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.6 min read·Nov 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…·6 min read·Mar 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…·6 min read·Nov 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…·6 min read·Apr 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…·8 min read·Jan 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.·6 min read·May 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…·5 min read·Mar 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…4 min read·Aug 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…·9 min read·Aug 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…·6 min read·May 2, 2019--2--2