Check Out The Trailer For OWN’s Life-After-Prison Series “Released” (Trailer)
October 26, 2017
OWN’s docu-series “Released” tells the stories of formerly incarcerated men and women as they re-enter society.
The new docuseries Released is the story of six of these individuals, who are all searching for a fresh start after their release from prison.
– OWN
The series premiered September 30th on OWN. It comes on Saturdays at 10pm EST.
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VICE on HBO: Heroin Crisis & The New Age of Nukes (Video)
October 26, 2017
Two topics that are about ‘blowing up’ in their own ways. Truthfully always thought that the drug game was going the way of pills more so than that ‘ron… And “modernizing” our nukes, never really thought of that. But VICE did. Glad they are on the job.
America is facing the worst drug epidemic this country has ever seen: more people are dying from overdoses than from car accidents-and at the center of it is an explosion in the use of heroin. Thomas Morton traces the causes and impacts of the crisis, from the poppy farms of Mexico to the hills of West Virginia, and investigates how users, first responders, and government officials are responding to the new reality of American drug use.
Twenty-five years after the end of the Cold War, America’s vast nuclear arsenal is beginning to show its age, and the government has embarked on the largest nuclear modernization effort in our history, costing American taxpayers as much as $1 trillion. Kaj Larsen goes aboard a ballistic missile submarine and visits the facilities on the front line of our nuclear weapons program to see why the military wants to upgrade the nukes we have-and why that might be a dangerous idea.
– VICE
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Comedy: Trying To Get That Old Thing Back? Curtis And Vivica Go To Couples Therapy On ’50 Central’ (Video)
October 26, 2017
This could have gone any number of ways, and Fif ‘n Viv played havoc with all of them… a little jokey-jokey, some gangsta sh!t, some a lot of sexual innuendo.
After years of separation, the two moguls enter the same room for a therapy session and things get a little dangerous.
– BET Networks
Bwaaahahaa! Viv was about to “Set It Off” (caught that?) on 50 Central… Whoa! Put the knife DOWN!
Besides… I see you… keeping thangs tizzight, Ms. Fox. I’m saying though. Maybe 50 don’t want that thang-thang, but I know a dude who wanna see about it (raised my hand, hoping to raise my… heh… nevermind).
– @ojones1
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A Powerful Cast, Including Queen Latifah And Jill Scott, Tells The Story Of The Water Crisis In “Flint” (Trailer)
October 26, 2017
Coming to Lifetime Television in a few days. Cannot believe this went on… is likely still going on. And it is NOT fake news. Hell, it is hard to imagine that this is real life sometimes. But this trailer is teasing a movie that tells the story as it should; with passion and high emotion. People HAVE to CARE when this happens; made to care, and care enough to DO SOMETHING!
“Flint” is the gripping retelling of a crisis that shook a nation and shines a light on the whistleblowers who exposed the biggest environmental scandal of our generation. LeeAnne Walters (Betsy Brandt, “Breaking Bad”), Melissa Mays (Marin Ireland, “Sneaky Pete”) and Nayyirah Shariff (Jill Scott, “Steel Magnolias”) join forces after discovering that the drinking water in Flint, Michigan is contaminated, resulting in a slew of devastating medical problems for their families. When their claims go unheeded, they band together to expose the wrongdoings committed by their reckless, bean-counting government officials whose carelessness caused irrevocable harm to the lives of its residents. Golden Globe®-winner, Academy Award® and Grammy®-nominee Queen Latifah (“Star”) also stars and executive produces. World Premiere October 28 at 8/7c on Lifetime.
– Lifetime
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Remember When That Cliffside Shop Was Giving Out Free Jackets? (Video)
October 25, 2017
Ah! Here’s what looks like a winner for best response to when bae pops up like, “Honey, let’s go shopping,” all excited and *ish. Just make sure bae’s not a climbing enthusiast, and you can have your weekend back… Sheeeeit! They haven’t made a jacket worth a death-defying rock climb. Sorry, so NOT sorry. HA!
A pop-up clothing shop lets you get warm 300 feet up.
Cocona set up a shop 300 feet in the air in Colorado’s Eldorado Canyon. Climbers earned the clothing simply by making the ascent up the canyon’s Bastille Wall — no purchase necessary.
Cocona wants to show off their clothing, which is based on “37.5 technology” — it keeps climbers’ body temperature at 37.5 degrees Celsius, or 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Many climbers claim that temperature is ideal for endurance.
– Vocativ
– @ojones1
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CyHi The Prynce Speaks On Growing Up, Living In The Time Of Big Meech & BMF, And The Life He Wants (Video)
October 25, 2017
CyHi The Prynce is so ATL he was there to watch Zone 6 go from mixed to mostly Black! This is Part 1, where dude is talking about growing up in Georgia …FAST! Getting into the drug trade early, getting kicked out of school and out of his parents’ home by 10th grade, living in a trap house, getting into shootouts and dangerous situations… It’s a lot.
And it don’t stop. The Feds were already watching CyHi as a youth!
Part 2 and more after the jump.
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Big Boi Speaks On A Continually Making Music, Life As A Jedi Master Rapper, And Who Invented Trap Music (Video)
October 25, 2017
Yeah, man. So-called ‘trap music’ has been part of the rap music lexicon for a long while. But as far back as the beginnings of Big Boi? Strong argument to be made. Picked up that “Boomiverse” LP yet? Strong argument for doing that to be made, too.
We chopped it up with Big Boi to talk about everything from the newly released “Boomiverse,” to why Rico Wade is considered hip-hop’s Yoda, Dave Chappelle and more.
– Okayplayer
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Heard From The “Hip-Hop Cop” Himself… He’s Pretty Sure He Knows Who Killed Jam Master Jay (Of Run DMC) [Video]
October 25, 2017
Now THAT’S how you start a clip! You ask former detective Derrick Parker, “What happened to Jam Master Jay?” Then follow up with, “So you think you know who killed Jam Master Jay?”
Parker answers, “Yes.” And, less than 40 seconds into the clip, let’s BEGIN!
Former NYPD detective and “Hip-Hop Cop” Derrick Parker shared his thoughts on the Jam Master Jay murder case with VladTV, and he revealed that it may be solved despite 15 years going by. He explained that lack of witness cooperation and corroboration of evidence slowed the case down, but Parker now believes he knows who murdered the Run DMC legend.
– DJ Vlad
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DJ Rahdu – “A Brief History Of Amel” (Mixtape)
October 25, 2017
Just an echo of something you might already know: If your career spans DECADES and you still have more to give, you are alright with the peoples! Another ‘echoing’ of some things you might already know, but will enjoy, this mixtape that DJ Rahdu put together for BamaLoveSoul entitled “A Brief History of Amel.”
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Dope Conversation Between Mark Cuban & Uncle Snoop (Video)
October 25, 2017
It’s love-hate with me with Mark Cuban… It was love until he went in with all that Pittsburgh Steeler fandom. Now, I have no beef with the Steelers, for the most part, but in the 70s (what Cuban’s gushing about)… they kept the Houston Oilers out of the Super Bowl. And I am an OILER fan for LIFE!
Earl Campbell, Bum Phillips, Oilers. Shout to my FAMILY, cornerback Ezekiel “Zeke” Moore, Oilers. Billy “White Shoes” Johnson went to the Atlanta Falcons, so I watched the Falcons for a while, Oilers. Jerry Glanville used to coach the Falcons and I swore the Durty Bird jerseys turned baby blue, Oilers.
Yeah, I love the OILERS (not the Titans, not the Texans, old school Houston)! And the Steelers did not. Dammit!
*Sigh* But Mean Joe Green was a mean muddah suckah though. And the Eye Candy is cute (a bit “confused” but hella cute). Okay, the Cuban episode gets a pass Snoop.
– @ojones1
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NxWorries (Anderson .Paak x Knxwledge) – “Best One” (Remix)
October 25, 2017
NxWorries is Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge. But folks who take it as ‘No Worries’ probably have it right, too. Like if folks are worried about what’s next… don’t. The “Best One” is yet to come. In fact, here’s a Remix for y’all now!
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This New Film With John Travolta Playing John Gotti Looks Good… Scary Good (Trailer)
October 24, 2017
This life of ours is a wonderful life… if you can get away with it.
That right there. Is that some gangster sh!t to say or WHAT??! Travolta’s play gangster before, but it seemed like he was ‘playing.’ This “Gotti” film is NOT for play-play. Watch the trailer.
GOTTI follows infamous crime boss John Gotti’s (John Travolta) rise to become the “Teflon Don†of the Gambino Crime Family in New York City. Spanning three decades and recounted by his son John Jr. (Spencer Lofranco), GOTTI examines Gotti’s tumultuous life as he and his wife (Kelly Preston) attempt to hold the family together amongst tragedy and multiple prison sentences.
– Lionsgate Movies
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Snoop Dogg – “M.A.C.A.”
October 24, 2017
Are you SURE you want to stand on that ‘M.A.G.A.’ (Make America Great Again), Mr. President? Really? Because we can all go back to a ‘preferred‘ time and *ish can ger REAL hectic in this bish! Like, say, if Snoop were to “Make America Crip Again” (M.A.C.A.)… How about that?
(Uh oh. Too late. The O.G. is coming out his bag!)
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Technology: Norwegian Prototype Autonomous, All-Elelectric Ship To Launch In 2018 (Video)
October 24, 2017
Yes, the Yara Birkeland is all-electric. And autonomous, so no human crew required. Shipping overseas without the pollution, muss, or fuss. Sign us up! Even the ones who don’t want it. Sign them up, too!
(Cost of the new ships = $25 million each. Saving the planet and the lives of potential crew members = Priceless!)
History: Stand For The Anthem, But Have You Really Listened To It? Does It Stand For ALL Of Us? (Video)
October 24, 2017
Respect shout to Morgan State alum Duane Saunders Jr. who is putting us on to the National Anthem’s [conveniently] forgotten third verse (quoted in the next block) with this documentary “What So Proudly We Hail.” Might make you feel a new different way about #TakeAKnee
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion,
A home and a country, should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave,
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave
The breakdown: Hireling and slave. That slave part… that’s Black people enslaved in the U.S. Many made a deal with the Brits, to join their side, gaining freedom if the Redcoats won… and the ‘real Americans’ (not us “three-fifths” humans, just living in America) got salty and wrong a song about it. Wanna hear it? It’s in the 3rd verse of the National Anthem. And that Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution part… Yeah, our ancestors “betrayal” (imagine their gall, making a deal with their SLAVEMASTERS’ enemy) was a pollution that their spill blood had washed away. As in the song celebrated our ancestors’ deaths in battle (as opposed to beating, raping, and working us to death under the power of the lash and legislation). See, we (Black people) could not be saved from the terror of flight. The Americans’ valor, the flag waving in evidence of it, o’er the land of the FREE (not us) and the home of the BRAVE (nah, they thought us traiterous cowards)!
FOH!!
Real ‘Muricans are quick to tell us to love it or leave it… today. Why not let us ‘leave it’ back in the day when you enslaved us? We had to enlist and take up arms and FIGHT you, and this would not be the last time, to be FREE to LEAVE. And miss us with the “Why can’t we just drop it and move on?” argument. Drop it?!? Hell, like that 3rd Anthem verse, we have yet to ‘pick it up’ for real.
#TakeAKnee #NationalAnthemDoesNotStandForAll
John Boyega Stars In “Pacific Rim: Uprising” (See The Latest Teaser) [Trailer]
October 24, 2017
Oh… so John Boyega is playing Idris Elba’s character’s son. Hmm. Could be a rare case of a sequel being even doper than a dope original. Plus Kaiju Godzilla-level mad monster mash movie actions and more huge robo-tech squabbles! Shiiiid, let’s GO!
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Eye Candy: Philomena Kwao Speaks On Being A Black Plus Size Model (Video)
October 24, 2017
I saw her in the #SwimSexy visual with Ashley Graham, and I thought to myself, “What a wonderful world!” Actually, it was more like… “Hot damn! I have to find more of that thick-a-licious Honey and post it here for the homies, ASAP!” So I did, and here it is.
Model, Philomena Kwao, believes that there is not only a lack of plus size representation, but also a lack Black plus size models.
– EPIX
Philomena speaking her truth, beautifully; and looking beautiful doing it.
Former NFL Receiver Josh Gordon On Trying To Beat Drug Addiction, Again. But This Time With A ‘Brutal Dose Of Reality’ (Documentary)
October 24, 2017
Man. To be this real about his process so far. At this point, after Gordon has had Lindsey Lohan-level amounts of second chances to get over his drug problems… After EVERYONE has written him off… Doing this video expose. Respect for that, at least.
Back at the gym and on track to return to the NFL, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon reveals details of the substance abuse violation in 2014 that has prevented him from playing professionally ever since.
– Uninterrupted
All the best to the former Brown. Complete the comeback, Gordon. Push yourself. Push through!
(Compelling story to watch.)
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Lyric Jones – “Got Bills” (Prod. By Dre Phantom)
October 23, 2017
This is some real talk.
Passion vs Priorities. On this, I document the thoughts running through my mind the day I quit my 9-5; One full year ago. This one is for the courageous folks who took that leap of faith…
Bills…. lol
– Lyric Jones
Produced by Dre Phantom. Plus, you know… ever heard someone quip, “I’ll buy that for a dollar?” Well, today you can! You should REALLY support Lyric Jones’ dopeness for a dollar. No excuses. Especially, now that we have posted this FREE stream of the music you will be getting. Priceless. Dopeness. Respect due and paid, in full!
LYRIC JONES – GOT BILLS (PROD. BY DRE PHANTOM)
– @ojones1
Sports: Why Did Nick Young Take A Low-Ball Contract For Signing With Golden State? (Video)
October 23, 2017
On this clip ep. of Hang Time With Swaggy P, Nick Young will tell you why… Seems like the move is to give the service discount for a CHAMPIONSHIP payout. A’ight. Good luck, Young Nick. B-ball season is upon us. Cash out for the bling!
Nick Young rides in a San Fran classic with Sam Alipour and explains why he signed with the Warriors on a discount deal.
– ESPN
