Natural High Music – “Reap What You Sow” feat. Royal Blu
May 11, 2018
Okay Delicious Vinyl we see you… in a new light… in that ISLAND sunlight. Dancehall flava like fresh mango mon. Keep this up. This Natural High Music, like “Reap What You Sow” (featuring Royal Blu); keep that up. Give thanks!
Rhythm Roulette With Dame Grease (Video)
May 11, 2018
Thinking we’ve blessed you with footage of Dame Grease putting it down in the studio, but not of dude doing the do for Rhythm Roulette though. Check, check. Soundcheck. Okay… time to let Grease get his blind picks and production on!
“I gotta get Funkadelic on em,†says Dame Grease, producer of crucial tacks for Mase, The LOX, and the whole Ruff Ryders camp. When Dame accepted Mass Appeal’s Rhythm Roulette challenge, we knew we were in for a treat. Although he and his protege Swizz Beatz are known for a mostly sample-free sound, the Harlem-born and Bronx-raised producer can chop with the best of them. “Every producer knows you can look at the grooves and see where they thin out at,†Grease said while surveying three randomly selected vinyl albums. “That’s where the breakdown’s at.†Working his way through ‘Spinners Live,’ Jose Feliciano’s ’10 to 23,’ and ‘Romantic Swing’ by Eugen Cicero, Grease zeroed in on Feliciano’s 1969 version of ‘By the Time I Get to Phoenix’ because he used to live in Phoenix. “Let’s go straight to that,†Grease said, dropping the needle. “Groovy! That’s the one.†Check out the latest episode of Rhythm Roulette to find out how Dame Grease flipped that joint like it was meant to be.
– Mass Appeal
– @ojones1
Watch The Spider Mower In Action (Video)
May 11, 2018
Soooo… am I officially OLD because this video of [what in effect is] a big azz’d lawnmower cutting grass has me geeked AF??? Maybe. Sorry, but not sorry. Check it out. Be an old nerd like me.
Cutting the grass with this heavy-duty lawn mower won’t feel like a chore anymore.
– In The Know Innovation
On top of that, I really hate yard work. Full disclosure.
– @ojones1
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Tags: cutting grass, heavy-duty lawn mower, In The Know Innovation, lawnmower, Spider Mower, Spider Mowers | 
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Madtones – “SETH RQGEN” feat. CQDY
May 11, 2018
Cool. Learn about the Madtones movement via their YouTube bio (clipped in after the jump)… including an invitation to you. Yes, you!
Some ill, crazy vibing can go on to this song, with or without ‘assistance’ from any Seth approved (and/or used) substances; even with him kinda in the song and such.
– @ojones1
Info56 – “Southwest” feat. DJ Dez (Video)
May 11, 2018
Know how you have come across something nearing perfection? Answer: You struggle to find that one thing to nitpick, then you pick the hell out of it until it bleeds like an old dry scab!
This Info56 x DJ Dez collabo is the perfect case in point. Instrumental excellence, pepper perfectly with a precise amount of scratch-tastic dopeness… and all I can think about was the chef at the beginning doing up the bacon ‘n eggs… “SON! Do NOT dig your FINGER off in my egg yolk, SON. I’m VERY serious about my breakfast (not that serious for real, but still, haha)!”
(But the music, off the “Southwest” LP, is VERY dope.)
– @ojones1
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Instrumental, Videos | Tags: DJ Dez, Info, Info56, Southwest | No Comments »
Meek Mill Is Back Home, On Air, Speaking On People That Had His Back And Those Who Did Not (Video)
May 11, 2018
Meek spitting a different kind of truth into the mic. No freestyles, but at least he’s free now (for the most part). Interesting how so many and varied folks stood up for Meek when he was on lock. Even more interesting… this interview.
Meek Mill Talks Justice Reform, Opioid Addiction, Talks With T.I., Nicki Minaj + More
– Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM
– @ojones1
Trife Diesel – “Pyrex Dreams” feat. Method Man
May 11, 2018
Back at it like crack addicts… gotta serve those fiends!!
And by fiends, Trife Diesel is probably talking about folks who reeeally dig street pharmaceuticals (wink). But as far as the dope he and Meth cooked up for “Pyrex Dreams”… think more about them serving folks fiending for Hip-Hop than those ‘white potato’ rocks.
TRIFE DIESEL – PYREX DREAMS FEAT. METHOD MAN
– @ojones1
Chris Rivers – “This Is Depression”
May 10, 2018
Well, if somebody’s gotta touch the ‘it’ beat of the week, it may as well be Chris Rivers. He’ll do it justice. Not sure any visuals could come close to the brand of crazy Donald Glover was smoking for his video for “This Is America” though… but listen and visualize Rivers doing his thing on the beat entitled “This Is Depression.”
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Childish Gambino, Chris Rivers, This Is America, This Is Depression | No Comments »
Comedy: ‘The Other Cleveland Cavaliers’ Represent… And Apologize To ‘Lebron James’ (Video)
May 10, 2018
Bwaaaahahaa! So this is how SNL is gonna do Korver, Kev Love, Thompson and the rest of the ballers on Bron-Bron’s squad, huh? Okay…
So, this Donald Glover goodness didn’t make the cut for TV (for his Saturday Night Live appearance). But thank goodness for the Interwebs. Time constraints kept this clip off air. But on here, it’s on!
The Cleveland Cavaliers not named LeBron James (Donald Glover, Kenan Thompson, Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day, Luke Null, Chris Redd, Heidi Gardner) share what they bring to the team.
– Saturday Night Live
Posted in Celebrity, Comedy, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Chris Redd, Cleveland Cavs Promo, Cut for Time, Donald Glover, Heidi Gardner, Kenan Thompson, Kyle Mooney, Lebron James, Luke Null, Mikey Day, Pete Davidson, Saturday Night Live, SNL | No Comments »
Gaming: Hunting Down Wild West Outlaws On “Red Dead Redemption 2” (Trailer)
May 10, 2018
For the longest time now, video games have been dropping trailers like movie promos. And rightly so. Look at this one for “Red Dead Redemption 2.”
America, 1899. The end of the wild west era has begun as lawmen hunt down the last remaining outlaw gangs. Those who will not surrender or succumb are killed.
– Rockstar Games
Posted in Action, Gaming, Product, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Redemption II, Rockstar Games | No Comments »
NxWorries – “Lyk Dis” (Video)
May 10, 2018
Count on smooth dopeness just “Lyk Dis” from the NxWorries duo whenever they choose to bless. Animated video loop used as a vehicle to drive their latest single from “Yes Lawd!” home.
J. Cole Stops His “1985” Live Concert Performance To Spit Acapella To ‘Mumble Rappers’ (Video)
May 10, 2018
… you having fun and I respect that. But have you ever thought about your impact?
Wooooo! Take a few and WATCH this. Score for Montreality for sharing this jewel from J. Cole on Facebook. Carefully walking the line between giving guidance and ‘talking down’ to so-called ‘mumble rappers’ out here, J. Cole brings an argument that my folks and I subscribe to… Rappers who really want to be great should not just ‘make a hit’ but strive to make a lasting impression. Not all music (or music artists) has to have a ‘message,’ but it should matter. I submit that ANY rapper wants to be well thought of in at least some way when ‘the industry’ is done with them. NWA, Nice-N-Smooth, Uncle Luke, Juvenile, Craig Mack (RIP), Sean Price (RIP)… whether I felt they were ‘saying something’ or not, their classic music had impact on my life then, and still does NOW (I still bump their old joints 20+ years later).
So, do you think ‘mumble rappers’ or their fans will (1) sit still and really understand that Cole is not dissing them, but challenging them to be better; and (2) do you think they will be as excited in 21 20 years about that music as they [apparently] are today (e.g. that their music has lasting impact)?
Also, if there was a particular rapper Cole was going at… think they got the memo [to make good music, to save their money, and to NOT mess with Cole]?
– @ojones1
Star Of “Black Panther” Chadwick Boseman On Set And ‘Off Script’ With Jamie Foxx (Video)
May 10, 2018
Hahaaa! Jamie is a fool-and-a-half! He said Boseman’s “Black Panther” was so epic that folks were out here trying to buy tickets to Wakanda. Crazy. But it was a great movie though.
In Off Script… Jamie Foxx and Chadwick Boseman try out the Wakandan accent on some iconic movie lines.
– Thrillist
Posted in Celebrity, Interview, Videos | Tags: Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, Jamie Foxx, Off Script, Thrillist, Wakanda | No Comments »
Fantom Of The Beat – “Autobiography” feat. Rhymerecka (Trailer)
May 10, 2018
Took off the music scene for a good while to meet life head-on and handle it like an O.G. Now Rhymerecka is back to being that dope emcee. How do we know? Well, the homie hit the inbox and leaked a visual sneak peek of what he and Fantom Of The Beat have in store… that he okay’d our sharing with all y’all. You’re welcome!
Grammy Nominated, R.I.A.A. Double Platinum and Gold Certified Mega-Producer, Fantom Of The DOPE Production Unit, Fantom Of The Beat drops the long-awaited video for his Third Single, “AUTOBIOGRAPHY.†“AUTOBIOGRAPHY†drops Spring/Summer 2018 and features Rhymerecka. Both the Song and the Video continues to give us that New York Hip-Hop sound that is sorely missing from today’s so-called Rap music scene. Recka conjures visions of inner city life and illustrates the path to the forest beyond the trees with every pen stroke. Bar for bar Rhymerecka navigates an emotional ti-raid of lyrics over Fantom’s cinematic landscape and newsworthy vocal assistance of the spirit of Malcolm X. Take a trip through the mind of an early 90’s evolution into manhood through the right of passage through the streets of New York.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Autobiography, Fantom Of The Beat, RHYMERECKA | 1 Comment »
Papoose – “Underrated” (Video)
May 9, 2018
More proof that Pap snaps on raps when you hand him a hot mic! Papoose with new visuals for “Underrated.”
Click and watch my new video #underrated. https://t.co/mFJse6rsjE
— Papoose (@Papooseonline) May 7, 2018
– @ojones1
Royce Da 5’9 – “Book Of Ryan” (Album Stream)
May 9, 2018
Know what? How about we just put up the album and let YOU (or more to the point, any haters) hear how dope Royce Da 5’9 is?
(Purely a rhetorical exercise. You already know how dope he is… even any haters out there.)
R+R=NOW – “Change Of Tone”
May 9, 2018
Acoustic jazzy musical dopeness in digital form with all the accouterments. Robert Glasper & Terrace Martin with all the accompaniments. Mr. Glasper on keys, Mr. Martin on synthesizer and vocoder (yep)… Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah on trumpet, Derrick Hodge on bass, Taylor McFerrin on synth and beatbox (yep), and Justin Tyson on drums.
R+R stands for Reflect and Respond. When you reflect what’s going on in your time and respond to that, you can’t NOT be relevant. So ‘R’ plus ‘R’ equals ‘NOW.’
– Robert Glasper
Posted in Jazz, Music | Tags: Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Derrick Hodge, Justin Tyson, R+R=NOW, Reflect and Respond, Robert Glasper, Taylor McFerrin, TERRACE MARTIN | No Comments »
The SquADD Debates Which Is ‘The Best Lunch Sandwich’ (Video)
May 9, 2018
That is the SADDEST grilled cheese sandwich ever captured on video… is that, like, a replica of a grilled cheese or something. Moving on. The SquADD made some good choices, but did they avoid egg salad, chicken or tuna salad, or even burgers, on purpose?
The SquADD discusses their all-time favorite lunch sandwich.
– All Def Digital
– @ojones1
Posted in Food, Panel, Series, Videos | Tags: A.D.D., A.D.D. All Def Digital, ADD, All Def Digital, Best Lunch Sandwich, Brandon Lewis, Deazyyach, DoBoy, Great Taste, Jonnae Thompson, Patrick Cloud | No Comments »
Uber’s Flying Taxi (Video)
May 9, 2018
Uber unveiled its flying taxi prototype, which looks like a giant drone from CNBC.
So they came up with a concept for a four-passenger taxi that flies? Now THAT’S how you earn the name Uber for real! This is uberAIR.
The reality of urban air transportation is closer than you think. In fact, Uber Elevate has already started exploring the barriers we’ll need to overcome to make vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) a reality and bringing uberAIR to Dallas and Los Angeles by 2020. Watch this video to see what an end-to-end flight in an uberAIR VTOL will look like. We’re excited to partner with some of the world’s top manufacturers, real estate developers, agencies, and cities to make this vision a reality.
Why VTOL?
With VTOL aircrafts, passengers can enjoy quicker daily commutes, while our cities experience less traffic congestion and cleaner air.
– Uber
Posted in Environment, Product, Technology, Videos | Tags: air-taxi, air-taxi service, AIRCRAFT, drone, electrical vertical take-off and landing vehicle, eVTOL, flying car, flying taxis, prototype, rider-first mentality, Uber, Uber Elevate, uberAIR, vertical take off and landing, VTOL | No Comments »
SiR – “D’Evils” (Video)
May 9, 2018
Woooo! Do you SEE the Honey in the freeze frame for this?! SO fine AF. Had to be said. Now, back to the music… TDE and SiR do it again. Another hot one, off that “November” LP. Lovely scenery and one spliff a day to keep “D’Evils” away. Yes SiR. Pass the *medicine* ‘ pon de left-hand side. HA!
