IT'S SEEMS LIKE THIS IS ALL WE HAVE..........

You only get 3 minutes to project the Urban American Experience.........

CNN WON'T DO IT, BET DOESN'T SEE IT, TV ONE WON'T COME CLOSE TO IT, FOX NEWS WILL SAY IT'S EVIL, MSNBC DOESN'T HAVE THE MINDSTATE, so alls we really have is a 3-4 minute Hip Hop song to reflect on all of the things that make up the Urban American Experience, every year there's about 10-15 songs that give that breath of fresh air to those things that we call Black America, the Hip Hop Generation, the Urban Demographic......whatever your choice of terms. What TV news doesn't talk about, and what the talk radio commentators don't demonize can be summed up in a few standout Hip Hop songs every year. From the title to the imagery in the video COLD RAIN by Talib Kweli is one of those tracks this year, take a deep breath, separate yourself from all the stereotypical analysis, drop the cliche titles and just FEEL IT.

Sometimes it seems like urban America in it's many definitions is never really going to be displayed in the 24/7 scholastic light that it should. But if you're a fan of a good Cornel West book, or if you're on your 3rd reading of a W.E.B. DuBois book, and you understand the mixture of intellect, poetics and spirituality that Hip Hop brings forth in its best display, here's a song to feed that hunger.

Cold Rain is one of those songs that just puts a feeling in your spirit about life, living, struggle  and UPLIFT, in a way that I wish more Hip Hop would...........