Yep, checked dem out as you said,
who are you? what do you do?
how can I find you and learn from you?
Cos you really know what you are talking about,
Do you like, have a website?

I'm so happy reading all these.
This is about the first thread that I have read on nairaland that has people
contributing professionally without it getting into an argument.

My statement about javascript was rushed and I didn't get to
completely state what I meant. Yes, they could have used javascript
or better: a jquery library so that the javascript used on the page will be
minimal. I personally, do not encourage the use of plenty javascript. It serves it's
purpose, don't get me wrong, but it could be a massive hindrance in many cases.
We are all talking as learned 'webmasters' right now, but what happens to the
average user? And what about cross browser and cross platform compatibilty issues?

I went forward and disbaled javascript and saw that the page still retained all its functions
AND the Learn More links on the flash actually work. See ehn, we are wrecking this poster's thread.
I think I should start a new thread called javascript: to use or not to use?
Do i trust that I'll see you guys there?

Nice one, written like a well versed webmaster.
I checked out all you pointed out sha, but I feel dey would have had to use more
javascript to achieve all that you pointed out.
Zenithbank aside, I visited your site:
http://www.webmastersofafrica.com/
Lovely concept, but I think you need to do more adverts as the forum is kinda
sparse, get more people involved, so dat dey can run tutorials and all dat,
Nice one

Its good to see Nigerian banks putting in more efforts
at turning out good web content. I have seen the new Zenith Bank website,
I must say this, ASTOUNDING! I didn't know there were such talented
web designers in this country, You people should check it out,
www.zenithbank.com + I like the use of flash,

All is fair in LOVE, as in WAR. You no be fools people! For me, as a man everything goes,

Beautiful post. Enlightening, I like the part where you say " Unlike MS, " I'm an avid Apple Mac user myself, so you understand my amusement.

@yawa-ti-de: true talk sister. Let's have a forum where we can learn from each other.

Hip Hop Commentary
Russell Simmons
You Are Not Hip Hop
by Rosa Clemente
5/2/01
See link:http://www.daveyd.com/youarenothiphop.html



An open letter in response to Peter Noels’ article, "The Minster vs. the Mogul" which appeared in the Village Voice on April 25th, 2001
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0117/noel.shtml

Dear Russell:
Here is a new flash, as quiet as its been kept YOU ARE NOT HIP-HOP!
You didn’t know? Many of us have this conversation about you and others in the industry like you every day. The industry who has pimped hip-hop culture so the chosen few of you can live in a MTV crib, wear Iceberg jeans, Phat Farm sweaters, and Sean John fur coats, much of which I’m sure are made in sweatshops by Black and Brown children who earn an average of .75 cents a day and we can not forget about the ÔBling-Bling’ diamonds that are mined by South African workers who’s life expectancy is

"Russell, as quiet as its been kept YOU ARE NOT HIP-HOP!"

You promote rappers not hip-hop, you must have forgotten or maybe you never knew, Hip-Hop culture is compromised of five elements:
The DJ’s
The Lyricist’s
The Graffiti artists
The Break-dancers
Knowledge

"Russell, as quiet as its been kept YOU ARE NOT HIP-HOP!"

So I read you are putting together a "Hip-Hop" summit which includes David Mays, publisher of The Source, a magazine that is 60% advertising, and much of the advertising totally denigrates Black and Latina women, and the Reverend Al Sharpton? Am I missing something, when did Rev. Al become hip-hop? Oh, I remember, it was when he went to Cuba and said he wanted to bring rappers to Cuba, but please lets not get it twisted hip-hop is part of youth culture and for over 6 years the International Youth Festival has its base rooted in Hip-Hop culture been in Cuba for. Well when you have this next Hip-Hop summit maybe it will actually include those in the Hip-Hop generation, youth, women and Latino’s and this time skip Harvard, come to Harlem.

Russell, you say rappers and hip-hop executives have closed ranks against Minister Conrad Muhammad, so what if they have? Hell "Hip-Hop" executives, those who wish to make a profit of our culture have closed ranks against the Hip-Hop generation. Where we all of you when the Hip-Hop community united over the issue of AIDS, APARTHIED, POLICE BRUTALITY, GUN VIOLENCE, and the BOMBING OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO? Yes, I remember where you were; you were having those fundraisers for Senator Hillary Clinton, Former President Bill Clinton, and having your summer Hampton party’s hob-knobbing with the likes of Donald Trump and Martha Stewart. How many fundraisers have you heard for the numerous of grassroots organizations? Let me name a few in case you don’t know who they are:

Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Youth Force, Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice, Sista 2 Sista, El Puente Youth Academy, Prison Moratorium Project. All those organizations work around issues such as political prisoners, the Rockefeller Drug Laws, The Prison Industrial Complex, Police Brutality, Violence against women, the AIDS epidemic in our community etcÉ. Give me a call and I will help set up the meeting so you can meet them. Instead of hosting one of your many fundraisers for white elected officials, why don’t you host a fundraiser or better yet attend one of the many events and mobilizations that these Black and Latino/a youth organize.

"Russell, as quiet as its been kept YOU ARE NOT HIP-HOP!"

THIS IS HIP-HOP
The Annual Black August concert, which is a celebration of Hip-Hop and Freedom Fighters
The International Cuban Hip-Hop Festival
Stress magazine
The Universal Zulu Nation
Rock Steady Crew
Dead Prez---who’s album "Lets Get Free" has been called a poetic 10-point program for our generation
Mos Def and Talib Kweli helping to raise the Nikru Cultural Education Center in Brooklyn
Common’s support of many political exiles such as Assata Shakur
The Wu-Tang Clan’s recent trip to Albany with over 2000 young Black and Latino’s who rallied to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws

Russell, it is my belief that the images that you and your peers help to promote are the images that allow law enforcement to criminalize the Hip-Hop generation, the images you create allow for 10 year children to use the word Nigga, Bitch, Ho, Chickenhead, Dog, as frequently as they say "What’s Up?"

The images many music industry people promote allow for the sexual exploitation of our women, the murder of our young men at the hands of police, and ultimately the images you and your peers promote are why our youth are filling up prisons in record numbers. As recently as last week these images that have been created have not allowed police to focus their attention on "Rappers."

"Russell, as quiet as its been kept YOU ARE NOT HIP-HOP!"

You may be correct when you state that Minster Conrad Muhammad’s words "Will not endear him to the rap community," but guess what? It will allow those of us who love Hip-Hop culture to begin to come together, discuss, debate and come up with proactive solutions. Minister Muhammad’s words have the potential and power to serve as a catalyst for the Hip-Hop community who love and breath real Hip-Hop. We who need the Afrika Bambaataas’, Public Enemys’, Sister Souljahs’, KRS-ONE’s, The Rock Steady Crews, The Bobbitos’, The Tony Touchs’, The Stress Magazines’, The Dead Prezs’, Queen Godis’, Welfare Poets and the many Graff artists and breakdancers who speak truth to power. These Hip-Hop artists are not in it for the money, the bling-bling or the $350 bottle of Cristal. They don’t want the fancy cars; fur coats nor the mansions; they just to contribute to the greater good of the community. What do you want?

So in closing, I hope you read these words carefully, yes I have chosen to blow up your spot, I am not keeping yours, P-Diddy’s or Sylvia Rhones secret anymore, you are not HIP-HOP, we the people are HIP-HOP!


written by
Rosa Clemente

Pointless. Clueless. Baseless. and Unwarranted.
Those are the words that readily come to mind.
@poster: its not compulsory for you to post on
Nairaland, especially if you've got no gist.

Haba!

After submitting your website to search engines, remember there is no advertising that has a bigger spread than word of mouth (lip service). But more importantly, turn out good content, that's the surest way to know that the viewers will return.
Cheers mate.

I was caught by a story that a Nigerian wrote the 'umbrella' track. I spread the gist like a wildfire sharp sharp. But after the excitement died, I did a bigger search with google and found out that Britney Spears was first offered the track but she turned it down and our own Taio Cruz (Real name: Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere) wanted it badly and had started recording a demo but Jay-z muscled in and chanced him. Taio Cruz was born to a Nigerian father and Brazilian mother, and raised in London, England. Read excerpts of an interview with him on the issue:

What`s the story behind `Umbrella` being earmarked for you?

“Basically I was there at `Tricky` Stewart`s studio the day they wrote it, and just absolutely loved it from the get-go! So, because this was when I was putting my album together, I was like `I really have to have this song!`! But `Tricky` was like `Let me just see whether Britney`s people come back to me first`. And then, when they did come back saying it wasn`t going to be for her, I was like `OK. Cool`. So I started recording the demo. But then, when I got back to London, before I could get the song basically secured as mine, Jay-Z and Rihanna came through saying `If we get the song we`re going to put this much money behind it!`… And so I guess the rest is history!”