Don’t Believe the Hype (New York Times)
Mister Giles – Public Enemy photo The New York Times asked me to write about hype and music. Here’s what I wrote, originally published on 2/17/12. … “Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t believe the...
View ArticlePhotos: Random House (NYC)
New York photographer Will Manning captured these photos in the lobby of Random House after a meeting with my editor. I love how the books glow in the background. That cover I’m holding is one of the...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar and the Post Hip Hop Generation
Jeff Chang, the author of Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation breaks down 2012′s most stunning rap album, good kid, m.A.A.d city. New West Coast rap hero Kendrick Lamar is the...
View ArticleMK in the Boston Globe + Suffolk Univ Pics
I was recently featured in the Boston Globe in an article called “MK Asante has a special day at Suffolk” about my keynote talk for the Suffolk University MLK luncheon. You can read the article Here:...
View ArticleMK + King Mez Inspire Youth in Virgin Islands
One of my favorite rapper/producers, Raleigh, North Carolina’s King Mez and I recently traveled to the Virgin Islands together for the Man-Up conference at the University of the Virgin Islands. The...
View ArticleMUSIC: Ras Kass feat MK Asante and Talib Kweli
Barmageddon – Album Cover My recording debut: I’m rhyming on the 3rd verse of a track called “Godz in the Hood” by west coast hip hop legend Ras Kass, Bishop Lamont, and one of my all-time favorite...
View ArticleOn the Road: SMU Tate Photos
I recently did the Tate Lecure Series at SMU. “Since its founding more than a century ago, SMU has invited the world’s leading voices to enlighten and engage curious minds with thought-provoking and...
View ArticleBuck Author Photo
Buck Author photo by Lee Steffen. We shot this in Philly on the roof of The Phoenix. What do you think?
View ArticleMK Exclusive Feature on Hip Hop DX
Photo by Lee Steffen Article originally published on Hip Hop DX: MK Talks Recording with Talib Kweli, New Book by Roman Cooper Exclusive: the prolific author and flimmaker discusses joining the Hip Hop...
View ArticleNever Forget (New York Times)
Cops chase black teenagers on the streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant c. 1961 Here’s a piece I recently wrote for The New York Times Room for Debate section about LL Cool J and Brad Paisley’s song...
View ArticleMaya Angelou on ‘BUCK’
Photo: Bob Richman © 2010 Harpo, Inc. Maya Angelou reflects on Buck: A Memoir by MK Asante: “In an environment where race, religion, creed, and financial status have painful power, this book, Buck by...
View ArticleAfrica Tour – Namibia in Photos
This is the first of three photo essays I’ll be posting about my recent tour in Africa. As a recipient of the U.S. Speaker and Specialist Grant, I traveled to Namibia, Botswana, and Swaziland to...
View ArticleAfrica Tour PT 2 – Botswana in Photos
This is the second of three photo essays I’ll be posting about my recent tour in Africa. As a recipient of the U.S. Speaker and Specialist Grant, I traveled to Namibia, Botswana, and Swaziland to...
View ArticleGodz N The Hood Music Video – Behind the Scenes Photos
Recently directed my first music video for my my first song “Godz N The Hood” by Ras Kass, Bishop Lamont, and Talib Kweli. Here’s the audio: The video will be up soon, but for now, check out the...
View ArticleLA Times Review of Buck
The LA Times wrote an amazing review of my memoir Buck. Check it out and let me know what you think? BOOK REVIEW MK Asante’s ‘Buck’: Coming of age in Killadelphia By Hector Tobar August 8, 2013 Near...
View ArticleBuck Review – Essence Magazine
Buck reviewed in Essence Magazine (September, 2013). Short but sweet: “Asante is the Voice of a New Generation … I can’t wait to hear the audio version of Buck: A Memoir (Spiegel & Grau, $25)....
View ArticleBuck book trailer [VIDEO]
Here’s the trailer for my lastest book, Buck: A Memoir, shot on location in Philly. Watch it and let me know what you think? Music by King Mez, Commissioner Gordon, and Lee Steffen.
View ArticleBuck in LA [Photos + Video]
Had an amazing event (9/10/13) at the LA Central Library as part of their ALOUD series. ALOUD brings together today’s brightest cultural, scientific, and political luminaries with the curious minds of...
View ArticleLive Wire! [photos + audio]
Photo: Jennie Baker I was recently on Live Wire Radio, a variety show recorded in front of a live audience in Portland, Oregon. This was a special episode in connection with the Wordstock Festival. It...
View ArticleSundance x Buck Movie
I’m a Sundance Fellow! Really excited and honored that Sundance has awarded me a fellowship and grant in support of the feature film adaptation of my memoir, BUCK. I’m currently writing the BUCK...
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