Things you might’ve missed this month: In the first week of July, US police killed more people than they did any other week in 2015 (more than 500 people this year so far); a gang of people got shot (82) and killed (14, including a 7-year-old boy) over Fourth of July weekend in Chicago; and two staunchly defended symbols of American heritage, for vastly different segments of the population—namely, the Confederate flag and Bill Cosby—finally came down. (The former by state decree, the latter by the subject’s own words.) Let it not be lost on you that the Coz’s own testimony—where he admits he purchased quaaludes with the intention of drugging women—was unsealed only because a judge felt that Cosby’s self-appointed status as a “public moralist” (chiefly at the expense of young black folks) made it a matter of significant public interest. Hope that pound cake tastes good.
Things you might’ve missed in the realm of local rap, though, include the second album from Central District rep East25, North Pacific Breeze (98144). He’s been an underdog favorite of mine…