By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 11:00 AM
Cleaning out the ol' PUB DEF video vault, we recently came across this jewel. It's a video we shot almost exactly two years ago -- back in August 2004 before we had any outlet to share such videos. It's from the St. Louis stop of the Hip-Hip Summit which sought to increase youth participation in the 2004 Presidential Election. Labels: PubDef_News, Video_Reports
The video features Summit founder Russell Simmons; his brother, Reverend Run from Run-DMC; rappers Jadakiss; Loon; Remy Martin; Biz from D-12; soul singer Anthony Hamilton; hip-hop legend Doug E. Fresh; and HSAN President/CEO Dr. Benjamin Chavis. Oh, and Nelly.
Check out when the St. Louis rapper alludes to his snubbing from Mayor Clarence Harmon and his ousting from Union Station for not complying with its dress code.
Look for cameos by State Rep. Rodney Hubbard, 5th Ward Committeewoman Cheryl Nelson, and a certain St. Louis American reporter that doesn't mind rudely getting next to celebrities while they're talking to other people just so he can get his picture taken with them.
2 Comments:
This is hit stuff:
"The protesters say the rules are meant to keep Blacks from the popular downtown tourist attraction."
Eh, maybe, but Union Station is not exactly 'popular.'
I would argue they were violating the 1st Amendment. Thats a lot easier to prove.
8/16/2006 11:32 AM
Is anyone having problems watching the videos?
8/16/2006 4:34 PM
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