Tag: Gil Scott Heron

  • Paris vs Poorest: Occupy the Throne? Or Rip it From its Foundation?

    Paris vs Poorest: Occupy the Throne?  Or Rip it From its Foundation?

    Released 47 years to the day after the assassination of Malcolm X, Yasiin Bey offers the video for his counternarrative to Jay-Z and Kanye’s luxury rap, club-banger. Equipped with the glyph and all – the stylized Arabic writing for “Yasiin” flashes on the screen throughout the video – the emcee formerly known as Mos Def…