Dear White People (Series Trailer)
Okay, let’s start with the obvious about this “Dear White People” Netflix trailer… baby girl cute af! Oh, you thought ‘the obvious’ was the overt shot at White America that is the probable running theme of this series? NO. And if that offends you, I dare you to watch to the end and think about how MANY times White folks (esp. White college students) smear themselves and wear blackface. That’s in here, too. Think that might offend some of us?
Well if you don’t, or don’t get it, f**k yo’ feelings, esp. if you cancelled your Netflix subscription over this.
This is gonna be some aw-hell-naw kind of programming!
And yeah, this series is based off the movie of the same name. We posted on that years ago… here.)
Paul Nice – “Best Of Sade Blends” (Mixtape)
Damn if this ain’t the candy shop of banging blends! That “Sweetest Taboo” refixx though… all of ’em are probably as dope… curious about that “No Ordinary Love” one, too. Pricey, but tempting, and waiting for you over on the Bandcamp, it’s Paul Nice’s “Best Of Sade Blends.” CRAZY dope!
Oh No x Tristate – “3 Dimensional Prescriptions” (Album Stream)
Super-producer Oh No and Tristate (of Durag Dynasty) form up for a new collab LP, “3 Dimensional Prescriptions.”
And yeah, Oh No did aaaaaall the damn beats on this. But the thing is loaded with features… Alchemist, Evidence, Casual, Westside Gunn, Hus Kingpin, Lyric Jones, Brotha J, Planet Asia… LOADED!
Prepare for the banger and press play.
OH NO X TRISTATE – 3 DIMENSIONAL PRESCRIPTIONS (ALBUM STREAM)
Troy Ave – “Freaks Only” (Video)
Man, remember when, like, rappers would speak on doing dirt, doing the bid, and getting out to do more of the same? Like getting those types of stripes and being ’bout that life was what was hot?
Well, F**k that dumb sh!t. THIS is the jail-then-free babe spree we can get down with. Thick prison guards. Thick pick-up chicks. Thickness at the crib, on the boat trip. Hot dam! Ready to do your ‘time’ yet? We are! Especially if it’s like Troy Ave is in this “Freaks Only” video.
Making The Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2016 NBA Championship Ring (Video)
In a word, three words: Championship. The pinnacle of achievement in a competitve endeavor. To symbolize and celebrate the against-all-odds achievement of King James and his Cavaliers, Baron Championship Rings (another three words) crafted the Cavs’ 2016 NBA Championship ring.
Until now, you probably thought about the ring for the five seconds you ogled it. Now you will see how much goes into one of these things.
NxWorries (Knxwledge x Anderson .Paak) – “What More Can I Say” (Live Performance) [Video]
Yessir Mr. .Paak. It is always the simple things. Beautiful strings. Soulful singing. Sexy slimmies. Silky underwear… that ain’t theirs… wait what?! Nice. Plays out on the Jimmy Fallon stage like a modern day Aesop fable. Remember: Greedy greedy makes a hungry puppy, .Paak. Check out this live performance of the Knxwledge & Anderson .Paak collabo “What More Can I Say” (off their “Yes Lawd!” album).
Tom Clancy’s “Ghost Recon Wildlands” Trailer: Open World Of The Wildlands (Video)
The once beautiful South American country of Bolivia is now a perilous narco-state; its citizenry suject to lawlessness, fear, and rampant violence every day. But you, Ghost Recon, are going in to change that… armed with your wits, any arms you can get your hands on, and absolutely no support or acknowledgement of your mission. So, are you in?
You may say no in real life, but in the realistic Wildlands, you would definitely consider it. And after you play this latest “Ghost Recon” trailer, you will probably be ready to join up (or at least play the game)!
– @ojones1
Sean Falyon – “Movie Scene” feat. Teresa Jenee (Prod. By YoungVic)
You see it. You hear it. Most important, play it, and you will FEEL it! Unmixed, unmastered, unreleased and uncommonly dope! This “Movie Scene” music (featuring Teresa Jenee) is everything! Take a listen to the new jawn from Falyon with all its perfect imperfections.
SEAN FALYON – MOVIE SCENE FEAT. TERESA JENEE (PROD. BY YOUNGVIC)
How To Make A Survival Whistle From A Soup Can (Video)
The video shows a kid front-and-center for this survival scenario, but maybe let’s not say this is for kids. If they gotta they gotta, but with the sharp edges, handling makeshift poking tools and such, it is just not safe for kids.
An empty soup can gets hacked into an emergency survival whistle using a nail and a rock. Be careful with the edges of the can and lid, they can be very sharp.
This could actually save your life, or let you make life miserable for someone who has to listen to you practice ‘survival whistling’ (hahaaa).
King I Divine – “127 TAPE” (Mixtape)
King I Divine dropped a mixtape on his birthday. How do YOU celebrate? Nah, not YOUR born day, HIS (selfish)! Know what, Divine got y’all.
The project is a mix of instrumentals and songs including features from ScienZe, Yamin Semali, and D. Julien. If you could take a listen and share it… I’d really appreciate it.
There you go. Done and done. It’s a celebration. Official nod party with this Divine music. Bask in it! And share.
China’s ‘Making It Rain’ With $168 Million (Video)
If you live in the States you are probably used to hearing folks waah-waah-waah about droughts and forest fires. Too bad we can’t cry a river or have some West Coast baller make it rain… Oh, wait. China ain’t crying. They are actually setting up the tech to make it RAIN!
China is spending $168 million on a program that is aimed to alter weather and make it rain in certain regions. The process is called cloud seeding.
– @ojones1
Defensive End Michael Bennett’s Other Job: Star Super Bowl Interviews (Video)
How about the best news coming out of the Super Bowl… the true highlight… Seahawks’ standout defensive end Michael Bennett switching helmet for the interviewer’s mic (or… um… smartphone). Pretty good. Pretty fun! Start above with dude interviewing Mark Wahlberg, Erin Andrews, and Alex Rodriguez; the and hit the jump for more media hijinx.
(Oh, you thought the Pats comeback was the ‘highlight’ though? NO! We’re in ATL baby. Falcons RISE UP… second to the Raiders though.
Royce 5’9 – “God Bless” feat. Denaun Porter x Marv Won (Video)
You get all the Dirty Glove you can handle on this song, but this animation… don’t it look like a drug trip though? Not tripping, just trippy. Just like these three going all out on a mellowed-out beat like this. Visuals for a 5’Naun’Won pro-duc-tion, “God Bless.”
Eye Candy: Ariadne Pimenta (Instagram Girls) [Video]
Okay, Ariadne Pimenta. When you come play with me (wishful, I know), you be sure to bring that Mortal Kombat getup. Whew! Femme Fatale Fatality! Definition of slim in the waist, pretty in the face. Instagram heating up the place, too.
MORE ARIADNE PIMENTA ON INSTAGRAM
– @ojones1
Keith Murray – “No Exceptions” (Prod. By Erick Sermon)
What if we told you today’s math was Keith Murray + Erick Sermon? If we counted to three, best believe we join you hollering DEF SQUAD! Now… press play and let’s hear if they can still do it Def‘er than ever. No curve. We grading them the same way we graded ’em all when they dropped back in the day… the way we always do real Hip-Hop. Is it dope or not… “No Exceptions!”
Communication Is Overrated! Here Is The Most Important Advice For Lasting Relationships (Video)
For all of you couples who want the ‘science’ on how to Make It Last Forever (shout to Keith Sweat and Jacci McGhee, good choice for tonight)… You’re welcome.
When author and blogger, Mark Manson, was about to get married, he reached out for some advice. He didn’t ask friends, or family, but instead called upon his considerable readership.
He asked people who had been happily married for at least 10 years to explain what lessons they had learned and would pass down to others. He also asked anyone who had been divorced to explain what had gone wrong — which led to some of the most interesting responses.
Over 1,500 people responded. Here, we speak with Manson about his experience and one of the most valuable pieces of advice he learned.
– Tech Insider
– @ojones1
Diamond D – “Let The Music Talk” feat. Kev Brown (Kev Brown Remix)
Aaahhh, a new and proper way for a producer to leave his mark on a track. Instead of lacing the audio signature between the beats, or at the start or end, why not just jump on the damn track and rock the sh!t out of it like Kev Brown? Sounds smooth to us. Make it a trend, trendsetters! Respect Diamond D.
DIAMOND D – LET THE MUSIC TALK FEAT. KEV BROWN (KEV BROWN REMIX)
Smoke DZA – “Untitled” (Prod. By Ski Beatz)
Think “Untitled,” and two things you’d see a title on come to mind. D’Angelo’s classic; and that filename that comes up when you save something but you ain’t quite done working on it. Maybe that’s what Smoke DZA had in mind for this dope he left on the shelf. But naaaaah, son, this crack rock is cooked and well done!
This joint had been in the stash forever & I kept annoying DZA to drop it…finally he let me drop the sh!t on Cinematic Radio. If you haven’t peeped Don’t Smoke Rock listen to the album here sh!t is fuego.
– Shipes
SMOKE DZA – UNTITLED (PROD. BY SKI BEATZ) | CINEMATIC RADIO 005
Rhythm Roulette With Gensu Dean (Video)
Gensu Dean been ’bout the beat work. So who wouldn’t want to see him wash the Rhythm Roulette challenge like a champ? Shid, if you don’t you are reading the wrong blog, ’cause it’s…about…to go…down! At D.I.T.C. Studios no less.
Did Dean do a double cook-up for this session? Dope! Get you some of these good veggies (BEATZ)!
CyHi The Prynce – “Legend”
Feel like I did 20, came home, stuck in ’96.
Well. CyHi The Prynce just told y’all how Golden Era his flows are supposed to go. What you ought to do now is spin (er… stream… for all you ‘new schoolers’) this “Legend” jawn and hear how right and righteous dude is! Damn dope work here.




