“No matter what races, cultures, or nations you are from, let's keep creating peaceful world throughout,” says DJ Yutaka at www.zulujapan.com. Continue to check this web site for information regarding MC, DJ, and dance contests as well as graffiti exhibitions that are held annually at the B-boy festival in Harajuku, Tokyo. For information in Japanese regarding the event check http://www.bboypark.com/index1.html.

“Get Crunked Up” UK Style?! Go to www.africanhiphop.com to read more about JJC, a UK based artist of Nigerian origins rocking the African Diaspora with his remixes. (Hint: Go to “Recent Articles”) This web site also provides extensive information about Hiphop that is emerging from the continent of Africa and from the African Diaspora. Click here for information concerning the history of Hiphop in select African nations, lyrics, music, video clips and more. This site also provides information for scholars who are conducting formal studies of Hiphop for theses and dissertations.

Do you think the government be eyin’ you like Inspectah Deck? Wanna learn more about surveillance, the po pos or the panopticon—whatever you call it? Click recent “Hip Hop Fridays” articles at http://www.blackelectorate.com/search.asp for information about COINTELPRO that was presented at the United Nations Conference against Racism (WCAR) last September. (Hint: Check the dates of 5/24/02, 5/31/02, 6/7/02)

“'Put Education First' was the theme although yesterday's massive rally in front of New York City's city hall was billed by local media as 'Hip Hop vs. City Hall!' or 'Russell vs. The Mayor.' Whatever the case, the teachers union, Russell Simmons' Hip Hop [Summit] Action Network, dozens of big name rap stars and anywhere from 20-50 thousand people showed up to shut things down,” writes Davey D in the June 5, 2002 issue of his FNV Newsletter. This article includes five suggestions to make Hiphop better. To read more check http://www.daveyd.com.