STREETS CONSCIOUSNESS P. IX : THE CASE OF CONSCIENCE

"We're in an illusion about what our role is in world politics and foreign affairs, and our policies are killing and destroying and doing a lot of things that we are not aware of. " -



Talib Kweli

"Amadou Diallo (September 2, 1975 – February 4, 1999) was a 23-year-old Guinean immigrant in New York City who was shot and killed on February 4, 1999 by four New York City Police Department plain-clothed officers: Sean Carroll, Richard Murphy, Edward McMellon and Kenneth Boss. The four officers fired a total of 41 rounds. The shooting took place at 1157 Wheeler Avenue in the Soundview section of The Bronx. The four were part of the now-defunct Street Crimes Unit. All four officers were acquitted at trial in Albany, New York"

"The Sean Bell shooting incident took place in the New York City borough of Queens on November 25, 2006, in which one Latino and two African-American men were shot a total of fifty times by a team of both plainclothes and undercover NYPD officers, killing one of the men, Sean Bell, on the morning after his bachelor party, and severely wounding two of his friends.[1] The incident sparked fierce criticism of the police from some members of the public and drew comparisons to the 1999 killing of Amadou Diallo.[2] Three of the five detectives involved in the shooting went to trial[3] on charges ranging from manslaughter to reckless endangerment, and were found not guilty."

-WIKIPEDIA

"There is nothing new under the sun"- King solomon. The above cases in recent years, among many in the urban struggle sparked a stream of social awareness of the ills of inner city politics; specifically the relation of minorties and law enforcement. I personally advocate even the more social consciousness among the inner cities; due to the reflection of mass media stereotypes, and the hidden themes of racial profiling. Considerable time has passed in the wake of the above cases, and due to freedom of speech in the fabric of american democracy, these and many other cases of social injustices have been exposed. Nonetheless it is a constant struggle, on camara or off. Specifically in the inner city's, social consciousness is part of the element of survival; to understand the spirit and mindset of your environment; and the activity, apart
from the badge or behind it. A notable project that reflects social injustices is the 2000 throwback "hip hop for respect", created in the wake of the amadou diallo case:

"Hip Hop for Respect was a project which released one EP for Rawkus Records. It was organized & created by Mos Def & Talib Kweli to speak out against police brutality
Amadou Diallo had been murdered by policeman the previous year, so the subject of police brutality was prevalent.
Rappers featured on the EP include Kool G Rap, Rah Digga, Sporty Thievz, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Common, Pharoahe Monch, Posdnous, Dante & Main Flow of Mood, Nine, Tiye Phoenix, Breezly Brewin' of Juggaknots, Punchline, Imani Uzuri, EL-P & Mr. Len of Company Flow, Jah Born of Medina Green, What? What?, John Forté, Fre, J-Live, Rubix, Invincible, Wordsworth, A.L., Kofi Taha, Tame One, Jane Doe, Grafh, Shyheim, Channel Live, Wise Intelligent, Crunch Lo, Rock of Heltah Skeltah, Nonchalant, Ras Kass, Dead Prez, & Parrish Smith."-WIKIPEDIA

-We close with a recent documentry of an artist collective on this very subject. And the request of prayers toward my brother and G.G.O/t.h.u.g. angel wu-tang affiliate hell razah, who recently came out of icu into rehabilitaion after a brain anuerism. We feature a song off his upcoming project "the heaven razah lp". Continue to heal brother.






" STIR OF ECHOES" HELL RAZAH FT. ATARI BLITZKRIEG


THEE URBANPRIESTHOOD GROUP 2010

N.Y UNDERGROUND P.III

"keep rising to the top, and my moms like give it all you got, give it all you got give it all"-

DA GIF

WELCOME TO P.III of NY UNDERGROUND..SHOWCASED THIS THURSDAY ARE NY BASED ARTISTS AND ABROAD..WE START OFF WITH QBORO'S OWN SOSH BACARDI..HEAD TO OHIO'S PROPHET.. AND CLOSE WITH BROWNSVILLE BROOKLYN'S STONES..

SOSH aka B.Cardi for his 151 proof flow. Born and raised in Jamaica, Queens. Has numerous collaborations with established artist from Busta, Graf, Scarface and Quan-just to name a few. SOSH is a slick talkin' wordsmith with a hustlers swagger influenced by the streets, with a song catalogue of more than 300 songs, or should we say 300 hits.. -SOSH BACARDI

Sosh Bacardi was born and raised in Jamaica Queens, amongst influences like Run-DMC and LL-Cool J. SOSH discovered a love for Hip-Hop at an early age, developing his confidence and swagger as an MC.

www.reverbnation.com/soshb

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I am a Gangster!! When I use the word gangster I not talking about killing, selling dope, or a thug. A gangster has a set a values and beliefs that he live by and will not bend or break them for any one even if it cost his life. A gangster will never snitch even if he faces 100000 even if he was snitched on. A gangster will never cross any one he is close to for no amount of money. A Gangster is respectful and demands respect and non gangsters are disrespectful and only respect who can do somthing for them or who they admire or fear

-PROPHET


PROPHET "The Heart Of Toledo" is CEO of Block Musiq Entertainment as well as an undeniably talented artist/songwriter. PROPHET brings something other artists lack….uncut realness. With a raw and uncut voice which has universal appeal, his music paints vivid pictures of everyday living in urban America. PROPHET exclaims "I am an artist who paints pictures of my life, thoughts, and where I come from. I want to touch the hearts of the people with my music" and indeed he does. In a time when one hit wonders have become an industry standard, PROPHET intends on emerging as a force to be reckoned with. The album "Rap 2 The Top or Back 2 The Block" is scheduled for release in 2008 and is assured to have great success.

www.myspace.com/prophettheheartoftoledo



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David Blake, better known to many by his stage name, Stones was born July 31st 1988 in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York. Stones is the cousin of Kenyatta Blake aka Buckshot who is a fellow Brooklyn emcee and Co-CEO of the extremely successful independent hip hop label, Duck Down Records. Stones has many monikers/ aliases such as, S.t., S.t.ones (Stack Them Ones), Rollin Stones, David Blake The Great, The Ressurection of Perfection, S.t. The Legend Before The Legacy and many more. Stones credits his extensive list of "a.k.a.'s" to Wu Tang who he is a big fan of and is known across the globe for having many aliases.

Rapping was a hobby Stones claims to have picked up from watching the Black moon frontman, Buckshot as well as many other emcees from Hip hop's "Golden era". “I use to just sit down and listen to Wu-Tang; particularly Meth all day to study how he would put words together and then formulate my own rhymes with that same structure until I got down the basics and started to develop my own style" sais Stones. When asked about Buckshot's influence on his career choice Stones had this to say, "Buck was the one that let me know it was real because I use to think rappers were some kind of super human’s beamed down from the sky [laughs] but, he was someone I actually saw in the flesh often and saw on T.V. too so that made me believe that I could do it too".





www.stonesmuzik.com

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