After many hours of learning pains and frustration, offset by a good dose of  inspiration, we present an edited short film documenting the SOULAJU Youth Jam and Youth Climate Justice workshop, organized w/ Josh Watkins and Jennie Nevin in conjunction with Green Spaces Denver.  The event took place on January 15, 2010.  We look forward to hosting future green events in the mile high city, fusing art and music with conscious and sustainable living.  Enjoy!

For more info on the event, click here.

I’ve never been more actively involved in the creation of Hip-Hop, but I’ve never identified less with the “dominant” paradigm in rap music.

I’m not alone.  Listeners of Hip-Hop are growing tired of the violence, misogyny and hyper-masculine antics in commercialized rap music.  Byron Hurt’s Beyond Beats & Rhymes is one prime example of this discussion.

What I want to focus on is intelligence within Hip-Hop, ‘cause we are geniuses.

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