Dan On CNN, Discussing Common And Conservatives
There’s a first time for everything. The rapper Common — still smelling of Gap clothing and Erykah Badu’s incense — called “vile,” “misogynist,” and “violent.” The writer Dan Charnas called to talk about it on CNN. Kinda cool.
Spotted Reading “The Big Payback”…
I told my wife last year that I wouldn’t feel truly fulfilled as a first-time author until I saw a random person on the train reading my book. Last night, it happened. Her name is Ephrat, she’s a dancer (and a b-girl at that), and she actually got the book from a friend of mine, […]
New York Magazine “Approves” The Big Payback
I’ve had a number of peak experiences since the release of The Big Payback, some public (like being interviewed on radio and in print) and some more personal (the emails and Tweets and phone calls from friends, family, colleagues and strangers alike). But there’s a special thrill for me in The Big Payback making New […]
Why Hip-Hop Artists Make Such Good Marketers
Many props to Al Lindstrom for the opportunity to discuss the book on his dynamic, informative site.
Bobby Robinson (1917-2011): An Unreleased History
Bobby Robinson, the founder of one of the first rap labels, Enjoy Records, and the first record man to sign a bonafide hip-hop act from the streets of the Bronx — Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five — died Saturday at the age of 93. I was lucky enough to be able to meet and […]