iNDEED – “Black Tears” (Video)
September 24, 2012
Check out this dope video! iNDEED dropped “Black Tears” off the duo’s self-titled debut EP. This is the first act from DJ Burn One’s Five Points Music Group. iNDEED is Ricky Fontaine and Walt Live. By the way, the co-sign from DJ Burn One on them is huge in the industry; being that he was at the forefront of several hot spitters careers (like Gucci Mane, Yelawolf, ScottyATL, SL Jones).
Maaannn, I have BEEN loving the “Black Tears” joint and the love it has gotten on Atlanta indie Hip-Hop radio… but just recently someone FINALLY was able to tell me the name of the song (always missed the deejays saying it on air). Whew! Had to ear hustle to get this one out to y’all. And I stay on the lookout for what’s next. According to Ricky… that’d be more dope music! For now, you can download the current EP after the jump.
– @ojones1
Ray Lewis: A Football Life (Documentary)
September 23, 2012
Any avid football fan should be able to recognize that when it’s all said & done, Ray Lewis will be considered the greatest linebacker in the history of the NFL. Not only will he be heralded for what he did on the playing field, but how he has inspired many people beyond football. Check out the NFL network’s special program “A Football Life” in which Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis is the featured subject. Awe-Inspiring.
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R&B/Soul: José James – “It’s All Over Your Body” (Oddisee Remix)
September 23, 2012
José James doing that work on “It’s All Over Your Body.” His smooth vocals with band backing – Robert Glasper (Fender Rhodes, piano), Takuya Kuroda (trumpet, fluglehorn), Corey King (trombone), Pino Palladino (bass), and Chris Dave (drums) – dopenesss! So nice to chill to. Find somebody to chill with and press play. Yeah… and you can keep streaming it here or cop your own copy (follow the link below)… to um… take the jam somewhere…else.  Oddisee, producer & 1/3 of the DMV rap group Diamond District, did a very dope remix to this joint that we also posted below. Very dope…
R&B/Soul: Warren Xclnce – “Examine Me” feat. Etta Bond (Nigel One Remix)
September 23, 2012
North Carolina (by way of Michigan) producer Nigel One puts his own smooth-and-funky-bounce spin on “Examine Me” – a track originally done by London’s own Warren Xclnce (featuring vocals from Etta Bond). Check out the original version after the jump. Two very different runs at the joint give us a double-shot of good music for our listening pleasure. Nice!
Posted in Music, R&B, Soul | Tags: Etta Bond, Examine Me, Nigel One, Remix, Warren Xclnce | No Comments »
R&B/Soul: Deborah Jordan – “Home” (Simon S Rebounce)
September 23, 2012
DJ Simon S does a jazzy “rebounce” of “Home” (a single taken from Futuristica labelmate Deborah Jordan’s 2009 album “The Light”). Shout out to DJ Radhu at BamaLoveSoul for hipping us to this one. You can stream it at the link provided here.
Tre Mason, Son of ‘De La Soul’s Maseo, Is A Young Upcoming College Football Star (Video)
September 22, 2012
Ah… kids today… with their Waka Flocka music and their NCAA Division I football scholarships… and WHOOAAAA! That’s right! Tre Mason, Auburn University’s young return man and running back has definitely made his pop proud…on the field, at least… Hahaaa! See, the second-year Freshman really is a Waka Flocka fan; though his dad (DJ Maseo of the legendary group De La Soul) has caught him listening to some Golden Era Hip-Hop on occasion.
I caught commentary about Mason as Auburn won its nail-biter against Lousiana-Monroe last weekend. After the game, I searched the ‘Net and found articles and video (like that shared above) on the up-and-coming gridiron star. Good stuff. Keep it up, kid! Read the nice article on Tre linked after the jump.
Full disclosure: Though I do wish the best for young Tre, I cannot root for him every game week. You see, I am a two-time alum of The University of Alabama (Auburn’s cross-state rival). See you at the Iron Bowl, young Mason. Heh heh hehhh… Roll Tide!
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Sports, Videos | Tags: Auburn University, College, De La Soul, Football, Maseo, Tigers, Tre Mason | 3 Comments »
Raekwon – “Scroll” (Video)
September 21, 2012
Shot on location in the Netherlands last year, the previously unreleased, the video for Raekwon’s “Scroll” finally sees the light of day thanks to California clothier LRG. The video depicts Raekwon as a deadly American assassin abroad – taking out his target under cover of night. SUPER-dope beats…lyrics..and video! Love this!
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Common Speaks On Upcoming 10th Album & Future Movie Projects (Video)
September 21, 2012
Common back at it with No ID and possibly (read: probably) Kanye West… for some new music first part of 2013?? BET! Why the wait? Well… in the MTV interview clip above… Common says he has some movie work on deck. Very dope! Watch.
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Ghostface x Sheek Louch On Their Upcoming Wu-Block Album (Video)
September 21, 2012
Ghostface Killah and Sheek Louch appear on Fuse TV to tell how the Wu-Tang Clan and D-Block joined forces for their forthcoming Wu-Block album. Look for that late Fall or early Winter, by the way. In the video, the duo speaks on who makes up Wu-Block, the resurgence of super-groups, who they’re trying to reach with the music, and more. Check it!
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Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Album, D-Block, Ghostface Killah, LOX, Sheek Louch, WU-BLOCK, Wu-Tang | 1 Comment »
Nottz Raw – “Somebody Tell ‘Em” feat. Jay Rock x W.O.L.L.
September 21, 2012
Dope! Virginia Hip-Hop producer/emcee Nottz Raw teams up with some of his Cali connections to deliver a street single – “Somebody Tell’em” – featuring W.O.L.L. (from Compton) and Jay Rock (from Watts) of the super-group Black Hippy. Nottz pulls double duty again; producing the track for this jewel, too. Check it out here.
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Technology: RoboCopters Poised To Deliver Supplies To Military Troops In Combat (Video)
September 21, 2012
Okay, so the U.S. military has already got unmanned attack drones, like Predator and Reaper, for combat. But what about support for the troops in harm’s way? Truly, battles are won or lost because of logistics – food, firearms, and other field supplies being critical to soldiers… even in this modern age of warfare. Well, the techies have been right on top of this.
Enter the K-MAX “synchropter.†Boasting a payload capacity upwards of 2,900 kg – and the ability to be flown by remote control or by pre-mapped course program – this weird-looking bird is a battlefield dream come true. Weird-looking or not; this tough war-bird is an engineering marvel, too; with two sets of inter-meshing blades, synchronized so as not to hit each other. Per its futuristic design, the rotors turn in opposite directions to cancel out torque, so the copter does not require a tail rotor — which is a hazard that manned copters still have. K-MAX in its final form was borne of a joint venture with Lockheed Martin. By August 2012, the two K-MAXs in test operation had flown 485 autonomous sorties carrying over 900 tons of cargo in places like Afghanistan.
So, how soon will this prototype be available for regular dependable use? How about now’ish? Pretty much proven as a battlefield asset, the above video from The Economist declares K-MAX may have some peacetime applications – from delivering traffic information to delivering your pizza – in the near future. Nice!
(Video after the jump.)
Posted in Technology, Videos | Tags: autonomous, Combat, Deliver, helicopter, K-MAX, Robocopter, Supplies, Troops | 1 Comment »
The In-Flight Movie: Seven Days with a Czech Pilot (Video)
September 20, 2012
Jakub Vlk, a pilot from the Czech Republic, recorded seven days of his life… mostly from the cockpit of a plane!. Stunning visuals to say the least, filmed at eight times the speed of real-time. His video above allows us to fly the friendly… breathtaking… skies with Jakub. Man… the things we take for granted. This is just Jakub’s day-to-day life. But just think… human flight is still a modern miracle!
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Lil Fame x Termanology (Fizzyology) – “Too Tough For TV”
September 20, 2012
Produced by Fizzy Womack aka Lil Fame (of M.O.P.), “Too Tough For TV” is another banger off the forthcoming “Fizzyology” album (due out November 6, 2012).
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GMOs: Monsanto Was Wrong about Agent Orange being ‘Safe.’ Will We Trust Them with Our Food?
September 20, 2012
Don’t you think it is your RIGHT to know what you are putting into your bodies… into your children’s bodies? We at JayForce.com do! We strongly believe that the freedom to eat whatever you want MUST be coupled with the free flow of information about what you are eating. That is why we are sharing this informational video published by Nutiva. Here is the message that accompanies its YouTube video (above):
‘The same corporations that said DDT and Agent Orange were safe have now put millions of dollars into the campaign against our right to know what’s in our food. In November, Californians will vote on the most important issue to ever effect our food supply. As Goes California, So Goes the Nation.
Vote YES ON 37 Because We Have The Right To Know What’s In Our Food!
Learn more about this important ballot initiative, and the future of your food supply here: http://www.carighttoknow.org/donate.’
Just think: Why would a corporation NOT want you to know what it is doing to your food?
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Jesse Ventura Appears On CNN Speaking On ‘Gangs In Government’ with ‘Piers Morgan’ (Video)
September 20, 2012
Jesse Ventura is DANGEROUS… to the status quo. Former Minnesota Governor has recently been making on-air appearances, in support of his new book’s release, with whomever (Like Piers Morgan in the clip above) is brave enough to have him. Declaring that he has already been banned from Fox News, Ventura is quick to point out that that does not put him in the Democrats’ camp; as MSNBC apparently won’t have him on-air either. Consider his words lifted from the video above:
‘The Democrats and Republicans have built a system based completely on bribery. You bribe the politician, you get what you want. You don’t bribe ’em, you don’t get anything. Now in the private sector, you do that you go to JAIL!’
Clearly, the ex-governor plays no favorites in print either. Ventura’s book – “Demo-CRIPS and Re-BLOOD-licans: No More Gangs in Government” – literally (or in this instance, literarily) characterizes our two-party system as comprised of two GANGS. Wowwww! In the video, Ventura goes on to share his stances on censorship, conspiracies, and more. Call Ventura what you will, former pro-wrestler… former governor… current apolitical super-Libertarian firebrand… You cannot call him “dummy.” Consider the weight of the 51-year-old former-Navy-Seal’s words from the video:
‘My country has been at war for over half of my life.’
Damn… That’s a hard truth. We gotta do better.
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Comedy: Stephen Colbert ‘Clarifies’ Mitt Romney’s Position On President Obama’s Supporters (Video)
September 19, 2012
Hahaaa! Comedy Central’s resident ‘Conservative’ Stephen Colbert goes IN… I mean he ‘helps’ Mitt Romney out of the mess created by this week’s release of video recorded at a private Republican fundraiser in May 2012. Many (read: anyone with functioning eyes and ears) understood the video to be a record of Mitt Romney dismissing President Obama’s supporters as freeloaders and mindless moochers who expect government to provide for all their needs.
Now, what (besides watching the video) would give people that idea? Well, maybe they got it from Mr. Romney himself – stating at a press conference that what folks gathered from the secret video recording is EXACTLY what he meant! The REAL problem is that the message was delivered off-the-cuff; not as eloquently as it should have been stated. Well, Stephen Colbert has stepped in to save the day – redelivering the message in a ‘refined’ manner worthy of the Romney candidacy. Take a look at this Colbert Report clip… and TRY not to laugh. Stephen is a fool. Hilarious!
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R&B/Soul: Range Da Messenga – “Miracle” (Prod. by Hezekiah) [Video]
September 19, 2012
Southwest Virginia’s own Range Da Messenga teams up with Philly producer Hezekiah on “Miracle” off the duo’s upcoming three-song EP entiled “Battlecry†(due out November 12, 2012). Today, we share the official acapella music video (directed by Hezekiah and Chris Conway) for “Miracle” above. Plus, the single (featuring background vocals by Alexa Gold and Marjani Clark) is linked below… because we look out for you like that. Nice follow up to the first leak from the “Battlecry†– entitled “Gone” – which we posted here.
DOWNLOAD: RANGE DA MESSENGA – MIRACLE (PROD. BY HEZEKIAH)
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Hex Murda – “Hex Hates U” (Mixtape) [Mixed & Hosted By Statik Selektah x Sammy Needlz]
September 19, 2012
Talk about a JAM-PACKED mixtape… Just take a look at the track listing (after the jump)! Hex Murda, in conjunction with District 81 and Burn Rubber, presents “Hex Hates U” – the mixtape mixed and hosted by Statik Selektah and Sammy Needlz (of Showoff Radio). Plus… we got you on the FREE download here. Complete tracklisting under the hood….
DOWNLOAD: HEX MURDA – HEX HATES U (MIXTAPE) [MIXED AND HOSTED BY STATIK SELEKTAH X SAMMY NEEDLZ]
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Nardwuar Interviews Big Sean (Video)
September 19, 2012
Ever making geek the new chic (in his own way), Nardwuar drops another interview video for the Hip-Hop world to enjoy. The guest: Detroit’s own Big Sean. The venue: Vogue Theatre (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada). The event: Twisted Productions’ All Ages show. Never ceasing to amaze his guests, Nardwuar goes deep in demonstrating how much he knows about Detroit Hip-Hop history… Sean’s personal history… signature Detroit cuisine… and more! Peep how Nardwuar would NOT let Big Sean get away without a “Doot Doola Doot Doo … Doot doo!”. I get the slight impression that Nardwuar didn’t enjoy this interview with Big Sean compared to others he’s interviewed…
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McDonald’s Going Meatless?
September 19, 2012
McDonald’s is the biggest burger chain in the world, in part, because it knows how to give the customers what they want. That said, we might say “about damn time” to vegetarian options on Mickey D’s menu, right? Well… hold your lettuce, pickles, and onions, my friend. No one is saying McD’s will offer vegetarian menu items…worldwide…yet. However, Businessweek has reported that the burger chain’s locations in India will serve only vegetarian food because of customer preferences in the region. While there are only 250 (out of 33,000-plus) McDonald’s locations in India, this is a huge step: To go from just “not serving beef or pork” to becoming completely vegetarian. Of course, the chain is taking the huge step in hopes of making huge gains:
I got no beef with McDonald’s over this. Good business move. But keep my Mighty Wings on the menu over here in the States… and bring back that McRib sandwich pronto! Yes… That will complete my order.
– @ojones1
