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Comedy: Dax Shepard And Conan O’Brien Are Open To A Wife-Swapping Orgy. What Does Amber Rose Think?

Whoa. Dax Shepard with a lot of pauseworthy moments in this Conan segment. Haha! But you know Conan will get right in there and keep the funny going. But hey, wait, Amber Rose is there. So, if they want this convo to get next level freaky, all they have to do is ask.

And they do.

@ojones1

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Dr. Umar Johnson Speaks On Crises Facing Black Americans, Offers Strong Criticism Of President Barack Obama And More (Video)

Straight with no chaser. Count on Dr. Johnson, agree with him or not, to deliver his points plainly and with passion. Lays out the how and why Black people have come to suffer in America the way they do. Also speaks on why our protests, though necessary, have not effected real change.

Dr. Umar Johnson stops by The Breakfast Club to discuss the growing social issues affecting the African American community. Dr. Johnson believes that before we can fix the problem we really have to understand it. He is very critical of President Obama for not doing anything for the Black community and offers a few theories as to why he has not done so.

The talk of ‘the illusion of inclusion’… powerful! All of it in fact. Lean in and listen up.

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Ask Gary Vee | “Fat Joe, Hip Hop & Business Collaborations & Marketing Music” (Video)

Gary Vaynerchuk is a lock for providing compelling Q&A content regularly himself. Every now and then he has a guest. But this time… Gary welcomes The DonFat Joe!

Discussion on the state of Hip-Hop, marketing & biz insights, career moments and life aspirations. Of course, he gets into the subject of police killings and what can be done.

Great watching; all cued up for you above.

@ojones1

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MCM Podcast |Ep. 6 “Being Black in America”

Done and done! Thank you for the word brother. Relevant convo, especially for the trying times of today for our people.

I hate to say it… My Instagram feed has been looking like a slave movie.

Damn. Usually, the MCM podcast is on some other sh!t – funny, male-centered, NY-bred flavor – but this episode…whew! Though it started mostly light, the fellas had to give way to the seriousness of the #BlackLivesMatter themed discussion kicked up to next and next levels by guest Samm Wilson who declares:

I’ve had run-ins with a lot of cops who just didn’t see me as a regular citizen.

Well… THAT’S what up with your ‘All Lives Matter’ folks. Not to everyone. Listen up.

#BlackLivesMatter

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Former ‘Apprentice’ NeNe Leakes Leaks A Bit Of Insight On ‘The Donald’ That She Knew (Video)

Atlanta Housewife NeNe Leakes has something to say. Wait WAIT! Don’t go. She was on Donald Trump’s reality show, “The Apprentice,” at one time; and she tells Larry King that while working for Trump, she never experienced any form of racial discrimination from her boss. BUT…

(Ah, you gotta watch for the rest. She does say that she likes Hilary Clinton but REALLY likes her hubby, President Bill Clinton though… reeeally. Haha!)

@ojones1

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Bill Maher Says That Police Culture Has To Change (Video)

Above: Bill Maher tells Stephen Colbert that we need policing as a society. He values the police and denounces shooting of police, like most, BUT he understands why police got shot at this point.

You can only look at so many videos of shooting unarmed Black people. I’m surprised it didn’t happen before.

Wow. Then Colbert follows up with a quote from the late President John F. Kennedy: “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable.” Then Maher goes in further: Police culture – attracting the wrong types of people, protecting wrongdoers within their ranks, not administering true justice when wrongdoers are caught, even the training – HAS to change!

Yeah. By this point in the evening, the funny part of the show was over, as Maher declared.

(Well, actually, they got in some more joke pokes… some at each other… but, trust, the serious power of what was said was not diminished.)

Incredible conversation The Late Show. Colbert keeps bringing thoughtful TV to CBS; while allowing what needs to be said to be said. Watch.

#BlackLivesMatter

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Andre Iguodala Gives The Cleveland Cavaliers Props For Winning The Series And Talks About Basketball, Investing And More (Video)

Andre Iguodala dropped in The Breakfast Club. He admitted being angry at the team (Golden State Warriors) for even letting the NBA Finals get to a game 7, but he was gracious in defeat. Great interview. Two things: (1) Stop dissing Kyrie Irving and (2) while Lebron James is great, he is “nowhere near Jordan” (wow). Also: Discussion on Kevin Durant joining the GSW, advising players how to invest in technology and more.

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Former ‘Apprentice’ Andrew Dice Clay Speaks On Trump’s Larger-Than-Life Personality (Video)

Andrew Dice Clay was going for that ‘Apprentice’ spot Donald Trump had open on his reality show. But Dice also recalled a time when he bristled up against The Donald.

As a former cast member on ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ Andrew Dice Clay recalls an off-camera “tiff” with host Donald Trump after the now-GOP frontrunner stated that he was “more famous” than the show’s contestants. Plus, Dice explains the origin of Trump’s campaign tone.

@ojones1

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Rant, Rebuttal, Reconciliation: Wendy Williams Apologizes And Invites Roland Martin To Speak On HBCUs & The NAACP (Video)

Two media power-movers get together and ensure the ooh’s and ah’s are not the last thing we get out of the swirl of fiery commentary that came from Wendy Williams’ rant – then Roland’s rebuttal – on HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. See all that build up after the jump. What’s most important though… is that they got together on Wendy’s couch, reached an accord, and ensured knowledge was shared! Good use of a powerful platform.

“News One Now” host Roland S. Martin sits down with Wendy to talk about her remarks about Historically Black Colleges and the NAACP. Then, Roland weighs in on race in America, police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement. Plus, Roland weighs in on how to talk to our kids about these issues.

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Anthony Anderson And Chris Bosh Speak On Kevin Durant And More (Video)

Interesting insights shared on Any Given Wednesday, Bill Simmons’ new HBO talk series. Anthony Anderson and Chris Bosh are the guests in this clip. Bosh with an ‘other side of the coin’ perspective on Kevin Durant moving on from OKC among other things touched on.

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Former ‘Apprentice’ Clay Aiken Will Not Be Voting For Donald Trump (Video)

So Clay Aiken was on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ just like Vivica A. Fox. But will he be voting for The Donald this November. That’d be a ‘NO!’ See him speak on it with Larry King above.

PREVIOUS: VIVICA A. FOX ON TRUMP

– @ojones1

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Redman On The Hotseat, Eating Super Hot Wings (Video)

Redman starts out talking a lot, answering great interview questions and reminiscing (the Rock-N-Jock photos though). Then he gets hold of some spicy wings… like ‘Hot Ones’… and the ‘heat’ gets hold of him!

Over more than two and a half decades in the game, the rap veteran and How High star has toured the world with Method Man, put out some of Hip-Hop’s most memorable albums, and repped his Jersey roots to the fullest. Now, watch him risk it all while taking on some of the most brutal hot sauces on the planet.

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A Former ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Speaks On Trump: Vivica A. Fox (Video)

Former ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ contestant Vivica A. Fox liked the show and Donald Trump okay. Back then. But now, not so much. She blasts Trump and his 2016 campaign for the White House on Larry King Now.

@ojones1

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Kevin Durant Talks About His Pre-Game Playlist (Video)

Ever wonder what Oklahoma City Thunder Golden State Warriors Kevin Durant standout listens to in his headphones before he takes to the court to out-ball opponents and sends them back through the portal crying. Watch and listen. Interesting.

KD’s musical taste includes everything from Jay Z to Teddy Pendergrass. You never know what you’ll get when you pass him the aux.

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Sneaker Shopping: Cam’ron Chooses Killa Kicks (Video)

Cam’ron goes Sneaker Shopping. A self-declared Reebok guy; but he loves Jordans. But do not twist things up… Cam is ’bout the biz. Shoemakers need to holler at him about his Killa Pink (the album and the color) coming soon. Watch him and Joe La Puma chop and check out what to step into.

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Killer Mike Speaks On His Anger And Fears In The Wake Of More Police Killings Of Black People (Video)

Without fail, Killer Mike is ALWAYS speaking poingnantly with passion about matters affecting the people… his people. Sometimes it’s a wonder how he keeps answering the call to speak. Frustration we all feel, way before he and those of like mind began to #FeelTheBern

This is all truth. No slick talk and no backtracking. Notice how he does not have to couch his statements in the typical ‘all cops are not bad’ rhetoric, because he is out there with the police in his town – forging relationships, ensuring that they will feel/be compelled to protect & serve in his community. He touches on that. He has not abandoned talk on political movements we need to make either: VOTE out the folks who refuse to look out for the people in the community… VOTE THEM OUT! And he continues to bang the drum for a show of Black economic power: Want to move those in power, move your money away from them and toward folks you wish to empower.

None of this is new, but Killer Mike keeps speaking it. As frustrating as it must be. The truth is easy to repeat; because it’s not a ‘platform’ or something he has to ‘make up’ or remember. Watch Mike Render speak on his fears and frustrations with the two recent tragic losses of two Black Lives that did not Matter to cops who took them.

‪#‎PhilandoCastile
‪#‎AltonSterling
#BlackLivesMatter

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Ricky Williams Takes The High Road (Documentary Trailer)

That music for this trailer though. Dope. Speaking of dope

The former NFL running back dives deep into his relationship with the substance that effectively cost him his football career. Catch the full film, “Ricky Williams Takes The High Road,” at SI.com/Films on July 13th.

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CP The Artist Talks About His Upcoming Art Show “7:30” In Atlanta & The Life of an Artist

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Atlanta is known for being the place where Music is happening but the visual Arts scene is on the rise as well. From the Forward Warrior Mural project to the graffiti art covered Krog Tunnel & city commissions to enrich areas with Art. Magic is being created in Atlanta’s painting studios along with the music studios. Well one of the artist helping to push forward the scene in Atlanta is CP The Artist. Charlton Palmer a transplant of NJ who makes Atlanta his home talked with us about his upcoming solo show 7:30. (Show is on July, 30th starting at 7:30 585 Well St SW Suite B3 Atlanta, GA 30312) .We also talk what inspires him and what’s on his playlist when he is in the studio.

Full Interview after the jump

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Lyrical, Emotional, Spiritual And Real: The Best ‘Breakfast Club With DMX’ Ever! (Video)

Dope! DMX on The Breakfast Club mic is always an experience not to be missed! Watch as DMX discusses his recent health scare, his new music, gaining respect and appreciation for Drake, expecting his 15th child (damn!) and much, much more!

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Making Beats With Hezekiah (Video)

Producer/singer/songwriter Hezekiah discusses his creative process above. Watch, and look at an example of him making some beat heat from scratch.

Sample chopping + Live instrumentation = Magic. Welcome to Little Africa Studio.

Check out more of the good stuff at https://3crates.bandcamp.com.

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