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Cypress Hill: At Wetlands nightclub, New York, February 26, 1992.
A Tribe Called Quest: DJ’ing, New York, September, 1991.
Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre: Backstage at the Regal Theater, Chicago, 1993.
Chuck D & Flavor Flav: On the set of Public Enemy’s ‘Bring The Noise’ video shoot with Anthrax, Chicago, 1991.
Ice Cube & The Lench Mob: Backstage at The Arena, St. Louis, 1990.
Da Brat & Aaliyah: MTV’s “Rock N’ Jock B-Ball Jam”, 1996.
Outkast: At the Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1995.
Nas: On the set of the ‘One Mic’ video shoot, Soweto, South Africa, 2001.
Outkast: Backstage at the Source Awards, Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, California, August 20, 1999.
Outkast: Source Awards, Madison Square Garden, New York, August 3, 1995.
Russell Simmons, Nas & Minister Benjamin Muhammad: Backstage at the first annual Hip Hop Youth Summit, York College Auditorium, Queens, New York, January 21, 2002.
BLACK THOUGHT FREESTYLES ON FLEX | #FREESTYLE087
This is the only thing I’m playing right now cuz I just need the inspiration… I’mma go heal the sick now or walk through a wall or something.
Nas: Performing in a 2Pac shirt at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors, New York, October 12, 2004.
Outkast: On the set of the ’Land of a Million Drums’ video shoot, April 28, 2002.
Outkast: Backstage at the MTV TRL Awards, MTV Times Square Studio, New York, April 13, 2004.
2Pac: Outside New York State Supreme Court, Manhattan, New York, November 14, 1994.
hueyfreemanonlyspeaksthetruth:
You don’t get to use Martin Luther King Jr. as your “Imaginary Black Yes Man”!!!
today, 70
Gladys Knight, the “Empress of Soul”
73 now, but this caption suits her
Being “woke” isn’t a level you achieve. Woke should be self criticism, hope, truth, strength, anger, pain, being conscientious, being conscious, love, loving, courage, encouraging, sympathizing, listening, asking, speaking up, growing, asking for help, helping, evolving, failure, victory, learning…Most importantly, it’s understanding that we are individuals and that we can collectively bring something unique to the table.
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube & Eminem: BET Awards, Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 19, 2001.
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg: Backstage at the MTV Movie Awards, Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California, July 13, 1993.
Snoop Dogg, Shaquille O’Neal & George Clinton: MTV Movie Awards, Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California, July 13, 1993.
Eminem: Backstage at The Source Awards, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, August 22, 2000.
Charles Bradley performs soulful cover of Black Sabbath’s ‘Changes’
Left Eye & Lil’ Kim: MTV Video Music Awards, Radio City Music Hall, New York, September 4, 1997.