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Jay Smooth: Now is not the time to auto-tune Charles Ramsey
While the saying “now is not the time” is often used regarding politically-based analysis of public events, hip-hop activist and DJ Jay Smooth pointed out on Wednesday, the ongoing story of Charles Ramsey called for a special addendum to that rule. “Now is not the for auto-tune,” he pleaded. “Can…
Jay Smooth: Balancing fun and honesty online ‘is like doing cardio while you eat a burger’
Striking the balance between being informative and being interesting, activist and hip-hop DJ Jay Smooth said in a new commentary, often leads to fighting who he called the “two little haters” in his head. “Trying to make good media and have an honest conversation is like doing cardio while you…
Jay Smooth: We’ve got to urge Obama to ‘be cool’ with weed legalization
New York hip hop DJ Jay Smooth told viewers of BET’s “Don’t Sleep!” on Wednesday night that just because the presidential election is over doesn’t mean they can sit down and chill out. Thanks to marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado, Smooth said that now is the time for President…
Jay Smooth: Romney ‘an aurora borealis of elitist douchebaggery’
In this video, by American Bridge & the Jewish Committee for Education & Research, hip hop activist and cultural critic Jay Smooth dissects the elitist rhetoric of Republican candidate for president former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA). The clip began with Romney’s surreptitiously recorded remarks from a fundraiser in May where…
Jay Smooth: Rappers should be free to collaborate
Hip-hop DJ and activist Jay Smooth called for rappers to be allowed the same freedom to work together that lyricists in other genres enjoy, as he weighed in on the debate over whether Nas, one of rap’s preeminent MCs used ghostwriters years ago. “For the hip-hop world, this is a…
Jay Smooth: Romney ‘pretending to be interested in black people’
In a new installment from his “Ill Doctrine” series of videos, Jay Smooth discussed Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA)’s speech to the NAACP and wondered exactly why the presumptive Republican nominee made his decision to address the group at all. “Wow,” said Smooth at the clip’s opening, “It’s been a big…
Jay Smooth: Sexist bullying must be confronted
According to New York hip-hop DJ Jay Smooth, when dudes take it upon themselves to bully a woman for her feminist viewpoints, it is incumbent upon other dudes to fight back. Take the cautionary tale of Feminist Frequency blogger Anita Sarkeesian, who recently raised nearly $160,000 for a series of…
Jay Smooth decries ‘slut-shaming by association’ of Michelle Obama
First Lady Michelle Obama surprised observers this week when she answered a question from People Magazine about who she would be if she could be anyone in the world by replaying, “Beyonce.” Loop21 lit into Obama for her remark, claiming that even the comments on African-American websites found it”embarrassing,” apparently…
Jay Smooth: ‘Anonymous comments are a harm-reduction program for trolls.’
While anonymous (or, really, pseudonymous) comments are on the outs everywhere from Politico to TPM because of bullying and straight-up trolling, Ill Doctrine’s Jay Smooth takes New York legislators to task for an effort to make them outright illegal. Though it is important to find ways to limit cyberbullying, in…
Jay Smooth: Trayvon’s parents show us how to ‘push’ for justice
Renowned hip-hop radio host Jay Smooth roundly commended the decorum of Trayvon Martin’s parents in his latest video commentary about the aftermath from the murdered teenager’s story. “What’s been remarkable to me is the amount of optimism that’s been at the root of these protests,” Smooth said. “Because Trayvon Martin’s…
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