Black Katrina : protest rap as “extension of the combat zone”

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lundi 26 septembre 2005 [n° 409]


“On Sept. 6, Mr. Nickerson sent Mr. Randle an instant message containing a music file and one verse, recorded on his home computer. Mr. Randle recorded an additional verse and sent it back, and 15 minutes later it was up on their Web site: www.k-otix.com.

“Within the first 24 hours, it was downloaded 10,000 times,” Mr. Randle said. “It crashed our server.” Since then at least five sites have posted the song, with downloads of 100,000 each, he said.”

NYT: Art Born of Outrage at Dhalgreen blog

About the post’s title : a french literary reference 1

Regardless of everyone’s personal opinion 2 about the outspoken political stance expressed by the lyrics, this song is a historical document in itself. It takes political blogging to a higher level by leveraging net activism through new forms of artistic expression. The internet is revolutionizing the relationship between the political world and the citizens. Rap is just one example among others.

The legendary K.O : George Bush Doesnt Care About Black People (MP3)
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  1. The post’s title is a reference to Michel Houellebecq’s famous novel : “Extension du domaine de la lutte” (Extension of the combat zone).
    “The novel “extension of the combat zone” is not primarily about military hostilities. Rather, the fictitious people created by the Houellebecq engage in destroying each other’s livelihood”
    Extension du domaine de la lutte Thomas Faist (pdf) in International Migration Review (Spring 2002) International Migration and Security before and after 11 September 2001 [back]
  2. “To claim that racism is the reason that the rescue effort was so slow is not a matter of debate at all: It’s nothing more than a handy way to get media attention, or to help sell a new CD. It’s self-affirming, too, if playing the victim is the only way you know to make yourself feel like you matter. ” Racism!’ They Charged When don’t they? September 26, 2005 By John McWhorter, National Review [back]
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