A videoblog by Jay Smooth, founder of hiphopmusic.com and host of NY's longest running hip-hop show, The Underground Railroad on WBAI 99.5 FM in NY.
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First Thoughts on Gingrich and Romney
03:16
Feb 6, 2012
Some freeform thoughts on this increasingly weird race, form right after the South Carolina primary. Transcript up soon. Theme music provided by Sabzi of the Blue Scholars &...
My Personal Pledge for the "Until Abortion Ends" Movement
02:39
Feb 6, 2012
Music provided by Sabzi of Common Market/Blue Scholars/Das Racist.
Herman Cain's New Campaign Ad (Parody)
00:58
Oct 26, 2011
A little parody I put up last night of the already legendary "smoking" ad by Herman Cain's chief of staff, Mark Block. See the original here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
Occupy Wall Street: Outing The Ringers
04:19
Oct 20, 2011
A few thoughts on Occupy Wall Street, I've been watching it and going down there for a while now but hadn't had a chance to speak on it. By the way when I say some news medi...
On Rick Perry and Superman
01:45
Sep 7, 2011
Just stating the obvious about this soundbite from last weekend where Rick Perry compares himself to the Man of Steel. (I'm sure I'm not the first to point this out) Also wo...
On Lauryn Hill and Shaking the Vending Machine
02:12
Aug 2, 2011
Just a few thoughts on Lauryn's good news last week. For those who have been asking: I'm not sure I have anything to add about the debt ceiling farce, that hasn't been said ...
How The BET Awards Changed My Life
01:58
Aug 1, 2011
Giving thanks to Tiffany Green and BET, for the picture that captures everything I would've said in all the videos I never made this past year. If you were smart enough not ...
The Last Thing I Learned From Gil Scott-Heron
04:30
Jun 28, 2011
Some thoughts on the passing of of a beloved artist, and how we grieve for people we know through their art and media.
How LeBron James Broke the Golden Rule of Sports
04:09
Jun 26, 2011
A long and ranty ramble loosely inspired by LeBron's press conference on Sunday. Not meant to be taken too seriously, I don't have any beef with LeBron in general, and I kno...
Raw Footage: Brother Ali on the "N Word"
01:57
Jun 25, 2011
This is a little snippet from a conversation I had last year with one of my favorite people in hip-hop, Brother Ali.
A Brief Note About Not Feeding The Trolls
02:07
May 12, 2011
Speaking a bit on that troll who seems to have magically disappeared now that the news networks stopped feeding him.
A History Lesson For Chris Brown
03:06
Mar 25, 2011
Also check the sharp perspectives from dream hamptonhttp://www.bet.com/news/celebrities/2011/03/23/the-problem-with-chris-brown.html and Zerlina Maxwellhttp://theloop21.com/...
A videoblog by Jay Smooth, founder of hiphopmusic.com and host of NY's longest running hip-hop show, The Underground Railroad on WBAI 99.5 FM in NY.