David Kelly (cap D / All Natural)

“I'm wondering what made Malcolm smile, in the midst of hate and ostracism, how do people maintain any optimism?” @capD1 of #AllNatural #Renaissance #MalcolmX

@WeAreDeLaSoul @hiphopgods 20 years ago? Stop lying!!

20 years ago, we released our 7th studio album “The Grind Date”. Featuring “Much More”, “Shopping Bags (She Got From You)” and “Rock Co. Kane Flow” ft. MF DOOM Stay tuned for more as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of “The Grind Date” this year! 🗓️ lnk.to/thegrinddateIN

NEW: Alabama is farming out incarcerated people to work at hundreds of companies, including McDonald’s & Wendy’s. The state takes 40% of wages and often denies parole to keep people as cheap labor. Getting written up can lead to solitary confinement. This is modern day slavery.

@micro_chop The word classic gets thrown around too much, but this qualifies

@micro_chop You’re on one tonight

@micro_chop This was ‘91 Morehouse College dorm room for me. Take No Prisoners and Nightmare on America Street especially

@capD1 This was a blog era/mixtape discovery for me many years after it came out. Haven't listened to it in a minute. I'm really enjoying "Quiet Storm" right now. youtu.be/cSNtjlkSJgI?si…

"Paper Thick" by CALIsthenics (Cap D & MC JUICE), E-40, Casual & Del is 1 of the dope tracks on #THHM's August 2024 Spotify playlist "New Underground Classic Rap" #NowPlaying #HipHop #HipHopHistory #HipHopCulture @goldenstateent Listen & Follow: open.spotify.com/playlist/2doYF…

I was in the room at #nabj when Donald Trump told 1000s of Black journalists that VP Kamala Harris had just recently “turned” Black. So, I wrote about the historical amnesia at play: “It seems that when a mixed-race Black American appears to be ascending to the pinnacles of American power, some white Americans suddenly forget the race rules that white society created.” nytimes.com/2024/08/04/mag…

“There is NO QUESTION that the Negro Leagues were equivalent to the American and National Leagues.” @PaulHembo on a historically important day for baseball and sports history. @NLBMuseumKC

CALIsthenics ft. @E40 @Smashrockwell @DelHIERO & @djdsharp in that NUMBER ONE spot on the HipHopGods TOP 20 chart! @JUICE4real @capD1 @JAHJAHMULDROW @MOKA_ONLY @RasKass @mobbdeephavoc @IAMRJPAYNE @mclyte @DDotAngelettie @TheRealPerceeP @TheRealKoolGRap @PepLava @eldasensei

@crocodileheart Bizarre Ride…yes 87-93…yes

@LupeFiasco clarity

Go head Nephew!!!!

. @JUICE4real breaks down “Paper Thick” by #CALISTHENICS (streaming now on all DSPs)! empire.ffm.to/paperthick

The Zone of Interest is about the danger of ignoring atrocities – including in Gaza | Naomi Klein | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

This week on Bandcamp's hip-hop show, Stoney talks with CALIsthenics about their Georgia-Anne-Muldrow-produced debut album bandcamp.com/?show=723

And it’s a heater!!

@crocodileheart Thinkin of a master plan

@KamasiW Yes!!!

Often times the end is actually the beginning. Things to come. Prologue ⏳ 03.06.24 youtu.be/c8cKN1rbJl4