Skillz x Bink! Speak On Their “Untitled†Music Project (Video)
August 1, 2013
‘He captures a sound that other producers can’t match.’
Skillz speaking on the skills of producer/collaborator Bink! above. Very kind… and well deserved… praise. The Virginians talk about the timeliness and build up for their ‘Untitled’ project. We might miss the annual ‘wrap up’ from Skillz, but this might make our year in a whole new way. Check out the video.
Goodie Mob – “I’m Set” (Video)
August 1, 2013
New video for “I’m Set” from the almighty GooDie MOB. Single will appear on the album “Age Against The Machine”. You can pre-order the album on iTunes:
PRE-ORDER: AGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
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Tags: Big Gipp, CeeLo Green, Goodie Mob, I'm Set, Khujo, T-Mo | 
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King I Divine – “Well Well” (Video)
August 1, 2013
Stirring visuals for King I Divine’s “Well Well” (directed by Hugo Lasarte). Instrumental track from the album, “The Era of a Golden Aquarius” (out now).
“Welcome to ‘Well Well.’ The upbeat signature track from the instrumental, flavorful Hip Hop album ‘The Era of A Golden Aquarius’ (2013) inspired an international collaboration for the official video- released today. Directed by Spanish filmmaker Hugo Lasarte, ‘Well Well’ inspired dope cutting-edge visuals from Spain and will be the pioneering link between Europe and the USA for King I Divine’s ‘Golden Era’ tour this October. ‘Well Well’ is available on www.kingidivine.com and is a head banger for any lover of bass, boom bap and beats.
Thank you for supporting good music.”
– King I Divine
MSNBC: Cord Jefferson Discusses The White Culture Of Violence (Video)
August 1, 2013
Above: Gawker’s West Coast Editor Cord Jefferson with scathing commentary on this clip of an episode of All In With Chris Hayes. Cord spoke with host Hayes about his controversial essay, the roots of White violence, and his deep ties to the White community.
‘The story of White criminal culture is not a story the mainstream media will tell you. Though once you scratch the surface, the stories are everywhere you look.’
You gotta watch!
14KT – “Crown†feat. Black Milk x MED
August 1, 2013
14KT-produced track “Crown” features Black Milk and MED and heralds the coming of something fresh from the rugged midwest. FREE download below.
DOWNLOAD: 14KT – CROWN FEAT. BLACK MILK X MED
Action Bronson Performs For A UK Retirement Home (Video)
August 1, 2013
“And now I’m gonna hand out Chocolates…” Hahahaaaa!!!!
Noisey UK, a VICE channel, arranged a surprise visit and PERFORMANCE for St. Hilda’s senior living facility…from Action Bronson! So, of course, he dropped that hot “Strictly 4 My Jeeps” on them.
Stop laughing. If you can… but several in the audience liked the beard. And (if you ask Bronson) he rocked that show! Forget Coachella… St. Hilda’s is the venue!
Posted in Comedy, Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | Tags: Action Bronson, Noisey, Noisey UK, Old Folks Home, St. Hilda's, Strictly 4 My Jeeps, VICE | 1 Comment »
Redman – “My 2nd Lighter” (Video)
August 1, 2013
‘When I do shows, tell promoters I need lighters on the rider.’
If you are a Hip-Hop head who might take it personally if someone messed over the classic beat to Nas’ “My 2nd Childhood” with a whack freestyle… Easy! This ain’t that. Redman delivers with his “My 2nd Lighter” reprise! New flows, classic style, over a classic beat make joint worthy. The video properly takes The Funky Doc’s love of the lye and lighters to spark it over the top. Respect to director DJ Scoob Doo, too.
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Fabolous – “Guess Who’s Bizzack” feat. Broadway (Video)
August 1, 2013
Fabolous on a mixtape track called “Guess Who’s Bizzack” is him flowing to a freak of the instrumental you’d expect. But Loso took it to Germany and back to Jers for some footage, invited Broadway to perform his multi-layered vocal contribution, tossed in some eye candy… and viola! A worthy visual presentation for this single from “The Soul Tape 2” project.
DOWNLOAD: FABOLOUS – THE SOUL TAPE 2
Rapper Big Pooh – “Don’t Change†(Prod. By The Mighty DR)
July 31, 2013
Okay. Listening to the track will let you know where Rapper Big Pooh stands on the Little Brother comeback. The past is past. Later for that though… This is good music; with more on the way. This “Don’t Change” (produced by The Mighty DR) from Rapper Big Pooh is the second leak off the forthcoming “Fat Boy Fresh Vol. 3: Happy Birthday Thomas.” We put up the video for the first leak – “Gold Chain” – a while back (which was good, too).
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Fat Boy Fresh Vol. 3, Happy Birthday Thomas, Keepemwet, Rapper Big Pooh, THE MIGHTY DR, Will Keepemwet Moore, Will Moore | No Comments »
Pete Rock x Camp Lo – “80 Blocks From Tiffany’s Pt. II” (Mixtape)
July 31, 2013
Pay attention. It’s here! The fully Pete Rock-produced Camp Lo mixtape is out; just as we posted it would be earlier. “Meagan Good” (featuring Mac Miller) is on it, plus a plethora of cuts with lyrical contributions from the likes of Talib Kweli, M.O.P., and Ab-Soul. Stream/download FREE below.
DOWNLOAD: PETE ROCK X CAMP LO – 80 BLOCKS FROM TIFFANY’S PT. II (MIXTAPE)
Posted in Hip-Hop, Mixtapes, Music | Tags: 80 BLOCKS FROM TIFFANY'S PT. II, Camp Lo, Geechi Suede, Mac Miller, Megan Good, MIXTAPE, Pete Rock, Sonny Cheeba | 2 Comments »
R&B/Soul: Sola Rosa – “Promise” ft. Olivier Daysoul (Tall Black Guy Remix)
July 30, 2013
Tall Black Guy remixes “Promise” from Sola Rosa’s forthcoming album, “Low and Behold, High and Beyond.” Another silky smooth remix recommendation magically delivered to my inbox courtesy BamaLoveSoul. Love the A-State staple for good music for putting us on to good work like this.
– @ojones1
SOLA ROSA – PROMISE FEAT. OLIVIER DAYSOUL (TALL BLACK GUY REMIX)
Posted in Music, R&B, Soul | Tags: Olivier Daysoul, Promise, Sola Rosa, TALL BLACK GUY, Tall Black Guy Remix | No Comments »
Nappy DJ Needles – “Skew It On The Scenario”
July 30, 2013
Respect to BamaLoveSoul! Wondering how an A Tribe Called Quest x OutKast mashup from Nappy DJ Needles might sound? If you weren’t before, you are now. Check out this “A Tribe Called Kast” sneak peek: “Skew It On The Scenario” (Nappy DJ Needles Blend). Here we go yo!
’12 remixes, blends, mash-ups or whatever you want to call them featuring the lyrics of OutKast over beats by A Tribe Called Quest. The music from 2 of Hip Hop’s most revered groups blended into one rather dope package. Available August 2. Press Play and Begin Salivating.’
– @ojones1
SkyBlew – “Sun To Moon, WOW” (Prod. By U’Nique Music) [Video]
July 30, 2013
SkyBlew with VHS-styled visuals for his single “Sun To Moon, WOW” (produced by U’Nique Music). VHS? Yes! How can you get more 90s than that?
NEW MUSIC VIDEO! SkyBlew – Sun To Moon, WOW [Prod. by @theuniquemusic] (OFFICIAL VIDEO): http://t.co/FcMMHDyWwU via @youtube Blessings! RT!
— SkyBlew (@HeySkyBlew) July 28, 2013
– @ojones1
Terrace Martin – “No Wrong, No Right†feat. Robert Glasper x James Fauntleroy
July 30, 2013
Here’s a single from Terrace Martin’s forthcoming LP “3ChordFold” (due out August 13, 2013). “No Wrong, No Right” (featuring Robert Glasper and James Faunleroy) expresses how ‘sometimes in relationships, no one wants admit when they are wrong….and men have a hard time admitting when they are right, for fear of the backlash.’ In advance of the LP’s release, this single is on iTunes today.
TERRACE MARTIN – NO WRONG, NO RIGHT FEAT. ROBERT GLASPER X JAMES FAUNTLEROY
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Durag Dynasty – “Fish Meat” feat. Prodigy (Prod. By Alchemist) [Video]
July 30, 2013
Fresh visuals off the “360 Waves” album. This is for the “Fish Meat” single from Durag Dynasty, featuring Prodigy (of Mobb Deep). We posted video and the link to get “360 Waves” on here a while back.
Evan Holt – “Can’t See Me” (Produced By Thelonious Martin)
July 30, 2013
‘That’s 10 years strong on y’all li’l n!ggas!’
Evan Holt going strong over this Thelonious Martin synth track – “Can’t See me.” In the game for a minute, steadily making bigger noise now, look out for “The Temptations” LP coming from him soon.
DOWNLOAD: EVAN HOLE – CAN’T SEE ME (PROD. BY THELONIOUS MARTIN)
Daz Dillinger (AKA Daz Dilly) – “Love 2 Hate†(Prod. Drumma Boy) [Video]
July 30, 2013
Got to call this “gangsta bap” rap. Daz Dilly (aka Daz Dillinger) ‘banging on these n!ggas still to this day’ like this… with the video for “Love 2 Hate” (produced by Drumma Boy). Posted the audio for this just a short while ago here. Daz has that album “Weed Money†coming by the way.
DAZ DILLINGER (AKA DAZ DILLY) – LOVE 2 HATE (PROD. BY DRUMMA BOY)
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Professor Noel Sharkey Speaks On the Advances and Ethics of Unmanned Drone Technology (Video)
July 29, 2013
Noel Sharkey, PhD is a noteworthy in the fields of psychology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, computer science, engineering and robotics. Best known to the public as a robot expert, his current research passion is on the ethics of robot applications including care, policing, military, crime, sex, transport and medicine.
In his TED talk (above), Sharkey speaks on his lifelong love of robotics. And he brings up the ethics and realities modern society faces in deploying automated/remotely-controlled combat robots (e.g. drones) that allow us to kill from a distance; enabling so-called bloodless wars. But are “bloodless wars” really bloodless? Not for everybody; especially not for the folks who are ultimately killed by unmanned drones! What about when the “drone arms race” gets underway… and we have robot armies fighting each other? Anyone else see a HUGE risk for “collateral damage” and loss of innocent life (more so than already)?
What happens when we start using drones for civilian applications? Sharkey has predicted that – like drones programmed to make life/death decisions on the battlefield autonomously – in peacetime, drones could be carrying out tasks that include asking for ID… even tasering and arresting suspects, as well as crowd control, with no human say-so required. But do we really want that?
Stalley – “A-Wax”
July 29, 2013
For you, for the FREE.99… Stalley drops griminess in the form of a track called “A-Wax” (produced by the Block Beataz). The “Honest Cowboy” project from him is scheduled to beat our speakers in a couple of weeks, August 8 (like 8.08).
Sure. The track starts hard with the MC Eiht / A-Wax murder-pep-talk audio clip from the ‘Menace II Society’ gangsta movie. Classic… but, as you listen below, check out how Stalley’s lyrics go just as hard on their own!
‘You don’t like it do sump’n. Scrap or shoot sump’n. N!ggas all bark, no bite, ain’t gone do NOTHIN!’
DOWNLOAD: STALLEY – A-WAX (PROD. BY BLOCK BEATAZ)
Technology: Thanks To Moto-Knee, Extreme Athletes Who Lose a Limb Need Not ‘Lose a Step’ (Video)
July 29, 2013
Mike Schultz, founder of Minnesota-based prosthetics company Biodapt, is a professional racer who had a need for speed… on a snow-ski. Then he lost a limb up to the knee in an accident. Then he replaced that knee with his innovation, the Moto-Knee, and kept it moving… better… stronger… faster.
(Yes! A ‘Six Million Dollar Man’ 70s TV reference! Recognize the G[eek] in me!)
Check out the demo video above to see just what a prosthesis can do (e.g. can allow an extreme athlete to do). Good tech. No down side to report on this one. Enjoy!
Posted in Human Interest, Sports, Technology, Videos | Tags: Extreme Athlete, Mike Schultz, Moto-Knee, Prosthetic Limb | No Comments »
