Christopher A. SmithA New Blue Sun And Maybe, A Better HorizonA string of words about a highly anticipated André 3000 album with no rap lyrics, but much-needed healing.Nov 18, 2023Nov 18, 2023
Christopher A. SmithCool Breeze, Beyond The Rocks — For Dave and De La SoulLike new credit, the blood work’s indebted Microphone donor, two pints of get right I got my cardio up my nigga Don’t give a damn about a…Mar 5, 2023Mar 5, 2023
Christopher A. SmithEnd-To-End Trauma: On Takeoff & The Wake of Hip-Hop MurdersI’m part of the generation that was fortunate enough to be a living and active witness and participant in Hip-Hop as it began to grow…Nov 7, 2022Nov 7, 2022
Christopher A. SmithBleeding On The Rubble Where Liberty Should BeIt is hard to feel relief or safety in the aftermath of the Derek Chauvin verdict. The embedded white supremacy in America makes it that…Apr 22, 2021Apr 22, 2021
Christopher A. SmithWhen The Villain Was The Hero All Along: Farewell To MF DoomYou get raised on simple, binary conflicts. Coke versus Pepsi. Hot dogs versus hamburgers. Mars versus Venus. Yankees versus Red Sox…Jan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021
Christopher A. SmithAmerica Is Eating Itself , And They’re Fine With Black People & POC As The First Course.COVID-19 is the latest, and most grim example of the fractures of this nation coming to light.May 16, 2020May 16, 2020
Christopher A. SmithCoronavirus For Most of Us, or How To Avoid The Bigots, Price Gougers and HustlersWell, it took about a month or so, but COVID-19, otherwise known as the coronavirus has finally made its way to the United States. And…Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
Christopher A. SmithSplit-Seconds And SorrowBeing a New Yorker means that you are imbued with a calling to tell it like it is, when the need arises. For some, that need isn’t…Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019
Christopher A. SmithHome Grown Hate On Aisle ThreeTwo mass shootings in one week are sobering examples that America is crumbling under the weight of its original sin — unchecked & systemic…Aug 4, 2019Aug 4, 2019
Christopher A. SmithinCROWNS ON TOPThe Hurricane We Don’t Hear About — Tommy Hurricane JacksonGrowing up in Southeast Queens, New York City means that you come up with an embedded ethic of hard work and pride and perseverance. The…May 2, 20192May 2, 20192
