White Boiz – “G.U.N. (God Understand Niguhs)” feat. Chace Infinite [Video]
March 1, 2016
White Boiz keep with the black & white motif in their latest off the “Neighborhood Wonderful” project. Brought in Chace Infinite for this one. “God Understand Niguhs”… yeah… and you click play, and you will understand what’s dope!
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Unforgivable Blackness (Documentary Trailer)
February 29, 2016
Sometimes it takes outsiders to tell you about yourself. PBS America – out of the United Kingdom – put out this documentary on the first Black American boxing champion, Jack Johnson. Dude was ahead of his time ways that would still scare a good amount of White people today. Just saying.
This film by Ken Burns tells the story of one of the greatest boxers of all time and his refusal to accept the rules of a society that considered people of his colour to be second-class citizens. This is the story of a man who refused to recognise racial differences and who forced America to reconsider its very definition of freedom.
Check out this trailer. Watching this documentary would be the way to end your Black History Month viewing with a bang…to the rib cage. Damn. Johnson was a baaaad maaan (Muhammad Ali voice).
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Royce Da 5’9 – “Layers” (Freestyle) [Video]
February 29, 2016
I eat what the f#ck I kill!
Royce Da 5’9 has an album dropping that he’s calling “Layers” on April 15, 2016. Bet it’s gonna be nice. But he dropped a freestyle recently to build anticipation for the project…and that sh!t is nasty! Slaughterhouser slaying on the a capella freestyle. Check it.
The Version Of ‘Straight Outta Compton’ That Might Have Won An Oscar (Video)
February 29, 2016
Starring Paul Giamatti…Hahahaaaaa! Satire so perfect it deserves an Academy Award! Check out this Super Deluxe trailer ‘remix’ for the box office hit that was not quite acclaimed enough for The Oscars – “Straight Outta Compton.”
For your consideration: He wasn’t afraid to take a chance, and became the most important figure in hip hop history. Two-time Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti (“Sideways”) stars in “Straight Out of Compton,” a biopic about Hip-Hop pioneer and N.W.A. creator Jerry Heller, a courageous man who risked it all and sparked a music revolution.
Real Time With Bill Maher: New Rule – Crass Warfare (Video)
February 29, 2016
Okaaaay, apparently Donald Trump has already engaged discourse with leaders beyond the U.S. border. Judging by Mexican President Vicente Fox’s reaction (a.k.a. the F-bomb heard around the world), Trump’s big ideas may not be ‘well-received.’ Truth is, The Donald has pushed political discourse stateside and worldwide too far. And as ‘President Maher‘ might proclaim, that sh!t needs to stop! But there’s no ‘New Rule’ against laughing at a little satire before it does.
In his editorial New Rule, Bill Maher takes viewers to a not-too-distant future where the crass language of the campaign trail makes its way into the Oval Office.
Think about it though. Those included clips are of candidate Trump speaking in public; cussing out loud at crowds. Just saying, maybe think about that on the way to the ballot box.
Posted in Comedy, Opinion, Performance, Politics, Series, Speech, Television, Videos | Tags: Bill Maher, campaign, crass language, Crass Warfare, cussing, Donald Trump, foul language, HBO, New Rule, political discourse, Real Time With Bill Maher, swearing, Vicente Fox | No Comments »
Killer Mike Comments: Bernie Sanders Deals With Dissent While Hillary Clinton Condescends (Video)
February 29, 2016
Hmmm…some of you, now having seen and heard what Former Secretary Hilary Clinton respond to Ashley Williams’ “bring them to heel” protest, may be saying to themselves (and each other), “Somebody should SAY something.”
Well, Killer Mike is ON IT! After all, stumping for Bernie Sanders AND following up a jab at the Clinton campaign. Win-win, right?
Above: The ladies of The View welcome Killer Kill to clarify some of his hot-button campaign commentary. Oh, and while I am sure I do not have to urge YOU to vote, let the people around know… Whether during early balloting or Super Tuesday… VOTE DAMMIT!! VOTE!
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Opinion, Panel, Politics, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Ashley Williams, Bernie Sanders, bring them to heel, Hillary Clinton, Killer Mike, Michael Render, Super Tuesday, The View, Vote | No Comments »
Eye Candy: Winny Muñoz (Video)
February 29, 2016
Geeyot dam! Winny Muñoz is fine as… as… Maaan, I’d guzzle her bath water and show up on an episode of that Action Bronson series and tell all y’all F#CK, THAT’S DELICIOUS!
(Was that weird? Yeah. Yeah, that was weird. Um…check out the Instagram while I recover some sense of self.)
– @ojones1
Neshoba: The Price of Freedom (Documentary Trailer)
February 29, 2016
“Neshoba: The Price of Freedom” tells the story of a Mississippi town still divided about the meaning of justice, 40 years after the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, an event dramatized in the Oscar-winning film, “Mississippi Burning.” Although Klansmen bragged about what they did in 1964, no one was held accountable until 2005, when the State indicted preacher Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old notorious racist and mastermind of the murders. Through exclusive interviews with Killen, intimate interviews with the victims’ families, and candid interviews with Black and White Neshoba County citizens still struggling with their town’s violent past, the film explores whether the prosecution of one unrepentant Klansman constitutes justice and whether healing and reconciliation are possible without telling the unvarnished truth.
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Ashley Williams Feels Hilary Clinton Owes Us An Apology. She Wrote A Sign About It. Wanna See It? (Video)
February 28, 2016
Ashley Williams. Pretty bold. Plus, the topic (the framing of young Black people as ‘super-predators’ as then President Bill Clinton, ultimately signed a ‘Three Strikes” crime bill that locked thousands of them up) deserves national attention that it was not getting until this fundraiser protest move.
Hillary Clinton was at a fundraiser in South Carolina when a Black Lives Matter protester interrupted her speech. She held up a banner that had a pretty devastating quote from the candidate.
Cenk Uygur does make a good strategy point in his critique: If only Ashley could have gotten an answer from Former Secretary Clinton #WhichHilary #BlackLivesMatter
So…why’d she do it? Cenk talked about it. Watch the video straight from Ashley after the jump.
Posted in Activism, Politics, Videos | Tags: 3 strikes, Ashley Williams, Bill Clinton, Black Lives Matter, BlackLivesMatter, bring them to heel, Cenk Uygur, crime bill, Hillary Clinton, Protest, Protester, protestor, super-predators, The Young Turks, three strikes, Which Hilary, WhichHilary | 1 Comment »
Santigold – “Can’t Get Enough of Myself†(Prod. By Patrick Berger) [Interactive Video]
February 28, 2016
Alright. This is new. Maybe not to some of you edge-of-the-bleeding-edge tech enthusiasts (nerds! hahaaa!)… but naaah… THIS is new school cool. It’s an interactive video for Santigold, off the“99 Cents” album (out now). And sure you’ve seen visuals that employ point-of-view and 360-degree panning AND you’ve seen artists make vids ‘starring’ fans (as in send-us-a-clip-or-pic-and-viola). But…
You are going to ACTUALLY star IN this video; just as soon as you let the site access your camera! Soooo, get presentable and click the pic (or the link below) when you are ready. The song ought to be called “Can’t Get Enough of Myself†AND YOU!
SANTIGOLD – CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF MYSELF (PROD. BY PATRICK BERGER) [INTERACTIVE VIDEO] | 99 CENTS (ALBUM)
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Mélat – “Twenty Ten” (Prod. By Pha The Phenom) [Video]
February 28, 2016
Always found it interesting that Mélat oozed sexy onto tracks without really really really leaning on obvious visual appeal. Trust that even when we found it, we had to work it a bit; tease more sensuality out, so to speak. Even here with this visual, it’s more the track being sexy than she is.
(It’s alright though. The ‘work’ is a labor of love.)
I lost all sense of time the summer of twenty ten.
That’s the year I really met him.
It was unlike anything I had ever felt.
Surreal.
It just didn’t feel like real life…
Dude, whoever you are, hope you didn’t blow it back in “Twenty Ten” (produced by Pha The Phenom).
PBS: Freedom Riders (Documentary)
February 28, 2016
Wow. Another moment in American History that just so happens to fall into the Black History category. You know how when someone gets in over his head and exclaims, “I did not sign up for this!” Well, in the first few minutes of this film you see that these young adults knew EXACTLY what they signed up for… and they went anyway. Civil Rights fighters of the highest caliber. Man, the courage it must have taken for CORE (Council On Racial Equality) to get on those buses.
Watch the story of the “Freedom Riders” – expertly told by PBS.
Posted in Activism, Education, Film, History, Television, Videos | Tags: American Civil Rights Movement, black history, Black History Month, C.O.R.E., Civil Rights, CORE, Council On Racial Equality, Freedom Riders, John Lewis, PBS | No Comments »
Westside Gunn – “The Dudley Boyz” feat. Action Bronson (Prod. By Alchemist)
February 27, 2016
Westside Gunn and Action Bronson trying to be “The Dudley Boyz” like for real? Well, over this beat by Alchemist they could indeed be going for the hardcore title. Extreme Championship [W]rapping on deck!
Sure, they have been in other federations, but ECW is the real home for the tenacious tie-dye tag team champs when they were at their realest. Check out Brother Ray and Brother D-von after the jump… AFTER you check out Brother Gunn and Brother Bronson above!
WESTSIDE GUNN – THE DUDLEY BOYZ FEAT. ACTION BRONSON (PROD. BY ALCHEMIST)
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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (Documentary Series)
February 27, 2016
Five centuries of history… Black History… our history. Encapsulated in an outstanding documentary mini-series you’ve gotta watch if your Black History Month is to be truly complete. Dr. Robert Louis Gates already does fine work helping celebs learn about their ancestries and themselves on “Find Your Roots.” But to teach a people, a nation, a WORLD about itself through something like this? Outstanding!
(Above is Episode 1 to get you started. Hit the jump for Episodes 2-6.)
Posted in Activism, Education, History, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: African Americans, American Civil Rights Movement, black history, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Many Rivers to Cross, PBS, Public Television, Robert Louis Gates, The African Americans, The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross | No Comments »
4 Little Girls: Spike Lee Speaks On The Heart-Wrenching Decision He Had To Make (Video)
February 26, 2016
Another must-see before the focus on Black History for 2016 is lost…“4 Black Girls” (a real gut punch; but you still MUST watch). It will be hard to watch. Let Spike tell you (as he tells Oprah, above): It was hard to make.
In 1997, Spike Lee released “4 Little Girls,” a moving documentary about the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, which killed four African-American girls. The film went on to earn an Oscar nomination for best documentary. Watch as Spike discusses one of the most difficult decisions he’s ever made as a director and how the birth of his daughter, Satchel, changed his perspective.
You can see a trailer for the actual documentary here.
Posted in Activism, Education, History, Interview, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: 16th Street Baptist Church, 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, 4 Little Girls, American Civil Rights Movement, Birmingham, black history, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Network, Oprah's Next Chapter, OWN, Spike Lee on a Pivotal Moment in the Civil Rights Movement | No Comments »
J Dilla – “The Introduction” (Prod. By House Shoes)
February 26, 2016
Crazy beat by House Shoes with J Dilla for his jawn “The Introduction” off “The Diary” – his forthcoming LP (due out April 15, 2016). Some serious Detroit duo damage done here! The linkages for the single, album pre-order, even vinyl follows.
J DILLA – THE INTRODUCTIONÂ | THE DIARY (PRE-ORDER) | (VINYL)
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Pusha T Responds To People’s Comments About Himself, “Grindin'” And More (Video)
February 26, 2016
It’s The People vs. Pusha T. Some People come with kind comments; but others come his the hard cracks on the 2002 instant classic “Grindin’.” Casio beat…really? Struggle braids…really? Haaaaaaa!
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Series, Shots, Videos | Tags: Braids, Grindin, Noisey, Pharrell, Pharrell Williams, Pusha T, The People Vs Pusha T, The People VS., VICE | No Comments »
R&B: Chris Brown – “Back To Sleep” feat. Usher x ZAYN (Remix)
February 26, 2016
What!? Can tell when you been eating them pineapples, girl! These dudes – C. Breeze, Usher and ZAYN – jumped on a R&B remix track like they gone instantly get the ladies to hear it and jump directly into the sack!
And yep, you heard Chris. She got him saying her name… “Okay, Karrueche!“ Not mad at all bruh… not at all!
Posted in Music, R&B | Tags: BACK TO SLEEP, Chris Brown, Karrueche Tran, Remix, Usher, ZAYN | 2 Comments »
Kanye West – “I Love Kanye” (T.L.O.Preemix)
February 26, 2016
DJ Premier has touched that “I Love Kanye” … soooo NOW the rest of you can stop it. The remix run has hit the finish line! Dubbed the T.L.O.Preemix, do your ears a solid and click play and listen up up above.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: DJ Premier, I Love Kanye, Kanye West, T.L.O.Preemix | No Comments »
Eye Candy: Ashlee Monroe (Video)
February 26, 2016
Sheeeeeee…IT! Ashlee got sooo much body! Now, yeah, this runtime on this clip is generous; but let me hip y’all to a couple of things: (1) The beginning…AWESOME, (2) but the interview… so-so, (3) and the music selection…womp waaaah.
No hate, but it is what it is. And truthfully, seeing Ashlee Monroe walk in is enough reward for clicking play. FACTS!
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– @ojones1
