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Media Questions Of The Week

2012-05-26T17:27:25Z

3. Why don’t the French have a distribution plan in place for Think Like A Man and films with all-Black casts? 4. Does Pete Rock have good reason to be upset with Lupe Fiasco for the way he sampled “Reminisce Over You” or was it about him putting conditions on the piece to force younger [...]

will.i.am-This Is Love Feat. Eva Simons

2012-05-25T13:32:21Z

will.i.am continues his journeys into pop with a love ditty from his upcoming willpower album. The song gets extra chart-friendliness courtesy of Dutch singer Eva Simons.

Meshell Ndegeocello-Petite Mort (Miguel Migs Moody Downtown Remix)

2012-05-25T13:20:21Z

Miguel Migs has taken “Petit Mort” from Meshell Ndegeocello’s moody Weather album and remixed it into a deep house piece.

Herma Puma-Synchro Remixed EP One

2012-05-25T01:42:35Z

Herma Puma is the transatlantic hip-hop duo of Pimpernel Jones from the UK and Simple X from Chicago. Their Synchromystic debut has been remixed by a few different people including Tall Black Guy. The results are trippy lo fi fun and the whole EP comes out May 28th.

tAz Arnold-Freaky B*tch

2012-05-24T18:22:25Z

“Freaky Bitch” is from tAz Arnold’s Rad America.

tabi Bonney-Senior Year

2012-05-24T16:55:38Z

tabi Bonney’s “Senior Year” video uses footage from Breakin’ to make its point. The Endless Summer is available for download now.

Casual-Sushi Feat. Mr. Town

2012-05-24T16:24:15Z

Casual is raw like “Sushi” in this cultural mish mash from He Still Think He Raw. You can stream the album at the Hieroglyphics site.

R.I.P. Hal Jackson

2012-05-24T04:08:05Z

Hal Jackson who is considered to be the Godfather of Black radio passed today. His career started in the ’30′s and he achieved many firsts for African-Americans in the field of broadcasting. He is the first African-American sports announcer and host of The Bronze Review that aired on WINX in Washington. Jackson co-founded the Inner [...]

MCA’s Rolling Stone Cover

2012-05-23T23:04:05Z

MCA is on the cover of the new Rolling Stone and most the issue is dedicated to him. Ad-Rock and Mike D give their first interviews since MCA’s passing and credit him for being the foundation of The band’s creativity. The issue goes on sale May 25.

Curtiss King – Ratchets Still Jockin

2012-05-23T22:50:18Z

Cali rapper Curtiss King has a sense of humor on this track about class-less women who are still attracted to him despite his financial difficulties. King has a Kickstarter campaign going right now to pay for his debut album Atychiphobia” (The Fear of Failure) and an accompanying DVD documentary Kings + Queens. You can download [...]