For The NYC Title, Brooklyn Tech’s Team Will Step In The Arena (Documentary)
August 13, 2018
If you cannot wrap your head around ‘step team’ as a sports/athletic activity, look at this and reconsider. Just saying. They go in as hard as any team on the court (or anywhere else).
You won’t find the most successful team at Brooklyn Technical High School on the basketball court or on the football field. You’ll find them stepping in the cafeteria – sweating, laughing and striving to keep their crown as NYC’s regional champions. In this VICE Sports exclusive, we met up with the all-female Lady Dragons step team to see their pressure-packed final days of preparation for NYC regionals.
– VICE SPORTS
Great story, regardless of what you ‘decide’ about the nature of the competition.
Posted in Dance, Film, Series, Sports, Videos, Youth | 
Tags: Brooklyn, BROOKLYN TECH, Brooklyn Technical High School, COMPETITION, Dance, Kim Bennett, LADY DRAGONS, LADY DRAGONS CREW, New York, NYC, STEP TEAM, VICE, VICE Sports | 
No Comments »
Mocha Bands – “Longevity” (Video)
August 13, 2018
In it for the long run. You can’t cheat the miles.
– Mocha Bands
Alright then, ma’am. Actor Imani Lewis checking in a fire rhyme under the rap brand Mocha Bands. Caution: Hot chocolate bars on deck! More on Bands below, but go on and press play for the rhymes.
– @ojones1
3D Na’Tee | Free Smoke T.Mix | Monday Morning Exercise #016 (Video)
August 13, 2018
Check another Drake beat off the list. This ‘Smoke’ is good for you this Monday. It’s your exercise… Plus, it’s Na’Tee.
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Series, Videos | Tags: 3D NaTee, 3DNaTee, Free Smoke T.Mix, MME, Monday Morning Exercise, Natee, T-Mix | No Comments »
Marqus Clae – “XXSPLOSIVE” (Video)
August 13, 2018
Is it just mine, or does anyone else’s heart immediately hop on an emotional roller coaster when a young emcee starts freestyling over an all-time classic beat? Sure this Chronic 2001 joint came out just beyond the Golden Era, but this is DEFINITELY one of those beats an emcee should NOT touch until he or she is ready.
Well, good news, true believers. Marqus Clae is READY!
And oh… turns out we already know dude.
Marqus Clae is an actor, known for Cloak & Dagger (2018), Shots Fired (2017) and 106 & Park Top 10 Live (2000).
– IMDB bio
Salute to the young spitta for keeping it True School and killing this track (he rapped that he needed the ‘beat to be deceased’) and cremating it. Yes indeed. Watch his “XXSPLOSIVE” freestyle above!
– @ojones1
Cloudy Uchiha – “Shot Caller” feat. 1iSinny (Prod. By DJ Creecha)
August 10, 2018
Brassy horns envelop your ears at the opening of this braggadocious, and confident track from Detroit emcee Cloudy Uchiha. A sharp lyrical display with intricate rhymes is layered over kicks and snares masterfully constructed by DJ Creecha. 1iSinny joins Cloudy in a tit-for-tat of Hip-Hop back-and-forth sparring. “Shot Caller” is that banger that will make you feel like you banged your head by the time it’s over.
CLOUDY UCHIHA – SHOT CALLER FEAT. 1ISINNY (PROD. BY DJ CREECHA)
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: 1iSinny, Cloudy, Cloudy Uchiha, DJ Creecha, Jamar Powers, Shot Caller | No Comments »
Ski Beatz – “Ground Wire” (Video)
August 10, 2018
What in the anime is this??! Well, for one, shiz iz CRAY! But so is the crazy beat the video accompanies. Haaa! But hey, it’s from Ski Beatz. Respek on his name (a quick trip back through the archives on here will teach you why).
His 10-track project, “Switched On Bap,” is out now.
SKI BEATZ – SWITCHED ON BAP (ALBUM)
– @ojones1
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Instrumental, Videos | Tags: Ground Wire, Ski Beatz, Switched On Bap | No Comments »
Chris Rivers – “Now Or Never”
August 10, 2018
Chris Rivers blesses us with an introspective freestyle over Isaiah Rashad’s “Shot You Down†he calls “Now Or Never.â€
It’s easy to be distracted or held back with everything that happens in life. But sometimes you have to accept that it can’t be now forever. Sometimes it’s Now Or Never.
Listen to dude run the alphabet in the rhymes. Pretty clever.
– @ojones1
PR Dean – “Brooklynn Love” feat. Marz Money x Rome Streetz x Estee Nack (Prod. By Nice!)
August 10, 2018
Forward progress… y’all hustling backwards.
This single is another from PR Dean’s forthcoming “B.A.S.E.” (Bobbito And Stretch Era) he’s got bubbling, set to drop later this year. On deck: Four dope artists – one producer from Western Mass (Live!); one emcee from Lynn [Massachusetts], (Estee Nack); and TWO emcees from Brooklyn (Marz Money & Rome Streetz). Aaaand it’s BKNY by a nose for the title (majority wins, but look at the gracious spelling though). Check out “Brooklynn Love.”
PR DEAN – BROOKLYNN LOVE FEAT. MARZ MONEY X ROME STREETZ X ESTEE NACK (PROD. BY LIVE!)
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Brooklynn Love, Estee Nack, Marz Money, Nice!, PR Dean, Rome Streetz | No Comments »
Changing The Game: Lacrosse Comes To Harlem (Video)
August 10, 2018
Up top, it’s all about the blacktop. The lyric, “Basketball is my favorite sport,” not lacrosse… right? Well, these kids are into it AND it’s helping them level up to a better shot in life.
Basketball courts may still dominate north of 125th Street in New York City, but more kids than ever are taking up lacrosse as their sport of choice. We followed Javon to hear what his friends think about lacrosse and how he plans to make his mark on the game.
– VICE SPORTS
Watch. Might have to change that lyric.
Posted in Film, Human Interest, Recreation, Sports, Videos, Youth | Tags: Basketball, Bringing Lax to Harlem, DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, DICK'S SPORTING GOODS FOUNDATION, Harlem, Javon, LACROSSE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, sports, UPTOWN, UPTOWN LACROSSE, Uptown Lacrosse: Bringing Lax to Harlem, VICE, VICE Sports, YOUTH SPORTS, YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS | No Comments »
Eye Candy: Karla Abreu (Video)
August 10, 2018
WOW! It’s like they did the “research” for me already. Ha! Witness the THICKNESS on this Big Booty Dominican Girl in the visual compilation above! And you know I am linking the IG for cutie Karla Abreu for you. Because… I am a professional #HoneyHunter
– @ojones1
Lifestyle: You’re In Los Angeles. You’re High. What Do You Do Next? (Video)
August 10, 2018
A weed travel show. Excellent idea! And an appropriately laid-back episode to boot.
On VICE’s weed travel show ‘BLUNT REVIEWS,’ we trek to places where weed is legal to review things a cannabis-consuming tourist can do while they’re stoned. On this episode, VICE’s Darlene Demorizi spent a day getting blazed in Los Angeles, where she cured her munchies at Pink’s Hot Dogs, a historic restaurant that tops franks with guacamole and nacho cheese. Then she unwound at Lit Yoga, a THC-friendly studio, and stopped by Puff Pass & Paint to make a little art over a glass of CBD-infused wine.
– BLUNT REVIEWS
Posted in Film, Food, Human Interest, Lifestyle, Recreation, Series, Videos | Tags: 420, BLUNT REVIEWS, cannabis, Darlene Demorizi, Getting High in LA the West Coast Way, LIT YOGA, Los Angeles, marijuana, PINK'S HOT DOGS, PUFF PASS AND PAINT, Smoking, tourism, VICE, WEED | No Comments »
Centric – “Gutta Rap” feat. Lil Fame x Rockness x J​.​ Gunn
August 9, 2018
Salute! Centric loaded the clip for this single and made it a bang-bang-BANGER! Plus, I heard ya, J. Gunn… every young spitter out here is NOT a mumble rapper. Facts!
M.O.P. meets Heltah Skeltah. “Gutta Rap” is the epitome of undiluted, unadulterated Hip-Hop music. Oakland, CA producer Centric links up with Lil’ Fame [M.O.P.], Rock [Heltah Skeltah] and the self-proclaimed ‘best rapper you never heard’ Joshua Gunn [NC]: scratches courtesy of DJ Flipflop [CunninLynguists]. With so much new music being released on a daily basis its difficult to know what’s worth your time but when you see those underground Hip-Hop legend’s names you know exactly what to expect, back-to-back bars over some A+ production. This song isn’t part of any particular project (yet!) just a stray bullet in preparation for Grand Opus [Joc Scholar & Centric] sophomore LP “High Power.”
CENTRIC – GUTTA RAP FEAT. LIL FAME X ROCKNESS X J. GUNN
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: ​Lil Fame, Centric, Gutta Rap, J. Gunn, J​.​Gunn, Joshua Gunn, Rockness | No Comments »
Science: Elon Musk’s Plans For Humans Moving From Earth To Mars Have Likely Been Thwarted (Video)
August 9, 2018
Dang it.
Musk put the numbers, plans, presentations, and MONEY on it. I was thinking futuristic ‘Martians’ would be humans – ‘terrans’ if you want to speak ‘Star Trek’ about it – in the not-so-distant future. But now we have proof of water on Mars, meaning the possibility of LIFE. And it turns out that we already have a ‘flavor’ of Trek’s prime directive (e.g. planetary protection rules) already in place… and blocking any Space X effort to terraform the Red Planet for human inhabitance. That, and the realization that what it’d take to give Mars an atmosphere is all but impossible.
Watch the vid above and follow the link below to read up.
(But hey, upside: Life on Mars already! Maybe…)
READ: COLONIZING MARS IS UNLIKELY (SPACE.COM)
– @ojones1
Posted in Environment, News, Science, Videos | Tags: colonizing Mars, Colonizing Mars Is Unlikely, Elon Musk, Sorry Elon Musk, Space X, terraforming mars | No Comments »
Chris Rivers – “Stay Hungry”
August 9, 2018
Riverrrrs! Dude is the hammer and the beats are all nails. Only one way to go at ’em… Bang on ’em… HARD! Knock holes in walls and floors if necessary. This freestyle is just another example.
Chris Rivers is kicking off this week’s freestyle over “Holding It Down†by At Wendy’s, off of their “We Beefin?†EP with his version called “Stay Hungry.†We can clearly see that Rivers never lost his hunger with these insane flows and braggadocios bars hitting us with humor, punch lines, and that good old fashion Chris energy.
– @ojones1
Blctxt – “Time” feat. Joshua Worden (Prod. By Cheeze Beatz) [Video]
August 9, 2018
Much respect and a hearty salute to Blctxt for sending us this latest release – “Time” (out now) – for a good once-over. And the ruling: It’s dope. Trust! Or listen for yourself, then agree.
“Time†is the new single from Blctxt. Reality binds us with the concept of time but in our minds, time is almost nonexistent. The cool Jazz flip with big drums is produced by Cheeze Beatz (co-producer of “Bartier Cardi”) while Blctxt explores this theory of handling time in the verses with Joshua Worden crooning on topic via the chorus. Stream the new single, “Time†on all digital music platforms.
BLCTXT – TIME FEAT. JOSHUA WORDEN (PROD. BY CHEEZE BEATZ)
– @ojones1
SlamBall, Born In The USA, Has Been Reborn In China (Documentary)
August 9, 2018
Just to review, or introduce… SlamBall is a bouncy-bouncy version of basketball played on floors with embedded trampolines to facilitate super-high leaps and bounds. As described in the above doc vid, the game is pretty ‘video gamish’ and due to business and sports culture trending downfalls, SlamBall got ‘slammed’ in the U.S. However, it has found life in China.
“We never left, we just needed to take the best path for us,†says SlamBall’s creator Mason Gordon. After years with little exposure other than showcases and bar conversations between nostalgic fans, Slamball is now experiencing a resurgence in China. With a focus on bringing programs to universities before securing any TV rights, the sport is finding a foothold in a basketball-obsessed nation. VICE Sports traveled to China to check out the nation’s first facility and take in the scene.
– VICE SPORTS
Posted in Film, Investigation, Series, Sports, Travel, Videos | Tags: China, Mason Gordon, SlamBall, SlamBall is Alive in China, VICE, VICE Sports | No Comments »
Angie Martinez Speaks On And Shares Her Lost Interview With 2Pac
August 9, 2018
Hmm. last time the Interwebs were abuzz with talk of 2Pac and Hot 97 in the same breath was when it was ‘the world’ vs. Funk Flex ranting about the way Pac talked & moved while he was here. Folks pretty much took the view, “Flex, it’s been decades. Let it die.”
But time and again, we see that 2Pac and all things related come up and come back to life (so to speak).
Angie Martinez Details Meeting 2pac, Interviewing 2pac & Puffy Telling Her Not To Release Interview
– The Art Of Dialogue
The Therapist Speaks With Prodigy Of Mobb Deep (Video)
August 9, 2018
Right from the start, this interview with the dope departed emcee Prodigy, will have you re-rethinking that single off his solo project (“Pain”). P made pain his friend. Deep. Mobb Deep.
Rapper Prodigy of Mobb Deep discusses living with Sickle Cell Anemia and receiving supernatural spiritual messages.
– Noisey
Posted in Hip-Hop, Interview, Series, Videos | Tags: MOBB DEEP, Noisey, PRODIGY, Sickle Cell, Sickle Cell Anemia, THE THERAPIST, VICE, VICELAND | No Comments »
H.E.R. – “I Used to Know Her: The Prelude” (EP)
August 8, 2018
It’s funny how H.E.R. put out an EP after H.E.R. LP situation… Well, not ‘funny’ so much… just heard the first track of this set following in the footprints of “Lost Ones” by Lauryn Hill (even calling it “Lost Souls”) and felt the line flip was appropriate. Maybe? Maybe not? Ha!
Either way, don’t stop at that song. Stream all of “I Used to Know Her: The Prelude” for the FREE.99!
Posted in Alternative, EP, Music, R&B, Soul | Tags: H.E.R., Her, I Used to Know Her, I Used to Know Her: The Prelude, The Prelude | No Comments »
Punch – “K.I.N.G” feat. Asia Divine (Prod. By HB)
August 8, 2018
Top Dawg’s top dawg is getting off the proverbial bench and back into the ‘game’ with this one. This is “K.I.N.G” – from Punch and Asia Divine. Track work by HB.
