De La Soul Cause ‘Oooh’s’ In Los Angeles (Video)
August 6, 2015
Give it up for De La Soul having a new album coming. Give it up for Hip-Hop. Give it up for De La giving us the REAL Hip-Hop in its dopest form in this live performance in Los Angeles. Press play, so the De can make your day with that “Oooh” from back in the day. Gotta love this!
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Tags: Annenberg Foundation, De La Soul, KCRW, Los Angeles, Oooh, Sound In Focus, Sound In Focus Concert, Sound In Focus Concert Series | 
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Public Enemy – “No Sympathy From The Devil” (Video)
August 6, 2015
Yeah! Who’s still down with the P.E.? You reading this post, you’ve gotta say ‘ME!’ And here’s why – videos like this. Mista Chuck D not giving a what-the-f#ck spitting that fire! Check the imagery in case the lyrics about the ‘devil’ are not clear enough for you. This visual is for the single “No Sympathy For The Devil” off the Public Enemy LP “Man Plans God Laughs.”
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Man Plans God Laughs, No Sympathy For The Devil, Public Enemy | No Comments »
R&B: Tiara Thomas – “On Me” (Prod. By Ryan Ryghteous Tedder) [Video]
August 6, 2015
Haters, y’all can’t throw shade or put a stain on this one. Tiara’s trying to tell ya! Okay. With her “Up In Smoke” EP slated for an August 12, 2015, release… Tiara Thomas gives us a chance to ‘release’ (watch for the bath scene, dude) beforehand with this “On Me” visual. Yowzaaaa!
SkyBlew – “The Weakness” (Prod. By Backdraft)
August 6, 2015
Still getting those banging beats from Backdraft, eh SkyBlew? Stilling putting dope lyrics to them, too. YEP! I see you, homie! Thanks for blessing with this leak, and now (drum roll) I pass that blessing on to the Hip-Hop faithful. This is the latest single from “Race For Your Life, SkyBlew” (out now, linked below) – “The Weakness.” Take a listen. North Carolina stand up!
– @ojones1
SKYBLEW – THE WEAKNESS (PROD. BY BACKDRAFT) | RACE FOR YOUR LIFE, SKYBLEW
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Backdraft, Race For Your Life, Race For Your Life SkyBlew, SkyBlew, The Weakness | No Comments »
Deadpool (Trailer)
August 6, 2015
This is IT! Marvel has given Ryan Reynolds a couple of at-bats. Remember him as Hannibal King in Blade Trinity, and he has already played ‘Deadpool’ in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Now, he gets to do “Deadpool” for real for real! And the trailer is looking damn dope.
Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
The funny jabs referring to ‘animated’ and ‘green suit’… Hilarious (and requires that we link that Green Lantern subpar DC movie he was slick-talking about). It’s okay, Ryan. This movie right here looks like it’s going to make up for that plus extra love. Stay Marvel, dude. Stay MARVEL!
(We have to wait until 2016, though? Boooo…)
Apollo Brown – “Detonate” feat. M.O.P.
August 6, 2015
In advance of the album “Grandeur” (due out September 25, 2015), Apollo Brown drops his first single “Detonate” (featuring M.O.P.).
“Detonate” displays the grandiose grit of high octane boom bap meets action flick energy. From Detroit to New York, not all that glitters is gold. Grandeur is coming 9.25.15.
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Apollo Brown, Billy Danze, Detonate, Grandeur, Lil Fame, M.O.P., MOP | 1 Comment »
Eye Candy: Behind The Scenes With Gia Simone (Video)
August 6, 2015
Behind the scenes at a shoot meant to sell the late model Ferrari 458 Italia. But whether they meant to or not, I was sold on the model they draped over it. Magnificent body; the car, too. Gia Simone… I’d ride with you anywhere. Just open the door.
MORE: GIA SIMONE ON INSTAGRAM
– @ojones1
Posted in Honeyz, Videos | Tags: 458 Italia, Behind The Scenes, Ferrari, Ferrari 458 Italia, Gia Simone | No Comments »
Technology: This ‘Spider Car’ Will Conquer Any Terrain With Ease (Video)
August 5, 2015
Talk about independent suspension! How about doing that on all four tires?! That’s right. Check out the latest from Mecanroc – the Swincar, a pendular offroad electric 4×4 ALL TERRAIN vehicle. And they REALLY mean it this time! Watch this concept vehicle in action.
Visit the Swincar site to learn more.
Mos Def-initely: Kendrick Lamar Gets An Assist From Yasiin Bey For Live Performance Of “Alright” (Video)
August 5, 2015
Like the song said, we gone be Alright…we already Alright. However, turning up to it live with Kendrick Lamar made the Canadian crowd gathered more Alright. Now, what do you think happened to the “Alright” levels of the crowd when Yasiin Bey joined Kendrick onstage during his Osheaga 2015 festival performance of “Alright” (off the “To Pimp A Butterfly” album? Watch and see (and feel).
PREVIOUS: KENDRICK LAMAR – ALRIGHT (VIDEO) | TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY (ALBUM)
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | Tags: Alright, Canada, Kendrick Lamar, mos def, Osheaga, Osheaga 2015, To Pimp A Butterfly, Yasiin Bey | No Comments »
Rewind: Kendrick Lamar’s Breakout Performance in Atlanta 2011 (Video)
August 5, 2015
Before he was selling out The Tabernacle (historic concert venue in ATL) or playing Music Midtown, one of the largest festivals in Atlanta, a young Kendrick Lamar rocked the stage at the Masquerade back on April 2, 2011. Well before his albums “GKMC” and “To Pimp A Butterfly“, young “KDot” made noise & grew his fanbase off of his mixtapes.  I was in attendance for this show along with my radio co-host Jayforce to see him perform.  We were guests for Kendrick’s show in part because our program The Beatz & Lyrics Show was the first show playing Kendrick’s music in Atlanta on a regular basis & we also conducted his first Atlanta radio interview. So naturally we looked forward to finally seeing him in person.  He did not disappoint it’s crazy to look back now because Ali, his famed engineer, was his DJ that night and his hype man was Schoolboy Q who at the time was only known by a few die hard TDE fans. This particular show was Kendrick’s official breakout show in Atlanta when you knew he was going to be a star on a larger level. Kendrick made a lot of fans that night and it doesn’t surprise me at all the success he has gained.  So check out this vintage footage I shot of him rocking the crowd before the albums, before the baby twist dreads, & before the worldwide acclaim.
More footage after the jump below…
-ArtByOdell Twitter/SoundCloud
Posted in Cover Story, Exclusives, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Atlanta, Classic Clip, Classic Clips, Concert, Kendrick Lamar, Masquerade, REWIND, Schoolboy Q, TDE | No Comments »
Miguel – “Crazy Enough” (Mini-Documentary)
August 5, 2015
“I’ve never loved anything more than music. I’ve never imagined or envisioned myself doing anything else… I was just crazy enough to believe deeper than the odds, I suppose.”
– Miguel
As humans moving through life as best we can, we often wish could go back and [at least] talk to our past selves. Had to strike a chord within us to see this piece that blends throwback footage a hopeful up-and-coming Miguel blended with commentary from the seasoned mega-talent we have come to know over the years since. SO much insight on the artist, and the man, in a short clip. Watch.
[B]ack in 2008, we shot a young hopeful in San Pedro. He took us by his house, told us about his family. He was stuck, then, in a contract with a label that wanted him to be somebody different. He was busy holding the line, a little flustered, but not shook. He believed. When we went back to him this summer, we found the same person.
– Yours Truly
Posted in Celebrity, Film, Series, Throwback, Videos | Tags: Crazy Enough, docu-series, docuseries, MIGUEL, mini-documentary, Yours Truly | No Comments »
Potatohead People – “All The Way” (Instrumental)
August 4, 2015
Montreal’s (Quebec, Canadia) production duo Potatohead People (Nick Wisdom & AstroLogical) have an EP out entitled “Big Luxury Instrumentals, Remixes & B-Sides.” The latest single off the project is “All The Way.†Stream the fly instrumental below. Clickable links for the single and EP are there, too.
POTATOHEAD PEOPLE – ALL THE WAY | BIG LUXURY INSTRUMENTALS, REMIXES & B-SIDES (EP)
The Foreign Exchange – “Asking For A Friend” (Video)
August 4, 2015
In a word…WORK! FE checked all our boxes with this video. Cool groove music. Fun visuals featuring lovely ladies. Music on the way with a firm release date. What’s not to love?
“Asking For A Friend” is taken from the album “Tales From The Land Of Milk And Honey” dropping 8/21/2015 on +FE Music.
– Foreign Exchange
THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE – TALES FROM THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY (PRE-ORDER)
Posted in Album, Dance, Videos | Tags: Asking For A Friend, Foreign Exchange, Tales From The Land Of Milk And Honey | 1 Comment »
Statik Selektah Talks With Joey Bada$$ About Being Categorized By Critics, Earlier Days In His Career And More (Video)
August 4, 2015
Joey Bada$$ and Statik Selektah chit-chat at the Fresh Island Festival in Croatia. Stat is directing the convo about how music critics box Joey into the ‘pure throwback emcee’ category (like he can’t flow in present time), about how the two met up and got down musically back in the day, about Joey worshiping idols like Jay-Z, TLC and more.
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Series, Videos | Tags: Back & Forth, Back And Forth, Joey Bada$$, Joey Badass, Noisey, Statik Selektah, VICE | No Comments »
Eye Candy: Taylor Hing (Video)
August 4, 2015
Blasian THICKNESS!! Oh my damn! Taylor Hing is sooooo thick and tan and sweet… looking like a ‘plate of yams all covered in syrup’ (shout to Andre 3000). Sounds like Southern fare, but this Eye Candy is from New York. Well, that Yankee can yank on my… You know what? Nah. I’m gonna let the visuals do the talking. Watch above. Enjoy that. Then overdose on more pics of this Honey on her Instagram (linked below).
– @ojones1
Posted in Honeyz, Videos | Tags: Black and Asian, Blasian, Blasian Thickness, Taylor Hing | No Comments »
Black Mass (Trailer)
August 4, 2015
In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James “Whitey†Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history.
Looks like an early fall movie ticket to buy. “Black Mass” will hit theaters September 18, 2015.
Posted in Film, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Black Mass, crime boss, crime drama, crime family, gangsters, Jesse Plemons, Joel Edgerton, Johnny Depp, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Weeks, mafia, mob, organized crime, Rory Cochrane | No Comments »
Living In A Small Apartment Or Dorm? Soon You Can Do Your Laundry With A Drumi (Video)
August 4, 2015
College students, apartment dwellers, boarders… anyone who doesn’t have space for a washer and dryer, or convenient access to a laundromat, the Drumi – a sustainable, miniature washing machine – could be the small sensible solution you need. Household design company Yirego put out a video of a working model. You put in detergent and water (per the clothes label instructions), add a small load of garments, close it, and spin the clothes clean using foot pedal power. Nice! Watch the vid.
When this Drumi is finally commercially available (pre-order now for $169 US plus shipping for delivery around July 2016 here), hardcore environmentalists will likely have something to say about this plastic product… and landfills. But c’mon, this is cool tech! Saves cash on the power bill (and with enough folks using it, reduces reliance on electricity from coal-fired plants).
– @ojones1
Posted in Product, Videos | Tags: Drumi, Laundry, miniature washing machine, non-electric, Yirego | No Comments »
Capone-N-Noreaga Speak On ‘Lessons’, Meek Mill Vs. Drake, & Nore’s Upcoming ‘Foodie’ Show (Video)
August 4, 2015
I’m still winning. I have an 7th grade education, I’m dyslexic, and I’ve made millions of dollars. God bless America!
– Noreaga
Yup, AND Nore is finalizing talks with Lions Gate to do a Hip-Hop food & travel show. Winning most definitely! And anybody watching this Hot 97 Morning Show interview with CNN is winning, too. These dudes are always hilarious; especially Nore. The stories he tells (like ‘Tiger Bone’). The duo gets around to talking about their album “Lessons” (out now) and “U.M.A.R.” (yoUr Man’s All Real); and also comment on the Drake vs. Meek Mill beef.
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Capone, Capone-N-Noreaga, Drake, Foodie, Lessons, Meek Mill, Meek Mill Vs. Drake, NORE, U.M.A.R., UMAR, yoUr Man's All Real | No Comments »
Kid Cudi – “Confused”
August 3, 2015
I hate the drugs, but I love the numb…
– Kid Cudi
Yep, that’s the vibe alright.
We’d call Cudi alternative Hip-Hop; but on this time he seems to lean a lot harder on the alternative side of the box. Rumor ’round the web is that an album is in the works. Check out this “Confused” in the embedded stream above right now though.
‘Legal Equalizer’ App To Help You Know Your Rights And Protect You In Encounters With Police (Video)
August 3, 2015
“This app is something that we truly believe in…that’s going to make things more equal for everybody. That’s the point of this app. We want people to know their rights. We want people to have their friends and family contacted…when they have any kind of interaction with law enforcement officers.”
– Mbye Njie
This is the type of thing apps should be doing. Music, movies and games are fine; but how about securing your liberty. Think about it: Your rights are your RIGHTS, but only if you remember to invoke them! And will you remember your rights when local law enforcement is tapping on your window during a ‘routine’ traffic stop? The police are trained to get information from suspects they might otherwise withhold; but you should NOT be treated like a suspect if you are not. Cops would certainly not mind a little leeway in dealing with a ‘tough arrest.’ Perhaps knowing their curbside investigation is being recorded – and that your friends, family and/or lawyer has been notified – is better for EVERYBODY… the peace officers AND the people they’re sworn to PROTECT and serve.
And what if you are detained or taken into custody? With this Legal Equalizer app, you can be reminded of what the authorities can and cannot do or ask. It would probably comfort you a bit to also know that you won’t spend time in a squad car station without your folks knowing AND knowing where you are (yes, the app will send the location to whomever you designate as well).
Bravo, Mr. Njie for taking huge steps to bring technology to this fight for our lives! Want to help? Watch the above update video, and check out the GoFundMe page for the Legal Equalizer.
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Posted in Activism, Mobile App, Product, Technology, Videos | Tags: Abuse of authority, abuse of power, App, know your rights, Legal Equalizer, Mbye Njie, Police brutality, protect and serve, protect yourself, Smartphone | No Comments »
