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Gangsters In Paradise (Documentary)
February 8, 2019
My dad was God… at least to me…and since I could not fight God, I’d fight everybody else.
Damn. That is the definition of f’d up AND a damn near perfect description of the condition that sets a gangster on his path in life. Wow. Another in-depth hard-hitting VICE doc, covering content you just won’t get anywhere else.
In Gangsters in Paradise – Deportees of Tonga, VICE embeds with four Tongan nationals who have been sent back to the tiny island nation where they were born after serving prison time in New Zealand and the United States. Former gang members, they often struggle to reconnect with the culture, the language, and the people.
– VICE
Interesting when you realize that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is half Tongan and half Black. He could have been all f’d up in the game. He still probably would feel some pain watching this. As should we all.
Posted in Film, Investigation, Travel, Videos | 
Tags: former gang members, gang culture, Gangs, Gangsters in Paradise, The Deportees of Tonga, Tonga, VICE | 
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BIGCRAZ313 – “Mr. Turner” (Prod. By Tony Factory) [Video]
September 11, 2018
The viral video sampled cracked me all the way up! Now, BIGCRAZ313 is Working With ‘Mr. T‘ (e.g. Mr. Turner aka drunk angry prisoner in the actual viral vid who was NOT driving! Hahaha)!
Smoke ’em if ya got ’em!
If not, ask BIGCRAZ313 for some of that green nugget (that Kryptonite; you’ll get it after you hit the jump). And pour yourself a drink or four (but DON’T DRIVE)!
Coming to you live… on the livest music video… from central booking the dirtiest part of the Dirty Glove (Detroit, Michigan, The 313, USA)… by way of West Durty South (Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Titletown, USA)… Iiiiit’s Biiiiig Crrrraaaaz! Ready for a lyrical rumblllllle!
I present to you the “MR. TURNER” video from the project “PHANTOM ZONE.”
– BIGCRAZ313
BIGCRAZ313 – PHANTOM ZONE (EP)
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: BIGCRAZ313, BLACK SUPERMAN, MARK AVERY, MR. TURNER, PHANTOM ZONE, PHANTOMZONE, Sam Peezy, TONY FACTORY | 1 Comment »
Big Flip Papi – “Pour My Heart Out” feat. Kool G Rap (Prod. By Ayden)
August 23, 2018
G Rap takes the lead on this rap and Big Flip Papi rides in on the track right behind him right at the beginning of the lyrical journey. They attacked the Ayden track with precision! Listen.
This Big Flip Papi aka RNR grabs the legend Kool G Rap for his first single “Pour My Heart Out” off his upcoming street album TBA. BFP already got his 2nd single ready to go already featuring Brooklyn’s hardest artist Uncle Murda. Shout out to Ayden on the dope beat who also produced Melissa J’s Latin Pop single “Negrita.”
– HardtimesRecords
BIG FLIP PAPI – POUR MY HEART OUT FEAT. KOOL G RAP (PROD. BY AYDEN)
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Ayden, Big Flip Papi, Kool G. Rap, Pour My Heart Out, Ricardo Torres, RNR | 1 Comment »
Uptown Butterfly: The Life & Career Of Na’Tee (Documentary)
August 6, 2018
You may know a li’l something about Na’Tee. This should fill in the blanks. Something that will become apparent from jump, something you should know and always remember, she is soooo New Orleans and always will be. Check out her documentary project above.
At the end of 2016, I partnered with WAV, a new media company founded in Korea, to become one of their artist ambassadors. Soon after, we filmed this 6 part documentary-series about my life and career as an independent artist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Check it out and tell me what you think in the comments below.
– @ojones1
Posted in Film, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: 3D NaTee, 3DNaTee, Natee, Samantha James, Uptown Butterfly | No Comments »
Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke Speaks On His New Film (Video)
May 4, 2018
Biggs brought the fire to films by ‘The Roc’ back in the day… and now… apparently still doing it.
Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke On Prison Inmates Starring In His New Film, Kanye’s Tweets & More
– Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM
Posted in Hip-Hop, Interview, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Angela yee, Biggs, Breakfast Club, Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM, Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, Kareem Burke, Power 105, Power 105 FM, Power 105.1, Power 105.1 FM | No Comments »
Marz Money x T. Hope – “Diplomatic Immunity Freemix”
April 11, 2018
Haaa! I mean… Need the 9-to-5 to pay these bills… but something about these ‘eff the 9-to-5’ rhymes sets a beat on fire!
“Diplomatic Immunity Freemix” is a freestyle by Marz Money & T. Hope, collectively known as The Noxmen. Marz Money is set to drop his debut project since his release from prison, while T. Hope & Marz is setting the stage for a new Noxmen Committee project yet to be named.
MARZ MONEY X T. HOPE – DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY FREEMIX
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Diplomatic Immunity, Diplomatic Immunity Freemix, Marz Money, Noxmen, T. Hope, The Noxmen | No Comments »
Tracy Morgan Stars In “The Last OG” (Series Trailer)
February 26, 2018
This new TBS series seems to be a really good look for Tracy Morgan’s return to television, esp. with Tiffany Haddish (making it even a ‘gooder’ look, sexy) who still has a hot iron to strike with.
Tray (Tracy Morgan) is an ex-con who is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from prison for good behavior after a 15-year stint. Returning to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood, he discovers that his former girlfriend, Shay (Tiffany Haddish), has married an affable, successful white man (Ryan Gaul) who is helping raise the twins (Taylor Mosby and Dante Hoagland) Tray never knew existed. Wanting nothing more than to connect with his kids, but having neither the money to support them nor himself, Tray falls back on the skills he learned in prison to make ends meet while treading unfamiliar territory.
– TBS
– @ojones1
Posted in Comedy, Series, Television, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Beginnings, Cedric The Entertainer, Coming Soon, Dante Hoagland, Jordan Peele, Ryan Gaul, Taylor Mosby, TBS, The Last OG, Tiffany Haddish, Tracy Morgan | No Comments »
25 Years Later, Ayanna Jackson Speaks On 2Pac And The Sexual Assault Case (Video)
February 1, 2018
Okay. That’s a nice-looking Honey though. Let’s just get that said already. But we know that Ayanna Jackson, the one who accused 2Pac and his associates of rape in 1993, has a story to tell that touches off emotionally-charged firestorms on all sides of Pac fandom & hate, assault & empowerment… all kinds of stuff.
In this VladTV exclusive clip, Vlad sat down with Ayanna Jackson, a woman who accused 2Pac and his associates of rape in 1993. As a result, 2Pac was convicted of first-degree sexual assault and sentenced to one-and-a-half to four-and-a-half years in prison.
Jackson noted that the interview with Vlad is the first time she went on-camera to discuss the events that took place, ultimately leading up to the incarceration of the rapper. Jackson laid out how old she was when she met the rapper–around 19-years-old, along with the location they connected.
This is Part 1 of Ayanna telling her story to Vlad. Much more after the jump.
Posted in Cover Story, Hip-Hop, History, Honeyz, Interview, Series, Videos | Tags: 2pac, Ayanna Jackson, conviction, DJ Vlad, djvlad, Rape accusation, sexual assault, Tupac, Tupac Shakur, Vlad, Vlad TV, VladTV | No Comments »
Miguel – “Now” (Video)
January 5, 2018
It’s high time we talk about it: Is THIS the look of freedom? NO!
This is NOT ‘detention’ it is IMPRISONMENT; modern day slave-camping. Immigrants to inmates. And you-know-who wants to ‘build’ a wall?? Seems like the ‘walls’ that are already in place do way too much.
And Miguel is using his platform to shine light on this shame “Now.”
Anyone finding a way to hate on Miguel… wow. That’d be amazing and saddening at the same damn time. Dude do nothing but dopeness. This is a different look, but right in line with his vibe as an artist, ya know. Check this latest out “Now.” “War & Leisure” is out now.
Posted in Activism, Album, R&B, Videos | Tags: Detention, Immigrants, Immigration, Immigration Policy, Imprisonment, MIGUEL, Modern Day Slavery, Modern Slavery, Now, Prison Industrial Complex, Slavery, SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME, Undocumented, Undocumented Labor, Undocumented Workers, Unjust Imprisonment, War & Leisure, War And Leisure | No Comments »
Cover Story: Watch The Cyntoia Brown Documentary And Learn About How Her Story Has Gone Viral (Video)
November 27, 2017
Have you heard, or been following, the #FreeCyntoiaBrown movement? Cyntoia Brown has already been in prison for well over a decade, convicted of murder as a teen. The story has recently resurfaced and gone viral. Gotten the attention of celebs like Rihanna, and Kim Kardashian (see what she tweeted after the jump) has said she has reached out to her lawyers to see what she could do to help.
Embedded above is a documentary on Cyntoia. Watch. Watch NOW. They are snatching copies of the documentary offline with the quickness (took digging to find this one). At least the PBS Independent Lens trailer (after the jump) should remain stable, since it has been since 2011. Matter of fact, eff that: going in after the jump and posting all the clips PBS left up. Maybe PBS will re-release the documentary itself in full. This story should be known, told and retold. Tragedy begets more tragedy. You (me, we). Must. LEARN!
Also, you can also become better versed in the various details of the case and campaign to get Cyntoia Brown freed via the links below.
(More backstory and catch-up content after the jump, including clips from Roland S. Martin on TV One and Big Tigger on Atlanta’s V-103 radio.)
WHY CYNTOIA BROWN IS ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA (CNN)
CELEBRITIES SUPPORT TEEN KILLER (CBS NEWS)
CELEBRITIES RALLY BEHIND TEEN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON (NBC NEWS)
ME FACING LIFE: CYNTOIA’S STORY (PBS)
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
Posted in Film, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Gambino Crime Family, Gambino Family, Gotti, John Gotti, John Gotti Jr., John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Spencer Lofranco, Teflon Don | No Comments »
Inmate To Action Star: The Amazing Life Of Danny Trejo (Video)
September 15, 2017
Nice video summation of the life of an actor who went from the guy you kinda recognize to the accomplished action star you betta reckonize! Thing is, that acting gig turned big came after a prison bid and a f**ked up life before. So glad Danny Trejo pushed through. Seems like a great dude. Which is awesome! With all the movies and commercials (and Trejo’s Tacos restaurant, watch), it would suck if he turned into a Hollywood jerk after being enriched by such humbling experiences.
WATCH ANOTHER STORY ON TREJO’S RISE: INMATE #1
– @ojones1
American Experience: Last Days in Vietnam (Documentary Trailer)
August 3, 2017
Documentarian Rory Kennedy gives us an in-depth look at the final days of the American presence in Saigon. It’s a story where simply following orders would play opposite to doing the right thing. And what do you think heroes do? Could those soldiers and support personnel have lived with themselves getting out safely while leaving South Vietnamese in harm’s way? Even if ordered to do so?
In April of 1975, the North Vietnamese Army was closing in on Saigon as South Vietnamese resistance was crumbling. Approximately 5,000 Americans remained with roughly 24 hours to get out. Their South Vietnamese allies, co-workers, and friends faced certain imprisonment and possible death if they remained behind. With no official evacuation plan in place, the clock ticking, and the city under fire, a number of heroic Americans took matters into their own hands, engaging in unsanctioned and often makeshift operations in a desperate effort to save as many people as possible. In those last days in Vietnam, 135,000 men, women and children managed to escape.
– American Experience PBS
Orders be damned!
Posted in Activism, Film, History, Trailer, Travel, Videos | Tags: american experience, Last Days in Vietnam, Netflix, PBS, Public Broadcasting, Public Broadcasting Service, Public Broadcasting System, Rory Kennedy, Saigon, Vietnam | No Comments »
Flashback: Prodigy Cooks Up In A Bodega (Video)
July 4, 2017
Man. RIP Prodigy. Seeing this… Still hard to believe that he is just not somewhere cooking up another hit or something. Well, here’s something though. Remember how he did that salmon dish he perfected in lock-up? If you liked that (or were, at least, intrigued by it), The P has another dish for you. Watch him do a li’l macaroni som’n som’n. All ingredients straight out the local Bodega.
Really thinking about copping the cookbook; maybe just because.
Posted in Book, Celebrity, Food, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Mass Appeal, No Such Thing As Halfway Cooks, PRODIGY, Recipe | No Comments »
Thor: Ragnarok (Teaser Trailer)
April 11, 2017
In Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok,†Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger—the Incredible Hulk!
– Cinelinx
Rock’em sock’em on an intergalactic other-worldly level! But how in the Asgard did Hulk go from (literally) flying off into the sunset on the last Avengers movie to going the f**k off in the super-powered gladiator arena fighting Thor? No answers… yet. But an action packed teaser for the next Thor chapter… YES!
Posted in Action, Animation, Comics, Fantasy, Film, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban, Ragnarok, Thor, Thor: Ragnarok | No Comments »
Rewind: Judge Joe Brown Says James Earl Ray Didn’t Assassinate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr (Video)
April 4, 2017
It’s been almost 50 years to this date, April 4th, that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated in Memphis Tennessee. Judge Joe Brown was the last judge to preside over alleged shooter, James Earl Ray’s case. To this very day Judge Joe Brown still believes “he didn’t kill him.” Judge Joe Brown says he didn’t believe Ray was the gunman despite his guilty plea. Joe Brown denied that he was involved in Dr. King’s murder but plead guilty because he felt it was in his best interest under the circumstances given.
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Cover Story, Education, Human Interest, Interview, Investigation, Politics, Videos | Tags: Dr. Martin Luther King, Joe Brown, Jr (Video), Jr; MLK, Judge Joe Brown, Martin Luther King, Rewind: Judge Joe Brown Says James Earl Ray Didn't Assassinate Dr. Martin Luther King | No Comments »
Troy Ave – “Freaks Only” (Video)
February 16, 2017
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.
Marcus Garvey Inspired MLK & Mandela; Today His Son Is Asking President Obama To Pardon Him (Video)
December 23, 2016
“Today we look at another request for a presidential pardon, this one from the family of Marcus Garvey, a pioneering figure in the Black Freedom struggle in the early 20th century who inspired generations of civil rights activists around the world. In the 1920s, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover targeted Garvey for his political activity as a leader of the Pan-African movement. Garvey was convicted in 1923 on a charge of mail fraud and sentenced to five years in jail. His charges and conviction effectively ended Garvey’s political movement and eventually led to his deportation back to Jamaica. We speak to Marcus Garvey’s son, Dr. Julius Garvey, who is leading the Justice4Garvey effort.”
JUSTICE4GARVEY.COM
PART 2 OF THIS INVERVIEW AFTER THE JUMP BELOW…..
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Victims Of Misfortune (Extended Trailer)
December 12, 2016
The American criminal justice system is more about addressing the ‘criminal’ part rather than the ‘justice’ part of its moniker. A quick search on ‘prison’ on here will tell you that. But this “Victims Of Misfortune” shows how deep the dung is; addressing what happens to the imprisoned after they have served their time. Facts and nearly two decades of research folks. Don’t argue with folks who disagree, as this is no longer a debate. This is a documentary that exposes truths and shares knowledge.
Victims Of Misfortune is a feature-length, social change documentary that will give a historical and current look at America’s criminal justice system and the discriminatory policies that people with a criminal background face, post conviction/release. Victims Of Misfortune will also take a closer look at America’s system of indentured servitude putting the practice in proper historical context. The United States has 5 percent of the world population, with around 25 percent of the world’s prisoners (over 2.4 million people behind bars). Nearly $70 billion is spent annually on probation/parole, prison and detention centers for immigration detainees. Once these people are released from prison or have a criminal record, they are then discriminated against for employment, housing, education, governmental benefits and some even deported.
Posted in Activism, Cover Story, History, Investigation, Trailer, Videos | Tags: criminal justice, criminal justice system, criminal record, Dr. Umar Johnson, ex-con, ex-convict, indentured servitude, Levon Hinton, parole, Prison, Prison System | No Comments »
Prodigy Shares And Shows How He Cooks BBQ Salmon (Video)
October 14, 2016
Verrrry interesting. A recipe demo for the Commissary Kitchen: My Infamous Prison Cookbook that Prodigy is pushing. While marketing execs might call this Merch 101, don’t you still want to try this fish? Plus: Knowledge dropped about his sickle cell disease, and how he adapted his diet while locked up (talked about that situation, too) to help him stay healthy.
First things first: You always wash your hands first!
Posted in Book, Business, Celebrity, Food, Hip-Hop, Human Interest, Videos | Tags: BBQ Salmon, Commissary Kitchen, cooking, Munchies, My Infamous Prison Cookbook, PRODIGY, VICE | 1 Comment »
