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Travis Porter Weedisode - Weed Chronicals

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Suheir Hammad

Fresh from her Tony-Award winning stint in Russell
Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on Broadway
and a subsequent 51-city tour, Suheir Hammad
has written her first collection of poetry since
Born Palestinian, Born Black, published when
she was just 22 years old. ZaatarDiva is poetry
about love, politics and art, all coming out of Hammad’s
bag of zaatar. The poems in this collection
are at once seductive and dangerous; they are
possessed by a singular lyricism and awareness.
Checkout her work.
BROADYVILLE......

SOURCE:Combat Jack, on August 17th, 2010
dailymath.ihiphop.com, Those lyrics above
were once spit by Redman in his song ‘Whateva
Man”. They referred to Branson Belchie,the
Harlemite pictured above. Moreso, they referred
to the size of weed sacks that he allegedly sold.
Also known as Branson B, Mr. Belchie is
credited as the man who allegedly ran a robust
Cannabis trade in Harlem, a business so
successful that his very name “Branson’s” became to uptown weed what McDonalds is to hamburgers.
Like Micky D’s, Branson’s was the name to trust when it was time to burn.Forbes magazine article
entitled ‘Hip Hop’s Unofficial Sommelier‘ in which nothing is mentioned of Branson’s alleged former
trade but a great deal of how he has become Harlem’s official Sommelier – a trained and knowledge-
able wine professional, commonly working in fine restaurants, who specializes in all aspects of wine
service as well as wine and food matching.The piece describes how Branson was “the man who intro-
duced Cristal and Dom Perignon to his friends Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace and Sean “Diddy”
Combs in the late 1980s. Within a few years, that suggestion sprouted into hip-hop’s full-fledged
obsession with champagne.Branson is widely credited with starting the craze, and his name has been
mentioned in more than 60 songs over the past two decades.” And how, after he traveled in 2004 to
France’s Champagne region to hand pick his own grapes, decided to take his brand to the next level
by launching his own champagne ‘Guy Charlemagne Selected By Branson B’ in 2005. The product
was so dope that it “earned high marks from Wine Spectator, which gave the blanc de blancs a
coveted 91 rating, praising its “subtle length on the finish” and its “fine balance and intensity.”