Archive for November 2015
DJ Khaled Speaks On The Music Industry, His Fiancé And More (Video)
November 30, 2015
DJ Khaled. The Best… in-studio guest on Sway In The Morning. At least, he is one of them. Here he is talking about his restaurant, his headphone line, his production company and label… oh and that new album (“I Changed A Lot”) he has out now.
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Producers, Radio, Series, Videos | 
Tags: DJ KHALED, Fiancé, I Changed A Lot, Sway, Sway Calloway, Sway In The Morning | 
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J. Cole x Kendrick Lamar – “Black Friday”
November 30, 2015
Clever. Coleworld and Black Hippie Kendrick switch the promo game up by swapping out verses and beats; each blessing each other’s tracks with rhymes. J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar each put up a “Black Friday.”
STATIK KXNG (Statik Selektah x KXNG Crooked) – “Dead Or In Jail” feat. Jessica Quintero
November 30, 2015
The good news is Stat and the artist formerly known as Crooked I are a DOPE combo. Their “Dead Or In Jail” collabo (featuring Jessica Quintero) says so.
Lyrics by KXNG Crooked.
Beats by Statik Selektah.
STATIK KXNG album out 2/12/16 on Showoff/Penalty Ent.
That’s right. There’s more coming!
STATIK KXNG (STATIK SELEKTAH X KXNG CROOKED) – DEAD OR IN JAIL FEAT. JESSICA QUINTERO
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Dead Or In Jail, KXNG CROOKED, STATIK KXNG, Statik Selektah | No Comments »
Redman x Lord Finesse – “Toca Tuesdays Freestyle” (Video)
November 30, 2015
Red Man and Lord Finesse drop in on DJ Tony Touch’s “Toca Tuesdays” to drop a freestyle. That all. And if you know these two mic rippers… that’s all you need!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: DJ TONY TOUCH, Lord Finesse, Redman, Toca Tuesdays, Toca Tuesdays Freestyle, Tony Touch | No Comments »
Spike Lee Speaks On The Basis Of His New Film ‘Chi-Raq’ & Elaborates on Chicago, Sex Strikes (Video)
November 30, 2015
Interesting. Spike Lee and Stephen Colbert discuss the dire straits of Chicago’s war-like violence and casualty rates, the foundations/inspirations for “Chi-Raq” (a spin off the Ancient Greek satire “Lysistrata,” in which Athenian women vow to withhold sex until their men end the The Peloponnesian War), and the possibility of sex strikes on campus in the coming semester after his movie drops.
“I think that a sex strike could really work on college campuses where there’s an abundance of sexual harassment and date rapes. Second semester it’s going to happen. Once people come back from Christmas, there’s going to be sex strikes at universities and college campuses across this country. I believe it.â€
– Spike Lee
Gun control. Police brutality. So much in a short clip to watch. And you must!
PREVIOUS: CHI-RAQ (TRAILER)
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Comedy, Interview, Opinion, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: abuse of power, Chi Raq, date rape, Democracy, Gun Control, Lysistrata, Police brutality, satire, Sex strike, sexual harassment, Spike Lee, Stephen Colbert, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | No Comments »
Sheek Louch – “No Losses” feat. Fabolous x Whispers
November 30, 2015
Came up out that ghetto as a nobody. I ain’t taking losses; not for nobody…
Another leak from the “Silverback Gorilla 2” project dropping December 4, 2015. This is Sheek Louch’s “No Losses” (featuring Fabolous & Whispers). Pre-order link below.
PRE-ORDER: SHEEK LOUCH – SILVERBACK GORILLA 2 (ALBUM)
Eye Candy: Lex All Night Is Back With A Late Night Behind-The-Scenes Shoot (Video)
November 30, 2015
Ready for another Lex All Night video? Damn your feelings if’n you ain’t, because I am ready to give it to y’all NOW. Cannot hold this one in the vault any longer. It’s hard work bringing you the best in soft, supple, succulency that we call Honeyz on here. And this Honey-coated Eye Candy here. Mmmm… gobble her on up and down! Yeah, you would. I would.
MORE LEX ALL NIGHT ON INSTAGRAM | ON JAYFORCE.COM
– @ojones1
FullyRawKristina: “Eating Healthy During the Holidays” [Video]
November 29, 2015
The Holidays are upon us and a big component of most holidays is the feasting that takes place. Big meals second plates, leftovers that get snacked on throughout the day. With Black Friday going into Christmas a lot of shopping will take place people purchasing high end items. The fact is your health is something that is priceless and should be taken very serious. FullyRawKristina is a vegan who promotes health, fitness, and eating real foods. I enjoy her videos and social media where she gives healthy alternatives. Now I am not expecting everyone to turn full vegan for the holidays but you can take some tips to help you eat better. The fact is in the U.S. there are many more unhealthy choices than healthy ones. So Kristina is challenging you to just eat one fully raw meal a day. Worth giving a try recently I started juicing and eating one raw meal a day. I can feel the difference so watch her fun video and hopefully it helps inspire you to make some healthy choices this Hoilday season. Visit her site FullyRaw.com for more tips, recipes, and details!
–ArtByOdell Twitter/SoundCloud
Posted in Food, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Nature, Videos | Tags: fruits, Health and Wellness, Holidays, Nutrition, Raw foods, vegan, vegetables, Vegetarian | No Comments »
Westside Gunn x Ras Kass “ShowOff” with Freestyles (Video)
November 29, 2015
So let’s take a gritty Buffalo emcee pair him with a veteran West Coast spitta throw in one of the hottest DJ/Producers that could create something special. Well that’s exactly what happened when WestSide Gunn along with Ras Kass freestyled on Statik Selektah ShowOff Radio show. Back to back WestSide Gunn & Ras Kass deliver the flows going off the dome. Be on the look out for “FlyGod” album coming out from WestSide Gunn soon. Be sure to pick up Ras Kass new project “Breakfast At Banksy’s” where he & Jack Splash make up the group Semi Hendrix. Shout out to AL Lindstrom for capturing the footage!
CLICK HERE FOR PREVIOUS WESTSIDE GUNN Ft. Conway & Sadat X “The Town”
–ArtByOdell Twitter/SoundCloud
Posted in Radio, Videos | Tags: Al Lindstrom, Jack Splash, Ras Kass, Shade 45, ShowOff Radio, Statik Selektah, Westside Gunn | No Comments »
Seattle Cultural Ambassador & Radio Show Host “J Moore” Needs Your Help In Fight For His Life
November 29, 2015
Two years ago I visited the city of Seattle, WA to cover the Bumbershoot music festival. I knew some friends that moved from Atlanta to Seattle but no Radio/Media people. I only knew DJ Hyphen from interacting online and listening to Hyphen & J Moore on the Sunday Night Sound Session show. Well not only did I meet these good brothers they invited me on the show and connected me with great people in the Seattle scene. With J Moore’s help I met DJ DV One and Seattle artists, promoters, and more. If you know J Moore then you know that he is a stand up man who loves his Family, promotes great Music and always pushes the culture forward. He is battling some serious health issues at the current time and his family has started a GoFundMe page to assist with medical bills.
CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO LOVE MOORE GO FUND ME PROJECT
As many of you know, Jon underwent a kidney transplant a few years ago that helped save his life, Caitlin was his donor.
Over the last few years he has been taking medication and is being followed closely by his doctors to ensure that his body accepts the new organ.
Over the last few months, Jon’s health has begun deteriorating, and he has suffered a kidney rejection.  This week Jon took a turn for the worst, and he ended up in the ICU wth a lung infection that has also become systemic and was in his blood stream. He is now hospitalized and recieving several antibiotics, IV fluids, oxygen therapy, and more diagnostic tests to help understand the nature of his illness.
Posted in Activism, Cover Story, Health and Wellness | Tags: DJ Hyphen, J Moore, Pacific NorthWest, Radio, Seattle, Sunday Night Sound Session | No Comments »
Tall Black Guy – “Boiler Room London DJ Set”
November 29, 2015
Sunday easy listening grooving brought to you from Tall Black Guy on his Boiler Room London set. Lovely mix. Sounds like a nice crowd in attendance, too. Enjoy the music and vibes…and the FREE download.
DOWNLOAD: TALL BLACK GUY BOILER ROOM LONDON DJ SET
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Posted in EVENTS, Mixtapes, Music, Podcast, Producers, Series, Travel | Tags: Boiler Room London, Boiler Room London DJ Set, TALL BLACK GUY | No Comments »
BOSCO – “PLYGRD” (Prod. By REO)
November 28, 2015
This Brooklyn-born Georgia peach just can’t stop with the syrupy sultriness, can she? The sexy is as much in the way she delivers “PLYGRD” as the content. Take an easy listen to this BOSCO jawn for yourself why dont’cha.
60 Minutes: Football And The Brain (Video)
November 28, 2015
Well… with Frank Gifford’s post mortem diagnosis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), we get yet another headline and reminder that football – like it or love it – is a dangerous COLLISION sport wrought with injuries…when playing and for the decades beyond. Try and try as American football’s flagship (the National Football League) might, no one has been able to reengineer injury out of the game. Look no further than comments from the NFL commish Roger Goodell in the 60 Minutes clip (embedded after the jump, or click the pic above) for a dose of football-injury reality.
Steve Kroft: You think the game is safer than it’s ever been before?
Roger Goodell: I do. I’m convinced of it. I think the changes that we’ve made have had real results. And we’re seeing that.
Steve Kroft: But do you believe it’s safe?
Roger Goodell: I do believe it’s safer. But injuries are part of active sports and they’re certainly part of football. Football is a contact sport.
Or you could boil it down to retired Ravens’ linebacker Ed Reed’s response…
Steve Kroft: Can you take the violence out of football?
Ed Reed: No.
Truly engaging treatment of the the topic in “Football And The Brain” on CBS News’ 60 Minutes.
Posted in Health and Wellness, Interview, News, Science, Series, Sports, Television, Videos | Tags: 60 Minutes, Bennet Omalu, brain injury, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, CTE, Dr. Bennet Omalu, Ed Reed, Football, Football And The Brain, Frank Gifford, head trauma, National Football League, NFL, Steve Kroft | No Comments »
Comedy: Stephen Colbert Speaks Out On Police Brutality (Video)
November 28, 2015
Black Lives Matter. You know it. We know it. Stephen Colbert knows it. And the problem is not ALL cops. Stephen knows that, too. But there is a ‘but’…
“These days there are a lot of people out there talking about the use of excessive force by the police, and without courting any controversy I want to say that police have a very hard job putting their lives on the line. And the vast majority are good people. On the other hand, Black people aren’t imagining this stuff.â€
– Stephen Colbert
Great to see that Stephen did not lose his Comedy Central-born boldness to go tongue-in-cheek (or maybe sharp-tongued criticism with witticism) on important social matters of the day now that he is on big network TV. Bringing levity while shedding more light on police brutality. And still stay hella funny. Kudos to Colbert!
Posted in Comedy, Progressive, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Karate cops, less lethal, nae nae, non-lethal, nonlethal, nunchaku, Nunchucks, Police brutality, Stephen Colbert, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Twerk it out, whip | No Comments »
George Lucas Has Advice For J.J. Abrams & Any Future ‘Star Wars’ Directors (Video)
November 28, 2015
Of course, we all know that the “Star Wars” franchise is George Lucas’ baby from before the cradle; but for “The Force Awakens” J.J. Abrams is the new dad. Ready for it to hit theaters December 18, 2015? So are George and J.J. we bet. Check out the short clip with Lucas.
Posted in Film, Interview, Producers, Videos | Tags: George Lucas, J.J. Abrams, JJ Abrams, STAR WARS, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Force Awakens | No Comments »
Various Artists – “Autumn In Jakarta” (Compilation Album)
November 28, 2015
Jakarta Records already dropped “Summer In Jakarta” and “Winter In Jakarta” in this its 10th year as a label. How about another seasonal compilation album? “Autumn In Jakarta” is 15 unreleased tracks from Jakarta artists and others they consider ‘friends of the label’ or just plain ol’ dope!
Posted in Album, Alternative, Funk, Hip-Hop, Instrumental, Jazz, Music, R&B, Soul | Tags: Autumn In Jakarta, Barney Artist, Benny Sings, Blu, C2C, D1, Dalton, DJ Greem, Dude26, Fadaul, Fadoul, FloFilz, Habibi Funk, IAMNOBODI, ILL CAMILLE, Ivan Ave, Jakarta, Jakarta Records, Juju Rodgers, JuJu Rogers, K.Chozen, Mndsgn, Mura Masa, Oddisee, Rascal, Sam Baker, Serious Klein, Suff Daddy, Summer In Jakarta, Ta-Ku, Winter in Jakarta | No Comments »
Jill Scott Covers Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” (Shining A Light Concert Performance) [Video]
November 28, 2015
Incredible performance by an incredibly beautiful impeccable singer. All to shine a light on the inexcusable. Billie Holiday’s poem with the tragic theme brought to song long ago. Brought to life on stage again by the incomparable Jill Scott. Watch and be moved… to act!
Morgan Freeman introduces Jill Scott’s full performance of Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” from Shining A Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America, presented by A&E Networks and iHeartMedia.
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Abraham Bolden, America’s First Black Secret Service Agent, Reveals How Intelligence Was Mishandled At The Time Of JFK’s Assassination (Video)
November 28, 2015
Plenty of folks have advanced conspiracy theories regarding President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. But how about one who KNEW the President personally, who had enough access to uncover proof to substantiate his theory? One who is willing to go on record with former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura… Yeah, guest Abraham Bolden is blowing the whistle and the lid off!
Abraham Bolden is the first Black man to serve on a U.S. President’s special detail as a secret service agent. He was appointed by John F. Kennedy himself. And yet, despite that landmark title, he was still sent to prison for what he believes was a set-up for blowing the whistle on the Secret Service’s misconduct prior to the assassination. For this special edition of Off The Grid, Bolden joins the Governor to reveal how the secret service mishandled intelligence at the time of JFK’s murder.
This is a MUST WATCH! The impact of the loss of President JFK was incalculable… but Governor Ventura is damn sure not afraid to try! See his ‘grade’ of JFK as part of an epic, but very reasoned, rant after the jump.
Posted in Activism, History, Interview, Politics, Series, Videos | Tags: Abraham Bolden, Assassination, Ex-Agent, Ex-Governor Jesse Ventura, Former Governor Jesse Ventura, Former Secret Service Agent, Governor Jesse Ventura, Jackie Robinson Of Secret Service Agents, Jesse The Body Ventura, Jesse Ventura, JFK, Mishandled Intelligence, Off The Grid, OffTheGrid, personally appointed by JFK, personally appointed by the President, Secret Service, Stay Vigilant, StayVigilant, The Body, whistle blower, whistleblower | No Comments »
Eye Candy: AngelicaBombshell (Video)
November 28, 2015
Aahhh… a little Honey drop medicine at sleepy time. So nice. You kinda gotta know that Boricúa AKA AngelicaBombshell is a tigress at bedtime though, dont’cha? Good news is, if and when you ever did get around to sleep with this lovely thickness in your bed, you would sleep WELL!
MORE ANGELICABOMBSHELL ON INSTAGRAM
– @ojones1
Sports Legend Shots: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar With Harsh Commentary On Michael Jordan’s Lack Of Activism (Interview Audio)
November 27, 2015
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. NBA all-time leading scorer. Legendary center of the Los Angeles Lakers through the 1980s. But Kareem is also an actor (even co-starring with Bruce Lee), activist, and author. Since retiring from the game in 1989, he’s written several books, become a columnist for Time magazine, and continues to comment on issues of the day. He has since he was a college standout at UCLA. He has to…
“When something happens, it doesn’t matter if it’s convenient or not — if it’s time to speak up, you have to speak up. You can’t be afraid.”
– Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Good stuff. But what has the Interwebs abuzz… When he calls out arguably the greatest b-baller ever, Michael Jordan, for NOT speaking up. Hear the interview below.
NPR SPORTS: KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR SPEAKING ON MICHAEL JORDAN, LEBRON JAMES AND MORE
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Interview, Politics, Progressive, Series, Shots, Sports | Tags: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michel Martin, NPR, NPR Sports | No Comments »
