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Posted in NYC | hiphop | music on February 7, 2007
"Hip Hop Tours of Harlem"! with actual rap legends ++ the "Abolish the N Word organization"
Kurtis Blow giving a "Hip-Hop tour of Harlem" | Jan 27, 2007 (CRED)
Not only is Kurtis Blow teaming up with a politician to help abolish the "N Word"....
"Queens Councilman Leroy Comrie spearheaded the nonbinding measure before the New York City Council Thursday. He appeared with hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow Walker on Thursday and said the slur has gained a level of acceptance among entertainers and youths that is troubling. 'So I challenge the hip-hop community, I challenge you to abolish that word during the month of February -- Black History Month -- and beyond,' Walker said." [KSDK] (via Rolling Stone)...he's giving (see above) "hip hop tours of harlem" along with other rap legends:
Trace the history and influences of hip hop from its earliest stage with Pioneers DJ Red Alert, Grand Master Caz, Rahiem of Grand Master Flash & the Furious 5 and others.This interactive cultural tour of Manhattan, Harlem and the Bronx highlights the true meaning of hip hop see, DJing, Mcing, Graffiti and Break Dancing.I realize this has tourist written all over it, but I can't help but want to sign up for one ASAP.Get the lowdown on groups like Public Enemy, Treacherous 3, Sugarhill Gang and Russel Simmons; try your hand in our "Show Your Skills" segment while dressed in our 'bling-bling'/
A quick Google search reveals that the NY Times wrote an article on it last year, and that there seems to be competing companies.
For more Hip Hop, check the latest round up.
Posted on February 7, 2007 7:10 PM
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Saying "The 'N' word" is just as offensive as saying the actual word. Plus... it's not like people going around the city saying "the" word... They'd be pretty stupid to do so considering they would either 1. get their ass beat down... or 2. blow up their career (aka Michael Richards).
Why spend so much effort abolishing a word that isn't used by anyone publicly as an offensive term. For publicity.
A politician attempting to abolish a word? And a politician trying to make it illegalto cross a street with an ipod on...dubbed 'pod-crossing'. http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/02/07/ipod.crossing.ban/
I can think of 100 better things to spend our tax money on.
Posted by Dave | February 7, 2007 7:54 PM
I'd go on that tour
Posted by psytrance dj | February 7, 2007 8:25 PM
'try your hand in our "Show Your Skills" segment while dressed in our 'bling-bling''
whoah. i'm starting to lose track of who's being offensive...
Posted by Anonymous | February 7, 2007 9:23 PM
>>Why spend so much effort abolishing a word that isn't used by anyone publicly as an offensive term.<<
Spoken like a true white man. Live for a week with me in Brownsville and let's see if you still agree with your statement.
Posted by Anonymous | February 8, 2007 8:56 AM
your comments imply that there is more competition than their actually is... the viator link refers to the hush tours company. the other link goes to the harlem hip hop tours company. read your links, citizen journalist.
Posted by Anonymous | February 8, 2007 11:10 AM
I only meant to link to those two (competing against each other). Does it sound like I meant there were more?
Posted by brooklynvegan | February 8, 2007 11:31 AM
Why would anyone want to abolish the use of the word necrophilia? Hey, it's not my thing but to each his own.
Posted by steele | February 8, 2007 1:51 PM
your initial link under the words "Hip hop tours of harlem" goes to a tour run by "hush tours" and then later you link to "hush tours" company called "harlem hip hop tours." it's a little confusing and suggests there are three competing companies instead of two. tis all.
Posted by Anonymous | February 8, 2007 2:18 PM
your initial link under the words "Hip hop tours of harlem" goes to a tour run by "hush tours" and then later you link to "hush tours" and a company called "harlem hip hop tours" when mentioning the competition. it's a little confusing and suggests there are three competing companies instead of two. tis all.
Posted by Anonymous | February 8, 2007 2:21 PM
datz rong
Posted by Anonymous | February 6, 2008 11:25 AM
hi
Posted by Anonymous | February 6, 2008 11:28 AM
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Posted by Anonymous | February 6, 2008 11:28 AM
wierd!
Posted by Anonymous | February 6, 2008 11:31 AM