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The Kaos Effect Presents: Young Chris, Wale, Bun B, & Señor Kaos – Searching For An Outlet

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Young Chris – Searching For An Outlet ft. Wale & Bun B

The “Searching for an Outlet Global Campaign ” in which Young Chris invites fans from around the world to download, record and submit their verse for the opportunity to appear along side the critically acclaimed new allido/interscope recording artists

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Young Chris – Searching ft. Wale

TSS writes about this Wale song “The Kramer” from his Mixtape About Nothing. I almost put this song on this month’s audiocast but didn’t. via The Smoking Section.

Wale – The Kramer

Though there are a lot of “mixtape” cuts that allow Wale to just show how ill of an MC he is, he takes time to truly construct great conceptual masterpieces. Not the least of which is “The Kramer.” Wale creates a musical Babushka Doll in which the song begins with a very wide view analyzing the societal ramifications of using the “N word” then becoming more personal with each line.

Early lines like “Who gonna speak for us, who gonna plea for us/Who gonna be the new head N.I.C. for us/ Who gonna defend us when crooked police want us?/I’m just an insecure N-I-G er” offer glimpses into the fragile psyche of a man lost in the quagmire of modern day race relations.

The second verse peels of the outer layers and delves specifically into the way the word is used by his peers. “And (Master) P said that I should stop sayin nigga/but if I did what would be the difference…/ there’d still be niggas out there killin/there’d still be white people out to get us.” He repeats the word “still” to illuminate the fact that these arguments and contradictions about the word are keeping us from moving on to a resolution.

The song reaches its emotional peak when Wale takes us into the mind of a Black kid in an all White school of students who feel its okay to recite the “N word” that the rappers use in their songs.

The final scene in absolutely gripping as Wale paints a picture of a kid full of self-loathing. He has allowed the use of the word to get out of hand and hates himself for letting his White friends use it freely.

There are a bevy of topics related to the use of the “N Word” and far too many points of view to encapsulate every nuance of the word in only four minutes. However, Wale parses out some key points related to the controversy and thoroughly deconstructs the psychological trials associated with its uses.

My good folks, this is how a “Nigger” song should go.

Rock The Bells last year was an utter nightmare for me. Most of the sets sucked. The crowds were unbearable. And it rained ALL day. That being said, I might have to hit this up just to see A Tribe Called Quest and The Pharcyde hit the stage. As always with these type of events, some artists are only playing select dates. more info

Saturday – July 19th – Chicago, IL – Venue To be Announced

Sunday – July 20th – Toronto, ON, Cananda – Venue To be Announced

Saturday – July 26th – Boston, MA – Venue To be Announced

Sunday – July 27th – New York, NY – Venue To be Announced

Saturday – August 2nd – Miami, FL – Venue To be Announced

Sunday – August 3rd – Philadelphia, PA – Venue To be Announced

Saturday – August 9th – Venue To be Announced

Saturday – August 16th – San Francisco, CA – Venue To be Announced

Saturday – August 23rd – Denver, CO – Venue To be Announced

Saturday – August 30th – Vancouver, BC Canada – Venue To be Announced

Upcoming tour covering nine ten college campuses throughout the US for the documentary Darfur Now, which explores the Darfur conflict through the first-hand experiences of Don Cheadle, Hejewa Adam, Pablo Recalde, Ahmed Mahmoud Abaker, Louis Moreno-Ocampo and Adam Sterling. The DVD is slated for a May 27th release date. Performers on select dates include Cool Kids, Goapele, Zion 1, Janelle Monae, Anthony David, Wale, Asheru, DJ Drama and more! Be sure to come out and support for this very important cause! (Thanks Lucy!) more info

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STAND and Participant Media are proud to sponsor a nationwide tour of the critically acclaimed new documentary, Darfur Now, which will be available on DVD May 27th. Schools around the country, chosen for their outspoken efforts to fight genocide, will host a special screening of Darfur Now and a concert to raise awareness, funds, and send the message that NOW is the time to end genocide in Darfur. Across the country, tens of thousands of students have shown that they will not stand idly by in the face of genocide. From passing legislation to fundraising for relief and protection efforts in Darfur, they have declared that they are the anti-genocide generation. But we can do more…

TOUR DETAILS
April 11, 2008 @ Oberlin College, Cleveland, OH
feat. Cool Kids, J-Live

April 12, 2008 @ University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, 8pm

April 13, 2008 @ Northeastern University, Boston, Time TBA

April 15, 2008 @ University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, 7pm

April 24, 2008 @ University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, 6pm
feat. Zion I, DJ Fuse, Goapele

April 25, 2008 @ Emory University, Atlanta, 7pm
feat. Janelle Monae, Anthony David, Novel, DJ Drama

April 27, 2008 @ William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN, 7pm

April 28, 2008 @ University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, 7pm

April 28, 2008 @ Georgetown University, Washington D.C., 8:30pm
feat. Wale, Asheru, DJ Yzo, Mastamind DJ

May 21, 2008 @ University of Chicago, Chicago, 6pm

May 29, 2008 @ University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Time TBA