Main Source - "Fakin The Funk" (remix), Hip Hop video, lyrics, & lyric...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is the second of a three part series about the word "funk". Part II features a video and lyrics of the 1992 Hip-Hop song "Fakin The Funk"(remix) by Main Source. That post...
View ArticleWhat "Don't Fake The Funk On A Nasty Dunk" REALLY Means
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is the third of a three part series about the word "funk". Part III presents comments about the meaning of the saying "Don't Fake The Funk On A Nasty Dunk" and includes a...
View ArticleSeven Examples Of "I Shall Not Be Moved" (African American Gospel Versions)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases seven examples of the African American Gospel song "I Shall Not Be Moved". Note that this religious song is sometimes considered an African American Spiritual....
View ArticleFive Examples Of "Have You Got Good Religion?, Certainly Lord" (African...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases several renditions of the African American Gospel song "Have You Got Good Religion". That song is also known as "Certainly, Lord". In the 1960s the words to...
View ArticleThe "I Can't Breathe" Protest Song (Information, Lyrics, & Videos)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a new civil rights song entitled "I Can't Breathe" which was composed in 2014 by Luke Nephew of The Peace Poets. This post also provides information about and...
View ArticleBlack House Parties Then & Now (Part I: The Dance Scene In The 1990 Movie...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part I of a two part series on Black house parties in the 1990s and the 2000s compared with Black house parties in the mid 2000s. In Part I the comments about house...
View ArticleBlack House Parties Then & Now (Part II: Sean Paul's "Get Busy" Video)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part II of a two part series on Black house parties in the 1990s and 2000s. Part II showcases the video of the Reggae record "Get Busy" by Sean Paul (also colloquially...
View ArticleWhat "Jiggy" Means & Where That Word REALLY Came From
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part I of a two part post on the word "jiggy" and the phrases "gettin jiggy wit (with) it", "keepin it jiggy", and "its a jiggy time."Part I provides information and...
View Article"Gettin Jiggy Wit It", "Keeping It Jiggy", And Two Other Videos Of Songs The...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part II of a two part series on the word "jiggy" and the phrases "gettin jiggy wit (with) it", "keepin it jiggy", and "its a jiggy time."Part II features Will Smith's Hip...
View ArticleArtists United For Peace In Niger - "Our Niger" (video)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases the video "Our Niger", a song performed by united artist from that West African nation. Selected comments from this video's viewer comment thread are also...
View ArticleFive Videos Of Vocalist Habsou Garba (Niger, West Africa)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases five videos of Nigerien vocalist Habsou Garba. The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. All copyrights remain...
View ArticleA Niger, West Africa Music, Song, And Rap Interpretation Of The American...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a video of a Nigerien (Niger, West Africa) music group’s performance of a composition that was inspired by United States President Barack Obama's...
View Article"Blessed Assurance" (Standard Hymn & Black Gospel Versions).
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases one hymn and four African American Gospel examples of the Christian song "Blessed Assurance". Standard lyrics for that song are also included in this video.The...
View ArticleVideos Of Gene Martin & Rev. A. A. Allen's Miracle Valley Ministries Choirs
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases four 1960s videos of Gene Martin and two choirs that were part of Pentacostal Evangelist Rev. A. A. Allen's ministry. A more recent video of Gene Martin is...
View ArticleWhat Pharrell's Performance Of "Happy" 2015 Grammy Awards REALLY Means
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a video of Pharrell Williams's performance of his hit song "Happy" at the Grammy Awards 2015 and speculates about what the staging of that performance meant....
View ArticleThree Recordings Of "Rock The Joint" by Jimmy Preston, Chris Powell, & Bill...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a sound file of the 1949 Jump Blues song "Rock The Joint" by Jimmy Preston and the Prestonians. A 1949 cover of "Rock The Joint" by Chris Powell and the Five...
View ArticleWhy Does Governor Scott Walker Want To Go To Punt?
Edited by Azizi Powell"Scott Walker When Asked About Evolution: 'I'm Going To Punt On That'Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a presumed 2016 Republican presidential contender, decided to dodge the question...
View ArticleDown By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky (videos & different text examples)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post presents five video examples of the rhyme "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" (or similarly sounding first line/title) and selected examples of that rhyme from those...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Forward Together Moral Movement Promos For 2/14/2015 March...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases two video promos for the North Carolina Forward Together Moral Movement Promos February 14, 2015 march in Raleigh, North Carolina. My transcriptions of these...
View ArticleGuinea, West African Dundunba Rhythms & Dances (Information & Videos)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post provides information about the dundunba drum as well as ten videos of certain dundunba drum rhythms and dances. "Dundunba" is also spelled "doundounba".The content of...
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