Mark Harris

Edutainment: The Rise and Fall of Hip-Hop’s Intelligentsia Part 1

By Mark Harris

Once upon a time, rappers bragged about brains, not bling, about spinning lessons, not spinning rims. This is the story of edutainment. [1 April 2005]

Edutainment: The Rise and Fall of Hip-Hop’s Intelligentsia Part 3

By Mark Harris

Once upon a time, rappers bragged about brains, not bling, about spinning lessons, not spinning rims. This is the story of edutainment.

Edutainment: The Rise and Fall of Hip-Hop’s Intelligentsia Part 2

By Mark Harris

Once upon a time, rappers bragged about brains, not bling, about spinning lessons, not spinning rims. This is the story of edutainment.

Keepin’ It Real(ity)

By Mark Harris

Without an acknowledgment of race, reality TV can never be 'real'; it can only be '-ity'. [22 July 2005]

(more Yelling at the Screen)

Gray Like Me

By Mark Harris

We grays won't overcome until that one special gray actor or actress steps forward to show us as living, breathing entities with more to offer than a healthy head of hair and corporate hireability. [21 June 2005]

(more Yelling at the Screen)

Everything I Need to Know About Being Black I Learned From Kenny Rogers

By Mark Harris

For PopMatters TV/Film Columnist Mark Harris, being a minority in a majority world created an ironic, lifelong battle against being force-fed at the teat of popular culture. [27 May 2005]

(more Yelling at the Screen)

Various Artists: Is It Rolling Bob? Dub Versions

By Mark Harris

Is it rolling? More like a dull unfurling. [21 July 2005]

Luciano: Jah Words

By Mark Harris

Luciano is on a mission. Come join him, won't you?" [18 July 2005]

John Brown’s Body: Pressure Points

By Mark Harris

They may be a-moulderin' in the grave, but the soul of John Brown's Body keeps marchin' on. [10 May 2005]

Crazy Caribs: Dancehall Dub

By Mark Harris

Who are the Crazy Caribs, and why are they so crazy? Do they need therapy? Perhaps some Thorazine? These questions and more are answered... [15 April 2005]

New Edition: One Love

By Mark Harris

Reunited and it feels so... bad. Can Bad Boy revive New Edition? Can New Edition revive Bad Boy? Will anyone care?" [18 March 2005]

Horace Andy: From the Roots

By Mark Harris

Mad Professor concocts a formula to return Horace Andy to his reggae roots. [2 March 2005]

Boyz II Men: Throwback

By Mark Harris

Reel in Boyz II Men's tribute album, enjoy a listen or two, then throw back. [11 February 2005]

Burning Spear: Creation Rebel: The Original Classic Recordings from Studio One

By Mark Harris

Rebel without a pause: Burning Spear has never ceased releasing classic reggae for almost 40 years. See where it all began. [9 February 2005]

Brenda Russell: Between the Sun and the Moon

By Mark Harris

Kevin Lyttle: self-titled

By Mark Harris