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Mark HarrisFeaturesEdutainment: The Rise and Fall of Hip-Hop’s Intelligentsia Part 1Once 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 3Once 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 2Once upon a time, rappers bragged about brains, not bling, about spinning lessons, not spinning rims. This is the story of edutainment. Columns
Keepin’ It Real(ity)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 MeWe 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 RogersFor 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) Reviews
Various Artists: Is It Rolling Bob? Dub VersionsIs it rolling? More like a dull unfurling. [21 July 2005] 
John Brown’s Body: Pressure PointsThey may be a-moulderin' in the grave, but the soul of John Brown's Body keeps marchin' on. [10 May 2005] 
Crazy Caribs: Dancehall DubWho 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 LoveReunited 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 RootsMad Professor concocts a formula to return Horace Andy to his reggae roots. [2 March 2005] 
Boyz II Men: ThrowbackReel 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 OneRebel without a pause: Burning Spear has never ceased releasing classic reggae for almost 40 years. See where it all began. [9 February 2005] |
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