Entertainment News Rap, Race and Revolution
“Rap, Race and Revolution: Solutions For Our Struggle” is the new book in a series written by Supreme Understanding Allah. After a couple of decades of observing the science of life, he decided to compile his thoughts and place them in book form.
Updated Jun 19, 2009 - 2:38:05 PM
Entertainment News Hip Hop is a universal language
Da Arabian MC's, Suhell Nafar, Tamer Nafar, Mahmoud Jreri became the most well-known Palestinian group in hip hop after being featured in a documentary titled “Sling-shot Hip Hop.” Their music is a unique fusion of East and West, combining Arabic percussion rhythms, Middle Eastern melodies and urban Hip Hop/Rap.
Updated May 18, 2009 - 12:19:03 AM
Entertainment News Sister soldier tells story of struggle through song
A recent Chicago concert put on by the Gaza Aid Project brought together performers representing a wide range of ethnicities and representing the revolutionary spirit of resistance that is the lifeblood of Hip Hop. One of the performing artists was Palestinian singer Shadia Mansour, whom some have referred to as the Palestinian Erykah Badu, discussed her entry into hip hop, and her spirit of activism.
Updated May 18, 2009 - 12:18:31 AM
Entertainment News Poor Righteous Teachers: The Influence of Islam on Hip Hop
ROSEMONT, Ill. (FinalCall.com) - In one of the most highly anticipated forums during the Saviours' Day 2009 weekend, influential hip hop artists and fans of the culture came together to discuss “The Influence of Islam on Hip Hop.”
Updated Apr 18, 2009 - 2:53:05 PM
Entertainment News An interview with the lyrical legend Rakim
Once it was announced that he would be present at Saviours' Day 2009, everybody wanted to get a glimpse of the hip hop lyrical legend Rakim. The Final Call's Assistant Editor Ashahed M. Muhammad sat down with him for an exclusive interview after Minister Farrakhan's Saviours' Day keynote message.
Updated Apr 18, 2009 - 2:15:52 PM
Entertainment News Responsibility is a Lifestyle
HOUSTON (FinalCall.com) - Whether on his MTV show Road To Redemption or speaking at schools across the country, Grammy award winning artist T.I. has been working to touch the hearts and minds of young people to show them that although everyone makes mistakes, we also have the power to learn from them in order to live more responsibly.
Updated Apr 7, 2009 - 9:52:47 PM
Entertainment News A Night of Cultural Unity
The evening was an international, cultural explosion and every seat in the house appeared to be taken. Several thousand members of the Nation of Islam, their families and friends gathered in the Rosemont Center’s Plenary Ballroom on February 27 to experience “Ta Ha: The Final Call Symphonic Suite,” a special composition by Mother Tynnetta Muhammad.
Updated Mar 11, 2009 - 8:58:00 AM
Entertainment News Lessons from the life of an American icon
With the death of entertainer Eartha Kitt came descriptions of her laced with words like of sultry, feline, animalistic, exotic and other adjectives that focused on her physical attributes and her ability to attract men. There were accounts of how a woman rejected by her mother and born out of a rape in the south managed to attain fame and fortune.
Updated Jan 6, 2009 - 1:36:00 PM
