R&B/Soul: BamaLoveSoul Presents “Ladies First: Vol. 3†(Mixtape)
June 25, 2013
Sweet! Got a treat in the inbox… “Ladies First: Vol. 3” – brought to you by the nice folks at BamaLoveSoul.
Y’all are gonna love this mix. Download a copy and take it with you… for FREE!
– @ojones1
DOWNLOAD: BAMALOVESOUL PRESENTS LADIES FIRST: VOL. 3 (MIXTAPE)
Mayer Hawthorne – “Her Favorite Song” (Large Professor Remix)
June 25, 2013
Nice vibe to this Mayer Hawthorne remix featuring a vocal assist from Large Professor. The original version of “Her Favorite Song” is the first single from the Hawthorne album “Where Does This Door Go” (due out July 16, 2013). See the teaser video for the album after the jump. You can pre-order the album on iTunes now.
MAYER HAWTHORNE – HER FAVORITE SONG (LARGE PROFESSOR REMIX) | WHERE DOES THIS DOOR GO
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Technology: MC10 Making Microchips To Wear On or Under the Skin (Video)
June 25, 2013
WOW… read about these ‘second skin’ wearable computer chips in Businessweek and immediately looked for video! MC10 wants to make you more superhuman with its BioStamp product. The way David Icke (company CEO) sees it, these chips could be put into clothes, worn on the skin, or be implanted just below the skin… with applications that could advance medicine or enhance physical training/monitoring for athletes or average citizens.
Incredible tech. No doubt. BUT…
Note that he didn’t offer a caution or suggest any possible ‘Big Brother’ angle. Now, knowing me (through my posts), you expect that I would launch into a tirade on the potential ills of this tech… in the hands of a radical organization, soulless corporation, or future administration (government) at this point. On another day, maybe I would. I certainly could… but I’ll leave that to you this time. Just ask yourself: Who would have the money, motive, and means to make the ‘most’ of this tech? Hmmm…
– @ojones1
Technology: iRobot Has Made Sci-Fi Video Conferencing a Reality (Video)
June 24, 2013
Futuristic videoconference from the movie ‘Demolition Man’ (so last century).
How about that. The CEO is across the country, but she’ll meet you at your desk in 30 seconds (thanks to AVA 500)! Now, straighten up your desk!
WATCH: IROBOT CEO COLIN ANGLE DISCUSSES INTRODUCTION OF AVA 500 (VIDEO)
READ: MEET THE AVA 500: THE ROOMBA’S CORPORATE COUSIN (BUSINESSWEEK)
– @ojones1
Posted in Product, Technology, Videos | Tags: Ava 500, iRobot, Meet the Ava 500, Roomba, the Roomba's Corporate Cousin | No Comments »
Travel: Hotels Overbooked? Don’t Camp Out… ‘Glamp’ Out In Style (Video)
June 24, 2013
World travelers hoping to get into some of the biggest events are elated when they do. But then… they often run into a classic logistics problem: There are no hotel rooms available. Where am I going to stay? Enter companies like Snoozebox and Pop-Up Hotels. They allow folks to stay near the events, without sleeping in cars or on the ground. This is high-class ‘roughing it’… Now, jet-setters (or folks with some jet-set cash) can glamorously camp (or ‘glamp’) out in style – with amenities like air conditioning and showers! Check out how they do it in the video clip after the jump.
– @ojones1
J. Cole – “Let Nas Down” feat. Nas (Remix)
June 24, 2013
So, J. Cole has explained the pain he went through – bowing to industry pressure – on his track “Let Nas Down”… thinking that he… let Nas down. Truth is, he hadn’t. Ask Nas himself
You made me proud man… RT @JColeNC: @Nas thank you
— Nasir Jones (@Nas) June 22, 2013
Well, that’s just Twitter. If Nas really felt that way, he’d do a song with Cole, right? Done! This is the remix.
DOWNLOAD: J. COLE – LET NAS DOWN FEAT. NAS (REMIX)
First Annual Snoop Youth Football League Family Fun Day (Video)
June 24, 2013
Snoop loves the kids. Long ago, he started a youth football league. Been coaching ever since, too. Recently, Snoop hosted the First Annual Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL) Family Fun Day at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles. Now, check out how his camp’s coaching line-up: Appearing was the NFL Coach Pete Carroll (Seattle Seahawks), NFL players DeMarcus Ware (Dallas Cowboys), DeSean Jackson (Philadelphia Eagles), LaMarr Woodley (Pittsburgh Steelers), Ronnie Hillman (Denver Broncos), Willie McGinest (formerly of the Cleveland Browns) and Keith Bullock (formerly of the Tennessee Titans). Over 300 kids in attendance. Respect to all involved. Respect, Snoop.
Drake, Spike Lee, Bill Russell & More Leave Voice Mails Congratulating LeBron James (Video)
June 24, 2013
Wow! Listen to what the legend Bill Russell had to say in this Nike ad. Welcome to the circle, King James! Some of everybody left voice mail. Guessing Nike is footing the phone bill, so you can too. Try it!
‘LeBron won back-to-back. Wait for the beep. Leave your message. (305) 767-2226.’
– Nike
Posted in Hip-Hop, Product, Sports, Videos | Tags: Bill Russell, Congratulating, Drake, Lebron James, Spike Lee, Voice Mails | No Comments »
Sadat X – “I Know This Game†(Video)
June 24, 2013
Sadat X’s banger “I Know This Game” has been one of my favorite singles from him in recent memory. Been banging this song out on the radio show regularly & right when it seems it was starting to die off new video gives the single a new life for those who slept the first time. We sure as hell didn’t. Peep it.
DOWNLOAD: SADAT X – I KNOW THIS GAME
Vice: Mexico’s Female Crime Journalists (Video)
June 24, 2013
In Ciudad Juarez, All of the journalists who cover politics and crime for the Diario de Juarez are women, and they have covered some of the most grotesque, brutal crimes in the world. Fearless. These ladies take it to what, in effect, is the war zone. To get the story and shed light on the horrible crime issue. Vice follows them, in and out of the killing fields and beyond to try to understand why politicians are not doing what it takes to stop any of this.
Posted in Human Interest, News, Politics, Videos | Tags: Ciudad Juarez, Crime, Diario de Juarez, Journalism, Journalists, Mexico, Mexico's Female Crime Journalists, PAN, VICE | No Comments »
Live Event: Nik Wallenda to ‘Skywalk’ Across the Grand Canyon Tonight (Trailer)
June 23, 2013
Tonight at 8pm eastern time, Nik Wallenda is going to walk across the @#$!ing Grand Canyon… LIVE… no harness, no tether, no safety net!
‘What kind of person attempts to walk across the Grand Canyon without a harness?’
– Discovery Channel
It’s too easy to answer: “A crazy person.” Instead, watch the trailer above and the bonus clip after the jump. Then, watch the skywire event tonight.
– @ojones1
Posted in EVENTS, Performance, Sports, Television, Videos | Tags: Discovery Channel, Meet Daredevil Nik Wallenda, Nik Wallenda, Skywire Live | 1 Comment »
Phene – “Godspeed” (Prod. By Ducko McFli)
June 21, 2013
(Oh yeah. The ‘woo’ is to be said as The Nature Boy Ric Flair would yell it, by the way. Because y’all are winning gold with these. Enjoy the FREEBIES. Thank the guys who dropped them. That is all.)
DOWNLOAD: PHENE – GODSPEED (PROD. BY DUCKO MCFLI) | QUIT IT (PROD. BY TEMPT)
Big K.R.I.T. – “King Part 3”
June 21, 2013
Mississipi emcee Big K.R.I.T. does us all a solid by blessing the No I.D.-produced track off the Nas LP “Life Is Good.” Going deep on this one. Great listening. FREE download. Wonder what the motivation for dropping this was?
‘Just Because…’ – K.R.I.T.
Oh.
DOWNLOAD: BIG K.R.I.T. – KING PART 3
The Roots Picnic 2013 (Video)
June 21, 2013
‘This is probably our most successful picnic.’ – ?uestlove, The Roots
And the above video mush-up packs The Roots Picnic 2013 experience into a capsule with less than 3 minutes total run time. Take a deep breath and click play. Focus! Among the appearances: DJ Premier, Hit-Boy, Solange, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Meek Mill… Joey Bada$$ (sure)… Trinidad James (what?!)…
And without spoiling it… let’s just say Naughty By Nature found a way to ‘make it work.’ (Remember the last post on them?)
Posted in EVENTS, Hip-Hop, Performance, R&B, Soul, Videos | Tags: Picnic, The Roots, The Roots Picnic 2013 | No Comments »
AZ – “Oil Money Gang” (Freestyle)
June 20, 2013
Tuesday, June 19, 2013… album release day. Yeezy dropped “Yeezus.” Statik Selektah dropped “Extended Play.” AZ … did NOT drop “Doe or Die II” … not yet. But
A great day for album releases! hip hop is alive!! Though my album is not done I will release a freestyle tmrw just for the luv of the game
— AZ (@quietAZmoney) June 18, 2013
He did bless us with a freestyle over the “Oil Money Gang” beat (produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League). Enjoy it. Download it. FREE!
DOWNLOAD: AZ – OIL MONEY GANG (FREESTYLE)
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: AZ, Freestyle, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Oil Money Gang | No Comments »
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (Trailer)
June 20, 2013
‘A lot of people think pimps are dummies. That’s not true. They’re just perverted.’
– Iceberg Slim
Executive Producer Ice-T presents “Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp,” an examination of ‘the tumultuous life of legendary Chicago pimp Iceberg Slim (1918-1992) and how he reinvented himself from pimp to author of 7 groundbreaking books. These books were the birth of Street Lit and explored the world of the ghetto in gritty and poetic detail and have made him a cultural icon.’
Technology: Criminals Caught In the DNA Fog (Video)
June 20, 2013
Impeccable timing! I read about ‘DNA Fog’ a while ago in Businessweek, and now there’s a YouTube video on it.
Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and the U.K. will have a new crime-fighting weapon at their disposal. Ever watched Law & Order, CSI, or some other crime drama series? Then you know a bit about how DNA might be gathered and used to catch criminals. Looks pretty complicated, right? And ‘smart’ criminals always seem to know not to leave DNA behind. Well, Applied DNA Sciences touts that its DNA Fog will thwart criminals’ efforts to get away or get away with it in court. The company’s tech rapidly fills a room/area with a fog that may confuse a robber or batterer… but the big innovation has to do with forensics. Criminals will have a much harder time raising reasonable doubt because the fog also genetically marks them, covering them with DNA evidence. The DNA Fog’s genetic material sticks tenaciously to clothes and skin and won’t wash out or off for weeks. The Fog will be uniquely customized for a location using it, so that a simple test will reveal that an offender was at a particular crime scene when the Fog was sprayed. Genius!
– @ojones1
Posted in Technology, Videos | Tags: Applied DNA Sciences, DNA Fog, EVIDENCE, Genetic, Markers | No Comments »
Slum Village – “Put It On The Line Pt.1” (Video)
June 20, 2013
In the premiere episode of “Put It On The Line” – Slum Village’s vlog (e.g. video blog) – the crew speaks on the formation and up-n-comings of the SV, then to now. Decent Q&A vid for fans who want a little perspective and background straight from the artists themselves.
Prodigy – Dough Pildin’ (Prod. By Alchemist) [Video]
June 20, 2013
We posted the audio for the single “Dough Pildin’†– as a leak from Prodigy and Alchemist’s “Albert Einstein†– earlier here. Now, there’s a video for it.
PRODIGY – DOUGH PILDIN’ (PROD. BY ALCHEMIST) | ALBERT EINSTEIN
Tony Touch – “V.I.P.” feat. Too Short x Xzibit x Kurupt
June 20, 2013
Got another one from the forthcoming Tony Touch LP “Piece Maker 3: Return of the 50 MCs†(due out July 9, 2013). This one is entitled “V.I.P.” – featuring Too Short, Xzibit & Kurupt.
