Exclusive Interview: General Steele of Smif-N-Wessun

After the town hall meeting at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, I had the opportunity to speak with General Steele of Smif-N-Wessun about the reasoning behind conducting the meeting, his inspiration to create Amerikkka's Nightmare Part 2: Children of War, emcees using political and social views as gimmicks, and more.

*It is very refreshing to not only hear someone (note: someone with great intelligence) in the hip hop community speak about social awareness, but to see the words spoken being acted upon and actively attempt to bring about real change and prosperity. Rappers, take notes.

Steele Of Smif-N-Wessun Town Hall Meeting At The Nuyorican NYC Tonight

Famed poetry lounge the Nuyorican will host a town hall meeting with General Steele of the legendary Duck Down Records group, Smif-N-Wessun. The event is from 7-9 p.m., and will feature discussion about issues affecting various communities today.

Statik Selektah Album Release Party Wednesday Night @ S.O.B.'s

One of FOUR (yes, four, Statik puts in a lot of work) album release parties in promotion of his new album, 100 Proof, will go down Wednesday, February 9 at S.O.B.'s in NYC. Guests for the party include artists from Showoff Records (Reks, Termanology, and more), Freeway, Consequence, Skyzoo, Sha Stimuli and many more. The album is crazy, a definite must have for true hip hop fans.

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