MercuryNews.com | 09/23/2005 | Rappers lend their support to hurricane survivors
MercuryNews.com | 09/23/2005 | Rappers lend their support to hurricane survivors: "The hip-hop community continues to speak out about relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and to sponsor all sorts of benefits.
Many in the rap field had family members in the devastated region. But even those who didn't felt the pain and anguish of those residents who lost everything -- homes, livelihood and, in some cases, lives.
On the local front, we have Grammy-nominated rapper/singer Mystic, whose family lived in the decimated Ninth Ward of New Orleans. She says their property was destroyed, and they have had to move to Alabama and Georgia.
We've heard that the New Orleans-born, Oakland-raised singer Ledisi also suffered losses, but we're not sure to what extent. Our hearts and prayers go out to her family.
E-40, who gets things popping every weekend at San Jose's Ambassador Lounge, notes that what we witnessed was a major catastrophe in a region so heavily African-American that it is sometimes called the Black Belt. He, too, has family in Louisiana. They got out of harm's way, he says, but he's worried about former fellow students at Grambling University who lived in New Orleans. When he tries calling them and other friends in the Crescent City, including Baby from Cash Money, he still can't get through."
...
"Many other Bay Area artists are getting ready for a big Katrina benefit, the ``SOS Concert,'' on Saturday at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland. Running from noon until 8 p.m., it will feature Dwayne Wiggins from Tony! Toni! Toné!, Too Short, Keak da Sneak, San Quinn and B-Legit. Tickets are $25.
While many artists have been involved in benefits, others have stepped up and recorded songs.
The most notable is Mos Def, who reworked ``Nolio Clap,'' a popular tune by New Orleans native Juvenile, to create ``Katrina Klap,'' which lashes out at the government's slow response and takes some shots at U2's Bono for remaining silent during this tragedy.
The Houston rap group K-Otix has joined scores of others, including David Banner, Chuck D and TI, in circling the wagons around Kanye West after his remark about George W. Bush not caring about black people. They've remade West's popular ``Gold Digger'' with lyrics that take the president to task.
Chuck D of Public Enemy, poet Saul Williams, Atlanta rapper Big Sty and Bay Area rapper Jahi also have released songs about Katrina. They're all downloadable at http://p076.ezboard.com/"
Many in the rap field had family members in the devastated region. But even those who didn't felt the pain and anguish of those residents who lost everything -- homes, livelihood and, in some cases, lives.
On the local front, we have Grammy-nominated rapper/singer Mystic, whose family lived in the decimated Ninth Ward of New Orleans. She says their property was destroyed, and they have had to move to Alabama and Georgia.
We've heard that the New Orleans-born, Oakland-raised singer Ledisi also suffered losses, but we're not sure to what extent. Our hearts and prayers go out to her family.
E-40, who gets things popping every weekend at San Jose's Ambassador Lounge, notes that what we witnessed was a major catastrophe in a region so heavily African-American that it is sometimes called the Black Belt. He, too, has family in Louisiana. They got out of harm's way, he says, but he's worried about former fellow students at Grambling University who lived in New Orleans. When he tries calling them and other friends in the Crescent City, including Baby from Cash Money, he still can't get through."
...
"Many other Bay Area artists are getting ready for a big Katrina benefit, the ``SOS Concert,'' on Saturday at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland. Running from noon until 8 p.m., it will feature Dwayne Wiggins from Tony! Toni! Toné!, Too Short, Keak da Sneak, San Quinn and B-Legit. Tickets are $25.
While many artists have been involved in benefits, others have stepped up and recorded songs.
The most notable is Mos Def, who reworked ``Nolio Clap,'' a popular tune by New Orleans native Juvenile, to create ``Katrina Klap,'' which lashes out at the government's slow response and takes some shots at U2's Bono for remaining silent during this tragedy.
The Houston rap group K-Otix has joined scores of others, including David Banner, Chuck D and TI, in circling the wagons around Kanye West after his remark about George W. Bush not caring about black people. They've remade West's popular ``Gold Digger'' with lyrics that take the president to task.
Chuck D of Public Enemy, poet Saul Williams, Atlanta rapper Big Sty and Bay Area rapper Jahi also have released songs about Katrina. They're all downloadable at http://p076.ezboard.com/"
posted by Blackgold at 10:32 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home