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Monthly Archives: November 2013
The Tragic Story of Renisha McBride and What Needs to Be Done
By: Gus Navarro
Early in the morning of Saturday, November 2nd, a 19-year-old African-American girl from Detroit named Renisha McBride was shot and killed.
Reportedly, she was shot to death early Saturday morning outside a home in Dearborn Heights where her family believes she was asking for help after a car accident. The details of this case are highly contested as the Dearborn Heights police disputed early statements by the family that McBride was shot in the back of the head as she turned to leave the porch and that she was hit in the face after the shooter accidentally fired his shotgun. There are questions as to when the car accident occurred, what time Renisha was shot, what transpired between these two events and if the shooter even called 9-1-1 or if it was a neighbor. The identity of the shooter is still unknown, an arrest has not been made and the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office issued a statement saying that it is awaiting further investigation by Dearborn Heights police before deciding whether any criminal charges will be authorized in the case.
Tuning Into Some Turntablism
via Kester Brewin
By: Daniel Hodgman
One of the many reasons why hip-hop culture is so appealing to me as a student is that of its depth. When some people think about hip-hop, they think purely about the musical aspect. They sometimes associate rap, or even more so, mainstream rap, with what hip-hop is all about. The fact is that hip-hop is so much more. Along with MCing, hip-hop also consists of the physical realm of breaking (b-boys/b-girls), the visual realm of graffiti art and the phonic realm of turntablism. And to me, turntablism may be the least talked about realm of hip-hop culture, when really, it shouldn’t be.
Bonus Cut Poetry: “Don’t Mistake Me, Here” by Abby Conklin
This is the third installment of Bonus Cut Poetry, a new series that features original poems by Bonus Cut staff, artists and YOU! In this series, our mission is to bring people together in poetry, share stories and display wonderful artistic pieces. If you would like to have your poems in the next Bonus Cut Poetry installment, just email us at bonuscut@gmail.com
Our third installment features guest writer Abby Conklin.
Bonus Cut Poetry: “spinal chord (key of be)” By Justin Cook
This is the second installment of Bonus Cut Poetry, a new series that features original poems by Bonus Cut staff, artists and YOU! In this series, our mission is to bring people together in poetry, share stories and display wonderful artistic pieces. If you would like to have your poems in the next Bonus Cut Poetry installment, just email us at bonuscut@gmail.com
Our second installment features Bonus Cut member Justin Cook.
And On November 9th, We Had Wu-Tang: The 20th Anniversary of “36 Chambers”
By: Daniel Hodgman
The beginning of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) leads us into 80s martial arts movies. Before any music can be heard, dialogue from Shaolin & Wu-Tang and Ten Tigers from Kwangtung reverberates through the speakers. “On guard, I’ll let you try my Wu-Tang style.”
From here, “Bring Da Ruckus” slashes aggressively with chorus shouts from Prince Rakeem aka RZA himself, and as he literally “brings the motherfucking ruckus,” 36 Chambers introduces its gritty, manic and in-your-face hip-hop that inspired thousands and set forth one of the biggest hip-hop branches of all time.
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