Davey D
Davey D Interviews Somali-Born Rapper Knaan, part 1: The Truth About Somalia's So-Called Pirates
What the Western news media call "pirates" off the Somali coast, locals there call the Coast Guard, explains Somali-born rapper Knaan.
Somalia has been without a central government for two decades, thanks to a prolonged US, European and Ethiopian intervention in that country's affairs. The US will not permit establishment of a government that does not grant rights to the country's oil and resources to the West, and people won't stand for it. While there is no central government, and no law enforcement off Somalia's coast, Knaan says, Western fleets have cleaned out Somalia's fisheries and dumped millions of tons of toxic and radioactive wastes in its waters. Who are the real pirates here?
Davey D Interviews Somali-Born Rapper Knaan, part 2
In the second part of this Davey D interview, Knaan shows what he really has, and discusses the intersections of music, media and culture.
Davey D: Interview With Portland Rapper Mic Crenshaw
In this Davey D interview, Mic Crenshaw spits several freestyle gems and talks about what it takes to use art as a medium to deliver truth.
Davey D: One on One With Rapper Mic Crenshaw -- Wall Street Crooks
In this Davey D interview, Mic Crenshaw kicks a freestyle about Wall Street crooks, demonstrating how a conscious MC can spit a politically useful and educational message to an audience.
Davey D Interviews Dr. Jared Ball on Whether HipHop Is Mass Media
Whose message is it, and whose media? Davey D queries Dr. Jared Ball at Baltimore's Morgan State University.





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