MK Asante

mkasante @Abovegroundstudios #Recording the #soundtrack for #buck

I understand these aren’t all new releases, but they’re books I’ve really been wanting to read but haven’t yet gotten around to, so they’re the top of my list for this year! Have any other great suggestions? Drop them in my inbox.

Now I see why reading was illegal for black people during slavery. I discover that I think in words.

M.K. Asante, Buck: A Memoir (via ahilariousaccident)

“My Victory” is from the forthcoming soundtrack to MK Asante’s 2013 award-winning memoir, Buck. The music is produced by J.Dilla and it’s from his Rebirth Of Detroit Instrumentals. Maya Angelou’s vocals are lifted from The Black Candle which is a 2008 documentary about African-American culture and Kwanzaa directed by Asante.THE BUCK: ORIGINAL BOOK SOUNDTRACK will be released to the public for free in the Fall. 

I understand these aren’t all new releases, but they’re books I’ve really been wanting to read but haven’t yet gotten around to, so they’re the top of my list for this year! Have any other great suggestions? Drop them in my inbox.

"Godz N The Hood" is from the Ras Kass Barmageddon album and MK Asante’s upcoming Buck: Original Book Soundtrack, new music inspired by his award-winning memoir.

"Godz N The Hood" is from the Ras Kass Barmageddon album and MK Asante’s upcoming Buck: Original Book Soundtrack, new music inspired by his award-winning memoir.

Maya Angelou, 1928-2014