As Rex Parker first pointed out –
In America, hip-hop and the new music that is emerging from that subculture (Girl Talk would be an example) are genres of music that are capable of incorporating future generations into emerging global recognitions rather than retaining past aggressions residual from previous generations. As the artist Nas (arguably best rapper of all time) said on his latest album ‘NIGGER’:

We in chronic need of a second look of the law books
And the whole race dichotomy
Too many rappers, athletes, and actors
But not enough niggas in NASA
Who give you the latest dances, trends, and fashion
But when it comes to residuals, they look past us
Woven into the fabric, they can’t stand us
Even in white tee’s, blue jeans, and red bandanas

True dat. But hip-hop artists helped bridge a hug gap in our history’s culture and we now have a black President-Elect. Hopefully we will see art uplift even more people in our society & cultures.

As David Forbes points out in this article, “often change is only an anthem away”. Art has the ability to reach across borders and to connect to our universal sensations in essence of humanity. Be it Middle Eastern Metal or American Hip-Hop, this emergence of global art and creative sub-cultures gives me a hope for the future. Too often when you watch media news you see hate, fear, & loathing against people living on this planet but in a different world. Here we see a chance for the artists emerging from the Millennial generation to go forward and unite & conquer with art, rather than divide & destroy with politics.

I also happen to be friendly with much of the noize scene in Israel. Just a couple of nights ago we had Moljebka Pvlse and Črno Klank playing with some of Israel’s finest.

Speaking of which be sure to check out Ron_Zed DIY Records for some of my personal favorites in Israeli noize. Ta. :)

It always has been all about the music. Loud is its own language.

Whenever I think of the recent war cries especially with regard to Iran, I also think of the thousands of students there who are already protesting and working toward social and political change. I think of a culture that has historically been one of the most diverse and literate in the world, and I hold out hope that they can return to that on their own. One thing I am certain of, however, is that war would only undermine or even destroy the pull of the people toward something better.

To me, this is just another sign of that drive, and though there’s still a long way to go, it gives me a great deal of hope.

Except for the Kaotik Soundsystem people, I know all the people on that thread personally, and I’m proud to call many of them my friends.

“The idea of a gig together is fucking amazing! If our politicians cant solve problems, well we cant as well. but it doesnt mean that we cannot share the free party spirit and party together. Let the corrupted people have their own world and i would do my best to ignore them.”

“hey guyz… there is an important factor that is missing in both topics…here and kaotik system forum and that is …Palestinian artists…we cannot go forward with this if we dont gather all those like minded people from all over the region…or else this would only be another party… the sence and the cause of it fades away…so as I was saying…we need palestinians also to be involved..”

Bless.