boy from Australia no less, and it makes no damn sense to me) Classist/cultural bigotry is entrenched everywhere and is more implicit than racism and certainly as divisive and destructive.
You’re one of the nicest goin round bruh, One

By: Upset The Setup

Upset The Setup — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:41:41 +0000

Word up Joell. Keep doing it!