Beat Rock &You Don't Stop

Welcome to our blog! Our blog highlights the artists of Beatrock Music and their involvement in the community as they address various issues in their music and work. Feel free to like, follow, reblog, and comment! We want to make this virtual space as interactive as possible. --- Class blog project for Asian Americans and Hip Hop class at University of California, Irvine. Blog is maintained by Arman, Zed, & Sheryll. Leave Us a Message: Asians-Asian Americans changing the Hip Hop game? Yes No Poll Widget.org View Results

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BAMBU “BOOKS” FEAT. PROMETHEUS BROWN OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

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STR8 CHIILL

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Two weeks from today, on Friday, December 21st, Beatrock Music will celebrate our 3 Year Anniversary at Brick & Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco! The evening will feature live performances by Beatrock Music artists Bambu, Prometheus Brown (aka Geologic of Blue Scholars), Rocky Rivera, Otayo Dubb, Power Struggle (accompanied by Dirty Boots band), and Bwan. DJ Roza (RRS Feed/Rock & Roz) and DJ Tanner (Battlestar/Sharpshooterz) will also be rocking live on the turntables.

Performing Live: Bambu Prometheus Brown (aka Geologic of Blue Scholars) Rocky Rivera Otayo Dubb Power Struggle (accompanied by Dirty Boots band) Bwan

On the Turntables: DJ Roza (RRS Feed/Rock & Roz) DJ Tanner (Battlestar/Sharpshooterz) Brick & Mortar Music Hall 1710 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103 18 and over $9 Advance / $12 Door Tickets: http://www.brickandmortarmusic.com/event/193899/

Doors open at 8pm

Friday, December 21, 2012 Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/104298709738788/ Visit beatrockmusic.com

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Save the date - Friday December 21, 2012

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Save the date - Friday December 21, 2012

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New Power Struggle video by Bernardo Josue (@bernrj) drops Tuesday!

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The Bar

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Pick up Prometheus Brown & Bambu Walk Into a Bar available on iTunes (digital) or at Beatrock Music (CD).

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The Filthy Rent Money Tour

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SOUNDS OF A NEW HOPE

"If you didn't know, October is Philipin@ American History Month! This month, Kaba will be focusing on preserving the gifts of the motherland, starting with the opening ceremony tonight at 7pm in DBH 1100! There will be live performances by amazing artists, as well as a live remix of "Sounds of a New Hope." There will be a Q&A session/meet and greet afterwards, so you don't want to miss out because it's gonna be sick! SEE YOU THERE!!

-Lisa Tran (of UCI Kaba)

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THE TOWN ALL DAY TOUR HITS YOUR TOWN NOV/DEC 2012. TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14. GO TO BLUESCHOLARS.COM OR CLICK PHOTO FOR MORE INFO

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Anyone in the LA/OC area wanna go?

-Arman

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ERMEHGEED?!

THIS. IS. THE. OWNER. OF. BEATROCK. MUSIC.

—Sheryll

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This just happened. :)

-Arman

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“… make you pay for shit that you should definitely get for free, to preserve ur basic needs they charge a nominal fee…”

def. feel that right now.

this is Sermon by Bambu!

His album one rifle per family is coming out in October!

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IS THIS REAL LIFE?

OMG. Did i really just get a friend request from DJ FatGums? thebeatrockers are coming up!

--Sheryll

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Rocky Rivera - Slick Talk

Rocky Rivera drops a verse over Dilla's "F*ck the Police" beat. Listen to the entire song or download the Pop Killer Mixtape for free at www.beatrockmusic.com

"Middle finger to the cops."

-Arman

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More about the Filipino Community Center in the Excelsior District of San Francisco that Nomi from Power Struggle works and organizes with.  This space does great work for the community, especially the youth.  

I personally used to go to the FCC after school just to chill or to attend workshops about social justice and the Filipino community.  I remember learning about immigration, class issues, the Hacienda Luisita massacre, and Filipino history, things that I would never learn about in school, but were all extremely relevant and important to me.  We need to continue educating the youth to continue that pipeline of critical consciousness and activism.

Shout out to Pele, TIBAK, and Lowell High School's Fil-Am club!

-Arman

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Here's a documentary that features Nomi from the hip hop group, Power Struggle.  Nomi talks about how he connects his music and work to issues of social justice in order to educate the community through hip hop.  He keeps it real, talking about his own sexist tendencies of objectifying women and how he is battling with his privilege of being a male.  I admire the fact that he acknowledges sexism within hip hop.  Even conscious male, non-queer hip hop artists, leaders, and organizers can demonstrate (hetero)sexism in their work and in their actions.  They typically talk about issues of race and class, but these artists rarely discuss issues of gender and sexual orientation.  The beautiful thing about Nomi's work (and the work of other Beatrock Music artists) is that he is trying to be conscious of empowering Filipin@-American youth not at the expense of oppressing other marginalized groups, but instead trying to uplift and empower all communities at the same time.

Side note, Nomi does work in the Excelsior district and the Filipino Community Center, where I grew up and attended workshops during high school.  Shout out to the FCC for seriously being the spark to learning about these issues, developing this critical mind, and igniting this passion for social justice within me.

And another shout out to my friend, Eric Tondoc, for filming and editing this dope documentary.

-Arman