Member DragonClaws Posted January 31, 2019 Member Share Posted January 31, 2019 Quote Recently the connection has exploded onto the entertainment mainstream. Martial arts movie star Jet Li’s new movie, "Romeo Must Die," co-stars R&B singer Aaliyah and rapper DMX; Kaine, of the new chart-topping rap duo Tthe Ying-Yang twins, refers to himself as being "blackanese;" and on Lauryn Hill’s 1998 Grammy-award winning album, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," she recalls "Saturday morning cartoons and Kung Fu." Not to mention the Chinese character-tattoos that have turned up in the NBA on Marcus Camby’s arms and Allen Iverson’s neck, and the new album from rapper Sisqo titled Return of the Dragon, a blatant shout-out to Bruce Lee’s kung fu movies. Locally, the kung fu movie business is alive and well in stores that cater to a black clientele. On Harlem’s 125th sStreet, little video stalls sell hundreds of martial arts movies. Next door to the Apollo, Bill Mushi runs Films and Games, which stocks more than 2,000 martial arts movie titles, in addition to Blaxploitation movies and Japanimation videos. The 43rd Chamber, a martial arts movie store at the edge of Times Square, hosts informal bull sessions about the movies attended almost exclusively by black men. CELLULOID BRIDGE Black and Asians find common ground with martial arts films By Janet Paskin Link- http://www.columbia.edu/itc/journalism/gissler/anthology/paskin.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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