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Blogger Profile: Jasiri X

Emcee and community activist Jasiri X is the creative force and artist behind the ground breaking internet news series, This Week with Jasiri X, which has garnered critical acclaim, thousands of subscribers, and millions of internet views. From the controversial viral video What if the Tea Party was Black?, to the hard hitting hilarity of Republican Woman...stay away from me, Jasiri X cleverly uses Hip-Hop to provide social commentary on a variety of issues. His videos have been featured on websites as diverse as Allhiphop.com and The Huffington Post and Jasiri has been a guest on The Michael Baisden Show, Free Speech TV, Left of Black, and Russia Today.

Jasiri X first burst on the National and International Hip-Hop scene with the powerful hit song Free The Jena 6 which was played on more than 100 radio stations and was named Hip-hop Political Song of the Year. His debut album, American History X, was named Album of the Year at the Pittsburgh Hip-Hop Awards. A six time Pittsburgh Hip-Hop Award winner, Jasiri recently became the first Hip-Hop artist to received the coveted August Wilson Center for African American Culture Fellowship. A founding member of the anti-violence group One Hood, Jasiri started the New Media Academy to teach young African-American boys how to analyze and create media for themselves.

Jasiri has performed from New York City to Berlin, Germany and various cities in between, including recently in front of 30,000 at the Our Communities Our Jobs Rally in Los Angeles. He has toured colleges and universities across the country presenting his innovative workshop, How to Succeed in Hip-Hop Without Selling Your Soul, and is working on a book of the same name. He also blogs for Jack and Jill Politics, Daveyd.com, and The Black Youth Project. Jasiri X signed a record deal with Wandering Worx Entertainment and is currently working on his album, Ascension with acclaimed producer Rel!g!on.

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Jasiri X

Emcee, community activist

November 11th, 2011

Interview with Shamar Thomas

I interviewed Sgt. Shamar Thomas (ret.) for One Hood Media at Occupy Wall Street about how he felt witnessing the police brutality inflicted on fellow veteran Scott Olsen, and the role of veterans in the Occupy movement:

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Jasiri X

Emcee, community activist

November 7th, 2011

What Happened at the University of Connecticut

I was recently invited to perform at the University of Connecticut on November 4th as the principal performer for a “Political Awareness Rally”. About a week before the event I got an email from the organizer, who ironically I met at Occupy Wall St, saying people were concerned about my ...

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Jasiri X

Emcee, community activist

October 21st, 2011

Occupy (We the 99)

VERSE 1 The Power's with the people don't let these cowards deceive you and be the next mouse in the talons of a eagle this country's wealth gap isn't unbalanced it's evil we celebrate access while the people have less in poverty abject madness while the economy collapses add stress ...

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Jasiri X

Emcee, community activist

September 16th, 2011

VIDEO: Would You Let an Innocent Man Die & Do Nothing?

I Am Troy Davis (T.R.O.Y.)We used Pete Rock's classic beat, "They Reminisce Over You," to shed light on the case of Troy Davis.The state of Georgia plans to execute Troy Davis on September 21, 2011. There is still serious doubt as to Troy Davis’ guilt, and by putting him to ...

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