Heated Debate On White Privilege: Jon Stewart vs. Bill O’Reilly Square Off (Video)
October 18, 2014
Frienemies Jon Stewart and conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly sit down to have a light convo about White privilege. Yeah… NO! Heck, it took a gargantuan effort from Stewart to even get O’Reilly to admit that White privilege exists… on some level O’Reilly. And even then he stuck to his guns; refusing to acknowledge that White people enjoy any advantages in America because of their race.
“You think I’m sitting here because I’m White? What are you, a moron? I’m sitting here because I’m obnoxious, not because I’m White!â€
– Bill O’Reilly
Ummm… heh, heh… That’s just a piece of it. See the full fracas above. Keep in mind that they actually respect each other… sorta.
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Tags: Bill O'Reilly, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, The O'Reilly Factor, White privilege | 
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DJ Quik Tells ‘Sway In The Morning’ About His Days With Tha Row, About Music Through The Ages And More (Video)
October 17, 2014
Quik is the name. And if anyone can tell you about the game, esp. Hip-Hop on the West side, it’s DJ Quik. He stopped by to chop it up with ‘Sway In The Morning,’ talk about music back in the day (his and others’), music now (his, collabos), and even turns in a live performance.
(And on some real real… lean in around the 26-minute mark… just saying.)
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Performance, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: DJ Quik, Sway, Sway Calloway, Sway In The Morning | No Comments »
Jarren Benton – “Judge Mathis” feat. Pounds
October 17, 2014
Jarren Benton blessing BET Cyphers AND keeping his #Blacktober weekly promise: The latest offering “Judge Mathis†(featuring Pounds)…. FREE… now!
Big K.R.I.T Freestyling On Sway In The Morning (Video)
October 17, 2014
It’s nothing… it’s easy! Sway put on the “Mind’s Playing Tricks On Me” beat and damn if Big K.R.I.T didn’t go in on it. Then hit ’em with some lyricals a capella from the LP like that was nothing… Effortless, but engaging, you wanna watch this Sway show snippet.
(Some insightful interview footage from K.R.I.T. after the jump, too.)
Run The Jewels – “Close Your Eyes” (And Count To F#ck) feat. Zack de la Rocha
October 17, 2014
Front man for the rock act Rage Against The Machine (Zack de la Rocha) joins in on the mayhem that Run The Jewels is running down. Killer Mike and El-P with this ‘instructional’ title off their anticipated album; now finally available for pre-order.
Third single from the upcoming Run The Jewels 2, “Close Your Eyes” (And Count To F#ck) features Zack de la Rocha! Album now available to preorder on iTunes and releases worldwide on 10/27 via Mass Appeal Records.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: And Count To F#ck, And Count To Fuck, Close Your Eyes, El-P, Killer Mike, Rage, Run The Jewels, Zack de la Rocha | 4 Comments »
Fabolous Joins Stephen A. Smith x Skip Bayless on ESPN’s ‘First Take’ (Video)
October 17, 2014
Fabolous joins ESPN First Take’s Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless to talk about Def Jam’s 30th Anniversary concert, about if the Dallas Cowboys beating the Seattle Seahawks last week means they are really getting it together, about Fantasy Football and more.
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Series, Sports, Television, Videos | Tags: ESPN, Fabolous, First Take, Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith | No Comments »
Give That ‘Bag Lady’ A Dollar… And Hear Some Badu’ism (Video)
October 17, 2014
Okay, so a quick break from Ebola… we bring you some E. Badu coverage. Right on the streets of New York, Badu doing something not-too-strange for some change. Sing it baby; sang! Then… record it with an iPhone and make a short film about it.
(Here it go!)
Posted in Celebrity, Performance, R&B, Soul | Tags: Erykah Badu, New York, Singing for Money, Times Quare | No Comments »
The Fight Against Ebola (Video)
October 17, 2014
VICE News is literally going into the hot zone (Monrovia, Liberia) to bring us news on the fight against Ebola at ground zero; right as U.S. President Barack Obama announced that the American military would have boots on the ground shortly
The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa began in Guinea in December 2013. From there, it quickly spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone. Cases also appeared in Senegal and Nigeria, and there was another outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Today, Liberia is at the center of the epidemic, with more than 3,000 cases of infection. About half of them have been fatal.
As you’ll see in the mini-documentary, the threat is not a ‘threat’… it’s REAL. And for those in the West; we have not been hit hard, but we’ve been hit. Maybe this will wake us up to the reality that problems over there ain’t just “their” problems. Watch, learn… about the outbreak, response & solutions, frustrations and more.
Thank you, VICE News… again… for news coverage and information (not just a quick scare before moving on to the next shiny story).
Posted in Cover Story, Health and Wellness, News, Politics, Series, Travel, Videos | Tags: Ebola, The Fight Against Ebola, VICE | No Comments »
Will Smith To Star in ‘Focus’ (Trailer)
October 16, 2014
“There’s two kinds of people in this world. There’re hammers and nails… You decide which one you wanna be.”
Will Smith is a box office beast! Looks like he’s got another smash showing you why? This “Focus” takes the big-risk-big-rewards-big-fails paradigm and ramps it up to 10. Delicious-looking eye candy / rookie con-artist trying to run Big Willie Style with (or over?) the crew.
Will Smith stars as Nicky, a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes romantically involved with novice con artist Jess (Margot Robbie). As he’s teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame—now an accomplished femme fatale—shows up in Buenos Aires in the middle of the high stakes racecar circuit. In the midst of Nicky’s latest, very dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop…and the consummate con man off his game.
Black Milk – “Scum” ft. Sean Price x Guilty Simpson
October 16, 2014
Detroit Producer/Rapper Black Milk, Sean Price, and Guilty Simpson reunite as Random Axe for a single from the Milk’s forthcoming album, “If There’s A Hell Below” (due out October 28, 2014). This is “Scum.” That’s the title of the song, not a shot. Actually pretty dope.
Citizenfour (Trailer)
October 16, 2014
Ummm yeah, a movie about THAT Edward Snowden.
“Citizenfour” is the never before seen, utterly riveting first-person look at how director Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald first met with whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong where he gave them documents showing widespread abuses of power by the National Security Administration. It is an unprecedented fly-on-the-wall account of one of the most groundbreaking moments in recent history.
Watch the trailer above and be afraid. Or not. Doesn’t matter because this happened. This is happening…
Robert Glasper Experiment – “I Stand Alone” feat. Common x Patrick Stump (Video)
October 16, 2014
Who’s ready for some Jazzy-Soul-Hop? You, hopefully, because you’re about to be blessed. Robert Glasper’s fam (Robert Glasper Experiment) invited some other fam in to jam on “I Stand Alone” (fam like Common & Patrick Stump). This’ll make your body nod. And just as you really get into it, and they get into it… You realize that there are a whole lot of people in here ‘standing alone’ (peep all the cameos/spots at the end).
Posted in Hip-Hop, Jazz, Soul, Videos | Tags: common, I Stand Alone, Patrick Stump, Robert Glasper, Robert Glasper Experiment | No Comments »
Dave East – “Stretched Out” (Video)
October 16, 2014
‘Grandmama screaming in the church’ could very well be because of this dope “Stretched Out” track from Dave East. Here’s the video (also dope) for the track off the “A3C” Volume 4 (LP).
(Okay, a good listen will let you know that Gramsie is screaming for a much darker reason… just saying…)
Celebrating its 10 year anniversary, the A3C Hip-Hop Festival has renewed its partnership with iHipHop Distribution to bring a diverse array of new hip-hop to fans across the globe with “A3C” Volume 4.
!llmind – “!lluminati” (Instrumental LP)
October 16, 2014
Another demonstration of instrumental excellence, !llmind presents “!lluminati” to you. FREE streaming available above. And if you are so inclined, follow the album link below and cop the drum kit !llmind has for sale.
Tesla Unveils ‘Autopilot’ Function To Make Its Cars Driverless (Video)
October 16, 2014
Elon Musk (you know, the dude after whom the makers of the ‘Iron Man’ movies modeled Tony Stark) says the D series of Tesla’s Model S sedan will be out soon; and he is gunning to put autonomous cars on the road by 2023.
I think we’ll be able to achieve true autonomous driving, where you could literally get in the car, go to sleep and wake up at your destination.
– Elon Musk
Now, take it easy, it is expected to take two to three years after release for regulators to approve the autonomous cars for use in public. Still, the company demo’d its autopilot feature at a media event outside Los Angeles a little over a week ago.
(More video after the jump.)
Posted in Business, Product, Technology, Videos | Tags: D Series, Elon Musk, Tesla's Model S | No Comments »
Diamond District – “March On Washington” (Album Stream)
October 15, 2014
Uptown XO, Oddisee, and yU always with the promises, promises, promises. Well, they came through! Brand new Diamond District album entitled “March On Washington”… officially delivered! Stream it FREE above. Link to cop below.
Sharaya J – “Takin’ It No More” / “Shut It Down” (Video)
October 15, 2014
It’s like Missy Elliott puts a stamp on her work. You can tell when she drops a hit, writes a hit for someone else… or directs and exec produces visuals complete with some of the most stunning choreography! You know, like she does for the Sharaya J “Takin’ It No More” / “Shut It Down” video two-fer above.
(Think Sharaya is leaning on Missy to get/keep her position? Nah… her father was a member of 90’s Hip-Hop group Double XX Posse; so the pedigree is already there. Learn more about the up-n-comer after the jump.)
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Aaron Monroe, DJ Jayhood, Sharaya J, Shut It Down, Takin' It No More | No Comments »
Director Jason Goldwatch Followed Jay Electronica To The Ends Of The Earth And ‘Into The Light’ (Extended Trailer)
October 14, 2014
An experimental, exploratory film based on Jay Electronica’s journey to the other side of the world; and the worlds therein. It’s called “Into the Light” (due out soon).
Best described as a meditation in un-learning. A movement in seeing without watching, hearing without listening, and the brave exploration of spirit.
Crazy impactful video in the clip above. Whatever it is going to be, it is going to be worth the watch.
Posted in Film, Shots, Videos | Tags: Into the Light, Jason Goldwatch, Jay Electronica | No Comments »
Common Talks About Some Of His Producer Pals, The Music They Made And More (Video)
October 14, 2014
Common sharing deep perspectives about working with some of Hip Hop’s greatest producers (like J Dilla, Kanye West and No I.D.). Not only does that, Common speaks on the making of hits like “The Corner” and “Rewind That,” about living with J Dilla in LA and more. Great talk from a guy who’d know. Watch.
Behind The Scenes: Perspectives Of The Makers Of ‘Time Is Illmatic’ (Mini-Documentary)
October 14, 2014
Whoa! One9 did the ‘Rap City’ logo for BET back in the day? Helluva factoid. And that’s not even the main thing. The main theme: A story of two part-time-gone-full-time filmmakers. It took 10 years, two major meetings, and a bunch of moral victories and sacrifice… but these gentlemen made art they could be proud of… that Nas was proud of!
Hennessy presents an inside look with filmmakers One9 and Erik Parker on their 10-year-journey to make NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC.
Literally, a long story made short. Two guys take the art from their hearts all the way to the Tribeca Film Festival!
Posted in Film, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Behind The Scenes, Erik Parker, Nas, One9, Time Is Illmatic | 1 Comment »
