MC Lyte – “Jordan Effect” (Produced By Erick Sermon)
February 6, 2013
One of my favorite female emcees of all-time, MC Lyte, gets busy over some tight production from Erick Sermon for this ‘Jordan Effect’ banger. Just like the Big Daddy Kane & DJ Premier joint “XX8 Bars Of Kane” we posted days earlier, this is just another custom crafted banger released for the upcoming Jordan Brand “XX8 Days Of Flight” compilation celebrating the 28th edition of the sneaker Michael Jordan made famous. The full project drops in February 15th during the NBA Allstar weekend in Houston.
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BLITZ – 2/6/13: Awww Skeet Skeet
February 6, 2013
Prodigy – “Bang On Em”
18 People Charged By The Feds In A $200 Million Dollar Global Credit Card Scam
Former NBA Star Allen Iverson Loses His Atlanta Mansion To Foreclosure
Church Daycare Closed After 5-Year-Olds Caught Having Oral Sex
Jeremy Lin Helps Set NBA Record In Houston Rockets Win Over The Golden State Warriors
I Went To The Playboy Mansion (And It Was Kinda Depressing)
Female Prison Guard Pregnant With Inmate’s Baby & Had Multiple Affairs With Other Prisoners
Coco Brown Could Be The First Ever Porn Star In Space
Man Caught Having Sex With A Horse; Says He Was Trying To Get It Pregnant
Palm-Sized Nano-Copter Being Used In Afghanistan As A Spy Drone
Nigerian Prostitutes Offer One-Week Of Free Sex If Nigeria Wins The African Cup In Soccer
Atlanta Reporter Gets Sucker Punched In The Face Live On Camera
For 100 Years Pitbulls Were Considered The Perfect ‘Nanny Dogs’ Before Negative Stories
10 Questions Should Ask Themselves At The Beginning Of Their Careers (If They Want Success)
Room For Debate: Have Black Intellectuals Sold Their Souls?
Futuristic Freakum Dress: ‘Intimacy 2.0’ Dress Turns Transparent When Women Get Aroused
Jacksonville Jaguars Unveil New Team Logos
Jesse Jackson, Jr’s Wife Subject Of A Federal Investigation
Mixing Alcohol & Diet Soda Can Make You More Intoxicated Faster
Armor On The Field: How The NFL’s Use Of Kevlar Helmets Can Possibly Eliminate Concussions
Ray Lewis Does His Dance For The Last Time In The Ravens Stadium With Lombardi Trophy
New Orleans Saints Plan To Hire Rob Ryan As Their New Defensive Coordinator
Research Says Straight Men Who Watch Porn Tend To Be Supportive Of Same-Sex Marriages
Puerto Rico’s Battered Economy: The Greece Of The Caribbean?
Free Event: One Love Wednesday
February 6, 2013
Posted in EVENTS, Reggae | Tags: Atlanta, Bob Marley, Caribbean, Dancehall, Dennis Brown, El Bar, Jah Prince, One Love Wednesday, Party, Wednesdays | No Comments »
Hezekiah – “Cure for the Common Soul” Vol. 2 (Famous Last Works) [Promo Video]
February 6, 2013
Hezekiah delivers the “Cure for the Common Soul” Vol. 2 (Famous Last Works), mixed by Mr. Sonny James, (of illvibe Collective); and we have the FREE download from Facebook.
HEZEKIAH – CURE FOR THE COMMON SOUL VOL. 2 (FAMOUS LAST WORKS)
Posted in Hip-Hop, Mixtapes, Music, Producers, R&B, Soul, Videos | Tags: CURE FOR THE COMMON SOUL, FAMOUS LAST WORKS, Hezekiah, Mr. Sonny James | No Comments »
See, What Had Happened… ‘Jesus’ Was Driving… Attacked a Lady… and Kai Went ‘SMASH!’ (Video)
February 6, 2013
Bruce Banner the military scientist goes beast mode in Marvel Comics like, “Hulk, SMASH!” and saves the day by wrecking sh!t. Well… Kai the homeless hitchhiker saves a woman from being attacked by a crazy dude who thought he was Jesus by grabbing a hatchet and going “SMASH! SMASH! SMASH!” on him. This is hilarious… and heroic… at the same time. Watch the video interview with our hitchhiking hero Kai above.
Skyzoo – “Band Practice” Part 2: “Grew Up On Kool-Aid”
February 5, 2013
‘Keeping up the critically acclaimed weekly freestyle series Skyzoo: “Band Practice,” we present part 2: “Grew Up on Kool-Aid.” The track is another freestyle over Jazz production, in honor of the upcoming live concert “The Writings of Skyzoo” orchestrated by a full 7 piece Jazz band.’
– TeamSkyzoo
SKYZOO – GREW UP ON KOOL-AID
Vinyl Destination | Episode III – The Magnificient ‘DJ Jazzy Jeff’ Visits Singapore, Manila, & Indonesia (Video)
February 5, 2013
One of the world’s greatest DJs, the magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff, returns with episode three of his web series “Vinyl Destination”. In this episode DJ Jazzy Jeff along with his emcee Skillz & crew hit an Adidas in-store event in Manila, rock a party with the Black Eyed Peas’ bandmember Apl.De.Ap, & appear to run into a little trouble upon touching down in Indonesia.
WATCH: VINYL DESTINATION | EPISODE 2 – DJ JAZZY JEFF IN HONG KONG & SHANGHAI (VIDEO)
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Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Producers, R&B, Soul, Travel, Videos | Tags: DJ, DJ Culture, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJs, Ep.3, EPISODE 3, EPISODE III, Vinyl Destination | 5 Comments »
Lebron James x Dr. Dre Grace The New Cover Of ESPN Magazine
February 5, 2013
Lebron James & Dr. Dre will cover the latest edition of ESPN Magazine that officially hits newsstands on February 8th. The upcoming issue will focus on music so having Lebron & Dr. Dre were two good choices for cover subjects. Check out some behind-the-scenes footage from the photoshoot below….
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Posted in Hip-Hop, News, Producers, Sports, Videos | Tags: dr. dre, ESPN, Lebron James, Magazine, Photoshoot | No Comments »
In-Studio Sessions: Phene – “See You Again” feat. Marian Mereba (Video)
February 5, 2013
Phene is a West Coast emcee with an East Coast flow. Check out how he manages to put it all together when he does an in-studio performance of his new song – “See You Again†– with Marian Mereba.
–Ojones
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | Tags: In Studio Sessions, Marian Mereba, Phene, See You Again | No Comments »
Technology: A 1.8 Gigapixel ‘Eye in the Sky’ – No Hiding From ARGUS-IS (Video)
February 5, 2013
Whoa. As a high-tech society, we have already crossed many barriers; some, perhaps, maybe we should not have.
‘The U.S. Air Force, right now, has the ability to archive every single video that comes off of every single UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle]. We’re moving to an increasingly electronic society where our movements are going to be tracked.’
– Mary “Missy” Cummings, MIT Humans and Automation Lab
One million terabytes of video a day, with high enough resolution to track an object six inches from the sidewalk… in your city… from 15,000 feet above… saved forever. Take a second to be amazed. Then spend the rest of your day SHOOK!
This might already be deployed in Afghanistan… it MIGHT already be deployed closer to home! That information is classified.
Watch yourself, people. Big Brother probably is. Just saying.
‘This is the next generation of surveillance… It is important for the public to know that some of these capabilities exist.’
– Yiannis Antoniades, BAE Systems, Creator of ARGUS-IS
BLITZ – 2/5/13: FatBack Breakfast
February 5, 2013
Jill Scott – “Fatback Taffy”
Congratulations To The Baltimore Ravens! Now Pay Your Louisiana Tax Bill
Justice Department Memo Reveals Legal Case For Drone Strikes On Americans
U.S. Military Struggling To Stop Suicide Epidemic Among War Veterans
Hitchhiker Gives Hilarious Account Of Saving Woman From An Attack Using A Hatchet
Lebron James Has Historic Shooting Night Against The Charlotte Bobcats
Lord Jamar Of Brand Nubian Says Kanye West Is The ‘Pioneer Of This Queer Sh*t’
What Would Happen If America Got Free “Nationwide” WiFi? Google Wins, Carriers Lose
Pakistan Building $30 Million Amusement Park In Town Where Osama Bin Laden Was Shot
The World’s Oldest Black Woman Dies In Detroit After Inspiring Life
Jalen Rose Partied With Indiana Students Until 5am Sunday Morning Because He’s A Hero
1-Way Ticket To Florida: How Puerto Ricans Are Leaving The Island’s Woes In Record Numbers
Noam Chomsky: U.S. Control Is Diminishing, But It Still Thinks It Owns The World
NBC To Stream Content Into Over 1,200 Philadelphia Taxi’s
Like Manti? Man Invents Girlfriend Because He Was Gay & Wanted To Play Football In College
Manti Te’o Loved Beyonce’s Super Bowl Halftime Performance
Ray Lewis Says The System Failed To Properly Investigate The Double Murder In Atlanta
Baltimore Ravens Ray Lewis Losing In The 1992 High School State Wrestling Championship
Was Super Bowl XLVII The Best One Ever?
R&B Singer Keith Sweat Explains He’s ‘Cheated & Been Cheated On’ In His New Book
Iran’s Leader Embraces Facebook & Twitter While Many Iranian People Are Blocked
KRS-ONE Gives His Views On 9-11, Hip-Hop’s Great Ones and More (Video)
February 5, 2013
Whether they agree with him or not, most would agree that the ‘Kris’ (KRS-ONE) articulates his positions on even the most controversial topics plainly…when given the chance. Surfing the ‘Tube (YouTube), I found this Vlad-TV clip (above) in which KRS-ONE clarifies comments he made soon after 9/11 to The New Yorker magazine that were were taken out of context. KRS-ONE also talks about today’s Hip-Hop, battles, and his respect for the rap greats.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Human Interest, Opinion, Politics, Videos | Tags: 2001, 9-11, 9-11-01, 9/11, 9/11/01, BATTLE, Battling, Juice Crew, KRS-ONE, MARLEY MARL, MC Shan, PM Dawn, September 11 | No Comments »
Pac Div Breaks Down “No Superman” and “Bank” for ‘Life+Times’ (Video)
February 4, 2013
New video interview footage on Pac Div. Their “GMB” album was one of the Beatz & Lyrics Show’s Best Of 2012. Joints like “No Superman” and “Bank” on that project earned them the distinction. Pac Div speaks on them on Life+Times.
Curated by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Life+Times is a digital experience covering art, sports, music, fashion and culture.
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Bank, Life + Times, Life and Times, Life+Times, No Superman, Pac Div, PacDiv | No Comments »
R&B: Dawn Richard – “NLX”
February 4, 2013
Time and again, I say again and again: The industry is sleeping on Dawn! Here’s “NLX” by Dawn Richard (formerly of Danity Kane and Diddy Dirty Money), off the deluxe edition of her album “Goldenheart.”
DAWN RICHARDÂ -Â GOLDENHEART (ALBUM)
H∆SHTAG$: Episode 1 – “Don’t Call It #AltRnB” (Video)
February 4, 2013
H∆SHTAG$ is a new mini-documentary series from the Red Bull Music Academy, covering emerging music trends of interest across the web – like #CloudRap, #SeaPunk, #PostDubStep, and #AdvancedPop.
Above is “Don’t Call It #AltRnB” (the first episode of H∆SHTAG$), which explores… #AltRnB (or #HipsterRnB or #InternetRnB or whatever-you-get-from-watching-this-RnB). The video takes a look at the current renaissance of contemporary R&B – featuring Jeremy ‘Zodiac’ Rose (former half of The Weeknd), Miguel, Rochelle Jordan, and more. Very interesting discussion.
Posted in Producers, R&B, Technology, Videos | Tags: Alt R&B, Alt RnB, AltR&B, AltRnB, Don't Call It #AltRnB, Episode 1, HASHTAG$, HASHTAGS, H∆SHTAG$, H∆SHTAGS | No Comments »
R&B: Elli Ingram – “Poetic Justice” (video)
February 4, 2013
Respect to for TheNext2Shine the scoop on this one. Elli Ingram, a 19-year old singer from the United Kingdom, has been making YouTube noise as of late. Above, video of Elli and her remake of “Poetic Justice†by Kendrick Lamar and Drake (a retake of “Any Time, Any Place” by Janet Jackson). New music built from the old – Young Guru really dropped the knowledge on stuff like this. See an earlier post on that here.
BLITZ – 2/4/13: Great Champions
February 4, 2013
Apollo Brown x O.C. – “People’s Champ”
HEADLINES
Baltimore Ravens Led By Ray Lewis Win Super Bowl XLVII
Baltimore Ravens Overcome Various Obstacles To Beat The SF 49ers 34-31 In Super Bowl XLVII
The Full & Complete Timeline Of The Baltimore Ravens’ Championship Season
Ray Lewis Rides Off As A Champion In Super Bowl XLVII
Despite Near Death Rumors, Muhammad Ali Was Watching Baltimore Ravens Win Super Bowl
Can The Baltimore Ravens Repeat As Super Bowl Champions Next Season?
Jokesters & Advertisers Pounce On The Super Bowl Power Outage Through Social Media
Grading The Best & Worst Super Bowl Commercials Of 2013
Power Outage Stops Super Bowl For 34 Minutes
Are Mini-Reactors The Future Of Nuclear Power?
Do-It-Yourself Penis Implants & The Growing Fad Throughout The Prison System
Civic Leaders Call For President Obama To Help Slow Tide Of Homicides In Chicago
Judge Calls Former NBA Star Allen Iverson A ‘Horrible Pathetic Excuse For A Parent’
Who Is America’s Favorite Team According To Facebook Data?
Investigators Still Looking Into The Shooting Death Of EX-Navy SEAL & Author Chris Kyle
A Look At The New $39 Million Dollar ‘Rolls Royce’ Of Mega-Yachts
New DARPA 1.8 Gigapixel Drone Can See You Waving From 15,000 Feet Away
A County-By-County Guide Of Fans Of Various NFL Teams According To Facebook
Posted in Cover Story, News, Politics, Sports | Tags: 2/4/13, Baltimore Ravens, BLITZ, Champions, Great Champions, Muhammad Ali, People's Champ, The | No Comments »
Alternative: Frank Ocean – “Novacane” (LAKIM Edit)
February 3, 2013
LAKIM puts his spin on “Novacane” by Frank Ocean. Remember when we posted on Young Guru speaking on how modern music gets made by taking-and-remaking? This is that… in the best and most classic way! Good trance music refixx for weekend vibing. Respect to DJ Rahdu over at BamaLoveSoul for hipping us to this.
DOWNLOAD: FRANK OCEAN – NOVACANE (LAKIM EDIT)
Posted in Instrumental, Music, Producers, R&B | Tags: Frank Ocean, Lakim Edit, NOVACANE, Soulection | No Comments »
The Beatz & Lyrics Show with Jayforce: Big Game Edition [Rebroadcast/Podcast]
February 3, 2013
IT’S THE “BIG GAME EDITION” OF THE WORLD’S LIVEST HIP HOP SHOW!
THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW WITH JAYFORCE!!
This is the rebroadcast episode of Atlanta’s premier hip hop radio show that aired live Saturday 1/26/13 from 10pm-1:00am EST on the 100,000 watt radio station WRFG 89.3 FM. It’s a jam packed segment of non-stop new & exclusive hip hop radio bangerz! Just one week before the Super Bowl in New Orleans we supplied the world with more hits than an All-Pro Linebacker! In this episode of the show we also interview the crew representing the “Soul Food Cyphers” in Atlanta. @SOULFOODCYPHER
It’s another banger laced edition of the world’s livest hip hop show broadcasting from Atlanta!
[DOWNLOAD THE NEW “JAYFORCE” APP FROM iTUNES]
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This is another banger laced edition of the ‘Beatz & Lyrics Show with Jayforce! Click on the appropriate links for the complete tracklisting in each segment. Listen or download from above & below via itunes or from the soundcloud page.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Mixtapes, Music, Radio | Tags: 1/26/13, 89.3 FM, Beats, Big, Edition, GAME, Hip Hop, Jayforce, PODCAST, Radio, Rebroadcast, The Beatz & Lyrics Show, The Big Game, WRFG | No Comments »
Common feat. J. Period – “The Next Chapter (Still Love H.E.R.)”
February 2, 2013
Common links ups with DJ & producer J.Period for this new joint called “The Next Chapter (Still Love H.E.R.)” that will appear on J.Period’s upcoming project “Rage Is Back” due February 12th. Common delivers with the lyricism as usual & I’m diggin’ J.Period’s use of Portishead’s classic ‘Sour Times’ record. It’s should be of no coincidence what J. Period is doing here as Common’s original classic “I Used To Love H.E.R.” also dropped in the same year of 1994 as the Portishead hit. It all makes for a nice & almost subtle multi-musical metaphor for what they put together. We still love H.E.R. too…
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: common, J.Period, LUV, Rage Is Back, Still Love H.E.R., The Next Chapter | No Comments »
