Word to the Recession
As I read about the rising unemployment numbers in the Times this morning I see the silver lining. I can’t help but to see it because the silver lining of this economic mess has become my company’s greatest asset. Years ago, a successful entrepreneur told me that extremely low unemployment is bad, perhaps even worse than extremely high numbers. In the late 90’s when unemployment was low (3 or 5%) due to the Internet boom there was a softness to the economy. Because it was relatively so easy to get a job no one was hungry. Unqualified ...
What’s Beef?
Beef=Bread. It’s no secret that throughout its history, Hip-Hop has thrived both commercially and artistically on the antagonism of its biggest names. Since the days when The Herculoids rocked the block parties of the Bronx, the open confrontation of the break, DJ, and later MC battles was responsible for the emergence of hip-hop’s earliest stars (Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation, Caz, and others come to mind). As battles became increasingly popular, the shift in prominence from breaking and DJing to the MC came to define our modern notion of hip-hop. Not only that, but think about ...
The view from the Bodega Booth
It has rained the most I have ever seen in the month of June; actually it has felt like April. Rain can be discouraging, especially in June, the beginning of summer where the sun should be sending consistent rays down your back. So in the days leading up to the 5th annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival we all hoped the rain contingency plan would not be needed. Maybe just for us the rain would stop and we’d have a gloriously sunny day in DUMBO (Empire Fulton Ferry State Park soon to be Brooklyn Bridge Park). This was certainly not ...
Did we embrace the Martian at South Street Seaport?
Internet hype is a crazy thing. It has made some of the greatest MCs of the 90s look like broke, washed-up, dust heads. Conversely it can make hordes of no-talent artists the flavor of the month, propelling them to short-term, “swag”-driven, faux-stardom. However, when these artists break out of the blogosphere and onto the charts, you have to begin to take them seriously, regardless of their perceived validity. Such was the case of Kid Cudi. His overwhelmingly popular Internet mixtape “A Kid Named Cudi,” along with an invaluable co-sign from the illustrious Mr. Kanye West, launched him into our popular ...
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Word to the Recession
As I read about the rising unemployment numbers in the Times this morning I see the...
What’s Beef?
Beef=Bread. It’s no secret that throughout its history, Hip-Hop has thrived...
The view from the Bodega Booth
It has rained the most I have ever seen in the month of June; actually it has felt...
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Joblessness Hits 9.5%, Deflating Recovery Hopes
The American economy lost 467,000 more jobs in June, and the unemployment rate edged up to 9.5 percent in a sobering indication that the longest recession since the 1930s had yet to release its hold. The numbers are indicative of a continued, very severe recession,” said Stuart G. Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services in Pittsburgh.... [Read more of this review]
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