Comments on: Black Nerds: The Revolution No One Could Have Predicted http://desedo.com/blog/black-nerds/ a blog by desedo Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:20:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Episode 13 – November 28 & December 1, 2007 | Spark | CBC Radio http://desedo.com/blog/black-nerds/comment-page-1/#comment-7779 Episode 13 – November 28 & December 1, 2007 | Spark | CBC Radio Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:25:41 +0000 http://desedo.com/blog/2007/10/04/black-nerds-the-revolution-no-one-could-have-predicted/#comment-7779 [...] Raafi Rivero on the rise of the black nerd [...] [...] Raafi Rivero on the rise of the black nerd [...]

]]> By: Desedo | Des Temps : Heart of the City http://desedo.com/blog/black-nerds/comment-page-1/#comment-7648 Desedo | Des Temps : Heart of the City Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:59:00 +0000 http://desedo.com/blog/2007/10/04/black-nerds-the-revolution-no-one-could-have-predicted/#comment-7648 [...] markets. Our heroes and our audience hail from the same world of early adopters, one encompassing Black Nerds, Asian BBoys and Wassup [...] [...] markets. Our heroes and our audience hail from the same world of early adopters, one encompassing Black Nerds, Asian BBoys and Wassup [...]

]]> By: Pixel Pitch Award Helps Desedo Turn “Heart of the City” Daydream Into Reality | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network http://desedo.com/blog/black-nerds/comment-page-1/#comment-7625 Pixel Pitch Award Helps Desedo Turn “Heart of the City” Daydream Into Reality | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:42:28 +0000 http://desedo.com/blog/2007/10/04/black-nerds-the-revolution-no-one-could-have-predicted/#comment-7625 [...] and minority markets. According to Desedo’s website, their market “is a robust world of Black Nerds, Asian B-Boys, and Muslimah Bloggers. People that we know yearn for brands to better understand [...] [...] and minority markets. According to Desedo’s website, their market “is a robust world of Black Nerds, Asian B-Boys, and Muslimah Bloggers. People that we know yearn for brands to better understand [...]

]]> By: Desedo Films | Des Temps : American-Muslim Identity: Advertising, Mass Media + New Media http://desedo.com/blog/black-nerds/comment-page-1/#comment-3493 Desedo Films | Des Temps : American-Muslim Identity: Advertising, Mass Media + New Media Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:14:52 +0000 http://desedo.com/blog/2007/10/04/black-nerds-the-revolution-no-one-could-have-predicted/#comment-3493 [...] Black Nerds Over the last few years, we have seen a media rise in black skaters, black rockers, black videogamers and a successful new strain of hip-hop, all of which run counter to the standard mass media image of black man as athelete/rapper/criminal. Why? Director Raafi Rivero posits that perhaps: [...] [...] Black Nerds Over the last few years, we have seen a media rise in black skaters, black rockers, black videogamers and a successful new strain of hip-hop, all of which run counter to the standard mass media image of black man as athelete/rapper/criminal. Why? Director Raafi Rivero posits that perhaps: [...]

]]> By: Des Temps → Blog Archive → Blue Ocean? http://desedo.com/blog/black-nerds/comment-page-1/#comment-3429 Des Temps → Blog Archive → Blue Ocean? Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:42:39 +0000 http://desedo.com/blog/2007/10/04/black-nerds-the-revolution-no-one-could-have-predicted/#comment-3429 [...] -Raafi Rivero, Black Nerds [...] [...] -Raafi Rivero, Black Nerds [...]

]]> By: nerditry http://desedo.com/blog/black-nerds/comment-page-1/#comment-3126 nerditry Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:44:54 +0000 http://desedo.com/blog/2007/10/04/black-nerds-the-revolution-no-one-could-have-predicted/#comment-3126 I'd like to think that the Black Nerd may not have been possible in rap without contributions from De La Soul and especially the Roots. De La took things that urban black guys would have considered nerdy and/or white in dress and vocab, making them cool because the quality was exceptional. Amir is THE ultimate black nerd and the leader of the Roots to those not specifically a bigger fan of Black Thought. This in turn brings us to the point that the BN is has been in control for a well long time as producer. The technical aspects of rap production, insane knowledge of esoteric beats and rappers and staying up all night in front of the keyboard and mixing board seals it. I think we're looking at the BN and the white nerd finding more commonality in which nerditry can be shared. Even if they're not the bookish variety, I know that the nerd nexus is in the world of Madden football. I’d like to think that the Black Nerd may not have been possible in rap without contributions from De La Soul and especially the Roots. De La took things that urban black guys would have considered nerdy and/or white in dress and vocab, making them cool because the quality was exceptional.

Amir is THE ultimate black nerd and the leader of the Roots to those not specifically a bigger fan of Black Thought. This in turn brings us to the point that the BN is has been in control for a well long time as producer. The technical aspects of rap production, insane knowledge of esoteric beats and rappers and staying up all night in front of the keyboard and mixing board seals it.

I think we’re looking at the BN and the white nerd finding more commonality in which nerditry can be shared. Even if they’re not the bookish variety, I know that the nerd nexus is in the world of Madden football.

]]> By: Geek Studies » Blog Archive » Links: The State of the Geek in May, 2008 http://desedo.com/blog/black-nerds/comment-page-1/#comment-2549 Geek Studies » Blog Archive » Links: The State of the Geek in May, 2008 Thu, 08 May 2008 17:07:18 +0000 http://desedo.com/blog/2007/10/04/black-nerds-the-revolution-no-one-could-have-predicted/#comment-2549 [...] Following Up on Black Nerds: You might remember Raafi Rivero’s post about black nerds from awhile back (which I discussed here). Well, Michael Hastings-Black clued me in to Raafi’s follow-up post, featuring a video of the SEO Rapper neatly illustrating a point that some readers originally struggled with: The thrust of the piece remains vital — that because of our more democratized communication tools we are beginning to see a more accurate depiction of black america. Mainly because, you know, that media is actually being created by, ahem, black people. But all of these things are articulated more succinctly by the SEO Rapper above, whose seamless integration of the swagger required of an MC with the pedantry of the digerati is too smooth for hypertext. [...] [...] Following Up on Black Nerds: You might remember Raafi Rivero’s post about black nerds from awhile back (which I discussed here). Well, Michael Hastings-Black clued me in to Raafi’s follow-up post, featuring a video of the SEO Rapper neatly illustrating a point that some readers originally struggled with: The thrust of the piece remains vital — that because of our more democratized communication tools we are beginning to see a more accurate depiction of black america. Mainly because, you know, that media is actually being created by, ahem, black people. But all of these things are articulated more succinctly by the SEO Rapper above, whose seamless integration of the swagger required of an MC with the pedantry of the digerati is too smooth for hypertext. [...]

]]> By: cybernigga http://desedo.com/blog/black-nerds/comment-page-1/#comment-2499 cybernigga Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:34:15 +0000 http://desedo.com/blog/2007/10/04/black-nerds-the-revolution-no-one-could-have-predicted/#comment-2499 As I state in My post <a href="http://aniggaincyberspace.com/2008/04/11/black-nerd-revolution/" rel="nofollow">black nerd revolution</a>, your article raises several important and crucial topics. The foremost one being will I get a better hit percentage now that nerds are in? As I state in My post black nerd revolution, your article raises several important and crucial topics. The foremost one being will I get a better hit percentage now that nerds are in?

]]> By: dolorado $lim http://desedo.com/blog/black-nerds/comment-page-1/#comment-2447 dolorado $lim Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:11:35 +0000 http://desedo.com/blog/2007/10/04/black-nerds-the-revolution-no-one-could-have-predicted/#comment-2447 The movement has been here for quite some time, no disrespect, to the article at all. I'm digging the "NEW MILLENIUM Renaissance" Thats what i call it. Since when has there been this much artistic creativity in the world of afro-centrisity? Not for a while....its been here, but it went through all kind of phases, trends, fads, etc....Seems like the new generation is more in touch with the origional methods of HIP-HOP. u know MCing, DJing, BREAKing, GRAFing......that and the fact that if you dont have a myspace page you look like a cave man. Seems like the masses of HIP-HOP/RAP are becoming better armed for brain battles instead of guns. just my opinion.... The movement has been here for quite some time, no disrespect, to the article at all. I’m digging the “NEW MILLENIUM Renaissance” Thats what i call it. Since when has there been this much artistic creativity in the world of afro-centrisity? Not for a while….its been here, but it went through all kind of phases, trends, fads, etc….Seems like the new generation is more in touch with the origional methods of HIP-HOP. u know MCing, DJing, BREAKing, GRAFing……that and the fact that if you dont have a myspace page you look like a cave man. Seems like the masses of HIP-HOP/RAP are becoming better armed for brain battles instead of guns. just my opinion….

]]> By: Dallas Penn http://desedo.com/blog/black-nerds/comment-page-1/#comment-2419 Dallas Penn Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:28:08 +0000 http://desedo.com/blog/2007/10/04/black-nerds-the-revolution-no-one-could-have-predicted/#comment-2419 Nice drop Raafi, I co-sign you thouroughly on LeVar Burton's nerd status from his role on the detective show 10-Speed and Brownshoe, albeit Burton was 10-Speed. If you want to hear some horrible negro rap math listen to Foxy Brown's verse on that Firm single. That was janky. It is impossible for media to recognize the emergence of the Black nerd as a lifetyle when the media on a whole chooses not to look at Black males directly in the eyes. In the poorest Black communities the nerds are co-mingled with the thugs, the homos, the freaks and the all around losers. Truly being poor means that you can't afford to disenfranchise anyone. Everyone gets a seat at the table during thanksgiving and Easter. We might crack jokes on you, but you always get to break bread with your fam no matter what your backstory is. I'm glad that popular culture is recognizing us, if only to use that recognition to sell us more bullshit. Nice drop Raafi,
I co-sign you thouroughly on LeVar Burton’s nerd status from his role on the detective show 10-Speed and Brownshoe, albeit Burton was 10-Speed.

If you want to hear some horrible negro rap math listen to Foxy Brown’s verse on that Firm single. That was janky.

It is impossible for media to recognize the emergence of the Black nerd as a lifetyle when the media on a whole chooses not to look at Black males directly in the eyes.

In the poorest Black communities the nerds are co-mingled with the thugs, the homos, the freaks and the all around losers. Truly being poor means that you can’t afford to disenfranchise anyone. Everyone gets a seat at the table during thanksgiving and Easter. We might crack jokes on you, but you always get to break bread with your fam no matter what your backstory is.

I’m glad that popular culture is recognizing us, if only to use that recognition to sell us more bullshit.

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