Trackstar The DJ x FakeShoreDrive – “Prime Time: A Rap Fan’s Guide To No I.D.” (Mixtape)
August 17, 2014
Not sure enough folks are aware of all the work No I.D. is doing out here. Besides that done for and with pals Kanye West and Common. This Chi-town Hip-Hop music pioneer has been putting it down for quite a lot for quite some time now. ‘Bout time dude got his due respect. Shout to FakeShoreDrive for giving it to him and shining a bright light for us. Check out this exhibit, “Prime Time: A Rap Fan’s Guide To No I.D.” so you can be up on game. Tracked out by Trackstar The DJ here. Stream below.
TRACKSTAR THE DJ X FAKESHOREDRIVE – PRIME TIME: A RAP FAN’S GUIDE TO NO I.D.
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Cover Story: Park Security Officer Pepper Sprays, Handcuffs, And Removes A Man From A Protest… Who Was Not Protesting And Never Threw A Punch (Video)
August 16, 2014
Okay, even if you have NO idea what happened before the cam started capturing this action… you can tell the officers got this wrong. Like pepper-spraying-an-innocent-bystander wrong! Then rough-handle him wrong… then whisk him away, retreating into a “private” building wrong.
Demonstrators protest the violence in Gaza during a pro Palestine rally in Seattle. As protestors lined the sidewalks in Westlake Park, a pro Israel supporter walks by, harassing the demonstrators, yelling in peoples faces, screaming obscenities, and racial slurs. After crossing the street and harassing another group of demonstrators, the man tore off his shirt and began walking towards the group with fists clenched. As someone who wasn’t a part of the demonstration walked by, the pro Israel supporter turned and said something as he passed. The man then turned around as if he was going to swing, but thought better of it. The pro Israel supporter squared off with him, but a Westlake security guard who was watching the interaction pulled out his pepper spray, and sprayed the innocent passerby, grabbed him by the arm and tried to wrestle him to the ground. He was eventually led off into Westlake Center as SPD arrived on the scene.
A subset of the photos taken documenting the moments before the video are included after the jump (source). THEN go back and watch the video again. Let it sink in. Then Google this phrase:Â quis custodiet ipsos custodes? And watch it again.
I thought I’d make a crack about out of control security officers being frustrated for not being ‘real’ cops; not having real guns. Then I thought:
- I don’t hate on anyone doing her/his job (and some security officers actually do their jobs)
- I am SO glad that ALL the officer had was pepper spray (another gun on another authority figure could’ve meant another Black man dead in this case).
Shout to @Carmen_Breezy for dropping this lead in the inbox!
– @ojones1
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Meat Substitutes: Can Meat Eaters Be Fooled By Them? (Video)
August 16, 2014
These are real carnivores who are convinced that no no-meat entree will fool them… Real meat eaters can tell when whack azz substitutes are being slid past them. Can’t they? We’ll see…
Posted in Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Videos | Tags: Can They Tell The Difference, carnivore, herbivore, meat eater, Meat Eaters Try Fake Meat, Meatless, omnivore | No Comments »
Statik Selektah Has ‘Friends’ In The Industry… The Porn Industry (Video)
August 16, 2014
Daaaaaamn Stat Diddy got pros! And they all came to his area code to spit (yeah, I said it) about that new nastiness Statik Selektah is dropping entitled “What Goes Around” (due out August 19, 2014). See what these well endowed known adult actresses – Sara Jay, Kendall Karson, Alexa Aimes, Mary Jean and Layton Benton – think about the forthcoming album. You can pre-order it via the link below (you know, before you do ‘other things’ on the web). Haaa!
(I see Stat likes ’em THICK, too. My dude!)
– @ojones1
STATIK SELEKTAH – WHAT GOES AROUND
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J. Cole – “Be Free”
August 16, 2014
Rest in Peace to Michael Brown and to every young black man murdered in America, whether by the hands of white or black. I pray that one day the world will be filled with peace and rid of injustice. Only then will we all Be Free
– Cole
Do The Right Thing (Documentary)
August 16, 2014
Man, it has been 25 years since the release of the Spike Lee Joint, “Do The Right Thing.” This documentary captures just how you are feeling right now (esp. if you remember it hitting theaters back in the day) and impressions from actual Bed Stuy residents that live there and so much more!
You might shed a tear as we walk the real block with Spike (Mookie), Danny Aiello (Sal) and the production designer (Wynn Thomas) who created the hot block where it all went down oh so many years ago. You WILL raise a power fist by the time the Anniversary Block Party jumps off (with … you already know … PUBLIC ENEMY doing “Fight The Power”)… along with an array of very special guests. You MUST spend the full 23 minutes watching this. Your day is not complete until you do.
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Dynasty – “After Laughter” (Video)
August 16, 2014
(Don’t know why the YouTube embedding looks like that, but click play and the video will show.)
Whew! Dynasty rocked that Wu-Tang refixx righteously! And Ya Girl Dy got that walk… MEAN! Hate to see her go, but LOVE to watch her leave. That’s um… me, myself, I, personally… I’m taken with her looks, I’ll admit… AND her skills on the track. Latest heat from her latest plate on the street, “A Star In Life’s Clothing.” This is the visual for “After Laughter.”
Man, listen / Ain’t gonna be the one you dissing / But I’m gonna be the one you missing
Believe that / I’ll have you wishing you listened
– Dynasty
– @ojones1
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De La Soul – “Itzsoweezee” (Hot) [Imperial Remix]
August 15, 2014
You may or may not remember (okay, you’re here on this site, so you probably remember) how cool that jawn “Itzsoweezee†(Hot) – De La Soul‘s “Stakes Is High” LP – was. Well, UK producer Imperial just made it bubble with his remix of it. True school beatsmithing over a quirky classic makes this new music an experience. You can experience it with a FREE download below (that is, you can choose what you pay for the track; zero to however many dollars represents how much you want to toss in the hat for a talented producer across the pond).
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The Theory of Everything (Trailer)
August 14, 2014
Dr. Stephen Hawking. Theoretical physicist. Cosmologist. Director of Research at the Center for Theoretical Cosmology (of course). Now the all around enigmatic consult to humanity for most phenomena in the universe. But before he became more to the world, he was (and is) first a man, unto himself and beholden to a small circle of folks. This look at the history of Hawking (played by Eddie Redmayne) – then and now – is the world’s first.
And it looks to be a good look.
This trailer for “Theory of Everything” (above) reveals Hawking highlights in the movie – covering the meeting, wooing and wedding of his wife… his being diagnosed as having amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (popularly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease)… and his 40 years of life since. First screening will be the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2014; with a release date set for November 7, 2014, for the States.
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Beastie Boys – “So What’cha Want” (Muppets Version) [Version]
August 14, 2014
Oh… yeah. Yeah and hell yeah! Think a new Muppet video mash over the classic Hip-Hop trio’s classic jawns was gone drop… and I’d sit idly while it trended worldwide. Ha! “So What’cha Want”… already got it. Beastie Boys voicing the Muppets – Swedish Chef, Animal, and Beeker – snippet vid. R.I.P. MCA! Love this!
– @ojones1
Nicholas Cage Stars In Apocalyptic ‘Left Behind’ Film (Trailer)
August 13, 2014
Rayford Steele (played by Nicolas Cage) is piloting a commercial airliner just hours after the Rapture. Yeah that Rapture. Millions of people around the globe simply… vanish! Are you ready for it? The movie… talking about the movie people! Miles and miles above the Atlantic Ocean, Rayford barely in control of a damaged plane, full of terrified passengers…. On the ground, his daughter Chloe is one of those left behind to deal with a mad world in the grips of th Apocalypse; searching for her lost mother and brother.
The God my father talked about would never do something like this!
Yup… a little action. A little drama. Looks dope! Stirring.
Star of Marvel’s ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Recites Eminem’s Verse To ‘Forget About Dre’ (Video)
August 13, 2014
Ahaaaaaa! Bet you thought he was gone stop after a couple of lines. Chris Pratt, “Guardians Of The Galaxy” co-star, busted out damn near the whole Eminem verse he started on a dare on The Whoolywood Shuffle with DJ Whoo Kid. Nice!
Posted in Celebrity, Radio, Videos | Tags: Chris Pratt, Eminem, Forgot About Dre, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel | No Comments »
Blicka Don – “Take The Cake” (Video)
August 13, 2014
Blicka Don dropped that bomb mixtape “Still Working” last week. Check out visuals for “Take The Cake” off that project above. Pretty dope. And you can get that *ish FREE (via the link below)!
– @ojones1
DOWNLOAD: BLICKA DON – TAKE THE CAKE (MIXTAPE)
Chandler Parsons Talks About Sex, ‘His Performance’ And More On ‘Chelsea Lately’ (Video)
August 13, 2014
Too bad Chelsea Handler’s run on E! is almost done. This is a cool clip with her putting the NBA’s Chandler Parsons in the hot seat. She does that. A little ‘sex talk’ on Chelsea Lately.
Chelsea: “Are you allowed… to like have sex… They say you can’t have a lot of sex when you’re performing at that level, right?”
Chandler: “There’s…there’s definitely some sort of penetration during season.”
Hmm. Why is Chels so curious though? A li’l Handler on Chandler after Lately maybe? Heh… Seriously though, I’ve always dug the way Chandler Parson’s game when he was playing the Houston Rockets. I’m looking forward to him doing great things with the Dallas Mavericks.
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DJ Babu’s Health Advice: Dude, Don’t Do Drugs. Don’t Punch Premo. Live With Less Pain (Video)
August 13, 2014
Well, DJ Premier was wearing a mask at the time. Hahaaaa! Kid still caught a suPREMO beatdown though. You get that at most venues for eff’n with the DJ while he’s working; but when he’s rolling with the GangStarr Foundation…you get EFF’D UP (drugs or no)! Let DJ Babu (of Dilated Peoples) tell it though.
“It was…quite an experience.”
– DJ Babu
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Dom Kennedy – “After School” (Prod. By The Futuristiks x Dammo) [Video]
August 13, 2014
If I make it to Heaven, I hope it comes with a view…
– Dom Kennedy
On some reflective, slow-it-down… nah, slower than that sound. Dom Kennedy is your remedy if you need a true school West Coast fix today. Check out the visuals for “After School” (produced by The Futuristiks and Dammo) off Dom’s latest – “Get Home Safely” (LP). Hit the link below to get that whenever you’re ready.
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Vinyl Destination | Ep. 16 ‘Proper Lube’ On Season 2 With The Magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff (Video)
August 13, 2014
Okay, okay. Been a minute since we came with the Vinyl Destination posts. Apologies all around to all appropriate parties. AND sooo… if you are a stickler for watching in order, we do a solid. Start by watching AFTER THE JUMP (start it from the bottom then come here).
So we come to day 3 of European jaunt for this Vinyl Destination episode. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the best in the biz, riding out in the world’s smallest minivan, to Annecy, France. Not always ‘deluxe accommodations’ but chilling. Cookies and chips. Then…to get it IN… Pop Plage!! Then off Belfast, Ireland. Then to London…whew, they’re working people! And before you ask, yes the title is indeed ‘Proper Lube’ and NO… not saying anymore about that here. Watch the vid.
“Community hand towels? I’m cool.”
– Skillz
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Comedy: Minnesota Timberwolves Fans React To Kevin Love Leaving (Video)
August 12, 2014
Hahaaaa! Maybe call this clip ‘Minnesota Burning’ … without all the animosity or flames of the civil rights framed film (or of the first half of the Cleveland-Lebron saga). In fact, some might say…
Leaving is the most ‘Minnesota’ thing Kevin Love can do.
– Timberwolves Fan
Well… Good luck in Cleveland, Kevin. Say hi to King James. Come back anytime.
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Halo – “Stop It” feat. Problem x Bad Lucc (Prod. By Khrysis)
August 12, 2014
The Jamla Army marches on. The newest salvo is from Halo – entitled “Stop It” (produced by Khrysis) – off the forthcoming “Mansa Musa” project (due out August 26, 2014, on iTunes). Features from Problem and Badd Lucc on this one. Extra sick!
