The Eclectic Economist

July 26, 2010

Movement Music: From Coke Rap To Community Development

What rapper is capable and willing to represent the righteous evolution that so many drug dealers, and those banging want to see? What Hip-Hop artist is going to have the courage to decide that while coke rap may be a subgenre that has artistic qualities and moves some units that what our people really need is not only an artist who tells stories and makes shout outs, but a leader who uses art, to build the community?

July 23, 2010

This Week In Africa PreBrief (July 23, 2010)

This week we worry a bit over the weight that Kenya’s constitutional referendum is having on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.

July 19, 2010

What Dance And House Music Can Bring To Rap

To me the talk about Hip-Hop artists making ‘dance music’ is about a search for greater sound creativity as much as business.

July 16, 2010

This Week In Africa PreBrief (July 16, 2010)

This week we worry a bit over a Cote d’ Ivoire (Ivory Coast) which continues to wrestle with national identity while its dependency on diminishing cocoa production continues. Despite a eurozone slowdown we explain why Egypt’s tourism sector will continue to thrive (it has a secret weapon)

July 3, 2010

E-Letter To Colbert I. King and The Washington Post Re: “Civil rights loses a champion in Bill Taylor”