My Thoughts today on My American Black People...

Was at the West Indian Day Parade today with Demostina...
Thinking about my American Black People...
Yeah The Few... of us that are left in NYC have no real identifiable culture that bonds us together with other American Black people nationwide except for Hip Hop. That is so wack. Watching all of these multi-colored shades of brown on folks from countries that had to fight for their independence and have established their own cultures was refreshing to see because we, as "American Black People", still don't have our "own" real culture. I'm not downplaying our progress and accomplishments as American Black folks. I am not saying we have absolutely no culture. I am saying we don't celebrate who we are in mass proportions on a national or even regional scale and that shit is wack. I was vocal about this and had a few people tell me "we have Kwanzaa". Kwanzaa is really nice but it is a holiday, not a culture. I don't think we feel that we have anything to really celebrate as a people other than our struggles. There is so much at play here. I have a beef with our people that runs through my soul for allowing this system to continue to strip us of everything we create and turning it into some mainstream money machine. I have a beef with what this country has done to my people that burdens my soul. We are too busy hating ourselves and each-other to bind together to form some semblance of a real culture. We are always trying to be "Negroes" or "African Americans". Names coined for reasons of political correctness.... Taking pieces of what we were shoveled over the years to be "our culture". Have U ever been to the "African American parade" in NYC? That shit is wack. We don't have our own flag. What can we wave at a parade? The star spangled banner? Fuck No! Yes, I was born here, yes I am an American, but so are Native Americans. They have culture that binds them. This shit hurts me. I have a gripe. Fuck the Cream of Wheat Man! This has been a day of dichotomous feelings for me. Happy to be black and part of a strong race. Sad to not have a real SOLID culture. Nothing to really hold on to. Slavery was so hard on "my people"...
It still is.
FUCK!!!!

Thanks for reading my frustrated rant.
I love my people. Let's progress.

-Tah

Baby Loves Disco in Union Square Park... Oh Yeah!!!

Baby Loves Disco in Union Square with DJ's PK and Mikey Palms

Many of you already know that I Emcee a party called Baby Loves Disco where we have kids and their parents come to clubs in Brooklyn and Manhattan on a monthly basis from September through May. This year we are in Union Square Park every Thursday through August. It was bananas there were kids all over the place and we rocked for 2 hours straight

Tah Wins the "Off the Head Gameshow Battle" at Sin Sin as "El Gato"

Once again the Cat shows his claws at the April 4, 2008 "Off the Head Gameshow Battle" at Sin Sin in NYC. What a night! It came Down to "El Gato" vs. six time champ Chaz Kangas in the last round. What a beast battle. Video Footage to come!




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Tah Phrum Duh Bush, Emcee, Musician and now HOST...

Yep U heard it. I was hired to host the MARCH MADNESS: Global Hip Hop Extravaganza and "Beat Apetit" US Release Party.
Featuring: KENNY MOHAMMAD the Human Orchestra
3rd Party (Farbeon, Hired Gun, Rabbi Darkside)
Subphonik (Baba Israel, Core Rhythm, Yako 440)
Czech Beatbox All Stars feat Jaro Cossiga, Nasty, Dowis, Carly, Kouzhell
Mindspray
Beatrhymers
Hobbit (UK)
Mauf (Austria)
ESQUIRE (2007 Gong Battle Champ/2007 US DMC Finalist)

This was crazy. It was an honor to rock the host roll. I guess the word has been getting out. Not only am I doing my thing as an emcee in the rapping format but as the true embodiment of an MC aka Master of Ceremonies. (Little class for all of those who don't know, thaqt is what MC is short for).
The crowd was so receptive. I did Mic 101 with Hyphen one on the Beat Box. The whole crowd was singing along. The place was packed. I didn't know that so many people actually knew the song. I guess you never know until you know huh?

For $10 I think this was one of the greatest bargains for a concert I've ever seen. What a show!!!

Stay tuned.

Big ups to Rabbi Darkside for putting it all together!

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February 19th, 2008- Tah Kicks off his new Freestyle Competition "A to Z eMCee" at Vox Pop in Brooklyn

It's a smash hit! Some of the most talented eMCeez in NYC came out to participate in the ultimate brain teaser of freestyle competitions. This event is destined to be a big hit amongst the top competitors of NYC's freestyle rap competitors. Visit AtoZeMCee.com for more details

Line of the nite
"Rodo Cop"
By Homeboy Sandman
Favorite Round
"The Kings Anagrams"