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KUJENGA, by Kenautis Smith X lyfestile 11 track album

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Now, sadly... we are so brainwashed that we don't blink an eye as the annihilation of millions of women, children and men (in the Middle East, Africa and around the world) is paid for by our tax dollars and our consumerism. I think we are becoming less human.

to enact their own holocaust in Palestine.... This is disgusting and wrong. It's important to note that Hitler got his playbook from what the United States did to black and indigenous people.

I'm not sayin' it didn't happen... I'm not saying it wasn't horrible...but the Zionists have effectively indoctrinated us with the idea that there no human that ever lived was worse than Hitler and because of what they suffered during the Holocaust, they now have carte blanche to

HIP HOP put Assata Shakur (and so many other freedom fighters) on my radar.
Don't sleep on the revolutionary potential of the culture. It's on us.

R.I.P. Assata Shakur
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Don’t try to divide the diaspora over who did what for Hip Hop culture when you don’t know the actual timeline, who was involved with what when, or can’t identify crucial early pioneers & change agents in every facet of the culture and/or their influences and contemporaries. Know nothings are loud.

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Don't try to divide the African diaspora over who did what for Hip Hop Culture when you can't tell me what a breakbeat is or accurately describe and define the elements.....

I tell em it's @S.L.U.M.Fest 2025 (St. Louis Underground Music Festival). See y'all tomorrow at Atomic By Jamo
#STL

When people ask me to name the most significant cultural event in American history, I don't mention the moon landing, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Civil War, the assassination of JFK, the first talking movies or the rise of the internet.

The folks who were full on advocating for "cancel culture" just a little while ago, didn't consider that those same tactics would be used against them when the other side acquired the power to make it happen. I'd like to get back to everyone offending everyone as soon as possible.

I want to make it hard for our oppressors to win with the same power that Dame Dash has that makes it hard for me to listen to him for more than 8 seconds.

Cobra Commander's shiny mask was for like a night on the town...but the cloth joint was for lounging around the house in his matching "evil" pjs.

I say it because we have to be cognizant of how this violence and the narrative surrounding it will always be used to harm and manipulate the masses of people in this country, particularly the poor, marginalized and disenfranchised.

As far as I can tell, political violence has always been encouraged in this country. I don’t say this because, I think that folks that disagree with my positions should be killed.

You're not official until someone spells your name wrong on a flyer.

KUJENGA, by Kenautis Smith X lyfestile 11 track album

Bandcamp Friday!

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I'm listening to Aesop Rock, Clipse, Killjoy, Kwame, J.I.D., Open Mike Eagle and Westside Gunn... don't tell me Hip Hop isn't diverse.

pop stars with no substance, dead revolutionaries or superficially "conscious" rappers that are not a threat to the system at all. Don't get me wrong... I like some of these artists a lot.... but I think we should dig deeper....
#hiphop #hiphopculture. #hiphophistory

The mainstream conversation about the greatest emcees never centers around any artist that really challenges the worst of America's values (materialism, imperialism, war, genocide, Capitalism, Zionism, white supremacy). The rappers in the conversation are either apolitical,

Sometimes you gotta swallow your pride and just hit "show password"

We can go on fact finding missions and debate who did what when...and that's fine, but if you can't see, hear and feel ALL of the flavors that we have collectively added.... I feel sorry for you. We're all connected whether we admit it or not. #hiphop #hiphophistory #hiphopculture #lyfestile7

Black people, whether you are descendants of people who have been in America for centuries or the children of immigrants - WE ALL MADE THIS HIP HOP CULTURE THE BEAUTIFUL PHENOMENON THAT IT IS.

Hey, did your kindergarten teacher, call the room where you put your coats, jackets and bookbags the "cloak room?" None of us had cloaks. What were we? Fucking wizards?

Mainstream media and your favorite politicians acted like nothing was happening while overtly contributing to a genocide... now as a people are on the brink of annihilation, some of them are pretending to care. AmeriKKKa is exhausting and absolutely disgusting. #freepalestine #freethecongo

You're at the Hip Hop spot with your crew...music loud as hell. Then somebody taps you on the shoulder... "Yo...Yo...Yo...Yo..." Next thing you know everybody's in cipher trying to outrap each other...even tho you can barely hear each other over the song that's playing.
Sigh, those were the days.

Free Palestine
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After 25 years of DJing (and 20 years of starting beats but not finishing them), I'm finally putting some production out...I've got a project coming with @songsbydae, an amazing MC from STL.

The Killjoy EP will drop August 8 but the first single and video "Red Pill 84" dropped today.