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Shaquille O’Neal’s Official Press Conference Announcing His Retirement From The NBA (Video)
June 3, 2011
FULL & COMPLETE PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER THE JUMP….
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BLITZ – 6/3/11: Geronimo Pratt
June 3, 2011
Rest In Power to the honorable Elmer ‘Geronimo’ Pratt who died in Tanzania recently at the age of 63. Geronimo Pratt was jailed for 27 years of his life for a murder he didn’t commit & the FBI subsequently admitted that he was innocent. Glad to know I was fortunate to have met the man… Rest In Power
HEADLINES
Geronimo Pratt Dies At The Age Of 63 In Tanzania
The ‘Wal-Mart Of Weed’ Opens In Arizona
The War On Drugs Has Failed: Time For Legalization?
Dallas  Mavericks Stun The Miami Heat In 95-93 Comeback Win; Series Tied 1-1
DJ Mister Cee Pleads Guilty To Receiving Oral Sex From Another Man In Public
NHL Player Unsuspectingly Picks Up U2 Frontman Bono Hitchhiking In Canada
NFL & NFLPA Meet For Secret Talks In Chicago
The Power Of Music To Affect The Brain
Reggie Bush Is Doing A Reality TV Show
Pro Sports Teams Nicknames Gone Wrong
MORE HEADLINES AFTER THE JUMP…..
Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest (Trailer)
June 2, 2011
This is finally the official trailer of the one of the most anticipated documentaries in music due to drop this summer! Directed by Michael Rapaport with a total running time of 1 hour & 37 minutes, the film is slated to be released in theatres July 8th
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A Gil Scott-Heron Tribute: ‘The Revolution Is Being Televised’ by Cooking Soul (Video)
May 29, 2011
The Cooking Soul production team has done many great remixes & original works that I’m not surprised that they have a tribute dedicated to Gil Scott-Heron already on the way. The internet & the world moves fast, but Cooking Soul tends to make sure quality is never sacrificed in crafting these types of gems. R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron…..
Remembering JAX: Phife Dawg, DJ Rasta Root & Jax In Japan 2003 (Video)
May 24, 2011
Rest in Peace to one of my favorite artists based out of Atlanta & good friend JAX. The homie DJ Rasta Root recently uncovered some footage from 2003 on their tour with Phife Dawg to Japan….
“In 2003, Jax, Phife and I travelled to Japan for the ‘Smokin Needles Japan Tour. It was a pleasure going over there with Jax and seeing how excited he was to be in Japan. All he kept saying was, ‘I’m in Japan’. Almost like trying to tell himself over and over that it was true. With the hardships of being on tour, early flights..lost luggage and occasional language barriers, none of that seemed to matter while Jax was around..he made jokes out of everything, and kept the tour fun and light. I miss him dearly, and count myself blessed to have crossed his path.”
Thank you Jax Forever King.
– DJ Rasta Root
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50 Cent: The Origin Of Me (Documentary)
May 24, 2011
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Classic Clips: Biggie On Rap City In Toronto 1995 (Video)
May 22, 2011
Check out this recently unearthed interview of Biggie on Canada’s hip hop video show ‘Rap City’ from 1995. The video is believe to have been taped in April of 1995 prior to the beef with Tupac & the Death Row feuds & featuring some live performance footage from his show in the T.Dot! Part 2 under the hood…..
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Republican Senator In Illinois Reads Quotes From Raekwon From The Wu-Tang Clan (Video)
May 19, 2011
Senate Republican Leader Christine Radgono, a state senator in Illinois, reads a few quotes from Raekwon Of The Wu-Tang Clan & also quoted Rae’s lyrics to the song ‘C.R.E.A.M.’. Dolla Dolla Bill Yaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllll. Yeah!! This is hilarious! Wu-Tang Is For The Children! Wu-Tang Is For The Children! Hahaaa! Classic.
Buckshot: From Shorty To Ceo (Video)
May 13, 2011
“Following A Night In Alphabet City live series, the Black Moon frontman talks about his “Buckshot Shorty” days, coming up with Mobb Deep, getting chewed out by Hav’s mom, and becoming a man thanks to a famous BK producer’s sister. Yes, you read that right” – MediaGasface
Click on the video under the hood…..
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Common Performs His Poetry At The White House (Video)
May 11, 2011
Despite Faux News trying to paint Common as a ‘Vile Thug Rapper’, Common performed poetry at the White House & manifesting the best of who we are as hip hop heads & as a people.
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Prince – ‘The Glory Years’ Documentary (Video)
May 8, 2011
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Classic Clips: Biggie Throws Water Bottle At Big Kap During Summer Jam Show In California (Video)
May 5, 2011
From Fader Magazine’s Icon Issue featuring Biggie:
“I’m throwing the records and it’s like, alright, cool we’re going through it. But it’s so hot the heat is actually warping the records. The records is melting! So the records are warping right before me and it’s just like woooommp. And Big looking at me. We had this thing like, every time you make a mistake on stage during the show, you get fined $100. So during the show, Big heard the first womp, and he was like “A hundred dollars!†The record is crumbling up right before my eyes. Then it’s getting bad and Cease is like, “Two hundred dollars!†And then Big, he just stopped everything and was like, “Yo! What the fuck is going on?!†I’m looking and my records look like a piece of bacon back there. Big is tight! He had a water bottle, he threw the water bottle at me, and just walks off the stage” – Big Kap
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50 Cent – ‘The Origins Of Me’ (Preview 2)
May 5, 2011
Keith Olbermann Comments On The Death Of Osama Bin Laden (Video)
May 3, 2011
If Osama Bin Laden is truly dead, the profiteers of war can no longer cash in & that truly is a win. Keith Olbermann’s commentary is on point once again especially when he pulls it all together in his conclusion.
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Prodigy Book Signing At Howard University In Washington, D.C. (Video)
May 2, 2011
Prodigy made his way to Howard University in Washington D.C. promoting his new book ‘My Infamous Life’. I’ve been procrastinating on picking it up myself but I heard the book is a good read & hard to put down. From many of the excerpts I’ve been reading I believe the positive reviews maybe accurate. I know I should be about to go to itunes & download it, but I’d rather have a hard copy of it. Hopefully someone in his camp will send me an autographed copy addressed to me. Hint. Hint. Hint. One particular excerpt that I had read online about the time Prodigy first met Jadakiss had me laughing out loud. I was gonna pick up my copy over the weekend but haven’t gotten around to it as of yet. If you’re like me then it’s time we cop that joint….
50 Cent: The Origin Of Me (Preview)
May 2, 2011
I’m gonna have to remember to set the DVR on this joint. 50 Cent retraces his roots back 200 years to South Carolina & discovers more valuable information about his family’s history…..The show premiers Monday May 23rd @ 9pm EST on VH1.
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When I Was 17: Questlove (Video)
May 1, 2011
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Classic Clips: Bob Marley Interview In Atlanta December 1979 (Video)
May 1, 2011
Back in 1979 Bob Marley was in Atlanta for a show at the iconic Fox Theatre on Peachtree Street. Gary Anderson ( Yeah…I don’t know who he is either) is stiff as hell in this interview. Most likely because he couldn’t understand a word Bob was saying. Haaahaa! It’s still a classic clip in Atlanta history & Bob Marley continues to drop some knowledge for the people. In the second segment of the interview, the interviewer didn’t really overstand when Bob Marley said he wasn’t trying to reach strange people, but reach OUR people. It wasn’t anything coded or meant solely for black people. OUR people means anyone who is on the same path of righteousness regardless of race. At the end of the segment the interviewer shakes Bob Marley’s hand & then wipes his hand like George Bush meeting Haitian earthquake victims. Check out part 2 under the hood…..
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Havoc Talks About The Shooting At Def Jam & Prodigy’s New Book (Video)
April 27, 2011
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Rare Footage Of Tupac Photoshoot For The ‘Makaveli’ Album (Video)
April 27, 2011
It seems like everyday there’s some rare footage of Tupac popping up on the web. Check out this newly released footage of Tupac during a photoshoot for his ‘Makaveli’ album. Oddly enough this particular photoshoot seemed kinda suspect to me with the photographer’s assistant moving the jewelry around Pac’s private area in the bathtub. If I was ‘Pac I wouldn’t have agreed to this bathtub shot. Fugazi. But then again who am I to criticize….I’m not a hip hop legend.
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