Beyond Beats and Rhymes

[Rousedruminations]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8YpcN7oKIM

I just thought this was an nice documentary about the degeneracy of hiphop currently and that black american men within the hiphop movement should start re-defining their masculinity as men. It covers misogynism, superior male patriarchy, homophobia, racism, massive inequalities with in society which most people are willing to put up with, overtly done at the expense of making the big bucks by white (mostly- not just white) record labels , that is corporate america . As what is released now, "sells" and that self righteous or revolutionary minded hiphop performs dismally, or is frowned upon by the (wider) community. Mainstream hiphop is counter-revolutionary, while revolutionary rap is not. Instead of celebrating diversity, mainstream hiphop re-inforces stereotypes, which is unfortunate. Bryon Hurt is the prodcuer- much respect is given to him for this audacious move to the making of such a film- Enjoy !

[leftace53]

I thought this was a decent documentary. Of course these are things most revolutionaries probably already knew about, but its always a different feeling when someone outright says it.

The part that made me cringe the most was the BET festival thing where women were just blow up dolls. It reinforced the idea that the police are shit. The police said that they were spread too thin and wanted to keep their numbers incase something big happened, well sexual harrasment is big. Then the police chief has the balls to say that no arrests have been made, its been a good night, tell that to the women being harassed.

[Rousedruminations]

yeah its a decent documentary, highlighting many things revolutionaries would already agree with, but as you said some one who says it outrightly and when its blatant in a documentary and thus in society you cannot help but wonder and watch this again so that such inequalities are re-emphasised !:(

[Stand Your Ground]

Borrowed it from the library before. Really brought certain issues I didn't think much of before to my attention. Made me really stop listening to most rap music, only rap I listen to now is leftist or straightedge.