Category Archives: Decades

Five Years after The Wire… Baltimore is still Poverty-Plagued City

Posted on April 15, 2013 by atomictv

Five years after The Wire left screens, the TV set remains… how the real Baltimore is still poverty-plagued city of series By Katie Davies (The Daily Mail, 4/10/2013) They are images which wouldn’t be out of place in the opening … Continue reading →

Posted in 2000s, Inner City | Tagged | 1 Comment

“Black Babies”: Candy With Odious Title Made Here, Baltimore, 1947

Posted on April 11, 2013 by atomictv

(The Baltimore Afro- American, 8/2/1947) Candy With Odious Title Made Here “Oh we’ve been making them for years and years,” said the woman manager at Fred Foos’ local candy concern Thursday, concerning the “Black Babies” delicacy the company circulates in Baltimore and … Continue reading →

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James Nasty turns “Orioles Magic” into a club banger

Posted on April 10, 2013 by atomictv

By Brandon Weigel (Baltimore City Paper, 4/5/2013) On your way to Opening Day? Take the time to get pumped up with producer James Nasty’s fresh take on the classic team anthem “Orioles Magic.” Nasty recasts the song as a pounding, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010s, Rap | Tagged | 1 Comment

BLAMMO – “Sweet Home Balt-amore”

Posted on April 9, 2013 by almosthipguy

BLAMMO, the Beleaguered League of Artists Meeting Mass Opposition pay their respects to their hometown of Balt-amore, home of Schmoke and beer, the Ori-oles and Ripkin the “Sacred Cal,” where “it’s the same old shit, the city that reads the … Continue reading →

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