"freq freq" from "clear soul forces" x "kooley high"

60 views, suckas. . .

Clear Soul Forces & Kooley High - Freq Freq.

"freq freq" from "clear soul forces" x "kooley high"

"make your move (9th wonder remix)" from hieroglyphics x goapele

Hieroglyphics Feat. Goapele - Make Your Move (9th Wonder Remix) [Music Video].

"make your move (9th wonder remix)" from hieroglyphics x goapele

"the drums" *music video* from rapsody featuring heather victoria + the soul council #cultureovereverything

310 views, suckas . . .

Rapsody feat. Heather Victoria & The Soul Council - The Drums [Music Video] from 2012 Jamla Records / Culture Over Everything.

"the drums" *music video* from rapsody featuring heather victoria + the soul council #cultureovereverything

RAPSODY!

Only 300 views, suckas. . .

Rapsody - Believe Me [Music Video].

Only 118 views, suckas. . .

Rapsody Feat. Skyzoo & Thee Tom Hardy - Honda Accord Music (Still Can't Afford A Maybach Remix) [Music Video].

Only 374 views, suckas. . .

Rapsody - Imagination [Music Video].

Only 448 views, suckas. . .

Rapsody - All Black Everything [Music Video].

CULTURE OVER EVERYTHING.

RAPSODY!

"I'm Back" *Music Video* from Big Remo featuring Rapsody (Produced by Khrysis) - Jamla Records 2012

Only 232 views, suckas. . .

Big Remo Feat. Rapsody - I'm Back (Prod. by Khrysis) [Music Video] from Jamla Records.


RAPSODY - ABC [Music Video].

"I'm Back" *Music Video* from Big Remo featuring Rapsody (Produced by Khrysis) - Jamla Records 2012

Be Your Self, Suckas

22 views. . .

GoodVibe - Be Yaself (Prod. by Humbeats).

Be Your Self, Suckas

"Sounds From A Vessel" Free Album Download from Kangarot

New album came out today, 2011-11-12. . .

"Sounds From A Vessel" Free Album Download from Kangarot

TheMaloneOperation

What's yo M.O., suckas?

 The M.O. EP Sampler (Feat. Sikz Pointz & Trilla G. Knox) by TheMaloneOperation

TheMaloneOperation

Kangarot makes music, Missed the Ship in '97 . . .

I like that one.  The synth warbles match the ripples of water in the pool behind the cat on the cover.

Chopped up Russian March with percussion added.  This doesn't hold punches - it hits.

This one kind of jams.

80's Armageddon.

This one and the album reminds me of the some of the stuff that's been coming from Mishka recently, which is pretty cool.

Missed the Ship in '97 by Kangarot has an edge and bite.

Wish the best for him and his family.  One Love.

Kangarot makes music, Missed the Ship in '97 . . .

Kendrick Lamar 'HiiiPOWER' *OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO* New Music 2011 #Section80

Dope.

I wrote #Section80 

because I was ordered to do so.  You'll never understand my life and my world.  Have you ever seen a new born baby kill a man?  Kendrick Lamar.  The very next scene is a visual of me with the eyes of a 6 year old.  My mother told me to keep this outtake because it said who I was.  An infant looking for answers.  Will you forgive m?  I don't give a fuck about too much nowadays because of the world.  Heart.  Honor.  Respect.  Family.  I'll die for that though.  Will you forgive me, twice?  Probly not.  I watch this video and reminis[c]e on that krazy am hour of september 13, 2010.  I got a visit from Lesane Parish Crooks.  Rese[a]rch this name.  I remember being asleep.  His image said "Don't let me die."  I was paranoid.  I said "why"?  He said "because you the....."

 - KENDRICK LAMAR

R.I.P. Lesane Parish Crooks

Kendrick Lamar Feat. Alori Joh 'HiiiPOWER' (Prod. by J. Cole) [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO].

First of all, props go to my brother for putting me onto this video.  

The People's Verdict: A powerful video for a powerful song.  Imagery of struggles against injustice from around the world and from different eras form a complex tapestry in this visual barrage-montage.

As the numbers count down before the video starts there appears the hieroglyph for the eye of Horus ("Cause we've been off slave ships / got our own pyramids, write our own hieroglyphs / [...]") with an arrow pointing upwards crossed by two parallel lines, which could represent an equals sign (the significance of which I must profess ignorance).

Click here for the Wiki.

(Via.)

This is followed by the paragraph at the top of this post.

The key to understanding this video, I believe, is Mohamed Bouazizi (click here), the man who set himself on fire and inaugurated the unrest in Tunisia - the man whose desperation ignited the Middle East, creating what is being called the "Arab Spring." Footage of chaos in the Middle East with a caption reading "MAN'S SELF-IMMOLATION LAUNCHED PROTESTS" opens the video proper and Lamar ends it by pouring gasoline on his head and holding a lit match towards the camera.

When Kendrick Lamar says, "Who said a black man in the Illuminati? /  last time I checked that was the biggest racist party / [...]" the video takes the viewer from a still image of Jay-Z throwing up the Roc diamond sign to a short clip of Sean Hannity on Fox News (the astute observer may notice that the topic of "discussion" is the "controversial" invitation of Common to the White House by Michelle Obama for a poetry reading - click here for coverage of this issue on The Daily Show).  When he returns to the same lines a second time later on there is a quick shot (a theme throughout the video) of a sign that has "OBAMA HALF-BREED MUSLIN" written on it, followed by a shot of Bill O'Reilly.

To take it a step further and break the line down some for you in case you weren't aware, the Internet is rife with conspiracy theories.  In one such theory the "Illuminati" control the world.  This explains the success of  affluent African Americans like Jay-Z and Oprah Winfrey for envious Internet idiots.  Lamar's point is more specifically (I think) that the Freemasons, which are the group from which the Illuminati supposedly derives its ranks, is in some places, to this day, still segregated and thus the absurdity of these anonymous e-accusations becomes apparent.

Do the knowledge: Malcolm X (click here), Huey Newton (click here), Martin Luther King, Jr. (click here),  Bobby Seale (click here), Marcus Garvey (click here), and Fred Hampton (click here).

(Via.)

Kendrick Lamar 'HiiiPOWER' *OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO* New Music 2011 #Section80

*NEW MUSIC* J. Cole (2011) - Return Of Simba

J. Cole - Return Of Simba *NEW MUSIC* (2011).

*NEW MUSIC* J. Cole (2011) - Return Of Simba

OCK Presents. . .

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks (music video in HD) Veckatimest out now.

Dizzy-izzy-izope.
 Brizzly Gear by jstory808

You can check out the bandcamp here.  Head over to the SoundCloud (click here) and you can hear a "soundalike" of Karma Police by Radiohead (a soundalike is what might be used in a movie since the original recording costs double due to laws requiring paying for both rights to the song and it's performance/a particular recording, whereas if you use a soundalike you only pay for the rights to the song - plus whatever you pay the people who perform it for you. . . probably less than Radiohead).


Radiohead - Karma Police [Music Video].

OCK Presents. . .

Focus...

No ADHD here, y'all. . .

Don't sleep on The Avant Garde Project from Focus...

I found Music of the Misinterpreted (Via.)

Focus...

The Guru Legacy EP

Ill.



Hip-hop/Jazz band The Beast of Durham, NC, consists of Pierce Freelon, Eric Hirsh, Peter Kimosh, and Stephen Coffman have now released The Guru Legacy EP with jazz arangements from Guru's Jazzmzatazz series as well as some remixes and a ?uestlove interview (Via.)

The Guru Legacy EP

Second Sikz Pointz "Victory Lap" Mixtape Leak - "Watch How It Go Down" (Produced by Gold Standard)

Whatchu know bout that?  Less than 120 views, suckas!

Sikz Pointz - Watch How It Go Down (Prod. by Gold Standard).

Second Sikz Pointz "Victory Lap" Mixtape Leak - "Watch How It Go Down" (Produced by Gold Standard)

*New Music* "North South Flossed Out (Ratatat Remix)" by Sikz Pointz Featuring Trilla G. Knox off upcoming Victory Lap mixtape. . .

Whirl Time Records Queen City to NYC, suckas.

Sikz Pointz Feat. Trilla G. Knox - North South Flossed Out (Ratatat Remix) off Victory Lap.


This  bonus track off Victory Lap (coming soon) is the only track without original production off Bronx rapper Sikz Pointz newest mixtape.  Featuring production from up-and-comers Gold Standard & Doc Lone.

*New Music* "North South Flossed Out (Ratatat Remix)" by Sikz Pointz Featuring Trilla G. Knox off upcoming Victory Lap mixtape. . .

J. Cole "Killers" Leaked *New Music*

(Via.)

Good look on the Richard Pryor samples.  R.I.P.

J. Cole - Killers.

From Alex Haldi:

Hello All, Unfortunately our first single leaked ahead of time but I would really appreciate if you could link the artwork and our blurb. Its for Charity and this is by far our biggest artist… you know the deal with the leaks.

“Celebrated creative mind Alex Haldi [click here] has collaborated with some of music’s biggest stars including Jay-Z, Rihanna, Big Boi, Wu-Tang, Ludacris, J. Cole & LL Cool J, and is putting the finishing touches on his own solo art event May 12, 2011 in NYC at World Monuments Fund Gallery. Exploring the human fascination with organized crime, ‘The Glorification of Gangster’ showcases some of the key players and criminal lifestyles across the globe and many generations. The art at the show will consist of three elements: Fine art (including mixed media paintings on wood), Oversized Typography Murals, and Retro Pop-Art Illustrations. Portions of work sold will be going to charity (campkayak.com).

A promotional mixtape is to be released in the next month which will include a series of original music, mash-up remixes, and classic covers by a number of different acts that are all linked thematically with ‘Crime’. The talent will vary across different musical genres (hip-hop, rap, rock, electronic, etc.), and includes music from artists like J. Cole, Kris Kasanova, Voli, Andrew Maury (Ra Ra Riot producer and RAC), Jon Connor, Elite, Ritz, Lyn Charles, Loyal Divide, Neitherfriends, and many more. The download will be free, with a link to donate money to our charity.

(Via.)

J. Cole "Killers" Leaked *New Music*

J. Cole Feat. Drake "In The Morning" Music Video

Friday Night Lights!

In The Morning Official Video (Via.)

J. Cole Feat. Drake "In The Morning" Music Video

"Fuck The Leaders / When We're Hungry They Won't Feed Us . . ."

Unabomber - thought I'd blow up overnight. - J. Cole


Chipmunk Feat. - & J. Cole - Champion (Remix) (Via.)

J. Cole x Kendrick Lamar mixtape (click here).  At least two tracks done.

Click here for NPR on how young drive restlessness in Arab conflicts.

"I used to see my momma get beat down / is that the real definition of me now?" - When you yourself hit women? That would be an affirmative.

"Fuck The Leaders / When We're Hungry They Won't Feed Us . . ."

Sometimes . . .

 . . . I'm a little bit worried about my culture-consumption habits when I miss lines like& “My minds a glock, my mouths the clip, my words is bullets, I’m bout to spit.”

J. Cole - Bun B For President.

"My mind's my nine, my pen's my MAC-10." - Notorious

"Picture paragraphs unloaded, wise words being quoted / Peep the weakness in the rap game and showed it." - 'Pac

"In five years I'm going to be somebody you have to stand up for." - J. Cole (to Sway on MTV's RapFix today - in spirit if not a direct quote.)

Sometimes . . .