Message Video: Lupe Fiasco - Strange Fruition

Lupe Lupe Lupe. This guy is something else.

The Fiasco has dropped the video to the opening track of The Great American Rap Album, "Strange Fruition." The video is tagged below (and don't think I got the links mixed up, this is the actual visual.) Of course, an unorthodox approach to a video for a song with such an earthly and poignant message will cause commotion...and conversation. With that being said, here it is.



Oh yeah, this is the actual video by the way lol. Proceed!

Spoken Word: 'Estate of Mind' by George The Poet

Hello everybody, yes there has been a slight drought on our blog but I've positioning The Bold Testament movement to make some noise this upcoming Fall. Please stay tuned and follow BT's twitter account (@BoldTestament).

Amongst the planing, I recently got back from a family vacation to London, UK. It was a great humbling experience as well as a opportunity to spread BT's name. Seeing people 5,000 miles away connect with the words of the BT's writers really showed me how powerful our art truly is. It also was inspiring to see poetry inside of the Tube, the city's most popular form of transportation.

This is not my personal blog so I'll get back to the topic. I would like to shine the spotlight on a young spoken word poet by the name of, George The Poet. This 21 year-old from Britain is also reintroducing the power of poetry to this generation. He recently got signed and is doing shows all around Europe. Check out his, 'Estate of Mind' after the jump. Maybe The Bold Testament will try to get him to preform at UNT. We'll see.. enjoy this poem.

British Spoken Word Artist, George The Poet

Poetry: 'Poppy Seed Tea' by Shane Ax

Here's a poem from a early supporter of The Bold Testament movement. In 'Poppy Seed Tea', Shane Ax questions the introspection of a young adult's mind. This poem will check your pulse. Thank you, Shane for contributing to our blog. Here at The Bold Testament we are enthusiasts of truthful art that  circulates our generation. Don't be afraid to be heard.

You can check it out 'Poppy Seed Tea' by Shane Ax, after the jump.

Article: Is Texas Backtracking?

The other day, I was at working chatting it up with a regular customer. The guy, whose a self-proclaimed hardcore liberal, broached the issue regarding a key portion of the Voting Rights Act being struck down by the Supreme Court. He was clearly vexed about Texas republicans wasting no time in pushing Voter ID, seen by many as an indirect way to wane minority participation at the polls.

I was familiar with the historic piece of legislation but had no idea about the Supreme Court's decision or Texas' swift reaction to it. When my customer explained what was going on: the poll tax came to mind and so did gerrymandering, the latter remains a sinister issue in Texas and warrants investigation and referreeing. Later, I went home to find out more details about this and came across an interesting article that laid everything out on the table. From the outside looking in, I just hope the Lone Star State and those in charge are not pushing forth to go backwards.

Peep the article after the jump!