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BLITZ – 3/22/12: Early Weekends…

The Jackson 5 – “It’s Great To Be Here” (Remix)

HEADLINES

How To Talk To Young Black Boys About Trayvon Martin

Sanford Commission Could Vote To Fire Police Chief

New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Suspended For 1 Year Over Bounty System

Warren Sapp Accuses Jeremy Shockey Of Being The New Orleans Saints ‘Bounty Snitch’

The Denver Broncos Trade Quarterback Tim Tebow To The New York Jets

7 Reasons Why Men Can’t Do Nice Things

McDonalds CEO To Step Down From Position In July

Human Hair Weave Thefts Are On The Rise Around The Country

Ethiopian Girl Saved By Lions Who Guarded Her After Being Beaten By Her Abductors

Is Sherri Shepherd A “Black Girl” Stereotype On Dancing With The Stars?

Why 80 Percent Of People Worldwide Will Stop Eating Wheat

Federal Government Pushes For “Booze Control” For Future Cars

Singer El DeBarge Arrested For Drug Possession

NFL Finds No Evidence Of Bounty Systems In The Redskins Camp

Young Jeezy Stranded In Mexico Due To Earthquake

One-Armed Pole Dancer Wins International Championship

Some Companies Go The Extra Mile To Hire Jobless Veterans

R.Kelly Brings Back “Trapped In The Closet” Series

Warrant Issued For LisaRaye’s Ex-Husband

Program At San Quentin Prison Gives Inmates Access To Twitter

Men Feel Threatned By Female Bosses

Former Wives Of Will Smith, R.Kelly And Prince To Star In New Reality Show

Israel Plans To Take Action Against Growing Numbers Of African Immigrants

Reggae In The UK: A Steady Force

Tall Black Guy – “What’s Good” (James Brown – I Feel Good Flip)

This dude Tall Black Guy never ceases to amaze me with these soulful bangers he keeps dropping. Check out how he flipped this “I Feel Good” joint by the Godfather James Brown.  The Detroit producer did this jawn special for his fans after reaching over 5,000 followers on twitter soundcloud. Y’all need to follow him on twitter if you want to keep up with all the gems he keeps dropping on the web.  If you’re like me you have to occasionally rummage through his twitter timeline to see what else is new. I’m always looking forward to hearing anything he drops & this joint right here I’m sure the ‘Godfather Of Soul’ himself is looking down proud…..

B.O.B. – “So Good” (Video)

Man this is a really great song & video from Atlanta’s own B.O.B. for his latest single “So Good”. The video was filmed down in beautiful Buenos Aires, Argentina….great sound, good look, & good subject matter that anyone around the world could relate too. Bobby Ray continues to make some great moves & choices that only seem to further his rise as a global superstar beyond just hip hop…..
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Pharoahe Monch Speaks On His Life, Career, Tattoos, Touring, & His Upcoming Rock Album (Video)

The Montreality crew catches up with Pharoahe Monch in NYC as he opens up about his life, career, albums, tattoos, & his upcoming rock album. A variety of things are discussed in this interview so sit back & soak it all in….

Tanya Morgan – “Rock The Bells” (Video)

Brand new video from Tanya Morgan for “Rock The Bells” off of their “You & What Army” EP that dropped late last November. Nice to see a few cool cats like Black Spade making cameos in the clip as well……

DOWNLOAD: TANYA MORGAN – YOU & WHAT ARMY (EP)

Nas Speaks On Heavy D Producing His Latest Single ‘The Don’ (Video)

Nas speaks on Heavy D’s involvement with his latest reggae influenced single “The Don” that’s having hip hop heads abuzz right now. Under the hood is another video in which Nas discusses working with Nicki Minaj on a song called “Champion” that will appear on her album. We’re definitely looking forward to Nas’s upcoming “Life Is Good” album, but we’re not holding our breath expecting much from that particular collaboration with Nicki Minaj. Hopefully they’ll surprise us….

DOWNLOAD: NAS – THE DON

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Game x Kendrick Lamar- The City (Video)

Compton natives Game & Kendrick Lamar finally drop the video for “The City” off of Game’s latest full-length The Red Album that’s out now.  Here’s one directed by Matt Alonzo for their ‘City’….

Mean Doe Green – “Perpetual Motion” feat. Tommy Nova (Video)

West Coast emcee & signee to Raekwon’s IceH2O label, Mean Doe Green,  links up with the homie Tommy Nova for the video for “Perpetual Motion”. The track appears on Mean Doe Green’s latest 12-track mixtape called “Shade Proof” that’s out now & this is the second track from the project that both he & Tommy Nova trade bars upon. The track was produced by Ghost Web & features an artist by the name of Hello World on the hook while the video was directed by Tommy Nova for TN Films….

LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: MEAN DOE GREEN – SHADE PROOF (MIXTAPE)

VH1’s Behind The Music: GAME (Preview)

DEMOS: An Independent Artists’ Guide To Success (Trailer)

Shout out to Kevinnottingham who is actively involved with this upcoming documentary along with my homegirl Soul Wallace, Hassahn Phenomenon & director/creator Kareem Fort who we’ve had on the Beatz & Lyrics Show to speak on this documentary about a year ago. Brooklyn emcee Skyzoo who we’ve had in our studios for an interview recently will be featured prominently in this upcoming documentary as well. DEMOS is a documentary that focuses on how new artists should move in their attempts to make it in this all too unforgiving & foul music industry. The documentary officially drops in October of this year so it’s great to get another trailer leading up the release….

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Sheek Louch x Ghostface Killah – “Flashback”

“Pretty Toney” & “Donnie G”, Ghost & Sheek for those of yall that don’t know the aliases already, go back to back in another freestyle over a classic old school hip hop track! Ready for that Wu-Block album that’s on the way. Wuuuuu Block!!

DOWNLOAD: SHEEK LOUCH x GHOSTFACE KILLAH – FLASHBACK

Comedy: Peyton Manning ‘F*@k U’ Cee-Lo Parody (Video)

Looks like the Tennessee Titans fans weren’t too happy about Peyton Manning not giving them a chance when he signed with the Denver “Broke Back Mountain” Broncos. Hahahaaa!

David Banner feat. Big K.R.I.T. – “Believe” (Video)

David Banner’s “Believe” featuring Big K.R.I.T. is a dope first single to drop a video to for his upcoming mixtape “Sex, Drugs, & Videogames” that’s coming out soon. Make sure you check out his website for more info on the plan on how he’s setting up the mixtape for May 22nd. As far as this particular single goes I’m still diggin’ the nice touch on the use of the Jodeci sample…..

DOWNLOAD: DAVID BANNER – BELIEVE FEAT. BIG K.R.I.T. (DIRTY) | CLEAN

BLITZ – 3/21/12: 1st Team Tryouts

The Persuaders – “Trying Girls Out”

HEADLINES

Trayvon Martin’s Father Reacts To The 911 Tapes

President Obama’s Daughter Safe Following Earthquakes In Mexico

Downloading All Those Free Apps May Be Killing Your Cellphone Battery

Supreme Court Will Decide If A Man Can Father A Baby After He Has Died

Online Dating Sites Agree To Screen For Sexual Predators After Woman Was Assaulted

Hines Ward Retires As A “Steeler For Life”

Without Parole, Juveniles Face Bleak Life In Prison

Grand Canyon Bride Dies In 300 Foot Fall

U.S. Space Tourism Set For Takeoff By 2014

Porn Star Alleges Lindsay Lohan Paid Him For Sex

Oil Workers Protest President Obama’s Visit

Jeremy Lin Signs Two Year Contract With Volvo

Is The Telephone An Endangered Species?

Son Shot To Death Saving Father From Weed Seeking Robbers

Allen Iverson’s Wife Wants A List Of Every Woman He Has Slept With Outside The Marriage

Photos Of Former Steeler Hines Ward’s Dream Home In Atlanta That’s For Up For Sale

New iPad Investigated For Excessive Heat

Israel Bans Under Weight Models In Ads

Black Staff Accuses Black School Superintendent Of Being Racist

Ohio Lawmaker Suggest Women Use Rape As An Excuse For Abortions

Kirk Cameron Defends His Comments Against Homosexuals

New Van Gogh Painting Discovered

More Than 30 Million Chinese People Live In Caves

Robert DeNiro Says It’s “Too Soon For Another White First Lady”

Dial-A-Star Is A New Pay-Per Minute Service That Let’s You Chat With Celebrities

Should Hip-Hop Have A Mandatory Retirement Age?

NFL Star Stevie Johnson Recording A Mixtape Track With Game (Video)

Buffalo Bills star receiver Stevie Johnson is recording a mixtape track with Game that will be featured on the Compton emcee’s upcoming mixtape. In the video above the cameras follow Stevie Johnson & Game around during the recording process & give some insight as to why rappers want to be athletes & athletes want to be rappers.

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Rashid Hadee – “Let Me Be” (Video)

Chicago singer, producer, & emcee Rashid Hadee drops the seventh video to his Aural Sex: The Search For Pinky Tuscadero project that’s out now. The new video was directed by Aaron Perkins for AJPfilms. Once again in case your still sleeping on this free soulful hip hop project listen, download it & check out a few of the previous videos from the links below…

DOWNLOAD: RASHID HADEE – AURAL SEX: THE SEARCH FOR PINKY TUSCADERO

One Be Lo – “Rahlo”

Check out this new joint from Michigan emcee One Be Lo called “RAHLO” off of his upcoming Autocons produced project “K.I.C.K. P.U.S.H.” that will officially debut over at Kevinnottingham.com. For now yall can blast out this new single “RAHLO” & check back with the homie Justin & the team over at Kevinnottingham.com when they debut the entire full-length album on Friday.

DOWNLOAD: ONE BE LO – RAHLO (PROD. BY AUTOCONS)

Fader’s ‘Black Hippy’ Interview with Kendrick Lamar, SchoolBoy Q, Jay Rock, & Ab-Soul (Video)

FADER catches up with the Black Hippy crew of Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, & Ab-Soul as they clown backstage before a recent performance at the Fader Fort down in Austin. The cats musta been high as hell in this interview…hahaaa

SXSW Performance: SlaughterHouse – “Hammer Dance” (Video)

New video courtesy of 2DBZ of Slaughterhouse performing one of my favorite hip hop records out right now produced by AraabMuzik. Check out Joe Budden, Royce Da 5’9, Crooked I, & Joell Ortiz rockin’ in big ‘ol Texas with the ‘Hammer Dance’. I also heard Slaughterhouse shot their official video for ‘Hammer Dance’ while out in Austin, Texas too so we’re looking forward to that as well as the upcoming ‘welcome to:Our House’ album….

DOWNLOAD: SLAUGHTERHOUSE – HAMMERDANCE (CLEAN/DIRTY)
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Slum Village – “Turning Me Off” feat. De La Soul (Prod. Young RJ)

Slum Village 3.0 is the nickname I’ve given the group for 2012 in my recent interview with the brothas. Despite the passing of founding members Baatin & J Dilla, & the subsequent departure of Elzhi from the group, T3 picks up the torch & leads the new Slum Village forward with J Dilla’s younger brother Illa J & the kid Dilla taught how to make beats.. Young RJ. This new joint “Turning Me Off” featuring De La Soul is the first single off the upcoming “Dirty Slums” mixtape hosted by Mick Boogie & featuring Rapper Big Pooh, Skyzoo, Big Sean, Phife Dawg, Phonte, Focus…, Joe Scudda and Chicago emcee Vice Verse. The Dirty Slums mixtape drops March 27th…..

DOWNLOAD: SLUM VILLAGE – TURNING ME OFF FEAT. DE LA SOUL (PROD. YOUNG RJ)

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