Outside of my Moms, this was probably my first contact with any sort of feminism. I wonder if they even called it that then. It's weird watching this, I'd forgotten how much South Africa was on everyone's minds back then. I think the fall of Apartheid changed some of our thinking here in America too. Anti-Apartheid imagry used to be all over hip-hop, from YZ's "Thinking Of A Masterplan," to 3rd Bass's "Gas Face."
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I hear you. Other than the volleyball team the 'Anti-Apartheid Committee' was the only group I joined back in college.
Who can forget 'Sun City by Artists United Against Apartheid'(well, maybe a lot of people). Still, reading your post inspired me to go look for it. I had totally forgot about the Miles Davis opening.
What can I tell you. I still think its cool.
Thanks so much for putting that video up. It's been burned in my head from back in the day.
ohhh maan...this takes me way back--comin home from school and flippin on DJ Ralph McDaniels Video Music Box!! He always seemed to end the show with "Self Destruction"...Speaking of Anti Apartheid...remember this? "I aint gonna play Sun City!!"
Y'all forgetting the greatest Anti Apartheid video in Hip Hop history: A.F.R.I.C.A. by Stetasonic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUwLg2cNzno
I can't even front, if you asked me today to name the countries in South Africa, this hook is exactly how I would do it. Alot of knowledge dropped in that video, including Jesse Jackson.
Haha. Me too. "Angola, Soweto, Zim-bab-way..."
I love this track, but will always be partial to MC Lyte.