R&B: Stacy Barthe – “Hell Yeah!” feat. Rick Ross (Video)
April 29, 2013
We been Stacy Barthe fans over here (search the site)! Stacy Barthe called in Ricky Rozay for this “Hell Yeah!” joint (off her EP – “P.S. I Love You”). Above is the video for it. Ross does his part, but check what Stacy dropped on you:
Stream the single at the first link below. Get Stacy’s EP for FREE at the second!
STACY BARTHE – HELL YEAH! FEAT. RICK ROSS | P.S. I LOVE YOU (EP)
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R&B/Soul: Adrian Marcel – “7 Days of Weak” (Mixtape)
April 29, 2013
Anytime Raphael Saadiq co-signs an artist it makes me pay attention. So let’s see what’s up with his new artist. This is Adrian Marcel with his mixtape “7 Days of Weak” (FREE DOWNLOAD).
DOWNLOAD: ADRIAN MARCEL – 7 DAYS OF WEAK (MIXTAPE)
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Ab-Soul – “The End is Near” feat. Mac Miller
April 29, 2013
Waiting on that new Ab-Soul album? Everyone is. But at least we have “The End is Near” (featuring Mac Miller). Track produced by Larry Fisherman.
AB-SOUL – THE END IS NEAR FEAT. MAC MILLER (PROD. BY LARRY FISHERMAN)
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Scarface on HardKnock TV (Video)
April 29, 2013
Scarface declares the first words are the most important in a rhyme because they set the tone of the verse. And you know he knows a thing or two about good rhyme writing. Surprisingly enough though, Scarface doesn’t like listening to his own rhymes. Above: Watch part 1 of a very dope backstage interview in which Face touches on the possibility of another Geto Boys album, some real history behind “Mind Playin Tricks On Me” and more.
Check out part 2 after the jump. Really good viewing!
DJ Rahdu – “Le Moelleux de Danse V2” (Mixtape)
April 28, 2013
– @ojones1
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Cover Story: ‘I Robbed Banks for the CIA!’
April 26, 2013
This is an INCREDIBLE read! I am so glad I have a subscription to Businessweek. I admit though: I almost missed this article (shout out to JayForce for suggesting I take a second look at the issue for it).
READ THE FULL ‘ROBBING BANKS FOR THE CIA’ ARTICLE HERE.
The article goes on… The DIA/CIA ‘contact’ who ran the operation, recruited Torres and his cohorts, ultimately arranged for his legal defense and more would only identify himself as ‘Theo.’ Several in-the-know officials noted in the story – including a veteran cop with decades of experience, high-caliber attorneys-at-law with experience at the CIA, one a retired U.S. Marine said to have worked in intelligence – were admittedly suspicious of Theo but still ‘felt’ his story true enough to believe. Theo’s op (that’s short for ‘operation’) – eventually referenced as ‘Operation Downstrike’ – was substantiated by documents that appeared real enough; like the redacted (that’s spy talk for ‘mostly blacked out’… I LOVE THIS SH!T) one that appears above. ‘The purpose of Operation Downstrike, he said, was to train Torres for clandestine work’ (according to Theo) outside the U.S.
Now, before you holler ‘bullsh!t’ and declare how you would have never been sucked in by any of this… or how Downstrike was obviously never official… Get this:
‘Brady [that’s right, “Theo” was a cover name] could have faced up to five years in prison for forgery, but the government is recommending he be sentenced instead to three years of [of ‘modified’ punishment]. He may even get his seized computers and the encrypted Operation Downstrike documents back.’
THE GOVERNMENT IS GETTING THIS DUDE OUT – NO JAIL TIME!! Talk that talk now. Maaannn, go read the article. Please!
– @ojones1
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Earatik Statik – “Big Fire” (Prod. By Absurd Beats) [Video]
April 26, 2013
Earatik Statik drops the video for “Big Fire” off the mix CD “Still Feelin’ Earatik.” Seth Savoy shot and edited the visuals for a crazy dark video… that matches well with the grimy [Phil] Absurd Beats track and Earatik lyrics. The single is due out on iTunes on April 30, 2013; but you can pre-order it now.
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Homeboy Sandman – “Peace & Love” (Video)
April 25, 2013
Director Chris Antonelli delivers another creative video for Homeboy Sandman – for “Peace & Love.” Creative is what we’ve come to expect from a Sandman video (kind of an understatement). “Peace & Love” is off the “Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent” EP. The eight-track project is produced in-full by EL RTNC (formerly known as Rthentic), and as one would expect, it pays tribute to Hip-Hop pioneer DJ Kool Herc.
HOMEBOY SANDMAN – KOOL HERC: FERTILE CRESCENT
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Styles P – “Lean” (Video)
April 25, 2013
Hot women and a dusky visual is the way Styles P delivers “Lean” – his latest burner. He is still pushing his Scram Jones-produced album “Float” (out now). But the grind don’t stop with that apparently.
The Adjustment Bureau (Mikeflo x 504Dubb) – “Pop Off” (Video)
April 25, 2013
Official music video for “Pop Off” from the “Adjustment Bureau EP” by mikeflo and 504Dubb. (together rolling as The Adjustment Bureau). Directed by W. Feagins, Jr. for High Impact Multimedia. Get FREE downloads of the single and EP here.
DOWNLOAD: THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU – POP OFF | ADJUSTMENT BUREAU EP
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Why Some Women Are B!tches (Video)
April 25, 2013
Tracy McMillan – the ‘Supreme Matchmaker’ and author of “Why You’re Not Married Yet” – explains why some women are b!tches on ‘Sway in the Morning.’ Her rather simple yet candid answer makes all the sense in the world if you think about it. But Hey… Just sharing some insight with you. She also speaks a bit on her show ‘Ready for Love.’
Posted in Opinion, Radio, Videos | Tags: B*tches, bitches, In The Morning, Men Are From Mars, Relationships, Sway, Tracy McMillan, Why Some Women Are, Women Are From Venus | No Comments »
Alternative: My Midnight Heart – “Solace” (B! Refix)
April 25, 2013
Puerto Rican/American songwriter Angélica Allen has been compared to the likes of Kate Bush and Bjork; and the group she helped start – My Midnight Heart – continues to make moves that put its and her career on par with such greats of alternative pop culture. Latest example of a big marketing move: The “Solace” remix contest. It is drumming up a participant fan base of producers (who have fans of their own) whose appetites will be whet for the first official release from My Midnight Heart, a forthcoming four-track EP entitled “Chest of Hearts.” The winning remix contest submission earns its producer $2,000 and a Converse Rubber Tracks feature. That’s some motivation right there!
This “Solace” remix contest submission is from Oakland producer B! I kinda like it. I think you will, too. Catch other submissions at mymidnightheart.com. Learn more about My Midnight Heart at the group’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/MyMidnightHeart.
– @ojones1
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R&B/Soul: Alicia Keys – “Fire We Make” feat. Maxwell (Video)
April 24, 2013
Cot dam! Never seen ice look hotter than when Alicia Keys uses it. Have to expect that a song that features Alicia AND Maxwell is going to be very hot. It is. And the visuals don’t disappoint (damn, Alicia…damn)! Check out the video for “The Fire We Make” off Keys’ “Girl on Fire” LP.
Posted in Album, Music, R&B, Soul, Videos | Tags: Alicia Keys, Fire We Make, Girl on FIre, Maxwell | 1 Comment »
Denzil Porter – “Bishop” (Prod. By Claws)
April 24, 2013
Aw man, you gotta give this one a play for the cover alone! This is Bronx (NY, USA) emcee Denzil Porter with “Bishop” (produced by Claws). It’s like a warning for the late great Tupac’s character in the movie “Juice.” Listen up Bishop:
‘Watch what you doing with that pistol…got too much power.’
Talib Kweli – “High Life” feat. Rubix x Bajah (Video)
April 24, 2013
Talib Kweli’s frames his trip through South Africa into a self-directed music video for “High Life” the latest single off his forthcoming “Prisoner of Conscious” LP. Official release is slated for May 7, 2013; but you can pre-order the LP today at iTunes.
Thor: The Dark World (Trailer)
April 24, 2013
The comic-to-movie trend continues with the sequel to Marvel’s “Thor” – starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston and Christopher Eccleston.
‘Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.’
– Marvel UK
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Jarren Benton – “Razor Blades and Steak Knives†featuring Hemi (Prod. By Kato) [Video]
April 24, 2013
The video for “Razor Blades and Steak Knives†(produced by Kato, featuring Hemi) is as crazy as the song itself. Makes for a good look. The visuals were directed and edited by J-Kap. “Razor Blades and Steak Knives†is the first single off Jarren Benton’s album, “My Grandmas Basement†(due out June 12, 2013).
DOWNLOAD: JAREN BENTON – RAZOR BLADES AND STEAK KNIVES FEAT. HEMI (PROD. BY KATO)
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ESPN Short: JaMarcus Russell (Video)
April 24, 2013
ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi brings viewers JaMarcus Russell’s story: Mobile (Alabama, USA) high school football stand-out, All-SEC quarterback at Louisiana State University, Number 1 pick in the National Football League… then out of the League after three seasons. With the 2013 NFL Draft set to go down tomorrow & some NFL executives even claiming that this maybe the worst draft class in a decade, various stories past & present are surfacing of some of the biggest busts in NFL history. It’s no question that whenever people speak of the biggest busts in NFL history JaMarcus Russell’s name is one of the first that’s brought up. As a hardcore Oakland Raiders fan I was very disappointed in JaMarcus’s stint with my favorite NFL team, but I’m not knocking his attempts to make it back into the league although the odds are not in his favor.
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REKS – “Mighty Mouse Trap Rap” (Prod. By Anthem x Vintage)
April 24, 2013
Seems like REKS is taking a minute to drop that “Revolution Cocktail”… but with yet another leak from it just days since the last one, we’ll be okay waiting. This “Mighty Mouse Trap Rap” track was produced by Anthem and Vintage. Enjoy.
DOWNLOAD: REKS – MIGHTY MOUSE TRAP RAP (PROD. BY ANTHEM X VINTAGE)
DMX Says ‘Iyanla Fix My Life’ and Then… (Video)
April 23, 2013
Compelling television. Indeed.
Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons appears on OWN’s ‘Iyanla Fix My Life’ to ‘do the work’ with the show’s host. Well, it started out that way. But where how it ended up going…man. I won’t spoil it, but wow, Iyanla Vanzant got up in X’s…face…and it was on! Watch. Just know that, like whenever you spotlight DMX, in this hour-long vid, X Gone Give It To Ya!
Seriously though, all said and done, #SupportDMX for real. This brother means too much to Hip-Hop and humanity. I hope for the best for X and his fam and his life.
(Bonus: Check out the DMX sit-down with Jet Magazine – sharing candid, uncut feelings on his show appearance – after the jump.)
– @ojones1
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