Mr Vegas – Black & Proud
Classic Bonus: Mr Vegas – Heads High
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27th Apr2011
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27th Apr2011
Hypemen (@jensenclan88 x @itsthereal) Podcast Epsidoe 37 w/Jonathan Mannion
EPISODE 37: Legendary photographer Jonathan Mannion joins the Hype Men to discuss how he got DMX to bathe himself in blood + what Jay-Z thinks of his Jay-Z impression + breaking new artists from Eminem to Lil’ Mama + Game’s Compton street reality + trashing hotel rooms with Sum 41 + the madness of Foxy Brown + Lil’ Wayne’s genius water + the ODB-Donna Summer connection + so much more!
Hypemen Podcast Epsidoe 37 w/Jonathan Mannion
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27th Apr2011
Frank Ocean: Smart And Subtle R&B Songwriting By @Noz
By: Noz
Sometimes major labels just get things wrong, and there’s no better illustration than the case of the singer-songwriter formerly known as Lonny Breaux. After Hurricane Katrina hit his hometown of New Orleans, Breaux moved to Los Angeles to pursue a recording career. There, he landed songwriting gigs for the likes of Brandy, John Legend and even Justin Bieber, as well as a recording contract with Def Jam. And there he sat, as many artists do, his solo debut permanently in limbo almost before it got off the ground. But hell hath no fury like a recording artist scorned.
In protest, the 23-year-old quietly old went off the reservation and aligned himself with the buzzed-about (and fretted-over) indie rap/hooligan/creative collective Odd Future, whom he credits with inspiring a new-found DIY drive. He then rechristened himself Frank Ocean and, in February, proceeded to self-release Nostalgia, Ultra for free and on his own Tumblr. With no formal promotion, buzz spread rapidly by word of mouth; in a matter of weeks, Ocean went from unknown quantity to critical and industry darling, with the likes of Diddy and Lupe Fiasco singing his praises. Few of these insiders had realized that Ocean was already (more…)
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26th Apr2011
Radioactive Iodine Found in Breast Milk of Japanese Mothers
The government faced calls for a full investigation into the impact of the nuclear disaster on mothers and babies following the discovery.
The radiation contamination came to light after tests were conducted on breast milk samples taken from nine women living northeast or east of Tokyo.
Four of these women were found to be contaminated, with the highest reading of 36.3 becquerels of radioactive iodine per kg detected in the milk of the mother of an eight-month-old baby in Kashiwa, Chiba prefecture.
There are no current legal safety levels for radioactive substances in breast milk as set by the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan.
However, the breast milk readings were below the safety limit of 100 becquerels per kg of tap water (more…)
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26th Apr2011
U.S. Court Throws Out Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Death Sentence; 180 Day Window
#FreeMumia
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered a new sentencing hearing for convicted police killer and death-row activist Mumia Abu-Jamal, finding for a second time that the death-penalty instructions given to the jury at his 1982 trial were potentially misleading.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals told prosecutors to conduct the new sentencing hearing for the former Black Panther within six months or agree to a life sentence. Abu-Jamal’s first-degree murder conviction still stands in the fatal shooting of Officer Daniel Faulkner, who was white.
District Attorney Seth Williams pledged to mount another appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, at the urging of Faulkner’s widow, Maureen.
“Yes, the criminal justice system in Philadelphia, the criminal justice system in America, have had a history of problems and racism,” said Williams, the city’s first black district attorney. “(But) this is not a whodunit.”
Abu-Jamal’s worldwide followers “don’t know the facts,” Williams said.
Defense lawyers said the ruling addresses “an unfortunate chapter in Pennsylvania history.”
“Pennsylvania long ago abandoned the confusing and misleading instructions and verdict slip that were relied on in Mr. Abu-Jamal’s trial in order to prevent unfair and unjust death sentences,” said Widener University law (more…)
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26th Apr2011
Statik Selektah & Lord Sear – Open Bar Classics Vol. 1: The 80′s (Mixtape)
Tracklist & download link below…
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26th Apr2011
Frank Ocean – Songs For Women (Unofficial NSFW Video)
This is an Aris Jerome film… NSFW
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26th Apr2011
Extra Short Story: The Crown is Heavy By: Eric Blair
The Crown is Heavy By: Eli C. Briar
Today, on this glorious day I was blessed to interview the King. Our interview lasted approximately thirty minutes. The air in the room was very thick; laced with hints of sadness, elements of depression, and wrapped up with an attitude of arrogance. I asked the King one question with a tone of excitement, “How does it feel to be the King?” He looked me in my eyes with this demanding stare that felt like he was looking through me. The expression on his face was almost desolate. First, he sipped on his glass of water with a smooth motion of his body; the type of motion that a lion does when he’s focused on his prey. He looks down at his hands as he was twitching his thumbs like a school boy in the principal’s office. He raises his head slowly and calm as a midnight storm; he clears his throat as he looks on into my direction, more like staring off into space. He hummed a soft smirk under his deep, baritone voice and replies,
“The crown weighs a ton. My people expect and want so much out of me. If I am performing great, they want me to perform sublimely. If I made the wrong decision, they want to dethrone me. The pressure of pleasing everyone around me is great. This includes my wife, my princess, my fellow scholars, and the people that look up to me. I also have the anxiety of “what if”. What if I fail? What if the people don’t care for me? What if the people do care for me but I don’t love what I am doing? What if I die before my work can begin? What if my crusade is in vain? What if all of my hard work never adds up? What if my hard work is my true love and my true love leaves me because of my work? What if I am lonely for the remaining of my existence because I refuse to compromise? What if I am the sanest man alive but people believe I am riddled with madness? What if I am insane but I just don’t know it yet? What if this is all a dream and I wake up as a everyday person? I have put myself in this spotlight, I do not disagree with that statement but I refuse to be judged for every choice I’ve made in life so far. To be scrutinize by everyone and anybody when the same judges can’t wear the crown for fifteen seconds. The feeling of error when I feel as I am doing something right. The feeling of loveliness because I do not know how to love correctly. The feeling of alienation because I don’t know how to communicate with others from outside of my chambers. All I ever known how to do correctly is be (more…)
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26th Apr2011
Corporate Media Refuses to Report Truth About NATO Contras in Libya
Like the attack on Iraq, the attack on Libya is based on a series of lies and fabrications. Reports have surfaced accusing the NATO Contras – as the British political activist Sukant Chandan calls them – of murdering black Africans, accusations the corporate media will not touch with a ten foot pole. Chandan went to Libya and was able to document civilians killed by NATO bombs. The establishment media refuses to report any of this. Meanwhile, the U.S. and NATO prepare a ground invasion.
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