All articles by Aaron Frazer
Time to take Hip Hop back to its roots
Aaron Frazer — December 21, 2009 11 Comments
Paradoxically many artists have tried in vain to keep such traditions alive; scornfully discrediting “the system” while developing increasingly reactionary and self interested justifications for its perpetuity. In delighting in the virtually unrestricted opportunities for the creation of wealth, many rappers criticism of the status quo reeks of dishonesty. The result is a frustrating paradox; an attempt to idealise and identify with the poor yet a ritualised debasement and ridicule of those who either fail to accumulate wealth or simply do not sufficiently value such endeavours
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The Media Blackout Has Not Worked: Bring on the BNP
Aaron Frazer — October 22, 2009 11 Comments
Why the BBC is right to engage and scrutinise the British National Party, who have benefitted enormously from most attempts to marganalise their viewpoints.
