From “Choose Love” To “Shots Fired”
Anti-fascists setup perimeter in anticipation of Proud Boy / “patriot” violence while police choose not not to engage. (Photo by Mac Smiff) Throughout the month of August, self-proclaimed “patriots”–a collection…
Summer of George: Civil Rights Activism
After spending years in the same hip-hop orbit without really getting to know each other, well-known local DJ Ronin Roc and I became friends over this last summer between dodging…
Message From The Last WOHMer on Earth
2019 is almost over and I’ve achieved most of my goals. It has been an experimental year for me, trying new things, building new bridges, fixing old bridges, investing in…
Smitty In the City: Hip Hop Day
They say to never look a gift horse in the mouth, but we all know what happened in Troy. For the better part of 3 weeks, I’ve been contemplating, discussing,…
Smitty In The City: How Damian Lillard Is Effecting Portland Rap
He’s no Macklemore, but Portland Trailblazer’s star Damian Lillard is giving new life to the city’s rap scene. Since that moment in February when Sway coined Damian Lillard “The Best…
Smitty In The City: State Of The WOHM Address
These days, I rarely take the time to sit with my thoughts. Life moves fast. Things seem important and I vow to discuss them soon – at least internally –…
I Shot The Sheriff
At this point it’s common knowledge that American police shoot too many people. The Economist theorized last year that British citizens are 100 times less likely to be shot by…
The Revolution Might Be Televised
(Cover Image from @RealNewsNetwork) Bored out of my mind, I was 10 years old when I read Esther Forbes’ Johnny Tremain, and I’ve been intrigued with the notion of…
Questlove Delivers In Portland
Last week, the drummer known as Questlove (often spelled “?uestlove”) visited Portland as part of Soul’d Out Music Fest and delivered a high powered DJ set to a packed house…
All Eyes On Us: Portland Hip-Hop + CypherPDX Video
There’s been a lot of talk over the last year or so about Portland’s rap scene. The meteoric rise of Macklemore brought national hip-hop media attention to the Great Northwest,…