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1 week ago | thestranger.com | Nicki Minaj |Daudi Abe |Fat Joe

Illustrations by Naomi Likayi We live in a time where cruelty has become the dominant passion. How do we, to use the words of Hole, “live through this”? By, for one, countering cruelty with a passion that has been central to Black culture, dancing: the passion of joy. More to the point, dancing is one of the four original elements of hip-hop.

1 month ago | southseattleemerald.org | Daudi Abe

In 1973, the 27th annual NBA draft consisted of 20 rounds. A total of 211 picks were made, and Slick Watts' name was never called. For some, this might have been a sign that dreams of professional basketball were not in the cards, but for one man, it simply meant taking a different route. Donald Earl Watts was born on July 22, 1951, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

2 months ago | thestranger.com | Daudi Abe

For people who lived in Seattle during the 1980s—of a certain age and demographic—the name "Nasty" Nes Rodriguez holds especially profound significance. He DJ’d for some of Seattle’s first rappers, including the Emerald Street Boys, cofounded NastyMix Records, and, as a radio DJ, introduced some of the country's best hiphop to Pacific Northwest fans long before it hit the mainstream. Nes died on Saturday, February 15. He was 63. His wife announced the news on Facebook on February 16.

2 months ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Daudi Abe

For people who lived in Seattle during the 1980s—of a certain age and demographic—the name "Nasty" Nes Rodriguez holds especially profound significance. He DJ’d for some of Seattle’s first rappers, including the Emerald Street Boys, cofounded NastyMix Records, and, as a radio DJ, introduced some of the country's best hiphop to Pacific Northwest fans long before it hit the mainstream. Nes died on Saturday, February 15. He was 63. His wife announced the news on Facebook on February 16.

Feb 4, 2025 | thestranger.com | Charles Mudede |Daudi Abe

Illustrations by Jordan Kay The early ’80s were not exactly the best time for love and romance in rap. And with good reason. Most of the rappers, in a genre that was just 10 years old, were male and fresh out of puberty (if not still in it). The surge of women (or mature) rappers had to wait for the second half of the ’80s: MC Lyte, Salt-N-Pepa, Queen Latifah, Monie Love, and more.