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A.S.L. Ain’t Nuthin’ to Fu*K Wit

by Christopher Margolin

During Wu-Tang Clan’s recent Bonnaroo performance, they proved, beyond a shadow of all 36 Chambers, that you don’t need to hear the words to understand their philosophy.

It’s hard enough for a hearing person to truly understand the words in a hip-hop song – especially when there are several people on stage, trading rhymes at a fairly quick click – but an A.S.L. interpreter named Holly, was able to make sure that even the hearing impaired could follow along. Not only was she signing every word, but she was doing it with force!

This is just one more example of how words can be felt, no matter the situation.

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Grammar Police: Taylor Mali’s “The The Impotence of Proofreading”

by Christopher Margolin

Taylor Mali’s poem, “The The Impotence of Proofreading,” is the reason why we are now going to be the Grammar Police of the Internet. Too many people do not check what they have written, thus making incredibly poor grammatical mistakes. It’s time to stop the madness.

Jay-Z – The Making of Reasonable Doubt

by Christopher Margolin

There are great albums, and then there are absolute classic albums. Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt is one of those absolute classic albums. From the music to the well written lyricism, there are few hip-hop albums that can even come close to touching the quality of this album.

What I love most about this documentary, is that Jay-Z, along with each of the producers, gives the story behind both the music, as well as the the lyrics. Jay breaks down the lyrical content of the album, and walks you through what each of the major metaphors means, and how the wordplay is used in order to capture the exact emotion of the moment.

It’s a pretty impressive look inside on of those rare classic albums.