Media

“Music”

Bob Dylan, “Subterranean Homesick Blues” (1965): lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwKXggW7naI

Roy Ayers, “We Live in Brooklyn Baby” (1972)

http://vimeo.com/27278393

Patti Smith, “Gloria” (1975): lyrics

“New York, New York” (1977): lyrics

Richard Hell & the Voidoids, “Blank Generation” (1977): lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx7bXk4N5no

Kurtis Blow, “The Breaks” (1980): lyrics

Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, “The Message” (1982):  lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4o8TeqKhgY&feature=related

MC Shan, “The Bridge” (1985): lyrics

Beastie Boys, “No Sleep Til Brooklyn” (1987): lyrics

Run D.M.C., “Christmas in Hollis” (1987): lyrics

Eric B. & Rakim, “Move the Crowd” (1987): lyrics

The Ramones, “I Wanna Live” (1987): lyrics

Sonic Youth, “Teenage Riot” (1988): lyrics

Boogie Down Productions, “You Must Learn” (1989): lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtVJ6Kq-Pk

A Tribe Called Quest, “Check the Rhime” (1991): lyrics

Wu Tang Clan, “C.R.E.A.M.” (1993): lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkeBPgszdoM

Digable Planets, “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)” (1993): lyrics

Nas, “N. Y. State of Mind” (1994): lyrics

De La Soul, “Stakes is High” (1996): lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW3gUu0Q8a4

Blackstar, “Definition” (1998): lyrics

M.I.A., “Paper Planes” (2007): lyrics

Jay Z (w/Alicia Keys), “Empire State of Mind” (2009): lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjsXo9l6I8

MEN, “Credit Card Babie$” (2009)

MEN, “Off our Backs” (2009)–video by K8 Hardy

Santigold, “Girls” (2013): lyrics

“Poets”

Anselm Berrigan

Jayne Cortez

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcCHXSIFLfg

James Baldwin

http://video.pbs.org/video/2112495022/

Anne Waldman

Eileen Myles

http://poetryproject.org/history/public-access-poetry

 

“News”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umXV52YQOo0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKNHjCWEOds

 Neighborhoods:

JD Samson on Williamsburg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqSxfR9PAm8