VIDEO: Sponberg For Mayor feat. Al-One, My-G, Prologic & Brown Caesar [Prod by Pale Soul]
“So get out and vote, before the water get bought up by Nestle and Coke. They already bought the hood up, raise the rent up some mo’, and police out…
Sponberg For Mayor Campaign Kicks Off, Invites Candidates To Slumber Party
Jessie Sponberg is wasting no time. As his campaign officially starts today at the site of the same reservoir he famously fought to keep as our city’s water source, the…
Hip-Hop Activist Jessie Sponberg Leads All Candidates in KGW Poll
Maybe it was the declaration that “The City is on fire!” Or perhaps it was his Facebook call to put out a campaign mixtape with local rappers. Or perhaps his…
PDX’s Worst Kept Secret: Rapper-Turned-Activist Jesse Sponberg Runs for Mayor
If you thought the upcoming mayoral election was set to be a snoozefest, WOHM has other news for you. Occasional local rapper and long time activist Jesse Sponberg is officially running for…
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,…
The Gentrification of Blackness
In case you’ve never seen the highest grossing film of all time, it revolves around a hero who feels so sorry for the aliens whom he’s been assigned to infiltrate…
On: Baltimore, Cloaks, and Daggers
The word of the day is ruthless. It’s not a word I can use to describe Baltimore protesters. It’s the word that comes to mind when I see things like…
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…
Macklemore Talks Race, White Privilege and Music
“For me, as a white rapper, I’m like, how do I get involved on a level where I’m not co-opting the movement, but also realizing the platform that I have…
The 5th Annual Efryting Drive + Friendly Fire Battle
That Jessie Sponberg guy never quits. NEVER. As if endlessly organizing masses to march, rally and shut down bridges wasn’t enough, Sponberg still managed to put together his 5th annual…