Pharoahe Monch - Welcome To The Terrordome

Kehinde Wiley “Down” At Deitch Projects

The latest work from Art Star Kehinde Wiley will be shown at Deitch Projects starting on November 1. Titled “Down” the assortment of four works hinges on classical constructions of fallen soldiers, saints and warriors. Melding these with contemporary figures, Wiley’s hallmark, the paintings are in the astounding scale. “Down” will remain on view until December 20 at 18 Wooster St, New York, NY.

Dres of Black Sheep re-works his classic in support of Barack Obama.

Damn, the graphics for this are doope!!!!!

Video: M1 of dead prez Speaks on Politricks

SAT NOV 1ST 8PM @ APACH​E CAFE-​MEETI​NG OF THE MINDS​

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Atlan​ta,​ Georg​ia-​-​(​Octob​er 23, 2008)​ The prove​rbial​ fear of a Black​ Plane​t goes beyon​d a Publi​c Enemy​ song or a Barak​ Obama​ remix​ of "​Chang​e gone come"​.​ With the econo​my at a recor​d low and ignor​ance at an all-​time high,​ the peopl​e are in searc​h of some form of relie​f.​ In an effor​t to provi​de a solut​ion,​ the power​ful,​ insig​htful​ forum​,​ Meeti​ng of the Minds​,​ will be takin​g place​ Novem​ber 1st, 8pm at the Apach​e Café,​ in the heart​ of Atlan​ta,​ Georg​ia.​ Three​ days befor​e Ameri​ca decid​es who will be its next Chief​ Execu​tive,​ the city of Atlan​ta will set its sight​s on one of the most inspi​ratio​nal and enlig​hteni​ng progr​ams of the year,​ Meeti​ng of the Minds​.​ Spons​ored by Black​ to Eden,​ the highl​y antic​ipate​d,​ bi-​month​ly gathe​ring highl​ights​ urban​ issue​s and conce​rns,​ while​ provi​ding pract​ical solut​ions.​ The event​,​ which​ is sched​uled to kick-​off the 34th Anniv​ersar​y of Hip Hop, will comme​nce with a high calib​er panel​ deali​ng with the topic​ of "​Black​ Love and Slave​ Food"​.​ The panel​ will inclu​de some of today​'​s most vibra​nt Hip Hop activ​ists and cultu​ral icons​ inclu​ding;​ Stic Man of the polit​icall​y charg​ed rap group​,​ dead prez,​ Kalon​ji Chang​a of The FTP Movem​ent,​ Minis​ter Serve​r of the Templ​e of Hip Hop, and renow​ned autho​r/​healt​h advoc​ate Afya Ibomu​,​ to name a few. Hoste​d by Black​ to Eden found​er,​ Phala​ Nazar​ine,​ the dialo​gue will be immed​iatel​y follo​wed by a fashi​on show and guest​ perfo​rmanc​es by, RBG/​Peopl​es Army artis​t Mike Flo, Stahh​r The Femce​e,​ Ishue​s and other​s.​ The progr​am will also spark​ a month​ long can good drive​,​ with donat​ions going​ to Hosea​ Willi​ams Feed The Hungr​y.​ The Meeti​ng of the Minds​ is where​ theor​y meets​ pract​ice.​ Save the date!​
For more infor​matio​n or to contr​ibute​ call:​ (​404)​ 454-​2764

Check​ out this video​:​ inner​VIEW oRiGi​nalth​ouGht Mag Stic Man and Icee Justi​ce
innerVIEW oRiGinalthouGht Mag Stic Man and Icee Justice

EPMD’s We Mean Business Cover

Video: Jay Electronica, M1, De La Soul, Kidz In The Hall on Voting

"I Can't Escape" - Kandi Cole

Kandi Cole in "I Can't Escape" from her debut album "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Kandi Cole!"

Video: Little Brother Show In Toronto

Phonte is funny as phuck!!!!!

Little Brother Stand Up from Real Frequency on Vimeo.

THIS WEEK WITH JASIRI X - EPISODE 8

JASIRI X

Common - Universal Mind Control (Cover + Track List)

Common drops December 9th.

01. Universal Mind Control
02. Punch Drunk Love (Feat. Kanye West)
03. Make My Day (Feat. Cee-Lo Green)
04. Sex 4 Sugar
05. Announcement (Feat. Pharrell Williams)
06. Gladiator
07. Changes
08. Inhale
09. What a World
10. Everywhere

Black Magic (2008)

I watch some of this when it was on ESPN earlier this year, dope. I was hoping they put it on dvd and blam!!! Comes out tomorrow Oct 28 2008. A must have if your into basketball or documentaries.

Black Magic is dramatic film about the injustice which defined the Civil Rights Movement in America, as told through the lives of basketball players and coaches who attended Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Narrated by Academy Award Nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson and jazz great Wynton Marsalis, with introductions from New Orleans Hornets star point guard Chris Paul and basketball icon Dr. J Julius Erving. Helmed by award-winning director Dan Klores and co-produced by basketball legend and Winston-Salem State University graduate Earl The Pearl Monroe.

Dead Prez - PolitricKKKs. (Feat. Malcolm X)

Never late and always on time. DEAD PREZ son!!!

DOWNLOAD: Dead Prez - PolitricKKKs. (Feat. Malcolm X)

Jennifer Hudson asks public to help find nephew, 7

By RUPA SHENOY, Associated Press Writer
Sun Oct 26, 2:09 pm ET
CHICAGO – Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson appealed on Sunday for the public's help in finding her 7-year-old nephew, missing since the shooting deaths of her mother and brother.
City police transferred custody of the man labeled a "person of interest" in the shooting deaths to state authorities.
An Amber Alert remained in effect Sunday for young Julian King, who disappeared on Friday, the day the bodies of his grandmother, Darnell Donerson, 57, and 29-year-old uncle Jason Hudson were found in the home they all shared on the city's South Side. The deaths were ruled homicides.
The Amber Alert listed William Balfour, the estranged husband of Jennifer Hudson's sister, Julia Hudson, as a suspect in a "double homicide investigation." Julia Hudson is the missing boy's mother
Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond said authorities considered Balfour a "person of interest" in the case but he had not been charged.
Authorities said the search for Julian would be citywide, but on Sunday residents and officers focused their efforts "in the immediate vicinity" of the family's home in the Englewood section, said police spokesman Dan O'Brien.
Police said they did not have a motive for the killings but called the case "domestic related."
"There's a lot of forensic evidence. We have to work the evidence and try and solve this case," Bond said Sunday. "Most importantly, we want to find the child." READ

The Vegan Soulfood Guide to the Galaxy!

My cooking game will be on and poppin once I get this book. I hope.
The Vegan Soulfood Guide to the Galaxy! Afya's New Book! Available Now! @ www.NATTRAL.com

DJ Premier - Time 4 Change (Mixtape)

The cover looks hot, it's primo and it's free. Life is good.

01 DJ Premier & Biggest G - Time 4 Change
02 Nygz - Policy
03 Big Shug - When I Strike
04 House Of Reps - U Gotta Love Us
05 Termanology - Hold That
06 Blaq Poet - Ain’t Nuttin Changed
07 Prodigy - Veterans Memorial Pt. 2
08 Statik Selektah Ft. MOP, Jadakiss - For The City
09 Young Maylay - I Showed You
10 D-Flow (DITC) - Like Dat
11 Scarface - Emeritus
12 Jake One Ft. Little Brother - Bless The Child
13 Ludacris Ft. Floyd Mayweather - Undisputed
14 LL Cool J - Dear Hip Hop
15 DJ Revolution Ft. Planet Asia - School
16 Bumpy Knuckles - The OG Pt. 3
17 Royce Tha 5′9″ - I Gotta Shake This
18 DJ Revolution Ft. KRS-One, DJ Premier - The DJ
19 Black Milk Ft. Pharoahe Monch, DJ Premier, SeanPrice - The Matrix
DJ Premier - Time 4 Change (Mixtape)

Vapors Issue 50 - Futura

Due to the rise of food prices and all that good stuff or bad stuff. I had to chill on my magazine buying addiction. I guess it's a addiction I can control because  I can walk pass them magazines with no problem. Yea right, I walk pass them with the Harlem shakes son. But The Vapor magazine I got to get because once it's gone it's gone like so many. But if you on a budget You can peep the pages right here. You see we got love for you in the jungle. And this is legal hahahahaha. Vapor Magazine

New Obama Ad: This Election Is About The Future

Black Milk "Losing Out" feat. Royce Da 5'9"

I'm not gonna say this is hip hop. This a fly mc producer with another fly mc going crazy on a crazier track. I haven't heard a full track with breakdown and everything in a minute son!!! Worth every bit of your ears. The album drops next tuesday

Black Milk "Losing Out" feat. Royce Da 5'9"

Court issues stay, lets Davis make his case

By Bill Rankin, Rhonda Cook

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The federal appeals court in Atlanta on Friday halted Troy Anthony Davis’ execution, the third time his life has been spared shortly before he was to be put to death.

Davis’ claims of innocence, based largely on the recantations of prosecution witnesses, have attracted international attention and protest. He was set to be executed by lethal injection Monday evening for the 1989 murder of an off-duty Savannah police officer.

The 11th Circuit’s ruling is the latest in what has been a roller-coaster ride of last-ditch appeals in which Davis, 40, has been repeatedly denied relief only to be spared again and again.

Martina Correia, Davis’ sister, said she and her mother, Virginia Davis, were packing for the trip to death row when they got the news.

“I’ve been praying,” Correia said. “He deserves to be free. He at least doesn’t deserve to die for something he didn’t do.”

Since Davis’ 1991 trial, seven of nine key prosecution witnesses have backed off their testimony. Others have come forward and implicated another man in the killing of 27-year-old Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail.

The witnesses’ recantations have prompted leaders across the globe to call for Davis’ death sentence to be commuted. But Chatham County prosecutors say they are certain Davis is a cop killer and deserves to die for the crime.

When the 11th Circuit issued its stay, Davis’ supporters were holding a mock funeral at the state Capitol. Demonstrators carried a coffin and a petition with 140,000 signatures to the state Board of Pardons and Paroles. Davis’ supporters also delivered a letter signed by more than 100 members of Georgia’s clergy to the governor’s office.

Correia talked to Davis after the court issued its stay. “To all the people around the world working hard and fighting for him, he wants to say thank you and this fight has to continue,” she said.

The slain officer’s 75-year-old mother, Anneliese MacPhail, expressed fury and exasperation.

“It’s unbelievable,” she said. “It’s tearing us apart. I’m at the end with my nerves. I can’t sleep, I can’t eat. This is ridiculous.”

Mark Allen MacPhail’s sister, Kathy McQuary, cried when she learned of the stay from a reporter.

Davis’ lawyers expressed hope the stay leads to the new evidence being presented.

“I am extremely relieved that the 11th Circuit, when addressed with such a grave issue as the innocence of a man set for execution, wants to hear argument and make a considered judgment,” said Tom Dunn, a member of Davis’ legal team.

The state attorney general’s office canceled Monday’s execution, spokesman Russ Willard said, adding that state attorneys are exploring their options.

On Wednesday, Davis’ attorneys asked the 11th Circuit for permission to pursue a new federal habeas corpus petition —- in which an inmate claims he is unlawfully incarcerated.

The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 requires a federal appeals court to approve such a request before a new lawsuit can be filed.

“Upon our thorough review of the record, we conclude that Davis has met the burden for a stay of execution,” the court said in an order issued by Judges Joel Dubina, Rosemary Barkett and Stanley Marcus.

The judges called the stay “conditional” and said they want to hear more from Davis’ lawyers and state attorneys. Davis must clear two difficult legal hurdles to win new appeals.

First, he must show that his lawyers could not have previously found the new evidence supporting his innocence no matter how diligently they looked for it. And he must show that the new testimony, viewed in light of all the evidence, is enough to prove “by clear and convincing evidence that … no reasonable fact finder would have found [him] guilty.”

The 11th Circuit added a twist. It asked the parties to address whether Davis can still be executed if he can establish innocence under the second standard but cannot satisfy his burden under the first, due-diligence question.

The court gave Davis’ lawyers 15 days to file their legal brief and state attorneys another 10 days to respond.

In July 2007, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a stay less than 24 hours before Davis was to be put to death. Last month, the Supreme Court halted Davis’ execution with less than two hours to spare.

LOVE LOCKDOWN

ART2LIFE PRESENTS: (THE LOVE LOCKDOWN) COME OUT SATURDAY OCTOBER 25TH TO FREE THE MUSIC AND YOUR MIND. SOUNDS BY DJ.JAMAD, CELEBRATING THE LOVE OF ART, MUSIC AND ALL SCORPIOS. Hosted by Shaleyah

Mos Def - Life In Marvelous Times

Word money!!!! This is off The Ecstatic dropping November 25th

DOWNLOAD: Mos Def - Life In Marvelous Times

OD victim taken from Isiah Thomas’ NY home

NEW YORK (AP)—Authorities were called to the home of former New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas, where police said a 47-year-old man was taken to the hospital and treated for an accidental overdose of sleeping pills early Friday morning.

Police would not identify the man, except to give his age. But reached on his cell phone the 47-year-old Thomas told the New York Post he had not been treated for a sleeping pill overdose, and that it was his 17-year-old daughter Lauren who had a medical issue.

It “wasn’t an overdose,” he told the newspaper. “My daughter is very down right now. None of us are OK.”

Harrison Police Chief David Hall said the case was not a suicide attempt.

“We’re classifying it as an accidental overdose of prescription sleeping pills,” Hall said. “I’m not going to confirm or deny that it was Isiah Thomas. It was an individual at his home.”

He told The Daily News that the man took about 10 Lunesta sleeping pills. “He was unconscious, but breathing on his own,” Hall told the paper.


Thomas’ 20-year-old son Joshua also said it was his sister, not his father, who required treatment.

“He’s fine,” the Indiana University student told the Daily News. “Reports of sleeping pills are false.”

The drama is the latest in what has been a difficult year for Thomas. READ

1st Annual Fundraiser for the FTP MOVEMENT - FEED THE PEOPLE PROGRAM of SAN DIEGO - ART/MUSIC/FASHION

This is an event for the whole family! This is not like any other fashion show you've ever seen.
The good folks of F.T.P. have been working hard to bring you a real SHOW! There will be dancers, youth modeling local designers' fashions, vendors, give-aways, live Hip Hop and Spoken Word performances and more!

It's all going down Saturday October, 25 @ El Centro De La Raza in Balboa Park.
Proceeds are being donated to F.T.P's Feed The People program.

F.T.P. hits the streets on Sundays to make and deliver sack lunches like these to the homeless.
For more info on how you can get involved contact Seth Black www. myspace. com/sethblack

Analogue Atlanta #007: Independent (Atlanta's Kizzy Rock, Dj Mafioso & startup label Geographic North.)

This is very dope breakdown of the Atlanta music scene from heads that's doing there thing in the scene. Shout out to maf for the drop son and the mixcd but of course. Check it out: Analogue Atlanta #007: Independent (Atlanta's Kizzy Rock, Dj Mafioso & startup label Geographic North.)

A Tribute to FELA - King of Afrobeat

Damn. I posted this past the deadline rsvp date. But Fela music is priceless. And I got a text from rasta root about Q tip spinning at the D jangos on the same night. Gezzzuuuusss you can't lose with either or people. Unless you not in the ATL that's something diffrent


"Spread Love"

FELA: A TRIBUTE TO THE MAN & HIS MUSIC

with MAUSIKI SCALES & COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE,
89.3 FM's own DJ AUSAR & Spread Love's own DJ KEMIT,

and special guest, SAHR NGAUJAH, star of the hit Broadway musical, FELA!

@ CENCI
1259 GLENWOOD AVE.
DOORS @ 10 PM - $10 COVER/
FREE before 11 PM w/ RSVP before 10/23/08, 21+ W/ VALID ID

:: Get Directions, Event Downloads & RSVP @ www.ExperienceSpreadLove.com

You know how Dj Kemit do!!!!

Black turnout is strong in early voting in South

By MIKE BAKER, Associated Press Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Blacks are already surging to the polls in parts of the South, according to initial figures from states that encourage early voting — a striking though still preliminary sign of how strongly they will turn out nationwide for Barack Obama in his campaign to become the first African-American president.
There have been predictions all year of a record black turnout for Obama. The first actual figures suggest that wasn't just talk:

• In North Carolina, blacks make up 31 percent of early voters so far, even though they're just 21 percent of the population and made up only 19 percent of state's overall 2004 vote.

• Roughly 36 percent of the early voters are black in Georgia, outpacing their 30 percent proportion of the state's population and their 25 percent share of the 2004 vote.

No one but the voters can be sure how they voted. And John McCain's campaign officials note that the Obama camp has put much more effort than they have into early voting. But the numbers are still notable.

Democrats are outvoting the GOP by a margin of 2.5-to-1 in North Carolina, where early voting has been under way for a week. That's roughly double the margin from 2004.

More than 210,000 blacks who are registered as Democrats have cast early ballots in the Tar Heel State — compared with roughly 174,000 registered Republicans overall. Four years ago, the number of GOP early and absentee voters was more than double that of black Democrats. READ

Video: The Foreign Exchange - Daykeeper

This what I'm talking about right here. I gotta get 2 of these joints this weekend

LeBron James, Jay-Z to host rally for Obama

Say Word!!!

CLEVELAND – NBA superstar LeBron James and Grammy-winning recording artist Jay-Z want people to get out early to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
James and Jay-Z will host a rally Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland which will include a free concert by the hip-hop star.
James attended a Cleveland rally earlier this month to encourage people to vote for Obama. He's also contributed $20,000 to a committee supporting the presidential nominee.

McCain Vs. Obama Dance-Off video

Aight this is funny

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The Real Frequency Presents 8 Minutes With Q-Tip

A fly breakdown of different classic tracks of a tribe called quest and Q tip new album. Worth 8 mintues of your time

C215 in Brazil

Damn, 2 things about this. 1 is I want to travel like that and flex my artwork. In due times and 2 is I love the part that kids stay focus on the artwork

THIS WEEK WITH JASIRI X - EPISODE 7

Subscribe to this brother video also. JASIRI X dude been dropping jewels about the election since day 1

DivaSpeak TV Ep: 31 (season 2)

I always check this sister out. yeaaaa!!!! Go to the youtube page and subscribe. DivaSpeak Tv

P. Diddy Speaks On Copping Enyce

Okay from a independent clothing line point of view. The game done change with the clothing line. The market is very open. A company that has sick graphics and very colorful with their line can go far in this market and that's without a name. Puffy move is real smart. He can remix the brand all he want. But the thing is the bootleggers gonna have the brand on lock after that 6 months of his remix and that's why independent brands are more common in boutiques than the main main brands like back in the days. A better move would be for him to find a independent brand, be a silent partner and let them do them but push them like a major brand with a creative grass root method. But as you can tell from the video. Puffy isn't far from shy but it was just a thought.
But read the exclusive on ALLHIPHOP.COM

ANOTHER HOT CD COVER (Exile Radio )

This joint is by Exile Radio for there instrumental album. Never heard of the group until now. The album artwork made me want to take listen as it should. Let us artist flex our skills on them covers people. Say word!! O yea take a listen at the fly track also.

DOWNLOAD: Exile - In Love

LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT

Everybody creating songs directing it to the presidents. I'm not complaining because it shows to people that a lot of rappers can address social issue and talk about the problem and maybe the solution if given a chance. I know this Dvd did that a while ago and with this present election it's bananas how so many people are in tuned to what's going on. And even in the music. This a couple of videos that came out directed to the president. I rather this than all that crazy throw your money in the air and gun talk

Joell Ortiz f. Dante Hawkins - Letter To Obama


Letter To Obama by General Steele


Mr. President - LL Cool J (feat. Wyclef Jean)

XXL: Top Of The Class Magazine Covers

Aight. I think they got some official cats on the cover this time around. But check Out The 3 Covers To Be Featured On The XXL Magazine Coming Out On November To A News Stand Near You!




BEST OF BOTH OFFICES: XXL COVER SHOOT WITH THE 10 FRESHMEN

R.I.P Dolemite (March 17, 1937 - October 19, 2008) has passed away

Wow! Just found this out last night. Damn R.I.P, All the legends are passing tough

After an extended illness, seminal comedian Rudy Ray Moore, better known as Dolemite, has died in Toledo Ohio. He was 82. According to Wikipedia, Moore is perhaps best known as Dolemite, the uniquely articulate pimp (“… rappin’ & tappin’ is my game!”) from the 1975 film “Dolemite,” and its sequel, “The Human Tornado.” The persona was developed during his earlier stand-up comedy records.

Rudy Ray Moore was also known as the “king of the party records” and released many comedy records throughout the 1960s and 1970s, developing a style even more rude and explicit than contemporaries like Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor. This kept him off of television and major films, but cultivated an enduring fan base. He also guested on Big Daddy Kane’’s CD Taste of Chocolate, released in 1990.


Dolemite (1975) Original Theatrical Trailer

Pa. man chews through belly-busting, 15-lb. burger

Wow!! I don't eat meats so I'm dying over here just looking at that joint

CLEARFIELD, Pa. – It took Brad Sciullo 4 hours and 39 minutes to finish a marathon. A meat marathon, that is. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound western Pennsylvania chef is the first person to eat a monstrosity called the Beer Barrel Belly Bruiser: a 15-pound burger with toppings and a bun that brought the total weight to 20.2 pounds.
The mountain of beef is the product of Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, about 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh in Clearfield.
Sciullo, 21, of Uniontown, said he was surprised he finished the sandwich Monday. "About three hours into it, things got tough," he said.
When asked what possessed him to eat a burger that big, Sciullo said: "I wanted to see if I could."
The burger included a bun, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions, mild banana peppers and a cup each of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and relish, pub owner Dennis Liegey said.
For completing the challenge in the under-five-hour time limit, Sciullo won $400, three T-shirts, a certificate "and a burger hangover, as I call it," Liegey said.

Mikey Rocks of The Cool Kids Talks New Album

Small Eyez caught up with Mikey & He chopped it up about The New Album sophisticatedly titled " When Fish Ride Bicycles" slated for a January 2009 release, Cool Kids Collabos, and a smorgasbord of other shit

Mikey Rocks of The Cool Kids Talks New Album from Kamal Secret on Vimeo.

Lastest CD artwork

This for these young dudes in New Orleans that approach me to do there mixcd cover. They're not the typical, you can really tell by the tracks and hooks. It's funny. They gonna have the rest of my deposit monday. Dudes was saying they gonna mail me back a signed copy of the cd. Ya heard. I can only respect that hahahahaa. Check them out: Da Gangster and Da Gentleman

Don Cannon Interview w/ KarmaloopTV

CANNON CANNON CANNON!!!!! Is That dude.

Max Payne #1 this weekend

I think heads are in overload about what's going on in the white house sense the election is the main subject everywhere. Thus the W #4 debut. Maybe, Maybe not.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. "Max Payne," $18 million.

2. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," $11.2 million.

3. "The Secret Life of Bees," $11.1 million.

4. "W.," $10.6 million.

5. "Eagle Eye," $7.3 million.

6. "Body of Lies," $6.9 million.

7. "Quarantine," $6.3 million.

8. "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," $3.9 million.

9. "Sex Drive," $3.6 million.

10. "Nights in Rodanthe," $2.7 million.

M.O.P. Live Oct 21st @ The Loft: Atlanta

Lawwwwwddd. I'm not going to be able to make it and I know I'm gonna here about this show from untill infinte. o to my ue page get the rst of the info KOAS

Mark your calendars. The Mash Out Posse M.O.P will be hitting the ATL on Tuesday October 21st @ The Loft. This show is apart of the Scion Monthly Metro Series. In the past 2 months we’ve had Redman, and Bun B.
M.O.P. will also be performing with live band Connie Price and The Keystones! When was the last time you seen M.O.P. with a band? YOU HAVEN’T!

Powell endorses Obama as 'transformational'

Retired General Colin L. Powell, one of the country's most respected Republicans, stunned both parties on Sunday by strongly endorsing Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president on NBC's "Meet the Press" and laying out a blistering, detailed critique of the modern GOP.
Powell said the election of Obama would "electrify the world."
"I think he is a transformational figure," Powell said. "He is a new generation coming ... onto the world stage and on the American stage. And for that reason, I'll be voting for Senator Barack Obama."
As a key reason, Powell said: "I would have difficult with two more conservative appointments to the Supreme Court, but that's what we'd be looking at in a McCain administration."
Powell, once considered likely to be the nation's first African-American presidential nominee, said his decision was not about race.
Moderator Tom Brokaw said: "There will be some ... who will say this is an African-American, distinguished American supporting another African-American because of race."
Powell, who last year gave the Arizona senator's campaign the maximum $2,300, replied: "If I had only had that in mind, I could have done this six, eight, 10 months ago. I really have been going back and forth between somebody I have the highest respect and regard for, John McCain and somebody I was getting to know, Barack Obama. And it was only in the last couple of months that I settled on this." READ

GOD CITY presents:THE MINORITY REPORT ARTSHOW

My dude Antoine is having his first solo art show November 7th 2008 in charlotte NC. Now based on my art show experience I know exactly what he's thinking. " I can't wait for November 8th" which is the day after the art show. Why? Because It's mad work son!!!! But dude gonna do fine. He got a crew that got his back and that keeps you going more that you think. Handle it fam. 100
And o yea. what you didn't get a chance to do in this show. blam!!! Save it for the next show

The Notorious BIG*L by NVC Crew

his custom MAD*L by Montreal’s own NVC Crew. Using real wood to flip the toy’s head into a mini-television screen, NVC decided to make the sculpture a tribute to Brooklyn’s finest, the one and only Biggie Smalls. Impeccably sculpted and painted, this is just one of the many customs you can peep at the upcoming MAD*L Custom Show, which opens on Oct. 25th at Detroit’s LiFT Gallery.

Da Lench Mob- freedom got an ak

Man. I've been watching too much CNN and CNBS as of late. That ish is startig to get on my nerve. I needed to balance that joint off with the real by watching this classic video right here. I wonder if they would play this video on t.v right now.

AMMO MAGAZINE

Anotha banger @ WWW.BOSSUPBU.COM

Brothers Perspective Magazine

Check out the latest Brothers Perspective Mag

Brothers Perspective Magazine Online
Description:
For the development of African people through Art, Culture, Music and Self Awareness. The Constant growth of the people through self Awareness and Constant Change. With Brothers Perspective we look forward to bringing you the Greatest from the Africans Worldwide. Constant development through creativity is our goal. Featuring: Stic Man of Dead Prez, Fatnice of 84, sTAHHR tha Femcee, Cheikh Anta Diop, Bron vs Board, Duluth Lynchings, Dj Hen Boogie, Labtecwon, Vitus Shell , Dj Roddy Rod Brothers Perspective Magazine, 9th Scientist, Arsun Fist and More

DEFinition: The Art And Design Of Hip-Hop

You already knowwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!

Written by graphic designer Cey Adams, with help from noted hip-hop photographer/historian Bill Adler, DEFinition: The Art and Design of Hip-Hop gets to the nuts and bolts of establishing the hip-hop aesthetic. Both Adams and Adler contribute essays, as do notables like Russel Simmons and Sacha Jenkins. Visuals, the driving force behind the book, come from the likes of HAZE and Dapper Dan. Fine arts are also represented, with the work of Mr. Cartoon, Kehinde Wiley and others reproduced and dissected.

A must for anyone interested in hip-hop and its many spin-offs. Out now from Collins Design.

LEBRON JAMES , KOBE BRYANT, D WADE , GREG ODEN , & K G SLAM MAGAZINE COVERS

Man, I got to start sending my artwork out. Gezzzzuuusss. I wouldv'e....Naw let me chill. I appreciate anything artistic and I can actually tell a person. Yo! You want the artwork like them slam covers instead of trying to explain the whole vector concept

BARACK OBAMA on the cover of ROLLINGSTONES MAGAZINE

OBAMA COVER #3. I'm telling you expect to see more people

Black Panther, the revolutionary art of Emory Douglas

My peoples Wade told me about this event. hopefully I can catch it this weekend because he's a influence to what many artist are doing now with creating artwork with a message and for the people

Emory Douglas, ex Minister of Culture for the Black Panther party, will speak about the history behind the art of the party, and take a look at some more recent works.

Emory Douglas was born May 24th, 1943 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Douglas attended City College of San Francisco where he majored in commercial art. He was politically involved as Revolutionary Artist and then Minister of Culture for the Black Panther party in Oakland, CA from February, 1967 until its discontinuance in the Early 1980’s. Douglas’s art was always seen on front pages of the Black Panther Newspaper and, reflecting the ideals and rhetoric of the Black Panther Party.

Offering a retrospective look at artwork created during in the Black Panther Party, Douglas’s work has recently been displayed at the 2008 Biennale of Sydney, the Museum of Modern Art in Los Angeles,Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Richmond Art Center, the Station Museum of Contemporary Art. And has appeared in June/July volume of Art in America, PRINT Magazine, and the American Institute of Public Arts.

Published In 2007, Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas provides a comprehensive collection of Douglas’s work.

Upcoming exhibits include the Arts & Culture Conference of the Black Panther Party October 17-18 in Atlanta, Ga and a major exhibit of past and present work at Urbis in Manchester, England October 30th – March 2009.

RH TV: 7 Minutes with Little Brother

Listen to Little brother talk about music, life and Mc Cain talking that same ish in debates!!!

THIS WEEK WITH JASIRI X - EPISODE 6

I've been watching JASIRI X ever since I saw the video on ghetto manga and every week this dude kills it with informative information that's better than what CNN and CNBC is doing to a sick beat. Shit it's better than what 95% of these rappers talking about out now. You got to respect dude gangster for this. Oh He went in on this joint right here!!!!!

High court turns down Ga. death row inmate

please make yourself heard here : Don't Execute Troy Davis

By GREG BLUESTEIN

ATLANTA (AP) The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Georgia man to be put to death for killing a police officer two weeks after it halted his execution to consider his appeal.

Troy Davis asked the high court to intervene in his case and order a new trial because seven of the nine witnesses against him have recanted their testimony. Former President Jimmy Carter and South Africa Archbishop Desmond Tutu are among prominent supporters who have called for a new trial.

The justices granted Davis a reprieve on Sept. 23, less than two hours before his scheduled execution. But they declined Tuesday to give his appeal a full-blown hearing. It was not immediately clear when his execution will be scheduled.

Davis' supporters, who erupted in joy when his execution was halted last month, said they were heartbroken when they received word of the decision.

"Oh, God. I think it's disgusting, terrible. I'm extremely disappointed," said Martina Correia, Davis' sister. "Well, we still have to fight. We can't stop."

Davis was convicted of the murder of 27-year-old officer Mark MacPhail, who was working off-duty as a security guard at a bus station. MacPhail's family said they were relieved.

"I was hoping that would be the decision," said MacPhail's mother, Anneliese MacPhail. "I'm hoping that soon we will have some peace, that this will all be over."

A divided Georgia Supreme Court has twice rejected Davis' request for a new trial, and had rejected his appeal to delay the execution on Monday afternoon. The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles also turned down his bid for clemency.

MacPhail had rushed to help a homeless man who had been pistol-whipped at a nearby parking lot, and was shot twice when he approached Davis and two other men.

Witnesses identified Davis as the shooter, and at the 1991 trial, prosecutors said he wore a "smirk on his face" as he fired the gun.

But Davis' lawyers say new evidence proves their client was a victim of mistaken identity. Besides those who have recanted their testimony, three others who did not testify have said Sylvester "Red" Coles who testified against Davis at his trial confessed to the killing.

Coles refused to talk about the case when contacted by The Associated Press during a 2007 court appearance and has no listed phone number.

Prosecutors have said the case is closed. They also say some of the witness affidavits simply repeat what a trial jury has already heard, while others are irrelevant because they come from witnesses who never testified.

Associated Press Writer Mark Sherman contributed to this report from Washington.


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CAPTAIN AMERICA IN THE LATEST HULK MOVIE

I gotta to get that hulk dvd anyway. 3 disc comes with it so so many fly joints

Captain America himself made a cameo in "The Incredible Hulk," but don't feel bad if you didn't see it. While director Louis Letterier had hinted in interviews that they had shot an appearance, the scene ended up on the cutting room floor. But now it can finally be seen in the bonus features on the DVD, as first spotted by FilmSchoolRejects.com.


In the original opening scene of the movie, Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) travels to the Arctic, away from civilization, to try to end his own life and rid the world of the Hulk. There, buried in the ice, is the frozen body of Captain America. It's a little difficult to make out the figure, but again he can be identified by his shield.

The character is scheduled to get his own film, called "The First Avenger: Captain America," in May of 2011. Then he's expected to join Iron Man, Hulk, Thor and other Marvel heroes in the group "Avengers" movie that July. The speculation is that the first movie will be his origin story, set during World War II like the initial comics. Then he will be frozen and brought back in modern times to join the team, just like he did in the books. Jon Favreau has stated he'd like to direct "The Avengers," but first he's focusing on "Iron Man 2," hitting screens in May 2010.

The Most Racist Moments Of The 2008 Presidential Race

I saw this in the complexmag blog and I was just talking to my peoples about this subject tonight

Okay, so check this out—apparently America’s wild racist. Yeah, get this: a half-black dude is running for president and it’s looking like he might actually win, too. So a really ignorant faction of our nation has been going absolutely apeshit. It’s been all over the boob-tube of late, ’cause the pundits and anchors are, like, totally shocked to discover that there’s this much overt hate in this fine land of ours.

However, those of us who’ve been following this race closely have seen the pervasive theme of racism from jumpstreet. Of course Obama is the catalyst and target of most of the insensitivity, but what’s interesting is that both Democrats and Republicans, liberal media and FOX News, all manage to put their foot in their mouths. READ

Hustle - I Wanna Be President

This what it's really about. The future

Freddyo EXCLUSIVE video "I WANNA BE PRESIDENT" Video Produced and Directed by D. JONES PRODUCTIONS A group of children from the Herndon Holmes Projects wanted a better way of life and a change. So they got together with Hustle and the Barock Music Crew and created this song which gained attention from the Obama Campaign.

Video: Q-Tip - Move

GEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZUUUUUSSSSSS THAT JOINT IS ALL AROUND HOT!!!!!!!! SHOUT TO RIK FOR FLIPPING HIS GRIMEY STEEZ TO SOME OLE SCHOOL ISH

Q-Tip - "Move" from Three/21 Films on Vimeo.

Officials: Financial crisis can lead to violence

Damn this some sad shit too read. while wall street and banks waiting for the bailout plan to kick in. we got people in real life giving up just that, their life.


By KELLI KENNEDY,

An out-of-work money manager in California loses a fortune and wipes out his family in a murder-suicide. A 90-year-old Ohio widow shoots herself in the chest as authorities arrive to evict her from the modest house she called home for 38 years.

In Massachusetts, a housewife who had hidden her family's mounting financial crisis from her husband sends a note to the mortgage company warning: "By the time you foreclose on my house, I'll be dead."

Then Carlene Balderrama shot herself to death, leaving an insurance policy and a suicide note on a table.

Across the country, authorities are becoming concerned that the nation's financial woes could turn increasingly violent, and they are urging people to get help. In some places, mental-health hot lines are jammed, counseling services are in high demand and domestic-violence shelters are full.

"I've had a number of people say that this is the thing most reminiscent of 9/11 that's happened here since then," said the Rev. Canon Ann Malonee, vicar at Trinity Church in the heart of New York's financial district. "It's that sense of having the rug pulled out from under them."

With nowhere else to turn, many people are calling suicide-prevention hot lines. The Samaritans of New York have seen calls rise more than 16 percent in the past year, many of them money-related. The Switchboard of Miami has recorded more than 500 foreclosure-related calls this year.

"A lot of people are telling us they are losing everything. They're losing their homes, they're going into foreclosure, they've lost their jobs," said Virginia Cervasio, executive director of a suicide resource enter in southwest Florida's Lee County.

But tragedies keep mounting:

• In Los Angeles last week, a former money manager fatally shot his wife, three sons and his mother-in-law before killing himself.

Karthik Rajaram, 45, left a suicide note saying he was in financial trouble and contemplated killing just himself. But he said he decided to kill his entire family because that was more honorable, police said.

Rajaram once worked for a major accounting firm and for Sony Pictures, and he had been part-owner of a financial holding company. But he had been out of work for several months, police said.

After the murder-suicide, police and mental-health officials in Los Angeles took the unusual step of urging people to seek help for themselves or loved ones if they feel overwhelmed by grim financial news. They said they were specifically afraid of the "copycat phenomenon."

"This is a perfect American family behind me that has absolutely been destroyed, apparently because of a man who just got stuck in a rabbit hole, if you will, of absolute despair," Deputy Police Chief Michel Moore said. "It is critical to step up and recognize we are in some pretty troubled times."

• In Tennessee, a woman fatally shot herself last week as sheriff's deputies went to evict her from her foreclosed home.

Pamela Ross, 57, and her husband were fighting foreclosure on their home when sheriff's deputies in Sevierville came to serve an eviction notice. They were across the street when they heard a gunshot and found Ross dead from a wound to the chest. The case was even more tragic because the couple had recently been granted an extra 10 days to appeal.

• In Akron, Ohio, the 90-year-old widow who shot herself on Oct. 1 is recovering. A congressman told Addie Polk's story on the House floor before lawmakers voted to approve a $700 billion financial rescue package. Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae dropped the foreclosure, forgave her mortgage and said she could remain in the home.

• In Ocala, Fla., Roland Gore shot his wife and dog in March and then set fire to the couple's home, which had been in foreclosure, before killing himself. His case was one of several in which people killed spouses or pets, destroyed property or attacked police before taking their own lives.

"The financial stress builds up to the point the person feels they can't go on, and the person believes their family is better off dead than left without a financial support," said Kristen Rand, legislative director of the Washington D.C.-based Violence Policy Center.

Dr. Edward Charlesworth, a clinical psychologist in Houston, said the current crisis is breeding a sense of chronic anxiety among people who feel helpless and panic-stricken, as well as angry that their government has let them down.

"They feel like in this great society that we live in we should have more protection for the individuals rather than just the corporation," he said.

It's not yet clear there is a statistical link between suicides and the financial downturn since there is generally a two-year lag in national suicide figures. But historically, suicides increase in times of economic hardship. And the current financial crisis is already being called the worst since the Great Depression.

Rising mortgage defaults and falling home values are at the heart of it. More than 4 million Americans were at least one month behind on their mortgages at the end of June, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

A record 500,000 had entered the foreclosure process. And that trend is expected to continue through next year, despite the current programs from the government and the lending industry to refinance delinquent homeowners into more affordable loans.

Counselors at Catholic Charities USA report seeing a "significant increase" in the need for housing counseling.

One counselor said half of her clients were on some form of antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication. The agency has seen a decrease in overall funding, but it has expanded foreclosure counseling and received nearly $2 million for such services in late 2007.

Adding to financially tense households is an air of secrecy. Experts said it's common for one spouse to blame the other for their financial mess or to hide it entirely, as Balderrama did.

After falling 3 1/2 years behind in payments, the Taunton, Mass., housewife had been intercepting letters from the mortgage company and shredding them before her husband saw them. She tried to refinance but was declined.

In July, on the day the house was to be auctioned, she faxed the note to the mortgage company. Then the 52-year-old walked outside, shot her three beloved cats and then herself with her husband's rifle.

Notes left on the table revealed months of planning. She'd picked out her funeral home, laid out the insurance policy and left a note saying, "pay off the house with the insurance money."

"She put in her suicide note that it got overwhelming for her," said her husband, John Balderrama. "Apparently she didn't have anyone to talk to. She didn't come to me. I don't know why. There's gotta be some help out there for people that are hurting, (something better) than to see somebody lose a life over a stupid house."