Jamie Foxx & Jimmy Fallon Play ‘Wheel Of Musical Impressions’ On ‘The Tonight Show’ (Video)
June 5, 2015
Jamie Foxx is a fool! Great clip from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Fallon invited Foxx to play the Musical Impressions Generator: where Foxx is given the name of an artist to impersonate and a quirky song to sing in their voice. Foxx got the likes of John Legend and Jennifer Hudson cold. Fallon did his mimic thing with Barry Gibb and Bruce Springsteen. Hilarity all around!
John Amos Discusses His Life, Career And The Story Behind The Death Of ‘James Evans’ (Video)
June 5, 2015
John Amos was Dad (aka James Evans) to a generation (way more if you count the re-runs). Here he talks about his upbringing and career; including, of course, details about and behind his all-too-short time on the network television dram-edy ‘Good Times.’ So much more in there, too. Compelling viewing. Got the entire interview embedded above.
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Judge Lynn Toler: Be Careful What You ‘Pray’ For (Video)
June 5, 2015
No… NO… NOOOOOOO! This #$%&*! right here. Someone PLEASE say he did NOT say, ‘I asked God to send me a White girl with a big booty.’ And he said that to Judge Lynn Toler, strong black sister/lawyer/judge to the TV nation (on Divorce Court).
Damn! No matter what his ‘reasoning’ is, dude is gonna get READ!
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The Making of AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted (Video)
June 4, 2015
More than two decades ago, fresh off walking off from The World’s Most Dangerous Group (NWA), Ice Cube goes all in with a coast-to-coast move to launch a solo career. Insiders did not think much of Cube’s chances, but man oh man did it work out! Twenty five years later, the man is a celebrated as a West Coast mainstay; and “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted,” celebrated as a timeless gangsta Hip-Hop classic. His story is history. Hear Cube tell it his way in this 3-parter. Start with Part 1 above (revealing how it all started for Cube on the East Coast move); the rest after the jump.
R&B/Soul: Bilal – “Satellites” (Prod. By Adrian Younge) [Video]
June 4, 2015
Music video for “Satellites,†Bilal’s first single from his forthcoming “In Another Life” project produced by Adrian Younge. High concept visuals (called ‘short film,’ not just a ‘video’) directed Hans Elder. Album due out on June 30, 2015, but you can pre-order the full-length via the link that follows.
PRE-ORDER: BILAL – IN ANOTHER LIFE (ALBUM ENTIRELY PRODUCED BY ADRIAN YOUNGE)
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Marvelous Mag – “Squares In Ya Circle” feat. Skyzoo x Brenton (Prod. By Knxwledge)
June 4, 2015
Don’t keep no Squares In Ya Circle.
Marvelous Mag with new music – “Squares in Ya Circle” (featuring Skyzoo and Brenton). The team takes on the task of doing a mellow redo of Knxwledge’s “Kafe.”
MARVELOUS MAG – SQUARES IN YA CIRCLE FEAT. SKYZOO X BRENTON (PROD. BY KNXWLEDGE)
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Killer Mike Speaks On His Days With Outkast, Coachella And More (Video)
June 4, 2015
We know, we know. You saw ‘GGN’ and now you’re ready for the sexy weather report already. Take it eeeeasy, maaan. We will definitely get to that. But first, let’s listen to the brother Killer Mike speak on it. Even in laid back smoke mode with the Dogg Father there are sure to be gems to take away from the convo.
On this episode of GGN, Nemo Hoes chops it up with 1/2 of Run The Jewels, Killer Mike, about his beginnings with Outkast to being ranked one of the best performers at Coachella. Also, Stormy Fronts gives us the weather forecast for her deep gap.
And ohhhh what a forecast. Damn, it’s a HOT one!
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Fashawn – “Crib Session Freestyle” (Video)
June 4, 2015
While in the UK, Fashawn dropped by Tim Westood’s studio. Even hit ’em off with a freestyle. See that above.
Bonus: Check out the interview in which Fashawn speaks on his album (“The Ecology”), working with Nas and much more after the jump.
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Sold! The Lightcycle From The Movie ‘Tron’ (Video)
June 4, 2015
DOPE! Now there’s a real-life Light Cycle… pretty much taken right off the screen from “Tron.” Science fiction, once again, becomes science fact! Want one? Pretty pricey. See?
(See a Light Cycle in action after the jump.)
Tron Lightcycle sells for $77,000 http://t.co/gIRX0fWftl pic.twitter.com/KH5GCOjx96
— Gizmag (@gizmag) May 11, 2015
Negus – “Beat Bully” (Prod. By Ef Cuttin)
June 4, 2015
And if I died tomorrow, I can say I lived today!
Now you may or may not know, but DJ EF Cuttin is known to rock a crowd on them tables. However, this go ’round he is flexing superior beat skills. What’s more, why not keep it in the family? Watch the visual for what Ef and nephew Negus do. Raw lyrics over a hard beat – “Beat Bully.”
Me and my nephew… http://t.co/0GKHdzvriC
— E.F.Cuttin™ (@EFCuttin) May 7, 2015
Ma Dukes Announces ‘ATL J Dilla Chapter’ + Planet Asia & Methuzulah Performance (Video)
June 3, 2015
The spirit of J Dilla lives on way past his death. Â If you are not familiar J Dilla as a producer set the soundtrack for artists from Common to Erykah Badu to Talib Kweli to D’Angelo, A Tribe Called Quest and many more. Â His mother Ma Dukes along with the Dilla Foundation have kept his mission and movement going to this day. Â Recently Ma Dukes along with the Dilla Foundation were in Atlanta to announce the new ATL Dilla Chapter. Â The night consisted of a great beat battle from producers all over the country. Â It was capped off by great performances from Methuzulah and Planet Asia. Â Check out more videos after the jump.
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C-Rayz Walz – “In-SECURITY BLANK-In” (Prod. By Sallam Said) [Video]
June 3, 2015
Rather be a good friend than a phony lover…
– C-Rayz Walz
This is C-Rayz like crazy! In the way you’d expect of jawns we post on here; but also in an unexpected way. Hear what Walz is telling her in the visuals above. Raw! This is “In-SECURITY BLANK-In” off the full-length “Feel Me.”
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Kanye West Receives Honorary Doctorate From The Art Institute Of Chicago And Gives Speech (Video)
June 3, 2015
Well, he did promise his mom he would go back to school. Sometimes Ye can go over the top and it be a good (even great) thing. “The College Dropout” recently received an honorary doctorate degree from The Art Institute Of Chicago. Congratulations, Dr. West. Watch his speech (above).
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Mahd – “Gorgeous Chick” (Prod. By AWILLTRAXX) [Video]
June 3, 2015
Fly Boi Mahd has landed… himself a “Gorgeous Chick” in this vid for sho’! The track (produced by AWILLTRAXX) is off Mahd’s LP entitled “13” (out now, linked below).
Frank Nitt – “Official Supreme” feat. Botni Applebum (Prod. By J Dilla) [Video]
June 3, 2015
Frank Nitt got us on one with this “Official Supreme” (featuring Botni Applebum). Beat by the late great J Dilla. You can get it off the new project “Frankie Rothstein” out now (linked below).
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Ty Dolla $ign – “L.A.” feat. Kendrick Lamar
June 3, 2015
You understand what we mean when we say rap is a sport, right? Well, you already know that Kendrick never drops the ball. If the game is played on a court, you want dude in your one-two. Here is a winning shot from a winning team up – Ty Dolla $ign and Kendrick on “L.A.” Available for stream and download below.
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Extreme Sports: Oleg Cricket Leaping [On] A Tall Building (Video)
June 3, 2015
Sure we’re hip to parkour; even posted on it on here. But not like this. Wow! Check out this quick clip of Oleg Cricket doing his insane version across tiny ledges, high up on a skyscraper, in a cannot-and-do-not-try-this video.
(Watch. Gonna be sick. For real. CRAZY!)
Snoop Dogg – “California Roll” feat. Stevie Wonder x Pharrell Williams (Video)
June 3, 2015
Stylish visuals for this jamming “California Roll” off the Snoop x Pharrell collabo album “BUSH” (out now). That’s what it is. Oh… and the legend Stevie Wonder is on this track. Just how they roll – majors doing it major with a major.
(And special shout to the lovely Nia Long in this video, too.)
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Slum Village – “Expressive” feat. BJ The Chicago Kid x illa J x Rosewood 2055 (Video)
June 2, 2015
Slum Village is about to drop another album? “Yes!” No joke. “YES!” is the actual name of the upcoming project dropping on June 16th featuring guest appearances from Phife Dawg, Black Milk, Bilal, & De La Soul to name a few. To get fans excited about the album, the Detroit representers drop a brand new video to this J Dilla produced track ‘Expressive’ that we’ve also been running on the ‘Beatz & Lyrics Show’ regularly featuring BJ The Chicago Kid, illa J, & Rosewood 2055. The focus of this song is all about the independent beautiful women doing their thing. Great visuals for a soulfully good hip hop song. “Yes!” indeed.
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Blank On Blank: John Coltrane 1966 Interview (Video)
June 2, 2015
“I want to be the force which is truly for good.”
– John Coltrane in 1966, as told Frank Kofsky
Realness. Straight from November 1966. Frank Kofsky spending a day with the great jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, conversing as they rode about and made stops here and there in Huntington, New York. Coltrane had just turned 40. He would die from liver cancer less than a year later.
Coltrane talks about moving to the country, setting up to practice, connecting with the sound of an instrument, Malcolm X, music as means of expressing that state of society, and how he wanted to change the world.
– PBS Digital Studios
Enjoy the recorded conversation set to animation. Great stuff from PBS. Give thanks.
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