"Life" According To Paul Lipsey...

American hostages in Somalia rescued by US Navy SEALS!!!

2012-01-25T09:41:00.000-05:00

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Davey D Interviews the Father of Hip Hop Kool Herc... Pt1

2012-01-24T12:18:00.000-05:00

We sat down w/ the legendary Kool Herc and spoke to him about his history and the state of Hip Hop..
He gave us an indepth run down of Hip Hop in the early days. He speaks about the early party scene and talks about how he and sister Cindy made history when they threw a back to school party at 1520 Sedgwick Ave in the Bronx. He talks about how he used to be a grafitti artist and how his sister had his back and sheilded him from the wrath of his strict father who would've whupped that butt if he knew his son was defacing New York City property. Kool Herc also lets us know that Hip Hop did not start in the South Bronx as is often erroneously reported. Herc never lived in the South Bronx, he lived in the West bronx which is a totally different area. In this interview Kool Herc talks about his Jamaican background. He talks about how he grew up in the same township as Bob Marley and he explains how and why Jamaican culture is an important root within Hip Hop. One important aspect of Jamaican culture Herc speaks to us about is the sound system. In this interview he talks about the type of equipment he used and why he named it the Herculords. What was really fascinating in this sit down, was hearing Herc go into detail about the different clubs and parties he threw. He describes the clientele which ranged from some of New York's most notorious sharp dressing mob type gangstas to high school kids from the projects around the way. Herc gives us a run down of his playlist and talks about his approach for keeping the crowd satisfied. He speaks about his early deejay battles most notably with Pete DJ Jones. He also talks about the importance of funk music and bands like the Incredible Bongo Band. Herc cocncludes this first segment by talking about Hip Hop's early emcees including his own crew member Coke La Rock. Herc also talks about his other crew members including Timmy Tim. He talks about the role DJ Hollywood played in Hip Hop. He also gives major praise to Mele-Mel and his brother Kid Creole for inventing the style of rap we all embrace to this day.

LMAO - HOW TO BUY A CAR ON CRAIGSLIST...

2012-01-23T09:22:00.001-05:00

VICTORY??? - Online Companies Win Piracy Fight...

2012-01-22T13:53:00.000-05:00

WASHINGTON – Outspent but hardly outgunned, online and high-tech companies triggered an avalanche of Internet clicks to force Congress to shelve legislation that would curb online piracy. They outmaneuvered the entertainment industry and other old guard business interests, leaving them bitter and befuddled.

Before Senate and House leaders set aside the legislation Friday, the movie and music lobbies and other Washington fixtures, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, had put in play their usually reliable tactics to rally support for the bills. REST OF THE STORY AFTER HERE

There were email campaigns, television and print ads in important states, a Times Square billboard, and uncounted phone calls and visits to congressional offices in Washington and around the country. That included about 20 trips to the Capitol by leaders of the National Songwriters Association International, often accompanied by songwriters who performed their hits for lawmakers and their staffs.

"We bring our guitars on our backs," said songwriter Steve Bogard, the association's president.

Such campaigns are often music to the ears of lawmakers. This time, however, it was smothered by an online outpouring against the legislation that culminated Wednesday. According to organizers, at least 75,000 websites temporarily went dark that day, including the English-language online encyclopedia Wikipedia, joined by 25,000 blogs.

"The U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet," said a message on Wikipedia's home page, which was shrouded in shadows and provided links to help visitors reach their members of Congress.

Thousands of other sites posted messages protesting the bills and urging people to contact lawmakers. Protest leaders say that resulted in 3 million emails.

Google, its logo hidden beneath a stark black rectangle, solicited 7 million signatures on a petition opposing the bills. Craigslist counted 30,000 phone calls to lawmakers and there were 3.9 million tweets on Twitter about the bills, according to NetCoalition, which represents leading Internet and high tech companies.

"It's still something we're trying to comprehend," said Google spokeswoman Samantha Smith. "We had such an overwhelming response to our petition that it honestly far exceeded our expectations."

As co-sponsors of the bills peeled away, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Friday postponed a vote that had been set for this Tuesday on moving to the legislation. The vote seemed doomed well beforehand. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, also put off further work. "I have heard from the critics," he said.

Just weeks ago, the bills seemed headed toward quiet approval with bipartisan backing that ranging from liberals such as Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., to conservatives such as Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. The turnabout was so unexpected that some think the online world's triumph signals a pivotal moment marking its arrival as Washington's newest power broker.

"This does serve as a watershed moment," said Jennifer Stromer-Galley, a communications professor at the State University of New York at Albany who studies how political groups use high technology. "Certain channels for communication that people routinely use have the power to get their users to become political activists on their behalf."

Both bills are aimed at thwarting illegal downloads and sales of thousands of American movies, songs and books, as well as counterfeit pharmaceuticals, software and other copyrighted products. They would do so by making it easier to stop American websites and search engines from steering visitors to largely foreign websites that pirate the items.

Supporters estimate that online piracy costs the U.S. at least $100 billion annually and thousands of jobs; even the bills' critics say sales of pirated products must be stopped. But foes say the legislation goes too far, threatening to curb Internet free speech, stifle online innovation and burden online businesses with damaging regulations.

"People love their Internet. They use it every day, they don't want it to change and they don't want Washington messing with it," said Maura Corbett, spokeswoman for NetCoalition.

Claims that "big brother" would oversee the Internet infuriate bill supporters, who say their opponents employed fear-mongering and distortion to foment an online frenzy.

"They've misidentified this issue as an issue about your Internet, your Internet is being jeopardized," said Mike Nugent, executive director of Creative America, a coalition of entertainment unions, movie studios and television networks. "In fact their business model is being asked to be subjected to regulation. They're misleading their huge base."

Misleading or not, the online community had a huge impact on members of Congress, with many saying they heard little from the entertainment industry but plenty from Internet users.

"Everyone's online, and a lot of people online are very inclined to complain about" new fees and other problems, said Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va. "It's a culture of fairly quick mobilization."

The bills' champions said they purposely avoided hauling entertainment celebrities to Washington, saying they preferred to focus on how the measure would help the entire economy.

"If we brought in Hollywood stars, that would play into the other side's narrative that this is all about Hollywood," said Steven Tepp, who helped guide the campaign for the Chamber of Commerce. "We want to keep the focus on the reality that this is much, much broader."

In the end, the outcome showed the lobbying world is changing, said Kathy Garmezy, an official with the Directors Guild of America, which supports the bills.

"Of course you say to yourself, 'What can you change?'" she said. "I don't think we've come to conclusions or closure."

Participants say last week's online protests were spawned last fall, as Congress was writing the bills and Internet users started chatting and emailing about them.

The blogging service Tumblr called attention to the measures on its website in November. Other efforts also garnered attention, including a drive by owners to remove their domain names from GoDaddy.com, which sells domain names and was a supporter of the anti-piracy legislation.

Among the first to publicly say they would darken their sites on Wednesday were Reddit and Wikipedia.

"Like most things on the Internet, it was very unorganized and chaotic," said Erik Martin, Reddit's general manager.

In terms of their Washington presence, online businesses are adolescents compared to the well-established industries they are battling.

According to Maplight, a nonpartisan group that analyzes money's role in politics, current senators have received $14.4 million over the past six years from entertainment interest groups supporting the online piracy bills, seven times the $2 million they got from Internet groups opposing the legislation.

The differences are also stark when it comes to lobbying.

Google, one of the Internet world's largest players in Washington, spent $5.9 million lobbying on all issues during the first nine months of 2011, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks money in politics. The Chamber of Commerce spent $46 million, the most in town.

Even so, online businesses have been beefing up their representation in Washington, the center's figures show.

Google's $5.9 million paid for 112 lobbyists last year, more than double the $2.8 million it spent for 54 lobbyists in 2008. Facebook's $910,000 for lobbying during the first three quarters of 2011 paid for 21 lobbyists, compared with two lobbyists and $351,000 it spent a year earlier.

High tech companies are also learning the value of big names. One Google lobbyist is former Missouri Rep. Richard Gephardt, a House Democratic leader and presidential candidate. Last year, Facebook hired Joe Lockhart, a press secretary for President Bill Clinton, as vice president of global communications.

Bill supporters lost one advantage because former Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, could not personally lobby senators. The Capitol Hill veteran retired from the Senate last year and is legally barred from lobbying his former colleagues for two years.

NEW VIDEO!!!: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - "Thuggin"...

2012-01-21T08:57:00.003-05:00

Directed by Jonah Schwartz

"The Staten Island Project"... Paul Lipsey & Various Artists!!!

2011-12-31T10:54:00.000-05:00

The First In A Series Of Projects For Every Borough In New York City... "The Staten Island Project"!!!

The Staten Island Project by Paullipsey

WOW!!! - Black Woman Apologizes To Black Men...

2011-12-22T08:55:00.002-05:00

This video is a response to the comments to to "An Open Letter of Apology To Black Men in Hopes of Reconciliation" an article that was originally posted on thyblackman.com, but is now on other various sites.

NEW SINGLE!!! "CAME UP" - PAUL LIPSEY FEAT. QUEEN NANI & SCOTT JAMES...

2011-12-17T22:23:00.001-05:00

DIRECT DOWNLOAD!!! THE 3RD SINGLE OFF THE UPCOMING "STATEN ISLAND PROJECT"... 1/1/2012

NEW VIDEO!!! - KRS-One - "AZTECHNICAL" Prod. By MAD LION...

2011-12-09T21:48:00.000-05:00

A MESSAGE FROM KRS-ONE...
"AZTECHNICAL"
Peace. This is KRS-One! I'd like to personally thank everyone for their show of support toward the release of the "Just Like That" video. I'm not really a big Internet guy myself, but I had to respond to the enormous amount of love we've experienced since the release of the "Just Like That" video. MAD LION ROCKED IT! However, the best is still yet to come.
As you may know, I often use my talents to edutain my listeners and inspire the international Hip Hop community. 2012 will be no different. I feel sorry for those who already think that I preach too much in rhyme, or that I need to retire. On the contrary, I'm just getting started.
Turning the flame up a little more, my next video presentation "Aztecnical" will deal with the myths of 2012, particularly the December 21st 2012 Mayan Calendar "end date". Too many of our people are being led astray by movies, lectures and hype mostly regarding the celestial calculations of the Mayan Calendar. And while other cultures also predict the same "end date" calculations, it is important to point out that all cosmic alignments, shifts and even changes are occurring RIGHT NOW! The question is, how might this affect Hip Hop worldwide? I believe we are about to finally have our "say" in the world. The key word in the next few upcoming months will be "courage", and true courage comes from living rightly. As an international culture, Hip Hop is poised for a great opportunity; my goal is to get us prepared for it, and fear has no place in our collective future.
I am sending this "Aztecnical" video out in hopes that it sparks discussion and dispels fears. The first verse deals with the actual Mayan calculations themselves and shows how governments and corporate entities of all sorts use the fears of the public to their own economic and global advantages. The second verse deals with the conquest of Cortez over the Mayan People and how it was the Mayans' own cultural beliefs that were used against them to cease their lands and resources. The point being, do not allow hype and your own view of the world to lure you into the hands of those only out to exploit you. BE STRONG! BE COURAGOUS! And yes, Knowledge Reigns Supreme. There It Is,Just Like That.

NEW SINGLE!!! "AS REAL AS IT GETS"... PAUL LIPSEY FEAT. THE BROWN BOMBER(POP DA BROWN HORNET)...

2011-12-09T18:11:00.001-05:00

DIRECT DOWNLOAD!!!

THE SECOND SINGLE OFF THE UPCOMING "STATEN ISLAND PROJECT"... 1/1/2012

NEW SINGLE!!! "CHAMPION" - PAUL LIPSEY FEAT. STARDA, FES TAYLOR & HEIDI FLYCE...

2011-12-09T17:36:00.001-05:00

DIRECT DOWNLOAD!!!

THIS IS THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE UPCOMING "STATEN ISLAND PROJECT"... 1/1/2012

DEEP!!! The Effeminization Of The Black Man... (TRYING TO MAKE MEN GAY)

2011-09-30T14:32:00.000-04:00

The Effeminization Of The Black Man! (Trying To Make Men Gay)

Speaking Truth: Judge Mathis Weighs In On The Execution Of Troy Davis!

2011-09-23T08:57:00.000-04:00

Judge Greg Mathis Weighs in on the execution of Troy Davis.

SHOUT OUT TO WORLDSTARHIPHOP.COM

UFO'S IN THE BRONX??? "Bronx, NY UFO Sightings"... (Multiple Witnesses)

2011-08-28T07:27:00.000-04:00

WHO CAN DISPUTE THIS???

BREAKING NEWS!!! Russia Reports Nuclear Explosion hit Vast Military Tunnel Network...

2011-08-26T16:10:00.000-04:00

Posted by EU Times on Aug 24th, 2011

Full article here with all 3 videos
http://www.eutimes.net/2011/08/russia-reports-nuclear-explosions-hit-vast-us-...

Just throwing it out there for food for thought.

Nuclear Implications: Virginia Earthquake, Federal Reserve, Fukushima? Just Sayin'?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmlprAztYFw

The Federal Reserve's Communications and Records Center (Culpeper, Virginia)
http://www.brookings.edu/projects/archive/nucweapons/mtpony.aspx
so they COULD "RELOCATE FUNDS", if I read that article correctly.... (just sayin')?

State Of Emergency Declared In Culpeper County, Virginia
http://wusa9.com/news/article/164020/42/State-Of-Emergency-Declared-In-Culpep...

Virginia Earthquake - Nuclear Wake-Up Call for U.S. (Nuclear Plants not Prepared) - Michio Kaku
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOSwCT8fOKk&feature=uploademail

Just throwing it out there for food for thought is all. There are a lot of possible scenarios... I'm just sayin'....

US Government makes Strategic Decision to DOWNPLAY Fukushima (Arnie Gundersen) 8/14/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqmgLOzeKiM

Agenda 21, Read it.
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/agenda21/english/Agenda21.pdf

BREAKING NEWS!!! Libya rebels in Tripoli, Gadhafi defenses collapse...

2011-08-21T20:07:00.000-04:00

Thousands of jubilant civilians rushed out of their homes to cheer the long convoys of pickup trucks packed with rebel fighters shooting in the air. Some of the fighters were hoarse, shouting: "We are coming for you, frizz-head," a mocking nickname for Gadhafi. In villages along the way that fell to the rebels one after another, mosque loudspeakers blared "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great."

NEW VIDEO!!! GRAFH FT JOE BUDDEN & SHALONE - "IT'S JUST MUSIC"...

2011-08-20T08:21:00.000-04:00

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STUDY TIME!!! SUPREME MATHEMATICS 1-9... WHAT DO YOU THINK???

2011-08-07T09:30:00.000-04:00

SHOUT-OUT TO QUANAAH...

A Tribe Called Quest Joins Nas On Stage!!!

2011-08-07T09:18:00.000-04:00

A Tribe Called Quest Joins Nas On Stage

SHOUTOUT TO WWW.FORBEZDVD.COM

NAS PERFORMING LIVE... SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY Q-TIP...

2011-08-07T09:08:00.000-04:00

LOL!!! LEAVE THE BULLS ALONE...

2011-07-31T09:23:00.002-04:00

This Is Why I Wouldnt Ever Do The Running Of The Bulls! Bulls Do These People Dirty!

SHOUT OUT TO WWW.FORBEZDVD.COM

LEARN THE LAW!!! Cops Try To Take Man's Son And He Schools Them...

2011-07-31T08:24:00.000-04:00

SHOUT OUT TO WWW.WORLDSTARHIPHOP.COM

LEARN HOW TO FIGHT!!! - "Kimbo Slice Gets Schooled By The Actor Michael Jai White"...

2011-07-20T18:07:00.000-04:00

Kimbo Slice Gets Schooled By The Actor Michael Jai White

SHOUT OUT TO WWW.FORBEZDVD.COM

A REAL MAN!!! - "Secret recording of the FBI by Malcolm X"... (Feb. 4, 1964)

2011-07-19T16:09:00.000-04:00

The FBI visits Malcolm X in 1964. Malcolm knew that they were coming so he hid a tape recorder under his couch. The agents identify themselves as Beckwith and Fulton from the New York office of the FBI. A transcript of the meeting can by found in John Henrik Clarke's "Malcolm X: The Man and His Times".
Aware that he was being forced out of the NOI, the FBI moved in, trying to get information from Malcolm about the NOI and its membership. Although not the best sound quality, you can clearly hear them offering Malcolm X money and offering to eliminate people for him. He declines the offer.

WHO ARE YOU??? - "Baldwin's Nigger"...

2011-07-19T15:50:00.000-04:00

PART 1!!!

PART 2!!!

PART 3!!!

Filmed by Horace Ove' - British filmmaker, painter and writer and one of the leading black independent film-makers to emerge in Britain since the post-war period.

James Baldwin and Dick Gregory talk about the Black Experience in America and relate it to that of the Caribbean in contemporary Great Britain. Filmed at the West Indian Student Centre of London.