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Ken Griffey Jr’s son, ‘Trey Griffey’, is an All-American High School Wide Receiver (Video)
January 11, 2012
Baseball Hall Of Famer, Ken Griffey Jr’s son, Trey Griffey, is making his own mark in sports but not in hitting the long ball. He’s catching the long ball as an All-American Wide Receiver. Read more from USATODAY below…
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Tags: All-American, Baseball, Football, High School Sports, Ken Griffey Jr, Trey Griffey | 
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George Lucas Says Hollywood Didn’t Want To Fund “Red Tails” Because Of Its Black Cast (Video)
January 10, 2012
George Lucas, known as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time, stopped by the Daily Show with Jon Stewart to promote the new film “Red Tails” that hits theaters January 20th. The Star Wars filmmaker provided some insight as to why Hollywood wouldn’t back the film that’s based on the lives of the Tuskeegee Airmen because the movie’s all black cast.
Posted in Cover Story, News, Videos | Tags: George Lucas, Jon Stewart, Red Tails, The Daily Show | 1 Comment »
Boyz II Men Get Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame (Video)
January 7, 2012
It’s almost a tragedy how black radio & fans today don’t quite give Boyz II Men the props they deserve. Recently I was in a debate with a young lady about the significance of Boyz II Men, but she tried to tell me that Boyz II Men were wack. I just started to think of how bad radio has become today for someone to actually say out of their mouth that Boyz II Men were wack. What she failed to realize was that Boyz II Men carried on a tradition of great male R&B groups who kept it classy & who harmonized well. There’s nothing wrong with that at all. Most R&B sucks today because there’s little to no love in it. Where are the great groups who can actually sing & harmonize acapella? What’s wrong to me is Boyz II Men just received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame & I feel there was almost little to no black press about this great honor that the group was awarded.
Posted in Cover Story, News, R&B, Videos | Tags: Boyz II Men, Hollywood Walk Of Fame | No Comments »
NY Police Officers Caught on tape Planting Drugs On A Black Couple (Video)
January 4, 2012
On February 11, 2011 the UPD pulled over two people on the corner of Oneida Street and Clinton Place in Utica New York. The video shows Utica Police Officers Palladino and Padulla allegedly placing something in the man’s vehicle. It is argued that this is the same bag he took from the driver at around 6:30 of the original video. One of the many reasons this video was posted was because neither suspect had any cocaine on them, yet felony controlled substance charges were given–at a later time than this traffic stop–then eventually dropped. The Utica Phoenix news website had crashed due to the amount of traffic they received in the first 24 hours after this was posted. Obviously they now have since moved to a larger, faster server and all should be working as it should.
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Are Blogs Destroying Hip Hop? (Article)
December 27, 2011
First, I would like to thank Jay Force for being a staple in a never ending effort to support quality Hip Hop, and get it to the masses. With that said, this article being my thoughts of how blogs are f$%king up Hip Hop, this article does not represent the opinions of Jay Force or any Jay Force related entity, but solely of myself……Isreali
Indeed the internet has revolutionized the world in the last 10 years that has forever changed the way we consume information.We need more and we need it faster, and in return our attention span has dwindled to seconds. Social networks and blogs has limited our capacity to focus, to hitting the refresh button every 2 or 3 mins for the newest post or latest tweet. Blogs, Fb, and Twitter is where we go to find the latest news (social, music, entertainment, political etc) in a matter of seconds. The beauty is in being able to on a global level connect people , build relationships,create networks that otherwise would never be avaible to create(or been much harder).However quality journalism and accurate research has been replaced by people with coneections, alot of freinds, and an opinion that their readers find enetraining (in which they cant wait to post a comment on) . Waiting to hit that refresh button to read the latest gossip, or the latest article from the random person who is in search of attention, thrives off attention, or in search of making a name for themselves. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Cover Story, Hip-Hop, News, Uncategorized | Tags: Hip Hop, Hip Hop Blogs, Jay Force | No Comments »
Steven Spielberg Says He Doesn’t Even “Think” About Retiring (Video)
December 23, 2011
It always cracks me up when I hear some rap artists & performers saying they are going to retire, but I’ve always felt that if you love to do something there is no such thing as “retiring” from it. When I hear an artist say they are going to retire I automatically assume that they just didn’t love what they were doing in the first place & were only out to collect a check. Steven Spielberg is considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all-time & at 65 he says that doesn’t even creep into his mindframe at any point.
The Black Opera: EnterView (Video)
December 20, 2011
The mysterious entity which is The Black Opera answers questions from their followers in this video.
The Following Video Demonstration is a Series of Answers to Questions Asked by Followers of The Black Opera. – The Black Opera’s 2nd Album “EnterMission.” is available here: http://bit.ly/ul4hJe
Sha Stimuli: ‘The Toilette Papers’ (Video)
December 19, 2011
Sha Stimuli shares a personal moment and his motivation behind The Toilette Papers: The #1 Number 2 Book, you can purchase the book after 12.10.2011 on ShaStimuli.com.
Chicago Bears Cut WR Sam Hurd After Federal Drug Charges (Video)
December 19, 2011
It was inevitable that the Chicago Bears were going to cut wide receiver Sam Hurd following the federal investigation into his alleged attempts to distribute cocaine & marijuana in the Chicago area. If the charges are true then he’s apparently fooled many people around him about his true character according to this ABC News segment.
Posted in Cover Story, News, Sports, Videos | Tags: Athlete, Chicago Bears, Drug Charges, NFL, Pro Football, Sam Hurd, Wide Receiver, WR | No Comments »
The Roots of The Roots: Questlove & Black Thought Use DNA to Trace Their African Heritage (Video)
December 9, 2011
My brother & I were just speaking about tracing our family history as we’re two of the eldest able bodied & living members of our family that are still around. Looking at this video of Questlove & Black Thought getting their DNA traced back to the actual tribes they are from in Africa is all too inspiring. I guess we can stop procrastinating & check via AfricanAncestry.com
Posted in Cover Story, Hip-Hop, News, Videos | Tags: African Heritage, Ancestry, Black Thought, DNA, OkayAfrica, Questlove, The Roots Of The Roots | No Comments »
50 Cent on Wall Street Journal (Video)
December 6, 2011
People don’t give 50 enough credit for how smart this guy really is. It’s bigger than just trying to become a billionaire & not having some type of affect on your community. This was a great interview largely because it’s evident that 50 is an artist that makes most of his own decisions & is clear about what his goals are unlike most of these so called mega rich artists who have someone doing all the thinking for them. What you usually have are these artists endorsing products they don’t even believe in or are detrimental to the communities they serve. Although it would be nice to become a billionaire, that doesn’t bring a person to true happiness.
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Stephon Marbury’s Life In China (Video)
December 6, 2011
Former NBA star Stephon Marbury is currently playing overseas in China for the Beijing Ducks & appears to have found some serenity while living over there. Seems like he’s at peace since his rather odd break downs he had on the internet a while ago appearing suicidal & eating vaseline. Although everything appears to be smaller for Marbury, literally & figuratively, I’d bet anything that he’s a rather smart man in trying to build his Starbury shoe brand globally. Almost like taking a few steps backwards in efforts to make a thousand steps forward….
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Samsung To Launch Thin Flexible Tablets & Cellphones (Video)
December 6, 2011
While many of us are excited about our iphones & ipads, Korean electronics maker Samsung has taken the tablets & cellphones to new levels with the design of products that are OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) based. I remember when I first went to Japan & saw they already had camera & video phones years ahead of what he had here in the states. Samsung makes some great television products, but damn once this hits the states this will further change the game. As a self confessed gadget junkie I’m very impressed. The rumors are these products are poised to roll out in Asia early 2012. Check out more video under the hood….
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Ghostface Killah Talks DOOMStarks Project (Video)
December 5, 2011
We have been awaiting the collab project featuring DOOM and Tony Starks for YEARS. In this video Ghostface says its still on the way. On a side note how ironic is it that during this interview Ghostface is rocking Pro Skateboarder Stevie Williams’s “Dirty Ghetto Kids” baseball cap? That could easily be an acronym for “Doom Ghostface Killah”…..
Georgetown University Course On Jay-Z Draws Support & Criticism (Video)
December 5, 2011
Personally I find a course on Jay-Z at Georgetown University is a bit “REACHING” because most of his material over the years didn’t push many boundaries socially so I’m not surprised by the criticism the course is getting. Especially considering that it’s mandatory that the students purchase Jay-Z’s book to take the class & Michael Eric Dyson & the school itself most likely receive grants from the publishers for even having the course & carrying the book at the student book store. Any current or former college student will tell you that the biggest hustle with many of the courses you take is in the books you are required to purchase that often times you can’t sell back to the school once the course is over. It’s “Big business” being pushed as academia. A truly smart individual doesn’t need to take a course on Jay-Z to understand ‘the hustle’, but it won’t be me or most smart people I know getting “hustled” into taking this class.
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NYC Man Earns $55,000 A Year Peddling Candy On Subway (Video)
December 2, 2011
Sugar rush hour from Bianca Consunji on Vimeo.
Full story HERE, but this seems like a legit hustle. If he is upfront about his purpose for selling the goods and not telling false sob stories, I can dig this. Get your paper young man.
– Haze
DJ Premier Talks Ultimate Cypher & Producers (Video)
December 2, 2011
DJ Premier talks about his favorite albums production wise and who he would chose for his ultimate cypher. If only that cypher could happen….
Prince: A Purple Reign (Documentary)
November 30, 2011
“Many have rated Prince Rogers Nelson, the diminutive musician, as the greatest of his generation. Rhodri Huw’s well-structured film looks at the career of the boy from Minneapolis and how he came to revolutionize black music in the 1980s and beyond. Via albums such as 1999 and Purple Rain through to his explicit lyrics and spectacular stage shows, Prince has rarely lacked ambition or imagination. Huw’s film captures the highs and lows of Prince’s career and also his battle for control of his music.”
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Ex-Drug Dealer Says Tyler Perry Took Money From Him To Build His Empire (Video)
November 30, 2011
A former promoter/drug dealer by the name of Melvin Childs claims that he helped finance Tyler Perry early on in his career. Now the man is speaking out with a new book called ‘Never Would Have Made It’ about his side of the story. Check out the trailer above to the new book. Based on the look of the trailer he should probably do a full length film about it…
Posted in News, Videos | Tags: BOOK, DRUG DEALER, DRUG MONEY, Drugs, MELVIN CHILDS, NEVER WOULD HAVE MADE IT, Trailer, Tyler Perry | 1 Comment »
PROFILE: Kendrick Lamar (Video)
November 30, 2011
Kendrick Lamar is next up on the profile series. Get to know K.Dot a little better.
