Sudan is a country of juxtaposition.

Sudan is a country with beautiful natural scenery, high-rise buildings, weddings, universities, commerce, poverty, and of unrest. There are injustices between the working poor and those of the upper-class, a situation not unlike what we've become used to here in the United States. There are brilliant artisans, writers, strife, bloodshed and sound families. At the crux of this juxtaposition is oil and the polarizing nature that a country replete with generous resources and a weak concept of how to manage said resources can be taken advantage of. The proxy war between the West and Chinese/Russo interests in Sudanese oil is as easy to understand as a listing of the country's weapons suppliers which include Britain, former Soviet republics, and China. Both factions want their oil and they want to control who has access to it. Ancient blood fuels are played up as they have been in other emerging countries. Sides are taken, lives are lost. The premeditated mayhem and it's politics are complexed, certainly. But we can make a difference in the war-torn region of Darfur, at least. ATL-based artists like Dj Drama, Anthony David, Spree Wilson, Janelle Monae and Novel will be holding a concert at Emory University to help us do just that, and to do it locally next Friday. Be there.

Race relations in the ATL party scene.

Before we begin I think y'all should know this is abit of a rhetorical rant. You should also know that I've enclosed two mixtapes at the end of this rant...

So...is it a problem? Are we mixing enough? Do we get along as well as we'd like to think? Is it okay for partying and soicialization to be segregated? In my opinion I don't see how any of it can be beneficial.What do you think? Do you think about these sort of things? I find it interesting that a black person could say to me that they wouldn't want to attend an event because the black to white ratio wasn't right. "Too many crackers" are over there. What kind of shit is that? And I've seen my white friends become uncomfortable when the ration unbalanced the other way or say the same kind of thing. "Isn't that like a black show, or party or club?", hell no. It's just a club.

Why is that? It's 2007, people. Get over that shit and have a good time.
People are so afraid to open up and be REAL in this city. I wonder why that is?
I think it's getting alot better. But there are still the cavemen with old school limitations on what is acceptable for a party "ratio" or what music is acceptable to be played in the club. Get the fuck outta here with that.

DJ Drama & 3 6 mafia Mixtape
Piakhan Agua Vol. 1