Featured In :: The Files
The Ghetto Brothers were one of the most important Bronx gangs of the late 60s and early 70s, the driving force behind the pivotal 1971 peace treaty and a cultural force in the borough. We inaugurate The Files with excerpts from interviews with two of the leaders of the Ghetto Brothers, Benjamin Melendez (pictured above) and Carlos Suarez.
Featured In :: The Reader
 Look At Me!: Jin The Great Yellow Hope
For overeducated hip-hop-gen AZN cult-crits like me, Jin presents a subject worthy of our subjectivities, a stab against invisibility, a voice that validates our own time in the wilderness. Through marketing and sociology and a vast audience's unfulfilled desire, the first Asian American rapper to break from the underground into the big leagues appears as the Great Yellow Hope...
To read the complete article in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, click here.
For the current list of Jeff's articles, including ones that shaped Can't Stop Won't Stop, click here.
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The Reader
You'll find pieces and links to pieces from Jeff's writings on music, culture, politics and race, including previews and out-takes from Can't Stop Won't Stop in The Reader. Featured right now:
Setting A Hip-Hop Agenda
Inside 2004's National Hip-Hop Political Convention.
Stakes Is High: The Selling Of "Political Rap"
Are rappers our political leaders? Or are we victims of marketing?
The Backlash Against Graffiti
Graffiti has made haters on the right-wing and the left. The walls reveal a 30-year story of generational tension.
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The Files
For research or edification, The Files features excerpts and transcripts from Jeff's interviews over the years. Click here to a list of interviews.
The Ghetto Brothers
The Ghetto Brothers were one of the most important Bronx gangs of the late 60s and early 70s, the driving force behind the pivotal 1971 peace treaty that set the stage for the emergence of hip-hop. Here are excerpts from interviews with two founders of the Ghetto Brothers.
Carlos Suarez
Known on the streets as "Karate Charlie" for his fighting skills, Suarez became the president of the Ghetto Brothers. Click here for the interview.
Benjamin Melendez
Known on the streets as "Yellow Benjy", Melendez founded the GBs. Click here for the interview.
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