Kingdoms of Africa: West Africa (Documentary)
September 7, 2014
Incredible BBC Four documentary presentation. Frames West African history as an arc of time and development with timeless elements that exist in culture today as they did centuries earlier. Among the topics woven into this video are matters and practices regarding faith and worship, royalty and society, engineering and architecture, travel and trade, politics and war, and especially the arts are covered. Right from the start, the importance of the arts (including storytelling and recorded history) and craftsmanship as ways of marking time and linking present to past Africa is established.
In Benin, it seems history isn’t written by the victors. It’s written by the artists.
So much good content. Watch and digest thoroughly. This not just African history… this is world history!
People were using pottery here 8,000 years before it appeared in Great Britain… When West Africans began developing the skills that would eventually create some of the most exquisite art in the world, Europe was just emerging from the last Ice Age.
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Tags: ancient culture, ancient history, ancient religion, animist, animist religions, BBC, BBC Four, culture, Kingdoms of Africa West Africa, Religion | 
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Apollo Brown x Ras Kass – “H20” ft Pharoahe Monch x Rakaa Iriscience
September 6, 2014
Hot damn! Apollo Brown on the beats and Ras Kass on the mic. If you can’t get excited about that collab, go study up with some of their posts on here; and come back when you got you Hip-Hop knowledge up. Feature artists Pharaohe Monch and Rakaa Iriscience slip in on this hypnotic dope track “H2O.” Cuts added by inDJnous. And this is just a taste of the upcoming Apollo Brown & Ras Kass project “Blasphemy” (due out October 28, 2014) which is available for pre-order now.
APOLLO BROWN X RAS KASS – H2O FEAT. PHAROAHE MONCH X RAKAA IRISCIENCE | BLASPHEMY
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Boaz – “Mathematics” (Prod. By Amadeus x DJ DNA89)
September 6, 2014
“Mathematics” by Boaz (produced by Amadeus and DJ DNA89) is available for streaming below. And you can go ahead and cop the whole project it’s on – “Real Name, No Gimmicks” (Vol. 2) – too.
BOAZ – MATHEMATICS (PROD. BY AMADEUS X DJ DNA89) | REAL NAME, NO GIMMICKS (VOL. 2)
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Homeboy Sandman – “Problems†(Produced By Knxwledge) [Video]
September 6, 2014
Oh yessir! Homeboy Sandman dropped the album (“Hallways”) and the visuals for “Problems” (produced by Knxwledge) links on us this week. Watch above. Get the album via the link below if you like. Included that audio link we posted earlier, too.
HOMEBOY SANDMAN – PROBLEMS (PROD. BY KNXWLEDGE) | HALLWAYS (ALBUM)
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Science: Long Distance Telepathy? Harvard Has Made It Happen!
September 6, 2014
Oh no they didn’t. Well… apparently they did. Talk about being in somebody’s business. Harvard scientists had people in each others’ heads… thousands of miles apart!
Scientists have sent a mental message from one person to another 4,000 miles away in the world’s first successful telepathy experiment. They connected one person in India to a sensitive headset linked to the internet and another to a similar device in Paris. When the first person thought of a simple greeting like “Helloâ€, the recipient in France was aware of the thought. The subject receiving the message could not see the word itself but could correctly report flashes of light in peripheral vision that corresponded to the exact moment the word “Hello†was thought.
The ground-breaking experiment, after 10 years’ work on the subject, was carried out by a team lead by scientists from America’s Harvard University.
MORE: SCIENTISTS SEND MENTAL MESSAGE 4,000 MILES (MIRROR ONLINE)
Wu-Tang Clan – “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta F#ck Wit” (Sung By The Movies) [Video]
September 6, 2014
This is pure genius! You know you’re large when other folks rap your lyrics. But “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta F#ck Wit” got someone so open they decided to make movie stars rap the jawn by splicing together their clips! Man. That’s larger than large. Huge… like Dreadnoughtus Schrani sized!
The Beatz & Lyrics Show with Jayforce: New Black Friday Edition
September 5, 2014
THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW WITH JAYFORCE!!
[DOWNLOAD THE NEW “JAYFORCE” APP FROM iTUNES]
Thank you for rocking with the latest episode of Atlanta’s premier Hip-Hop radio show airing Friday nights 9pm-12midnight EST from the Peachtree Street studios of Atlanta’s most popular internet radio station — ABLRADIO! In addition to the quality uncut bangers played on the show this week, we also had a few special guest interviews on ‘The Beatz & Lyrics Show with Jayforce!’
The Beatz & Lyrics Show brings you another banger of an episode! We also announce the first artist that will be featured on the 15 year Anniversary Beatz & Lyrics A3C Showcase. And that would be BlcTxt & KingIdivine who are both on this episode. We get a review of AfroPunk 2014 from SamOffthaRecord who was in attendance. Then ArtByOdell tells us about his planned trip to Seattle for Bumbershoot. Of course sounds provided by Jayforce commentary from Twice Born the God who brought Papa Twice by for the show! You know the drill Listen, Download, Share and Enjoy!
DOWNLOAD THE LATEST BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW: NEW BLACK FRIDAY EDITION
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Reggae: Iba Mahr – “Love You Girl” (Video)
September 5, 2014
This video was shot in Amsterdam while reggae artist Iba Mahr was on a European promo tour and his flow on the ‘In Transit Riddim’ is a killa! #Salute to the camera man and story line to show the lighter side of reggae and Rasta love. Track produced by Notis Music Group, enjoy.
Contact Iba online here:
https://www.facebook.com/ibamahrmusic
https://www.ibamahr.com
Science: Drexel’s Ken Lacovara Discovers Your Dino-Nightmare – Dreadnoughtus Schrani (Video)
September 5, 2014
In the near Antarctic region of the world, a mega-megaton creature with no fear or reason to fear anyone in its path. Not just because of its massive size and musculature (think: 13 bull elephants smashed into one creature) …but also because of its weaponized tail! Cyclops to Professor X: I think we have found the Savage Land. Brace yourself, people, we’re going in!
Drexel University professor Ken Lacovara has recently unveiled a new supermassive dinosaur species he discovered and unearthed with his team between 2005 and 2009. Weighing in at nearly 65 tons, Dreadnoughtus schrani is the largest land animal ever found of calculable mass and also by far one of the most complete skeletons ever found for a dinosaur in this mass range!
And…Dreadnoughtus schrani (translation: “fears nothingâ€) is a herbivore? WTF did they put in the veggies back then?? DAMN!
Posted in Education, History, Nature, Science, Videos | Tags: dinosaur, Dreadnoughtus schrani, Drexel University, Ken Lacovara, supermassive dinosaur | 1 Comment »
Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin, Founders Of Def Jam Recordings, Speak On The Early Days, The Clubs, ‘Radio’ And More (Video)
September 5, 2014
Two music pioneers, on Noisey’s Back & Forth series, speaking on the 30th Anniversary of the legendary Def Jam Recordings. Founders Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin talk about the early days of the label, their first twelve-inch release, LL Cool J’s hit “Radio,” and LL Cool J’s involvement with Run-D.M.C. and so much more above.
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, History, Series, Videos | Tags: 30th Anniversary, Back & Forth, Def Jam, Def Jam Recordings, Noisey, Rick Rubin, Russell Simmons | 1 Comment »
Atlanta Event: Everyone Is Ready For ‘One Music Fest 2014’, But Are You Ready For DJ Deliver?
September 5, 2014
ONE MUSIC FEST WEEKEND IN ATLANTA IS ABOUT TO BE MONUMENTAL.
– DJ Deliver
Join DJ Deliver and Jeremy Avalon, with special guest DJ Dice (official DJ for Redman & Method Man) at The Sound Table (Space 2), 423 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta (GA, USA).
See the announcement clip above. Be in the spot!
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New Zealand Basketball Team Performs Haka Dance (Video)
September 4, 2014
Well, the United States basketballers beat New Zealand handily in their bid to win the FIBA World Cup. But New Zealand won the crowd, and the moment, with its pre-game war chant, the Haka. Several of the American athletes looked on with wonder and amazement at the spectacle. Great clip!
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DJ Rasta Root – “One Music Fest 2014 Artist Mix” (Mixtape)
September 4, 2014
DJ Rasta Root with another HOT mix! This one in anticipation of One Music Fest 2014; slated for Saturday, September 13, 2014, at Aaron’s Amphitheater – Lakewood (Atlanta, GA, USA). Get a taste of the performing artists in the lineup for the festival. Check out www.onemusicfest.com for more info on the festival.
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Souls Of Mischief Talk About Their Past, Influences, Music And Future Moves On NPR’s Microphone Check
September 4, 2014
Oakland group Souls of Mischief is the invited guest on this episode of NPR’s Microphone Check. The emcees speak to Adrian Younge, producer of Souls’ recently-released LP – “There Is Only Now” (which Mic Check co-host Ali Shaheed Muhammad, of A Tribe Called Quest, narrates. Great conversation, memories and insights shared by three Souls members (Tajai, Phesto and Opio) with Younge, Ali and Mic Check co-host Frannie Kelley.
Listen below. Take a trip back to last century. The Golden Age of Hip-Hop; from a unique West Coast Oaktown perspective. From the ’80s and early ’90s – still taking it to the next level today their way. Respect. Souls.
“We respected it all but we wanted to be different. We didn’t want to sound like anybody else. Those were the rules of the greatest rappers that we heard.”
Mission accomplished. Stream and download this episode of Microphone Check below.
DOWNLOAD: SOULS OF MISCHIEF ON NPR’S MICROPHONE CHECK | THERE IS ONLY NOW
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Raekwon – ‘Close To You’
September 4, 2014
Raekwon continues his ‘Throwback Thursday’ assault over classic R&B joints from back in the day. This time around the Wu-Tang lyricist decides to take it back to the 80s & get ‘Close To You’ on this Gwen Guthrie joint. It’s an interesting choice for ‘the Chef’ to flip his lyrical finesse over, but I think Rae should have utilized her 1986 ‘get off your ass’ controversial classic “Ain’t Nothing Going On But The Rent”. It’s all good…. just another appetizer before Raekwon’s upcoming ‘F.I.L.A.’ project on the way.
PREVIOUS: RAEKWON – THROWBACK THURSDAY FREESTYLES
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A Song For Net Neutrality: Don’t Flush Our Rights Down the Toilet (Video)
September 4, 2014
How can you not stop by the Net Neutrality website (linked here) for more info after watching this video. The song is performed by Bobby Jo Valentine. The message to the FCC (and corporate interests): Don’t flush our rights down the toilet! The Internet was meant to be FREE.
So…is anybody gonna comment on the fully clothed corporate cronies stripping the people butt booty naked… catching us all with our pants down? Anyone? So much good fodder for discussion.
Posted in Activism, Business, Politics, Progressive, Videos | Tags: Bobby Jo Valentine, Don't Flush Our Rights Down the Toilet, Net Neutrality | No Comments »
Viva Las Vegas: Clubbing By The Numbers (Video)
September 4, 2014
They call Las Vegas (Nevada, USA) Sin City. Not for this reason, but the money that changes hands over there is obscene! Marquee Nightclub give us a breakdown the costs and revenues. CRAZY!
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FKA twigs – “Hide” (Video)
September 4, 2014
For New Year’s Eve 2013, Young Turks threw a special party in Tulum, Mexico. Here, FKA twigs performs Hide amidst Mayan ruins.
Okay, so at one point in the recent GGN interview we posted (here) Snoop asked T-Pain about three artists he could not live without. Snoop has been on some Sade *ish, wanting to collab with the sizzling songstress for a while now… but Pain hit Snoop in the head with his first choice out the gate: FKA twigs. And they both went on tirade touting her; Pain even saying he’s worked with her (that she brought him back into music). Wow. Is it her music? Is it her look? Her presence?
Answer: YES!
Check this latest “Hide” performance video from producer/singer/songwriter FKA twigs out. Will leave your mouth hanging wide open. Well, it left me floored. ‘xscuse me for not knowing, FKA twigs.
And perhaps to get you further ‘open’… check out her concept video for “Hide” from a couple years back after the jump. WOW!
– @ojones1
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M.O.P. – “187” (Video)
September 3, 2014
“This whole place emotional, wake up & find out some dude Frank Ocean’d you!” – Lil Fame
That line from Lil Fame aka ‘Fizzy Womack’ is hilarious! Hahaaaaaa! One of my favorite hardcore hip hop duos of all-time hailing from Brownsville Brooklyn release some lyrical murder over a classic ‘Tears For Fears’ sample. We’ve been banging this new ‘187’ single produced by Lil Fame on the Beatz & Lyrics radio show, but now we have the new visuals to accompany the new banger featuring a brief cameo from Treach of Naughty By Nature, Smif-N-Wessun, & a number of other brothas reppin’ those Brooklyn blocks.
Be on the lookout for Billy Danziene & Lil Fame’s upcoming project “Street Certified” executive produced by DJ Premier that’s dropping October 31st.  Just in time for Halloween…..Now ‘Ante Up’ suckaz!!!
FIYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! SALUTE!
DOWNLOAD: M.O.P. – “187” (PROD. BY FIZZY WOMACK)
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Joell Ortiz – “Brothers Keeper” feat. Royce da 5’9″ x Joe Budden x Crooked I (Prod. The Heatmakerz)
September 3, 2014
They say blood is thicker than water. Well, love is thicker than blood.
Joell O brought the whole Slaughterhouse squad in to lace this track. And they brought bars to bear on this one. Heralding the nearing release date of the upcoming Ortiz LP entitled “House Slippers” (due out September 16, 2014, available for pre-order now), this is “Brothers Keeper” by Joell Ortiz. Featuring Royce da 5’9″, Joe Budden and Crooked I. Produced by The Heatmakerz.
JOELL ORTIZ – BROTHERS KEEPER FEAT. ROYCE DA 5’9″ X JOE BUDDEN X CROOKED I | HOUSE SLIPPERS (LP)
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