Posts tagged art.
“If you want to achieve #greatness, stop asking for permission.”
Check out this ARTicle “Word to your Motherland: Art and Hip Hop Converge on the Streets of Oakland” by Robin Sukhadia | www.tablapusher.com
EXCERPT:
Hip Hop, graffiti, break dancing and ciphering are all artforms that highlight the struggles and triumphs of humanity on the streets. “Hip Hop goes beyond graffiti, break dancing and DJing…it’s a revolutionary movement because it brings people together across religions, caste and socio economic levels,” says Nisha K. Sembi, whose work was the focus of ‘Word to Your Motherland’ (http://wordtoyourmotherland.com/), held at the Betti Ono Gallery in Oakland California from July thru August 2012.
Brother @ProfD just hit me up today on twitter with this vid. Check out this news report delivered with a rap flow, #SayNoToNATO. Diggin this approach to #RAPtivism! So skillful.
Thanks, Professor D!
Part 2 in a series of videos feat. Pharrell Williams called Tokyo Rising focusing on ARTivism in Japan related to the Fukushima power plant meltdown and concerns about nuclear radiation since the devastating earthquake/tsunami earlier this year.
