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1. nezua limon xolagrafik-jonez Dec 9th, 2006 at 7:35 pm

   good shit man. i liked this post. and of course the tune!

2. brownfemipower Dec 9th, 2006 at 8:25 pm

   I’m right there with you man–i loved ratm. the first song I ever heard of their’s was “freedom”–and I loved the shit out of them ever since then.

3. brownfemipower Dec 9th, 2006 at 8:36 pm

   btw, growing up the midwest, the ratm was so important to me because they were the first group that had a chicano in it who wasn’t singing tex mex. not to say i don’t like tex mex, but some times, hip, happening, punk chicanistas need a something a little harder!

   also, you notice in that video how the *females* are left out???? Not to say that MLK and Chavez weren’t doing amazing work, but come on, is Chavez really more a renegade than Angela davis? And if he is, then where the hell is delores huerta?

4. XicanoPwr Dec 10th, 2006 at 10:00 am

   There is a strong showing of male figures, but the video does show some female activists. The first one is right before he names Sitting Bull and I think you can catch a glimpse of Delores Huerta marching next to Chavez. But you are correct females do not have their names displayed.

   The video is not really the actual video to the song, which can be found here. The one on my post I just happen to come across it on YouTube. As much as we like to talk about heros, we as a country have become obsessed with examining human failings and putting them on display for the world to see and we have allowed those failings completely overshadow any good work that may have been done. One of the consequences, those heroes are suddenly forgotten. So, I can see why there is a big representation of Chavez and the UFW on that video. I would have liked to have seen the leaders of the Brown Berets or members of La Raza Unida because I consider them as renegades.

   You do bring up a very interesting point though, as to the absence of Delores Huerta. They were co-founders and have worked for over 30 years together, yet people still attribute the success of UFA just to Cesar, which rightly unfair. I don’t know why that is so, but at least we can make a conscience effort now to remind people, especially within the Latino population that it is wrong to solely attribute the success of UFW just to Cesar. When people mention UFW, it should be Cesar, but Cesar and Dolores or Dolores and Cesar.

   As for Tejano music, I like it, but lets say it is on the bottom list on my presets on my car radio.

5. testify Dec 21st, 2006 at 10:23 am

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6. Len Dec 25th, 2006 at 5:33 pm

   Just a nitpicky point…RATM didn’t write “Renegades of Funk.” The original was by Afrika Bambataa in 1984, more than a decade before RATM covered it in their 2000 release, “Renegades.”

   Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three main originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the “Grandfather” and “Godfather” of Hip Hop Culture as well as The Father of The Electro Funk Sound. Through his co-opting of the street gang the Black Spades into the music and culture-oriented Zulu Nation, he is responsible for spreading rap and hip-hop culture throughout the world. He has consistently made records nationally and internationally, every one to two years, spanning the 1980’s into the next Millennium 2000.

   Due to his early use of drum machines and computer sounds, Bam (as he is affectionately known) was instrumental in changing the way R&B and other forms of Black music were recorded. His creation of Electro Funk, beginning with his piece “Planet Rock,” helped fuel the development of other musical genres such as Freestyle or Latin Freestyle, Miami Bass,Electronica, House, Hip House, and early Techno.

7. XicanoPwr Dec 27th, 2006 at 6:37 am

   It makes sense, I was wondering why I saw Afrika Bambataa pop up on my google searches. I don’t see as being nitpicky, you were giving credit where credit is due.