I always appreciate receiving my NALEO (The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) newsletters because they’re pretty much my voice, my people. Here’s the latest issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “We applaud the President for outlining his plan to tackle the economy and ‘accelerate’ job [...]
Chris Rock has a special message for the undecided White voters. The Brooklyn comedian thinks pretty highly of one particular candidate — Barry Obama, which was featured as a two-minute spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Rock lists all the reasons to vote for the “whitest” candidate. And GN$F! is with it and you should be [...]
Chicago is the Iraq of the U.S., some people have nicknamed the windy city ChiRaq because 419 people this year have died, which is more than those U.S. soldiers who died in Afghanistan. Hip-Hop activist, Wendy Day even pointed out via Twitter that Vibe Magazine missed the point on Diane Sawyer’s piece. Vibe said, “Nightline [...]
GN$F! RIP to TX Senator (D) Mario Gallegos, Jr., Harris County, TX first Latino Senator. GANGSTA COOL FACTOR: Mario Gallegos, Jr., fought hard despite being hospitalized for liver complications. Senator Gallegos, Jr., obligated himself to be wheeled in on his hospital bed into Senate Chambers to vote against the Voter I.D. bill, which would disenfranchise [...]
Former President Bill Clinton often went off his script and went over scheduled time in addressing the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday night. I want to nominate a man whose own life has known its fair share of adversity and uncertainty. I want to nominate a man who ran for president to [...]
Get More: Lupe Fiasco, Bitch Bad , Music, More Music Videos GN$F! loves what Lupe Fiasco is accomplishing by making #bitchbad a TT. I was going to write about it but Rap Fix wraps its up perfectly: If you missed Wednesday’s episode of “RapFix Live,” Lupe Fiasco dropped by to premiere the new video for [...]
Wowzers Cadowzers! The revolution has been televised: Breakdancing inspires youth in Uganda. And Crazy Legs is the leader. You know you’re doing big things when you’re A.K.A. is made middle name to your government name. Legs was introduced by CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux as Richard “Crazy Legs” Colon.” She asked him how she should address him [...]
Pay your taxes, is the lesson. IRS is making an example of Hip-Hop’s Queen, Lauryn Hill. The mugshot for Lauryn Hill emerged today as the Grammy award-winning singer awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to misdemeanor tax evasion charges on June 29. Hill now faces a possible three-year prison sentence after admitting she failed to file [...]
I don’t know if this happens in other subcultures because I don’t live in it. But, I’ve been living and working in Hip-Hop a.k.a. “Headed For Self-Destruction” for quite a long time. A b-girl’s got to do what a b-girl’s got to do: Speak on it, 20 Hip-Hop Machismo Things I Don’t Understand 1. You [...]
Spike Lee is the mutha-fu*&ing man! The director of legendary unforgettable films: “Do The Right Thing” and “Malcolm X,” Lee has openly discussed his pride surrounding his status as an independent filmmaker. At Sundance, he said: “We never went to the studios with this film, I told you!” he shouted. “We said, ‘Were gonna do [...]
