Why did Diddy get away with it for so long? 🤔 Jay Smooth 2024-03-08 | Joel Anderson, host of the Biggie and Tupac season of the Slow Burn podcast, breaking down why Diddy's dark side went unchecked for so long on this week's Ill Doctrine Radio. Full episode up now at the illdoctrine patreon!#seancombs #diddy #puffy #metoo #cassie #lilrod
You might be mad when the twist comes 😂 Jay Smooth 2024-01-31 | A certain fanbase may not be happy if they watch this all the way through #politics #hiphop #beef #fandoms
Special Edition: A conversation with Tarana Burke, (part one) Jay Smooth 2018-07-21 | This is up until now unreleased footage of a conversation I was blessed to have with the founder of the Me Too movement , Tarana Burke, in October of 2017 when this incarnation of #MeToo was just getting started.
Ending Gender-Based Violence Jay Smooth 2017-10-26 | Last week I had a great conversation with Alicia Sanchez Gill, Director of Research and Program Evaluation at the YWCA (who just finished their yearly Week Without Violence initiative http://www.ywcaweekwithoutviolence.org/). We talked about what she's learned from her years of experience working to end gender-based violence, the systems and power dynamics underlying these issues, and the role that men need to play in doing this work.Music by Sabzi (as always) and Damu the Fudgemunk
On The R Kelly Sex Cult Story Jay Smooth 2017-07-18 | R Kelly is holding women in a "cult," according to their parents. R Kelly is terrible. And he's not the only one.Links and resources:buzzfeed.com/jimderogatis/parents-told-police-r-kelly-is-keeping-women-in-a-cultbustle.com/p/would-r-kellys-alleged-cult-be-illegal-this-report-falls-into-a-legal-gray-area-70639villagevoice.com/2013/12/16/read-the-stomach-churning-sexual-assault-accusations-against-r-kelly-in-fullhttp://www.generationfive.orghttp://blackwomensblueprint.orghttp://mencanstoprape.orghttp://acalltomen.orghttp://menstoppingviolence.orghttp://ggenyc.orghttp://alongwalkhome.orgsafehorizon.orgPlus see our full Facebook thread for more:facebook.com/jsmooth995/posts/10156072773222137And please share your recommendations in the comments!
They say black dont crack. But... Jay Smooth 2017-06-17 | http://patreon.com/illdoctrineI made this for my dear friend Glenn, and while I was making it the news came in about Philando Castile. So this is for both of them, and so many more.
Mela Machinko on touring with Pharoahe Monch (and refusing to rub on her t***ies) Jay Smooth 2017-06-05 | http://www.patreon.com/illdoctrine An excerpt from the raw 20-minute cut of my conversation with Mela Machinko, just posted exclusively for our Patreon supporters. We talk about life under Trump, touring with Jean Grae and Pharoah Monch, what men can do about toxic masculinity, and a bunch of other stuff. We also say some mean things about Tyrese (apologies to Tyrese).
A prediction about Sean Spicer, and his fellow garbage fire enablers. Jay Smooth 2017-05-30 | You know it's gonna happen, so let's just get our minds right in advance.
Kendrick Lamar and Hip-Hops Angry Feminists Jay Smooth 2017-04-20 | This week I got to have a convo with one of my favorite hip-hop artists Mela Machinko, whose vocals grace dozens of classic tracks by Pharaohe Monch, Talib Kweli, Immortal Technique, Jean Grae, and on and on. If you're not familiar with the critiques we were talking about here is one example: delafro.com/2017/04/01/time-to-pick-the-bar-off-the-floor BTW I spend a lot more time on Facebook than Youtube nowadays, if you want to keep in touch! http://www.facebook.com/illdoctrine
What are your cats political views? Jay Smooth 2017-03-31 | Wallace and I answer your viewer questions. Today's question: "Do ever imagine your pets to have different political beliefs than you? We were convinced our dog is a Bernie Bro and our cat is a Pantsuit Nation-style Hillary supporter. Would love to know how your and Wallace's thoughts diverge on any given matter."http://twitter.com/jsmooth995
Trumps America: This is What Happens Now. Jay Smooth 2016-11-09 | Raw uncensored first thoughts, from that 2016 election night. I'm scared. I'm ashamed of us. But this is what I know.
Whats Beef: Trump, Eminem and Standing Rock Jay Smooth 2016-10-26 | http://www.twitter.com/jsmooth995http://www.democracynow.org/topics/dakota_accesshttp://billmoyers.com/story/need-know-dakota-access-pipeline-protest
How to Know if Youre Being Deplorable Jay Smooth 2016-09-12 | Just a quick note about Hillary Clinton's shot at Trump's "basket of deplorables," and who really belongs in that basket.And obviously this doesn't mean the Trump campaign is the *only* place racism lives in our politic, neither Stein nor Johnson nor Clinton supporters should get too comfortable saying "look at them being racist unlike us."
On #BlackLivesMatter and Defending Bernie Sanders Jay Smooth 2015-08-15 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995My two cents on the disruption of the Bernie Sanders speech in Seattle last week, and the pushback it sparked from some Sanders supporters.
The List of Rules for Women Jay Smooth 2014-09-02 | This was just a little rant I posted on my Facebook but a few people asked for me to repost here. Warning, some offensive/misogynist language is quoted in the video.PRODUCER'S NOTE 12/3/23: Looking through my old videos I don't really *love* how this one plays now. At the time it was an off-the-cuff rant I filmed in one take IIRC (def not my usual process), as we were all reacting to some news or social media drama I can't recall now. But ten years later and without whatever that context was, it feels a little more uhh glib, or something, than I'd want to be w/ this sort of topic?
A Conversation With Pharoahe Monch Jay Smooth 2014-05-30 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995A few weeks ago one of my favorite artists, Pharoahe Monch, came by the radio show and we had a great convo about writing process, loving Octavia Butler and what his Little Hater sounds like.
Three Things About The Donald Sterling Tape Jay Smooth 2014-04-29 | I uploaded this to my other account yesterday (illdoc1more) but it got more response than I expected, so will share it here too. Music, as usual, by Sabzi of Common Market
On Don Lemon, Race & Respectability Jay Smooth 2013-08-01 | http://www.twitter.com/jsmooth995Responding to Don Lemon's dubious advice for young black men.More good analysis here:http://www.buzzfeed.com/jesset9/don-lemon-and-the-failure-of-respectability-politicshttp://www.salon.com/2013/07/30/what_don_lemon_gets_wrong_about_momshttp://www.ebony.com/news-views/why-don-lemon-was-wrong-495#ixzz2aS4EHQmx
T-Paining Too Much: The Meme-ification of Charles Ramsey Jay Smooth 2013-05-09 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995 So many big questions to ask about Cleveland, so much to grapple with. So much that is unthinkable but needs so direly to be thought about. I feel like it'll be a while before I can say anything intelligent about it. But in the meantime here are some thoughts about the side questions around the Charles Ramsey phenomenon.BTW I filmed this before the reports came out about his own history of domestic violence, but I don't think that changes the message here, since I wasn't citing him as perfect or even a "hero" necessarily (I think the courage and resilience of Amanda Berry herself, and the other two women, is still the heart of the story) just saying he deserves to be treated as a 3-dimensional person who did good on that day.
Return of the Little Hater (Haters Dont Die, They Multiply) Jay Smooth 2013-02-12 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995Thinking about creative process, and those voices in your head that stop you from getting things done (on the video camera or otherwise). This is a sequel to one of my favorite early Ill Doctrines, "Beating the Little Hater": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TpmJgSfZ_8
No But Seriously, Im Voting For Revenge Jay Smooth 2013-01-30 | I'm archiving a couple more of last year's AnimalNewYork videos here before I start making new ones again. This one is from November 2012.
Whats the Polite Way to Tell Mitt Romneys Family We Think Hes a Weirdo? Jay Smooth 2013-01-30 | I'm archiving a couple more of last year's AnimalNewYork videos here, before I start making new ones again. This one is from September 2012.
A Rap About Mitt Romney Jay Smooth 2012-10-22 | Originally posted on 10/17/12 at Animalnewyork.com Why this whole debate game still makes no sense, even though Obama played it right the second time around.
Why Is Every Hip-Hop Debate So Annoying? Jay Smooth 2012-10-01 | (Originally posted July 2012 at Animal New York.)Why debates about hip-hop culture are a bad influence on society.
Romney vs. Obama: The Secret Tapes Jay Smooth 2012-09-28 | Mitt Romney's secret tapes and President Obama's secret tapes, and the crucial differences between them. (Originally posted last week at AnimalNewYork.com)
How Brother Ali Beat the Little Hater Jay Smooth 2012-09-24 | Last week I got to hang out with one of my favorite rappers, Brother Ali, and had a great conversation about self-doubt and creativity.
All These Sexist Gamer Dudes Are Some Shook Ones Jay Smooth 2012-06-21 | Why dudes need to tell other dudes to stop making asses of themselves on the internet. Please check out http://feministfrequency.com for the full story, and to support their project.
The Last Word on That Word Jay Smooth 2012-06-15 | Also see the discussion here: http://jsmooth995.tumblr.com/post/24837014103/starkshipsaremeanttofly-jsmooth995A quick follow up on the last video, to debunk the oldest and worst argument ever about the "N-word" (By "last word" I mean the last word..this week.. probably.)This video was originally posted last week at Animal New York:http://www.animalnewyork.com/author/jay-smooth
Why Gwyneth Paltrow Should Just Say Nuh Jay Smooth 2012-06-11 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995How Gwyneth Paltrow might have better handled the controversy surrounding her tweeting the "N-word" from Jay-Z and Kanye West's concert in Paris.NOTE: I'm doing two videos a week nowadays for the Animal New York website, and the new videos debut at http://www.animalnewyork.com/author/jay-smooth and then they're posted here the next week after that. Music by Jay Smooth and Sabzi of Common Market:http://sabzi.bandcamp.com
Leave Michelle Obama Alone With Your Random-Ass Opinions Jay Smooth 2012-06-07 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995Debunking the latest faux controversy about the First Lady, specifically regarding her friendship with bootylicious R&B singers. (See the random-ass article in question here: http://www.loop21.com/politics/michelle-obama-misstep-wants-to-be-beyonce )
Mitt Romney Scares The Crap Out Of Me Jay Smooth 2012-06-04 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995The latest cable news talking point is that President Obama will be running a "campaign of fear" against Mitt Romney. I think this sounds like a good idea. Background info: http://nymag.com/news/features/barack-obama-2012-6NOTE: I've started a partnership with my people at Animal New York to make videos for you more often, and the new videos now premiere at http://animalnewyork.com Each video will be archived here on my youtube account the week after they debut at Animal (this video was originally posted on Animal last week).
Cory Booker and the Young Money Clique Jay Smooth 2012-05-29 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995Explaining why Cory Booker, who's usually the smoothest Mayor around, took a major L on Meet The Press last week. For background info see here: http://www.salon.com/2012/05/20/cory_booker_surrogate_from_hell/singletonNOTE: I've started a partnership with my people at Animal New York to make videos for you more often, and from now on my new videos premiere at http://animalnewyork.com I'll still be putting all my videos up here too, but only a week or so after they premiere over there (this video was originally posted on Animal last week)
Dont Freak Out About the White Babies Jay Smooth 2012-05-25 | Jay Smooth helps America adjust to the news that for the first time in history, a majority of American babies born in the last year were "minorities".NOTE: I've started a new partnership withAnimalnewyork.com to make videos for you more often, and from now on my new videos premiere at this page - http://animalnewyork.com/illdoctrine I'll still be putting all my videos up here too, but only a week or so after they premiere over there.
The Real Conspiracy Against Hip-Hop Jay Smooth 2012-05-23 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995This is what THEY don't want you to know. An exclusive analysis of the secret letter that was recently revealed here: http://www.hiphopisread.com/2012/04/secret-meeting-that-changed-rap-music.htmlIMPORTANT ILL DOCTRINE NEWS: I've started up a new partnership with my friends at Animal New York to make videos for you more often, and from now on my new videos premiere at this page - http://animalnewyork.com/illdoctrine I'll still be putting all my videos up here too, but only a week or so after they premiere over there. SO bookmark that page, and let me know how you like the new videos!
Marriage Equality and Symbiotic Evolution Jay Smooth 2012-05-11 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995Honoring both the big things that President Obama did this week, and the big things LGBT activists, bloggers, etc did to help get him (and us) there. More info:http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/05/obama-lets-go-of-fear.htmlhttp://www.housingworks.org/advocate/detail/what-obamas-same-sex-marriage-evolution-meanshttp://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/06/homelessness_numbers.htmlhttp://sites.hrc.org/sites/passendanow/index.asphttp://www.metroweekly.com/poliglot/2012/05/news-analysis-obamas-marriage-equality-support-is.htmlhttp://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=7335&pagenumber=allhttp://feministing.com/2012/05/10/president-obama-making-news-and-making-historyhttp://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/05/where-does-obama-really-stand-marriage-equalityhttp://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/10/11639792-one-decision-many-ripplesMusic by Sabzi of the Blue Scholars
Some Thoughts on the Trayvon Martin Case Jay Smooth 2012-04-30 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995I'm still testing out this new camera, but while I'm at it I've gotta at least talk a little bit about the Trayvon story.
Jay-Z Glory (Mitt Romney Remix) Jay Smooth 2012-02-06 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995 After Jay-Z recorded "Glory" to welcome his new daughter into the world, I wondered what it would sound like if Republican voters made a song to welcome Mitt Romney as their now-inevitable nominee. --------------------- "Phony" featuring W.M.R. LYRICS: Can't explain how uninspired i feel Looking at this primary field Mitt romney, I freaking hate you I can't believe the nomination is you You're phony. False promises, false starts Six different frontrunners falling apart Now look who we're stuck with The million dollar Tin Man with no heart. One percenters, you dance for them Then you switch up your stance for them You're phony... You are amazing, you're unbelievable I mean literally, Icannot believe in you Just an empty suit, who's really in control? There's nothing in your soul except opinion polls The fakest in a room full of fake actors You've never paid dues, you barely pay taxes And every time you speak it makes me hate you more and It's not cuz your faith is Mormon it's cuz your so fake and boring. You're boring. And Phony. So phony. boring boring bo You're phony it's never been disputable You look phony in every interview you do You look phony at weddings and at funerals You even look phony singing America the Beautiful You're the child of a party's legacy Now you're the child that made that party dead to me. You're a smarmy dog-torturing fake moderate turned fake conservative What a terrible recipe.
Campaign Doctrine: First Thoughts on Gingrich vs. Romney Jay Smooth 2012-01-24 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995Theme music provided by Sabzi of the Blue Scholars & Das Racist.Some freeform thoughts on this increasingly weird race. Transcript up soon hopefully.
Occupy Wall Street: Outing the Ringers Jay Smooth 2011-10-19 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995 A few thoughts on Occupy Wall Street, I've been watching it and going down there for a while now but hadn't had a chance to speak on it. By the way when I say some news media people are "ringers," I don't necessarily mean that they deliberately obfuscate, or get orders from some shadowy figure to do so. I think they'll often just have a personal investment in the system and status quo that's being critiqued/threatened, so they'll naturally--without any need to conspire--have their perception skewed by an instinct to protect the status quo they're invested in. So though it's quite possibly not their intention to play the ringer, it's the function they wind up serving nonetheless. "Rainbow in the Dark" instrumental provided by Das Racist:
On Rick Perry and Superman Jay Smooth 2011-09-06 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995 Just stating the obvious about this soundbite from last weekend where Rick Perry compares himself to the Man of Steel. (I'm sure I'm not the first to point this out)
On Lauryn Hill and Shaking the Vending Machine Jay Smooth 2011-08-01 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995 Just a couple of thoughts on Lauryn's news last week. Some tooth-extraction issues had me sidelined last month but I should be back in effect now. For those asking, I don't know that I have anything to say about the debt ceiling that hasn't been said, but I did post about it here: http://jsmooth995.tumblr.com
How The BET Awards, Rihanna and Chris Brown Changed My Life Jay Smooth 2011-06-28 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995 http://jsmooth995.tumblr.com Giving thanks to Tiffany Green and BET, for the picture that captures everything I would've said in all the videos I never made this past year. If you were smart enough not to watch that show, here is the snafu I am referring to, and that Tiffany's reacting to in the photo: http://gawker.com/5815783/bet-awards-blooper-ultimately-screws-chris-brown-so-its-okay
How LeBron James Broke the Golden Rule of Sports Jay Smooth 2011-06-28 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995http://jsmooth995.tumblr.comA long and ranty ramble loosely inspired by LeBron's press conference on Sunday. Not meant to be taken too seriously, I don't have any beef with LeBron in general, and I know he was just venting his frustrations & didn't mean anything too deep. I just thought it was funny to see him basically breaking the fourth wall, and breaking the tacit agreement we have with all athletes that they'll keep pretending they're doing something important as long as we keep pretending we believe them. Originally posted on my illdoc1more account, June 13th, 2011
On Donald Trump, And Not Feeding The Trolls Jay Smooth 2011-06-27 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995A note about the media's role in hyping up Donald Trump's brief flirtation with (pretending to) run for president. Originally posted on my illdoc1more account, on May 11th, 2011. Much love to Rachel Maddow for featuring this vid on her show!
A History Lesson For Chris Brown Jay Smooth 2011-06-27 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995 A commentary I made back at the time of Chris Brown's temper tantrum on Good Morning America. Originally posted on my illdoc1more account, March 24th 2011.
Martin Luther King on Extremism Jay Smooth 2011-06-27 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995 A little addendum to my old MLK video, with MLK's perspective on the different kinds of extremism, and how sometimes extremism is no less righteous than moderation. With so much discussion right now about the tone and direction of our national discourse, I highly recommend reading the entirety of MLK's Letter from a Birmingham Jail. (Originally posted January 2011 on my illdoc1more account.)
The GIANT Word: Why Im Scared of Christine ODonnell Jay Smooth 2010-10-06 | http://twitter.com/jsmooth995Why you should never trust a politician who says they're "just like you." To see more episodes, visit The GIANT Word on GIANTLife.com. Jay Smooth is a contributing blogger for GIANTLife.com: http://giantmag.com/category/exclusives/the-giant-word
