Jared Ball's carefully constructed narrative draws upon an
extraordinary range of analytical and evidentiary sources to
provide a concise explanation of the mixtape movement.
Simultaneously, he uses this history to illuminate how the media
promotes ideological interests, and how those interests serve not
simply the corporate bottom line, but the much larger political
objective of assigning each of us our "place" in society. I Mix
What I Like! serves as both an example of emancipatory journalism
and a model for emancipated thinking, without which we will be
consigned to struggling for a kinder, gentler subjugation rather
than true human liberation.--Natsu Taylor Saito / Author of Meeting
the Enemy: American Exceptionalism and International Law Jared Ball
is one of the most important activist intellectuals in the United
States. His book is powerful and provocative Unlike President
Obama, Professor Jared Ball is committed to revolutionary change in
America. His book provides an insightful analysis and critique of
culture, media, and African American politics.--Ollie Johnson /
Department of Africana Studies / Wayne State University Dr. Ball
has created a twenty-first century Black radical manifesto that
samples and remixes the best of the radical and anti-imperialist
tradition. I Mix What I Like! recognizes the colonized nature of
contemporary Hip Hop and the colonized context of the people from
which Hip Hop emerged. In the tradition of Noam Chomsky and Public
Enemy, Jared Ball brings the noise to the status quo and lays out
his vision of Mixtape emancipatory journalism as the liberatory
mass medium for today and the future. I strongly recommend this
work for all those interested in reflecting upon the theory and
practice of struggling for social justice in today's
America.--Dedrick Muhammad / NAACP / Author of Understanding Racial
Inequality in the Obama Era One way to prevent the appropriation of
a revolutionary culture--one that expresses the desires and visions
of the oppressed to fight for liberation and self-determination--is
to smuggle the word as if it is a liberatory tool, replicating the
clandestine, anti-colonial and resistant drum of the maroon. Jared
Ball's concept of "mixtape radio" follows that tradition with an
irreverence that we so sorely need.--Claude Marks / Freedom
Archives Jared Ball's work conveys the ultimate reality about hip
hop: that there is no nation space in hip hop but that which exists
for revolutionary music for the Africans and African and Indigenous
oriented colonial Spanish speaking peoples (misnomered latinos).
The strength of the colonial argument presented places whites as
settlers in hip hop. Load the audio clip and bust a shot for
freedom!--Mark A. Bolden / The Fanon Project Dr. Jared Ball's
impressive book is a bold undertaking in which he critiques and
ultimately distances himself from the prevailing assumptive logic
found within pop academic circles. To be sure, Mixtape Radio does
not offer itself as a panacea for the oppressive structures he
addresses. The revolutionary power of this book lies in its
capacity to interrogate staid constructs of thought and re-pose
vital questions pertaining to "emancipatory journalism." For the
power to pose the question is the greatest power of all.--Frank B.
Wilderson, III / Author of Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and
Apartheid I Mix What I Like! is a brave and necessary book that
focuses the conversation about hip hop (and politics) beyond the
limitations of 90% of published materials on the subject. Once
again, walking the walk, Jared Ball offers a provocative, though
not surprising, piece of work that shifts the debate into a
much-needed direction.--Shaheen Ariefdien / Former member of the
pioneering South African hip-hop group Prophets of da City Like a
classic--cassette recorded--Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show,
circa early 90's New York City, Jared Ball's manifesto is a raw,
uncut, ground breaking contribution to a new frontier of critical
thinking and critique within Hip Hop discourse. Too many, are stuck
on 'repeat' and 'ain't sayin nothin'! Love it or hate it, Jared
Ball's work is necessary and vital for the cultivation of tradition
and responsibility. Strong arm the system, grind mode heavy, "Let's
Get Free!"--Carlos REC McBride M. Ed. / TRGGR MEDIA Group Here,
Jared Ball takes us back to the value of polemic and the
revolutionary new knowledge-base of worldwide anti-colonialism
before it was driven underground by counter-revolutionary
repression. I Mix What I Like! is terribly thoughtful, terribly
original--a joy for the "wonder-ground," and a
political-intellectual terror for the overlords.--Greg Thomas /
Author of The Sexual Demon of Colonial Power and Hip-Hop Revolution
in the Flesh Jared Ball is determined to rescue hip hop and left
activism from increasingly subversive corporate control. This book
is a manifesto that needs to be read, argued about, and yelled from
the rooftops. Let the bricks fly!--Todd Steven Burroughs /
co-author of Civil Rights Chronicle The Funkinest Journalist breaks
it all down for all servants of Soul/Funk music and Art in the 21st
Century. His Mixtape Manifesto explains what we are up against
battling corporate empires that control the coveted
consumer-merchant access points, and offers us an option to
distribute, connect, and popularize our culture.--Head Roc / "The
Mayor of D.C. Hip-Hop"
Jared Ball's carefully constructed narrative draws upon an
extraordinary range of analytical and evidentiary sources to
provide a concise explanation of the mixtape movement.
Simultaneously, he uses this history to illuminate how the media
promotes ideological interests, and how those interests serve not
simply the corporate bottom line, but the much larger political
objective of assigning each of us our "place" in society. I Mix
What I Like! serves as both an example of emancipatory journalism
and a model for emancipated thinking, without which we will be
consigned to struggling for a kinder, gentler subjugation rather
than true human liberation.--Natsu Taylor Saito / Author of Meeting
the Enemy: American Exceptionalism and International Law Jared Ball
is one of the most important activist intellectuals in the United
States. His book is powerful and provocative Unlike President
Obama, Professor Jared Ball is committed to revolutionary change in
America. His book provides an insightful analysis and critique of
culture, media, and African American politics.--Ollie Johnson /
Department of Africana Studies / Wayne State University Dr. Ball
has created a twenty-first century Black radical manifesto that
samples and remixes the best of the radical and anti-imperialist
tradition. I Mix What I Like! recognizes the colonized nature of
contemporary Hip Hop and the colonized context of the people from
which Hip Hop emerged. In the tradition of Noam Chomsky and Public
Enemy, Jared Ball brings the noise to the status quo and lays out
his vision of Mixtape emancipatory journalism as the liberatory
mass medium for today and the future. I strongly recommend this
work for all those interested in reflecting upon the theory and
practice of struggling for social justice in today's
America.--Dedrick Muhammad / NAACP / Author of Understanding Racial
Inequality in the Obama Era One way to prevent the appropriation of
a revolutionary culture--one that expresses the desires and visions
of the oppressed to fight for liberation and self-determination--is
to smuggle the word as if it is a liberatory tool, replicating the
clandestine, anti-colonial and resistant drum of the maroon. Jared
Ball's concept of "mixtape radio" follows that tradition with an
irreverence that we so sorely need.--Claude Marks / Freedom
Archives Jared Ball's work conveys the ultimate reality about hip
hop: that there is no nation space in hip hop but that which exists
for revolutionary music for the Africans and African and Indigenous
oriented colonial Spanish speaking peoples (misnomered latinos).
The strength of the colonial argument presented places whites as
settlers in hip hop. Load the audio clip and bust a shot for
freedom!--Mark A. Bolden / The Fanon Project Dr. Jared Ball's
impressive book is a bold undertaking in which he critiques and
ultimately distances himself from the prevailing assumptive logic
found within pop academic circles. To be sure, Mixtape Radio does
not offer itself as a panacea for the oppressive structures he
addresses. The revolutionary power of this book lies in its
capacity to interrogate staid constructs of thought and re-pose
vital questions pertaining to "emancipatory journalism." For the
power to pose the question is the greatest power of all.--Frank B.
Wilderson, III / Author of Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and
Apartheid I Mix What I Like! is a brave and necessary book that
focuses the conversation about hip hop (and politics) beyond the
limitations of 90% of published materials on the subject. Once
again, walking the walk, Jared Ball offers a provocative, though
not surprising, piece of work that shifts the debate into a
much-needed direction.--Shaheen Ariefdien / Former member of the
pioneering South African hip-hop group Prophets of da City Like a
classic--cassette recorded--Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show,
circa early 90's New York City, Jared Ball's manifesto is a raw,
uncut, ground breaking contribution to a new frontier of critical
thinking and critique within Hip Hop discourse. Too many, are stuck
on 'repeat' and 'ain't sayin nothin'! Love it or hate it, Jared
Ball's work is necessary and vital for the cultivation of tradition
and responsibility. Strong arm the system, grind mode heavy, "Let's
Get Free!"--Carlos REC McBride M. Ed. / TRGGR MEDIA Group Here,
Jared Ball takes us back to the value of polemic and the
revolutionary new knowledge-base of worldwide anti-colonialism
before it was driven underground by counter-revolutionary
repression. I Mix What I Like! is terribly thoughtful, terribly
original--a joy for the "wonder-ground," and a
political-intellectual terror for the overlords.--Greg Thomas /
Author of The Sexual Demon of Colonial Power and Hip-Hop Revolution
in the Flesh Jared Ball is determined to rescue hip hop and left
activism from increasingly subversive corporate control. This book
is a manifesto that needs to be read, argued about, and yelled from
the rooftops. Let the bricks fly!--Todd Steven Burroughs /
co-author of Civil Rights Chronicle The Funkinest Journalist breaks
it all down for all servants of Soul/Funk music and Art in the 21st
Century. His Mixtape Manifesto explains what we are up against
battling corporate empires that control the coveted
consumer-merchant access points, and offers us an option to
distribute, connect, and popularize our culture.--Head Roc / "The
Mayor of D.C. Hip-Hop"
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