EP.004: Catastrophism – Sasha Lilley – Great Chaos Under Heaven & James Davis – At War with the Future Catastrophism and the Right

As promised, we present the second and final part of our series on the book Catastrophism: The Apocalyptic Politics of Collapse and Rebirth. Read more »

EP.003: Catastrophism – Eddie Yuen – The Politics of Failure Have Failed The Environmental Movement and Catastrophism

On this edition of C-101 podcast we sat down with Eddie Yuen to discuss his piece entitled “The Politics of Failure Have Failed: The Environmental Movement and Catastrophism”, in the book in... Read more »

EP.001: A Dialogue with Hip Hop Artist Immortal Technique

On this edition of C-101 podcast, we feature an interview we conducted with Immortal Technique. Read more »

Akala – Murder Runs The Globe

Man that boy Akala is back at it again! Like he said previously on ‘Who’s the Gangsta?’, “Money is a means to get wealth, not the wealth itself!” Power is derived from... Read more »

Two Thousand Seasons by Ayi Kwei Armah

As we read Ayi Kwei Armah Two Thousand Seasons, two things immediately came to our minds: Akala’s track from his The Thieves Banquet album “Maangamizi”[1]Being so moved by this book, C-101 editors... Read more »

Akala – Old Soul

Wonderful track from The Thieves Banquet. Akala always makes it clear that soul, reggae, hip hop, and other musical expressions from Black people represent our historical origins in Africa. It is very... Read more »

Akala – Pissed Off

What we love most about this song is that Akala put into words what most people are feeling. Read more »

Akala – Thieves Banquet Freestyle

Akala putting it down! Check out The Thieves Banquet album for more from Akala. Read more »

Akala – Malcolm Said It

Official “Malcolm Said It” video! Love this video to death! Track appears on Akala’s The Thieves Banquet album. Read more »

Akala, Lowkey, Saul Williams Discuss Cultural Hegemony Over Hip Hop

One of the most important aspects of this conversation is that we need to recognize what is being passed off as hip hop is definitely being used to serve power. Hip hop... Read more »