Will Smith Freestyles At Gabrielle Union’s Birthday Party (Video)
October 30, 2012
Does The Fresh Prince (aka Will Smith) still have mic skills? Oh hell yeah! Check out Philly royalty wrecking it as he raps a taste, accompanied by beatbox legend Doug E. Fresh, at Gabrielle Union’s 40th birthday party. Dopenesss!
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The Black Opera – “Balcony”
October 30, 2012
Ever the entertainment enigma, The Black Opera drops its album, “Libretto: of King Legend,†today. Here is the first leak from the project, “Balcony.†Synth music production put down on the track by Astronote accompanied by ‘mysterious vocalists with “black hoodies on no matter what the forecast‒ should feed the faithful following The Black Opera has amassed. The crew’s iTunes album and FREE download for “Balcony” is available via the link we provide here.
DOWNLOAD: THE BLACK OPERA – BALCONY | LIBRETTO: OF KING LEGEND
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The ‘Internet Radio Fairness Act’ – A Win for Web Radio & Indie Music
October 30, 2012
The Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012 is a bipartisan bill (e.g. proposed by team Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. Congress) set to level royalty rates for streaming online music; bringing what internet radio stations pay in line with what terrestrial (land-based local) broadcast stations pay to play music. Now, there are other elements of the bill that are important; but like most bills, the text is wordy and complex. I have done a bit of research, and here is what you need to know if you are an artist or have a stake in helping artists or internet radio stations.
Plain and simple: Alongside noncommercial (college and community) radio stations, Internet radio stations have been welcoming independent artists’ music for years. The cheaper it is for them to spin, the greater the chance we all win. Good (e.g. NOT commercial)Â music in mass quantities. I’m in! Support this legislation y’all (House Bill HR 6480 and Senate Bill S 3609). Ask your Congressperson about it.
EvitaN (Jarobi x Dres) – “Euphoric” (Prod. by Danimal) feat. Craig G [Video]
October 30, 2012
Banging! Banging! Banging! “Euphoric” is a banger of EvitaN’s “Speed of Life” album. Man, this is old school keeping it true. Check out true school vets Jarobi (of A Tribe Called Quest) and Dres (of Black Sheep) teaming up once again as EvitaN (that’s ‘Native’ turned around, for those who might’ve missed that… as in Native Tongues flipping it). Craig G (Juice Crew!) is along for this lyrical joyride on the Danimal track. Nice! Mr. Complex directs this video – a Hip-Hop take on “Trading Places” (great movie)!
DOWNLOAD: SPEED OF LIFE (ITUNES)
Sean Price as ‘Seanwuar’ Interviews Pharoahe Monch (Video)
October 26, 2012
The influence of Hip-Hop’s nerdy eclectic Nardwuar in Hip-Hop is undeniable. Hahahaaaaa! Sean Price goes in as ‘Seanwuar’ – interviewing Pharoahe Monch in Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY, USA before a gig. Great stuff! Enjoy.
And don’t forget that Sean Price album “Mic Tyson” (due out October 30, 2012).
PRE-ORDER: SEAN PRICE – MIC TYSON (ALBUM)
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Pusha T Shares His Favorite Verse on ‘SoulCulture TV’ (Video)
October 25, 2012
Going into it with SoulCulture TV, Pusha T talks about what he would consider to be one of his best verses in recent years.” It was his verse on Kanye West’s “So Appalled” (off the “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” – which also featured Jay-Z, Cyhi the Prynce, Swizz Beatz and RZA). Pusha gets reflective; and the clip – though brief – is instructive. Check it out.
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Homeboy Sandman – “Watchu Want From Me” (Video)
October 25, 2012
Off the “First of a Living Breed” album by Homeboy Sandman (out now at the Stones Throw Records’ online store) – entitled “Watchu Want From Me” – is dope! Director Pace Rivers plays with the visuals like Homeboy Sandman plays with the words. Nice all around. You can check out Homeboy Sandman’s lyrics and download his single, “Watchu Want From Me” – as well as get his full-length album, “First of a Living Breed” – at the links provided here.
HOMEBOY SANDMAN – WATCHU WANT FROM ME (MP3 & LYRICS) | FIRST OF A LIVING BREED
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Just Blaze Digs Into His Crates of Classics (Video)
October 25, 2012
Just Blaze takes us into his vinyl collection – the source for samples he put on tracks he made history with – like Jay-Z’s “Public Service Announcement” and “December 4th” and Kanye West’s “Touch the Sky.” Damn! The rare wax he has in his stacks… well he may as well call it a vault.
Lil Fame x Termanology (Fizzyology) – “After Midnight” (Video)
October 25, 2012
By now, you know Termanology and Lil Fame of (M.O.P.) are rolling as a unit – Fizzyology… because we’ve been telling you on here. Well, the Lil Fame half of the duo, producing under the pseudonym Fizzy Womack, did the track for this raw “After midnight” joint. Banger. The video was directed by Felipe Jorge for @M2MFilms. Gritty. The album “Fizzyology” is almost out (due November 6, 2012 – that’s right, Election Tuesday… GO VOTE). But you can pre-order the album via iTunes right here.
LIL FAME X TERMANOLOGY – FIZZYOLOGY
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Saigon – “Relafriendship” featuring G Martin (Video)
October 25, 2012
Nice, nice, nice. Saigon releases a new one – “Relafriendship” (featuring G Martin) – off his forthcoming “The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread and Circuses.” The single relates that all-too-familiar story of friends being ‘almost’ in a relationship always… and… that’s it. So messed up… not the song (the song is hot), but that ‘just friends’ (plus) situation. Now, it has a name - “Relafriendship.” Well, the album named “The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread and Circuses” is due out November 6, 2012, but you can go ahead and pre-order it now from iTunes at the link we provide here.
SAIGON – THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD CHAPTER 2: BREAD AND CIRCUSES
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R&B: Chrisette Michele – “Charades” feat. 2 Chainz
October 24, 2012
No diss to 2 Chainz but Chrisette Michele’s voice MAKES this “Charades” joint. Woooo! A sexy banger definitely. It’s off her forthcoming mixtape “An Audiovisual Presentation Of Audrey Hepburn” (due out December 8, 2012). Word has it that Ms. Michele is working on an album – “Better.” Well… for now, just mellow out to this “Charades” single.
CHRISETTE MICHELE – CHARADES FEAT. 2 CHAINZ
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Technology: Everyone Is A Sports Cameraman with GoPro Mini-Cams (Video)
October 24, 2012
GoPro is truly made the little camera that could… record everything from baby’s first step to Felix Baumgartner’s first step on his 24-mile dive from space! Initially developed and marketed as the go-to camcorder for surfers, bikers, skiers, and other action enthusiasts, GoPro cams are also being used by newlyweds (at the ceremony maaannn…get your mind out that gutter), teachers, researchers, and other non-thrill-seekers; you know…regular folks. GoPro cams can still shoot intense action even in regular folk circles though. On the job, firefighters use them for training, marine biologists use them for undersea research, and the Army uses them in assessing damage from roadside bombs.
GoPro cams are still pretty pricey ($400 each) for personal cameras; but maybe the price will come down as the company continues to target mainstream market segments. GoPro maker Woodman Labs’ founder Nicholas Woodman is definitely on a big push to make it so his pro-grade mini-cams”document more and more of our lives.”
“If this is a niche, it’s a very big one,” Woodman declares.
Life & Rhymes: Kendrick Lamar (Video)
October 24, 2012
Kendrick Lamar’s album – “good kid, m.A.A.d. city” is out and is being well-received. Kendrick’s star is definitely on the rise, but he also wants people to connect with him and understand his life and artistic journey. How do I know? I watched the videos I share with you here. Great documentary-styled stuff. Check out “Life & Rhymes” above, and the follow-up video after the jump.
GET IT HERE: KENDRICK LAMAR – GOOD KID, M.A.A.D. CITY (ALBUM)
ESPN’s 30 For 30: Benji (Video)
October 24, 2012
Shout out to Jose3030 for providing the video for one of the most talked about stories in ESPN’s award winning 30 For 30 documentary series. The 78-minute feature “Benji” that aired last night tells the true story of rising Chicago basketball star Ben Wilson whose promising life & career was cut short due to senseless gun violence in the Windy City during the 1980s crack era. Click on his image above or the link below to watch this very poignant documentary….
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The Political Nightmare Scenario: A Romney-Biden White House
October 24, 2012
Okay, the U.S. Presidential debates are over. Now, American voters are left with a clear choice: the Obama-Biden ticket or the Romney-Ryan ticket… or maybe there will be a Romney-Biden administration.
Wait… WHAT????
That’s right. I was watching Current TV’s Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer the other day, and host and former Governor Spitzer laid out a chilling doomsday scenario that could very well put Willard Mitt Romney (above, right) in the White House as U.S. Commander in Chief. However, instead of being joined by his Vice Presidential running mate (Paul Ryan), President Barack Obama’s Vice President Joe Biden (above, left) may be Romney’s second. Scared yet? Maybe. Confused? I was! Let me just share the highlights here.
– Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer, Current TV
So, in this scenario, that means Democrat Joe Biden would be the likely VP with a new boss (Republican Mitt Romney). Crazy right? Well, it is currently set up in the U.S. Constitution this way. Don’t let it come to that though. Take your a** to the polls (now, if your state offers early voting); and cast your vote!
For a more complete explanation, see the full ‘My View’ transcript for the October 19, 2012, broadcast in the Viewpoint blog at Current.com.
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Q-Tip Speaks On Rumored ‘Cruel Winter’ Album, His 4th Solo Album, The ATCQ Documentary & More (Video)
October 23, 2012
Q-Tip talks with Christina “Queen Diva” Sanchez (damn… Diva is a DIME plus) of Hip-Hop Since 1987 about the documentary on his old crew (A Tribe Called Quest), his fourth album (“The Last Zulu”), the best song he produced, and more. This video was shot and edited by Rick Dange.
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Pusha T – “New God Flow” (In-Studio Performance) [Video]
October 23, 2012
Pusha T does “New God Flow” solo in the studio at Shade45 with DJ Kay Slay. Dope! Quality video, too. We posted the single a while ago. Get it here.
DOWNLOAD: KANYE WEST – NEW GOD FLOW FEAT. PUSHA T
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Iron Man 3 (Movie Trailer)
October 23, 2012
“In Marvel’s “Iron Man 3”, brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man played by Robert Downey Jr., is pitted against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?
Iron Man 3 continues the epic adventures of “Iron Man” and “Iron Man 2”, starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale with Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley, “Iron Man 3” is directed by Shane Black from a screenplay by Drew Pearce and Shane Black and is based on Marvel’s iconic Super Hero Iron Man, who first appeared on the pages of “Tales of Suspense” (#39) in 1963 and had his solo comic book debut with “The Invincible Iron Man” (#1) in May of 1968. “Iron Man 3″ arrives in UK cinemas on April 26th 2013.” – Marvel
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Comedy: Movie 43 (Movie Trailer) [NSFW]
October 23, 2012
This raunchy comedy film – “Movie 43” – is going to be CRAZY… and hopefully just as hilarious! Just how raunchy can ‘raunchy’ get? Well, the movie trailer above was released as the ‘green’ version (e.g. okay for general viewing). The RED version is included after the jump… and is NOT SAFE FOR WORK.
The film will consist of several vignettes whose characters’ lives intertwine – including a couple of parents (played by Liev Schrieber and Naomi Watts) who give their home-schooled son the ‘real high school experience’… a couple (played by Anna Faris and Chris Pratt) thinking about introducing bathroom nastiness into their sex lives… and a basketball coach (played Terence Howard) who struggles to convince his all-black team that they can beat the all-white opposing team.
Oh… and Halle Berry is in the movie, too. Yeah…
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The Weeknd – “Wicked Games” (Video)
October 23, 2012
Back with another one! Canadian R&B artist The Weeknd (real name: Abel Tesfaye) is bringing the pain on this one! Here’s the music video for his song “Wicked Games.” This banger is off his upcoming album, “Trilogy” (a remastered compilation of his three prior released mixtapes) due out November 13, 2012.
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