Quoted text (from original post, June 2009 by Alison Isaac) “Toronto has always been a city better known for its cold and cleanliness than its emcees. Now, in a city distracted by a young boy named Drake, emcee, poet, and new-era bluesman Ian Kamau emerges from the shadows with the September Nine Mixtape (Vol 1). […]
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Okayplayer_ Vol.1
MTV IGGY_ Vol.1
Quoted text from original post, posted July 1, 2009 by Ben Herson & Mikal Lee “A good and trusted friend passed me this mixtape, September 9th, by Canadian Rapper Ian Kamau. The mixtape is serving as a warmup and introduction for Ian to a wider audience in preparation for the release of his album proper […]
HATE & THE QUAKE
Originally published January, 2010 I was sent the below article by a professor of mine who taught me in a class called Cultures of Resistance when I was at York University. This issue of Haiti has been bothering me since the quake happened. It makes me upset that people aren’t thinking more critically about all […]
THE ASSUMPTION OF CHRISTMAS
Originally published December, 2009 I do not celebrate Christmas. Not because I have any issue with Christmas per se but because I am not a Christian. I think Christmas is a kind-of assumed cultural norm in the western world that is often not thought about critically. When I say this to people the response I […]
MICHAEL JACKSON_ MASKS & MADNESS
Originally published June 2009 Michael Jackson passed only a few hours ago. I find it strange how i feel because i haven’t been connected to this man in any way for years. I haven’t listened to the songs that I grew up listening too in years either, but today going through my old Jackson 5 […]
THE CULTURE OF ENTITLEMENT
Originally published April, 2009 Wrote this in an email to a white male friend of mine this morning and thought i would like to share it… it was a response to a white male attending a ‘all female’ gathering for a girl program in Nairobi, Kenya… posted it on my blog too… i think this […]
POUND ISSUE NO. 19
A funny shoot inside, I won’t show you, but if you can find it you’ll see some familiar faces and a not so great picture of me (hence the reason I’m not publishing it here). This issue of Pound came out in 2003.
POUND FEB/MAR 2002
My first and last exploration into the world of modeling (only for you Pound) Ski and I had a lot of fun that day. The cover (shot by Lease) features K-OS.