Parallel took part in the 2009 Grassroots Media Conference which brought together internet aficionados, non-profits, activists, academia and big hearts. It was nice to be around our own kin. One of my favorite parts was a workshop (name escapes me) where techniques were suggested into how one could manhandle themselves into finances of the big … Read More →
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Estilo Hip-Hop // Hip-Hop Fights Back
"People say Brazil is a beautiful country where everyone is racially mixed and different races get along, but that's not our reality." This is something that I, personally, am guilty of believing and at times, even preaching. No place is paradise, and racial fluidiy is not an answer to social injustice; regardless of how peaceful … Read More →
Blitz The Ambassador Album Trailer :: Stereotype 08.4.09
“Blitz The Ambassador & The Mighty Embassy Ensemble”. These were the words I had to repeat about fifty-five times when people kept stopping to ask who the artist was. Imagine us while recording this in the middle of 23 and Broadway New York City. People on there lunch couldn’t help but stop and eat there … Read More →