Lupe Fiasco – “Kneelin’ On Needles” (Prod. By Tek.Lun)
April 7, 2017
New Lupe! Yes, the Chi guy (like Chicago, dude) is back. Well, he is ’round the net dropping copies of his latest loosey – “Kneelin’ On Needles.” Beat by Tek.Lun done up rather nicely.
Bronzeville: Executive Producers Laurence Fishburne And Larenz Tate Speak On Their Audio Drama (Video)
April 7, 2017
Okay, stop me if you’ve heard this one: Furious Styles & O-Dog started up this podcast years after… Nope! You could NOT have heard of it. They (Lawrence Fishburne & Larenz Tate) are just really getting started with it.
Bronzeville is a scripted (audio only) drama executive produced by and starring Laurence Fishburne and Larenz Tate, set to premiere on multiple digital audio platforms Tuesday February 7th 2017.
– Michael Belcher
The 10-Part weekly audio series about Chicago’s Black Mecca of yesteryear stars Tika Sumpter, Tracee Ellis Ross, Wood Harris, Omari Hardwick, Lance Reddick, Cory Hardict, Lahmard Tate and Brittany Snow.
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DJ Rhettmatic Speaks On His Friendship With J Dilla & Learning When He Got Sick And More (Video)
April 7, 2017
Cerritos (California, USA) producer DJ Rhettmatic talks about how he linked up with and befriended J Dilla. Caution: You might get a little misty-eyed. Dude was with Dilla on his last tour. Man!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Producers, Relationships, Videos | Tags: Beat Junkies, DJ RHETTMATIC, J Dilla, James Yancey, memories, reminiscing | No Comments »
Eye Candy: Tashanna (Instagram Girls) [Video]
April 7, 2017
Tashanna. Tashanna. TASHANNA! Like a combination of JUICY gum (to ‘chew’ on) and those sweet hot candies with a kick. And womaaaan, I so would like to kick it with you, Tashanna! You will, too, guaranteed! Just watch. Then you can go to her Instagram site. It’s private, but just ‘knock’… she might just let you in *wink*
– @ojones1
Detroit Artist-Producer Tall Black Guy Speaks On His ‘Playlist Retreat’ Experience (Video)
April 7, 2017
At first, watching this we’re going, “Really, Tall Black Guy. You feel the need to tell folks WHO The Magnificient DJ Jazzy Jeff is.” Then we think about it… Jeff has had an INCREDIBLE career that spans DECADES… appreciated by fans who were barely walking (or not even conceived) when he was with The Fresh Prince on the reg. So cool. Also cool, and very appreciated, is this clip of TBG speaking on how dope it was being at DJ Jazzy Jeff’s annual Playlist Retreat.
Dope! If you look back on here, TBG did a li’l som’n som’n on the 2015 event #DownSinceDayOne
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Brother Ali – “Own Light†(What Hearts Are For) [Prod. By ANT] (Video)
April 6, 2017
You ain’t gotta get me lit. I got my own light!
– Brother Ali
As beautiful as the song is, this video… more so! We posted Ali speaking on his “Own Light” earlier on here. Now, he follows up the audio with the video, and we are so on that, too. Encouraging you to use your hearts for What Hearts Are For. That Brother Ali LP is looking like the download to grab in May (or pre-order now).
BROTHER ALI – OWN LIGHT | ALL THE BEAUTY IN THIS WHOLE LIFE (PRE-ORDER)
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Mercedes-Benz Believes The Future Of Transportation Is In Vans (Video)
April 6, 2017
Sounds like what General Motors did with Saturn. A huge car-making corporation generating an innovative vehicle manufacturing process as a ‘startup’ that starts within. But Saturn was pretty much its own company. This Mercedes move is internal entreprenuership; bringing in and empowering intrapreneurs, so to speak.
Rarely before was there so much movement in the automotive industry. Mercedes-Benz Vans has founded a new department called Future Transportation in order to prepare for the challenges that are connected with that. Event reporter Markus Haubold visited the “think thank†to speak with managers and employees about the need and the opportunities of the cultural change as well as about new working methods and holistic solutions for the customers.
Homeboy Sandman – “Veins” (Album Stream)
April 6, 2017
Truth hurts. I got a high pain tolerance.
– Homeboy Sandman, from “As Long As you Know” (a single on “Veins”)
Mm’yeah see? Just like that, see? Homeboy Sandman hatched a plan and launched that new “Veins” project, see?! And best bet that whole jawn is gonna be dope. Very little fanfare. Just solid sounds from the Stones Throw mainstay.
Former NBA Player Kenny Anderson’s New Documentary Film “Mr. Chibbs” (Trailer)
April 6, 2017
One of the best pure point guards in the NBA.
That’s Kenny Anderson. And that’s a hell of an intro for a basketball player… drunk driving, womanizing, babymaking machine. And balancing it all, reflecting on and coming to grips with it all, and the journey forward as a sober, responsible man and father… ought to make for one hell of a documentary.
Yep. Call the movie “Mr Chibbs.” Looks like a slam dunk for a must watch.
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Louie CK’s Got Shots For Trump, Obama, Non-Voters… And Jokes & Chat For Stephen Colbert (Vote)
April 6, 2017
One dude… Just ONE dude in the Colbert audience admitted to being a Trump supporter. WHERE are all these voters for President Trump (rhetorical, please don’t feel compelled to respond). Hilarious, but somehow still thoughtful & thought-provoking, host Stephen Colbert has Louie CK on the show – talking Trump and more.
Louis CK regrets comparing Donald Trump to Hitler. But he’s not going to take it back.
Interestingly enough, CK (who is clearly NOT a President Trump supporter) expressed sympathy for the sole supporter of The Donald; sorry that dude and those of his ilk fell prey to a ‘Dirty Rotten Lying Sack Of Sh!t’ (Louie’s words).
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Comedy, Interview, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Donald Trump, Louie CK, Louis C.K., Stephen Colbert, The Late Show, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | No Comments »
Snoop And Gabriel Iglesias ‘Huff & Puff’ And Talk About Stuff On GGN (Video)
April 6, 2017
Double G got that oowee! Not just that sticky that has comedian Gabriel coughing up a lung… but that Stormy Frontz… OOWEE!! Made Snoop do a walkthrough during the ‘report’ to get a better view 😉
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Comedy, Honeyz, Interview, Series, Videos | Tags: Double G News, Gabriel Iglesias, GGN, GGN News, Snoop, Snoop Dogg, Stormy Fronts, Stormy Frontz, west fest tv, westfest tv, westfesttv | 1 Comment »
DL Hughley Speaks On ESPN’s Sage Steele Firing, White Privilege, & Fox News Anchor Bill O’Reilly (Video)
April 6, 2017
Deeeeem! It’s cold out here for Sage Steele now that the ESPN door got slammed, esp. in the Hughley-verse.
More than that, in this short clip, DL went IN on the FoxNews x Bill O’Reilly situation in the right way… Hell, I remember having genuine HEAT for FoxNews’ ‘Papa Bear’ when he attacked Ludacris on his show (attempted character assassination); when Pepsi dumped Luda as a spokesperson (by the way, eff Pepsi for that.. I’m a Pepper)!
– @ojones1
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Your Old Droog – “Showoff Radio Freestyle” (Video)
April 5, 2017
My rhymes ain’t rhymes. They’re life sentences.
wuuuuuuWHAAAT! Barz dammit! Watching Your Old Droog doing this freestyle on Showoff Radio… could have easily re-titled this ‘Why We Fux With Droog: The Video.’ Hell, we just might! Salute Statik Selekt! Wreck ws caught on Shade 45 that night fa’sho.
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The Defenders (Netflix Teaser)
April 5, 2017
New Netflix/Marvel super-team series – The Defenders – is coming August 18th. Facts! Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Ya gah dam right it’s “going down!” Watch.
(Quick teaser, right? Be quicker; and go to the 23.253.120.81 IP address online. You’re welcome, True Believers!)
Posted in Action, Comics, Series, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Charlie Cox, Daredevil, Finn Jones, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Krysten Ritter, Luke Cage, Mike Colter, The Defenders | No Comments »
Karriem Riggins – “Bahia Dreamin'” (Video)
April 5, 2017
Nice one from the “Headnod Suite” LP. “Bahia Dreamin'” is like yeeeaaahh, the kind of groovin’ my dream B-Girl would be into. Lovely, and lovely to come home to for certain! Be damned if I leave my smooth duchess home alone with the actual smooth percussionist Karriem Riggins though. Naaaah son!
(Watch to the end. Get ready to go ‘What The F-?’)
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‘Ride Along’ with NBA Icon & Former Philadelphia 76’er Julius ‘Dr J.’ Erving (Video)
April 5, 2017
Yooooo! Two of the hoop game’s greatest getting to the pawing, furious with the fisticuff stuff, on the floor back in the day. Different kind of b-ball Hall Of Fame moment to be certain!
We met up with Julius Erving at All-Star Weekend to discuss the ABA, his infamous fight with Larry Bird and the evolution of dunking from the free throw line.
Plus we get Dr. J speaking about ‘The Rucker.’ Good interview. All that and a pair of Converse. Philly!
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‘Sneaker Shopping’ With Shoe & Microphone Fiend Joey Bada$$ (Video)
April 5, 2017
His dream shoe might be the All Day I Dream About… ya know. But you gotta dream about a possible dream collaboration between Joey Bad and ADIDAS. If you are into the shoe game heavy, that is.
Joey Bada$$ goes Sneaker Shopping with Joe La Puma at Alumni in Brooklyn, and talks growing up as a Jordan head and the mix of sneakers with politics.
Interesting. Joey comments on the former First Daughter from last administration rocking a Pro Era tee. Then he comments on Under Armour’s honcho stumping for the current President, Donald Trump. Kinda makes Joey Bada$$ a two-term political pundit. When it comes to apparel maybe. Maybe.
Ha! Watch and learn a bit Joey’s aspirations (non-political, basketball), choices in kicks (including a possible pick for his pops) and more.
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Eye Candy: Cake City (Behind The Scenes) [Video]
April 5, 2017
Whew! I don’t know quite what this shoot is for… other than showcasing the Honeyz making the viewers break into a sweat. And that’s good enough for me. Well, that, and making me think about becoming a photographer (or lotioner) for said Honeyz. If that was the mission, it was accomplished!!
(Please let there be a ‘Cake City’ movie on the way… PLEASE let there be a ‘Cake City’ movie on the way!)
– @ojones1
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Westside Gunn x DJ Green Lantern – “Hitler On Steroids” (Mixtape)
April 5, 2017
You got a taste of that “Hitler On Steroids” from Westside Gunn & DJ Green Lantern with that “100,000 Machine Gunz” funk. So… like… why not just get down on a whole plate of good stuff? Stream that FREE here. Download it FREE there… following the link below.
DOWNLOAD: WESTSIDE GUNN X DJ GREEN LANTERN – HITLER ON STEROIDS (MIXTAPE)
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The Assassination Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr (Documentary)
April 4, 2017
“Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader of the African-American civil rights movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who became known for his advancement of civil rights by using civil disobedience. He was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, at the age of 39. King was rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:05PM that evening. The King family and others believe that the assassination was carried out by a conspiracy involving the US government, as alleged by Loyd Jowers in 1993, and that James Earl Ray was a scapegoat. In a 1999 civil trial that did not name the US government as a defendant and sought $100 from Jowers, with both the family and Jowers cooperating together and the only presenting parties, the jury ruled against Jowers and Unidentified Conspirators”
