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The Roots – ‘Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around’, part of Soundtrack For a Revolution.
Rolling Stone.

A little update.

I like this story.

Allen says almost all parents and teenagers argue. But it’s the quality of the arguments that makes all the difference.

“We tell parents to think of those arguments not as nuisance but as a critical training ground,” he says. Such arguments, he says, are actually mini life lessons in how to disagree — a necessary skill later on in life with partners, friends and colleagues on the job.

Teens should be rewarded when arguing calmly and persuasively and not when they indulge in yelling, whining, threats or insults, he says.

In Allen’s study, 157 13-year-olds were videotaped describing their biggest disagreement with their parents. The most common arguments were over grades, chores, money and friends. The tape was then played for both parent and teen.

And so.

Effective arguing acted as something of an inoculation against negative peer pressure. Kids who felt confident to express themselves to their parents also felt confident being honest with their friends.

Quest speaks on J Dilla’s production skills.

Black Star will release a mixtape, Black Star Aretha. They were recently on Fallon’s show.

…released;  I’ll be designing a few book/zine/print projects, this year. (wiki.scribus.net)

Right.

Shabazz Palaces – Black Up (OFFICIAL ALBUM SHORT FILM/VIDEO); via oka.

Shabazz Palaces – Belhaven Meridian
Director: Kahlil Joseph
Photography: Matthew J. Lloyd
Produced by What Matters Most
Filmed in Watts, California

Kahlil Joseph
Matthew J. Lloyd
Shot on location in Seattle, WA