Powerful song from Lupe Fiasco that pays tribute to Jonylah Watkins the 6 month old killed by bullets the other day in Chicago..This is a heartfelt beautiful song.. Nothing more needs to be said.. Listen to the words and let us all end violence in our community. Shout out to Lupe for doing the song.. Shout out to NBA star Derrick Rose for paying for the funeral..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsd0PXu3ZQM
There’s been 3 days of unrest in Flatbush section of Brooklyn..50 people arrested, and Marshall Law put into place as people step out and speak up over a 16 year old Kimani Gray being shot 11 times by out of control police..I just know Jay-Z is gonna speak up and stand up for the people in Brooklyn.. This is his home.. He just helped but the new Barclay Center there..He did 3 days worth of concerts there.. He is Mr Brooklyn..
Plus Jay-Z did a song where he advocated folks fighting back and disrupting the system..Y’all recall this video right? No Church In the Wild shows people taking it to the streets..
Well at the very least Jay can place a call to the President, after all he helped get him elected… We cant let Brooklyn get smashed on by NYPD..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJt7gNi3Nr4
Yesterday on Breakdown FM heard weekly on All Day Play (ADP), we took it there with a nice soul mix.. Many of y’all like to call the music we rocked, Neo-soul, but I’m gonna honor the wishes of artists like Erykah Badu who insists that we not separate what she and others do from the cannon of soul..
So what was rocked yesterday was a retro mix with everyone from Rapahel Saadiq to Q-Tip and Janet Jackson to Mary J Blige w/ Smif & Wessun.. all coming across my turntables.
Do U Wanna Soul-Clap?.. That’s the theme of the mix.. How can you not when what we drop is so funky.. Enjoy
Download or stream Breakdown FM Mix HERE–
http://www.alldayplay.fm/episodes/episode-87-12
01-Rakim ‘Remember That’
02-Alicia Keyes ‘ If I Was Your Woman’
03-Malcolm X America Doesn’t Love Us’
04-Janet Jackson w/ Q-Tip Till Its Gone”
05-Davina ‘You and Me’
06-Sunshine Anderson ‘Lunch and Dinner’
07-Mary J Blige ‘I Love You w/ Smif and Wesson’
08- Akrobatik ‘Remind My Soul ‘ Jesse Jackson remix
09-Erykah Badu ‘Otherside of the Game’
10-Eric B & Rakim I Got Soul ‘Neo soul remix’
11-Rashann Patterson ‘I’m Trying to Get Into You’
12-Mantronix ‘Gotta Lotta Love’
13-Rebirth The Movement’
14-Blackalicious First in Flight’ Eldrigfe Clever Mix)
15- Rapahel Saadiq ‘Never felt this Way’
16-Joi I’m Not Gonna Be Weak’
01-Raphael Saadiq ‘Tic Toc
02- If I let You take Me Home
03-Sunshine Anderson ‘I Heard It all Before’
04-Clipse ‘Everyday Made It’
05-Raphael Saadiq w/ Q-Tip
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I recently found a copy of a groundbreaking radio show we did more than 15 years ago on my old radio show Street Knowledge which aired on KMEL.. It centered around the crack epidemic and series Dark Alliances which was published by the San Jose Mercury News.. The world was shook when the late journalist Gary Webb connected crack cocaine and how it was widespread in inner cities across America to the CIA and covert operations around the Iran-Contra scandal.
At the time many had suspected there was a hidden hand in the introduction of crack, Webb’s articles confirmed it.. That was especially true for folks in the Bay Area because one of the main players lived in San Francisco.. That was true for folks in LA because the other main player Freeway Rick lived there.
The show that you are about to peep is incredible.. It’s the first radio interview Gary Webb had done after his Dark Alliance piece had ran.. Also on that show is Congresswoman Maxine Waters who called for hearings on this crack-CIA connection..
Long time activist Makani Themba from the Praxis Institute who at that time was with the Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems is on the show as well as Clarence Lusane who wrote a book Pipe Dream Blues: Racism and the War on Drugs which dealt with the emerging drug war.
Minister Keith Muhammad and Brother Ron from the Nation of Islam are on the show. Rounding it all off is young journalist Kevin Weston and activist Troy Nkrumah both are with the then newly formed Young Comrades
The Late Gary Webb
It’s interesting hearing all the guests and callers break down how crack was impacting them and their community and the concerns they had with the recent changes in the Hip Hop music around that time…Its also interesting to see how at the time many mainstream outlets tried to ignore Webb and the Dark Alliance series and then when they talk about they tried to dismiss and obscure Webb’s information.. even as much of what he wrote was found to be true.. Webb later ‘killed’ himself in 2004 ..
You can listen to that first interview and peep exactly what Webb had to say about much of this..
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Far too often when people do collabs, its done for marketing purposes, more than it is for genuine chemistry.. Such was not the case when Chuck D of Public Enemy tapped Brother Ali of the Rhymesayers Collective to join him on the track … This is a fierce track.. Its energetic and each rhyme is hittin’ especially Ali who goes all the way in.. enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cogepHX5uTU
Dear LA Laker Haters
Over the past few weeks, I noticed a lot of you die-hard Laker haters have been relentless in spitting vile…It’s been disgusting almost like this a career for you.. to hate basketball’s most dominant team..
Now I been like Kanye..I fell back and let you finish your say so..I figured be the bigger man and let the small timers speak their piece..but now its time to set the record straight.. So all you bums listen up and listen good…
Yes the Lakers are struggling and it looks bleak for them, but its during those moments when the most remarkable things happen..There’s an old passage in the good book that clearly states, ‘Those who have the least, those who are the most down and out, those who look like all hope is gone, will rebound and show and prove to the world, there is something greater at work’… In short ‘the first will be last and the last shall be first.. the meek will inherit the earth’ Yes folks the Lakers are believers and pretty soon all of y’all will be believers.. Mark my words..
Look folks, there was a time when NFL great Ray Lewis looked like he was done for good… But he was blessed and able to turn it around and he went out a winner.. Many of y’all didn’t believe in Ray, but you cheered and cried when he won the Superbowl… Why? because you believed The Lakers are the Ray Lewis of the NBA..
Look at Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King.. History shows that there was a point in time when everyone was against him. They didn’t think he could get the Civil Rights Bill passed.. Many of you if, you was alive when MLK was trying to make it happen, would’ve been skeptical and straight up naysayers as you are with the Lakers..
But in spite of the verbal bashing Martin maintained. He gave us victory.. He made us all believers in the greater good..remember how he broke it down in his famous speech where he said ‘Only when its dark enough can you see the stars‘… And yes its been dark in the Lakernation.. We are seeing stars.. The Lakers are the MLK of today …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKFGYcqWXsM
Look at actor Nick Cannon... Once he was considered a scrub and washed up..He seemed to be a young man with no direction. Remember when Nick put out rap records? You laughed at him.. We saw him as another childhood star from who wasn’t gonna make it.. But Nick believed and he went on to big things.. He hosts shows, does his comedy thing and he married Mariah Carey.. Now he’s a winner.. Y’all love Mariah.. and y’all love Nick.. The Lakers are the new Nick Cannon..
Lastly, all of y’all know the story of Detroit Red.. a former petty thief, a hustler, a pimp.. Through the grace of God, some hard work and a willingness to make you believe when all doubted, Detroit Red went on to become Malcolm X aka El Haj Malik Shabazz.. A leader for his people..Malcolm made you proud.. The Lakers my friend is the Detroit Red of today.. The Lakers will rise up like and help the people see another way.. They will make you proud..As Malcolm explained. There’s a worldwide revolution going on.. everyone is coming together.. for the Lakers..In the words of Chuck D.. ‘Make way for the Bumrush’!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74_pFXwRgCE
See ya in the Championships.. I’m a believer and you my friends will soon be as well.. That is all!
-Davey D-
I was blessed to connect with Brother Ali for “The Pilars” first official single of my upcoming album, “Ascension”. Ascension is available everywhere on March 26th.
Also check the interview I did with my label Wandering Worx about how and why I make the type of music I do
And if you haven’t heard my new mixtape “Rappers on X” featuring Mac Miller, Rhymefest, Ras Kass, Invincible, Planet Asia, Sadat X and others, listen now and download it for free
Mistah Fab
Definitely digging the new video from Oakland’s own Mistah Fab This is Cool / Is a great song w/ a powerful message that challenges is and is coming from someone who has been through a lot.. Gotta applaud more songs like this.. Keep it coming such messages are needed..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb1RZJkYmz0
Another dope song that’s coming from the Bay Area and shot in San Francisco is Razor Sharp Thoughts featuring Shamako Noble and Pasha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zp2otvscEE&
We gonna repost this joint from Oakland rapper AshEL who teams up with Sticman from dead prez to do battle with Monsanto and the food industry.. The song has a great concept and nice wordplay.. Food is a drug.. It can help you or hurt you.. I like the way these cats break it down..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH3YDzSWcPo
” LIL CAM ” HITS THE STREETS HARD WITH VS13 , NEW MIXTAPE HOSTED BY : DJ SMALLZ, DJ LIGHTA ,DJ ROCKSTEDDY ….. #SPECIAL #FSK
In order to hear some of the music from this mixtape.. Bounce on over to…
http://www.dirtysouthhiphop.com/news.php?id=6297
Today is International Women’s Day and and we wanna celebrate with Beats for the Revolution. Hopefully all of us take time out to not only reflect on the challenges facing our mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, aunties and grandmas on the daily. Ideally we take time out to reflect on the constant war that’s being waged on them.
Sadly that war manifests itself in the form of sexist and over the top abusive remarks to physical assaults and rapes. It manifests itself institutionally as predominantly male law makers stand in the way of ensuring women get equal pay, equal protection, have full control and say so of their bodies or have opportunities to escape rampant poverty.
Hopefully all of us take time out to not only reflect, but take bold decisive steps to help eradicate the conditions that cause the women such hardships…A society is judged by the way it treats its women and children and right now as advanced as America likes to think she is, we are seriously lacking in the way we engage our sisters.. If you don’t believe me, take some time out and do something really revolutionary-Try listening to what our mothers, sisters, daughters aunties and grandmas have to say..That’s right Listen.. Don’t talk. Don’t object. Don’t make excuses.. Listen, Learn, Embrace their words and Step Up…
We did our thing the other day on All Day Play radio with our show Breakdown FM. We call its Beats for the Revolution and we dedicated it women rocking the mic..The point we wanted to get across was there is lots of good music out hence it’s unbelievable..There’s no excuses for those who say its lacking. With all the new technology, good music is there for the embracing..
Hundreds of female emcees are out there.. no excuse to say they are not.. From Dessa Darling to Kellee Maize to Vanessa German to Raw G to Aima the Dreamer to Devynity there’s a lot of sisters catching wreck.. One of the things we in Hip Hop must do is see our music as timeless and without limits..The music industry wants us to retire artists and dope jams from 5 or 10 years ago and act like they never existed.. That’s done so that we can develop the mindset of a consumer vs having the mindset of a cultural preserver..The saying Old is New and New is Old applies here.. As we continue celebrating Women’s History Month, enjoy this mix.. Its a gem among gems and our second offering in a 4 part series..
Special shout out to Aisha the Raptivist who gave me some killer drops in the form of speeches and sayings..
Playlist Part 1
Mixes to celebrate Women’s History Month
01-Sweet Honey & the Rock ‘I’m a Woman’
02-Shirley Chisolm and Aisha the Raptivist ‘Speaking Truth to Power (Menahan Band remix)
03-Kofy Brown ‘Playing Fields’ (rmx)
04-Roxanne Shante Independent Woman
05-Monie Love ‘Detrimentally Stable”
06-Monie Love ‘Swiney Swiney
07-LA Star ‘Fade to Black’
08-Sonya Blade ‘ Blade is the Name’
09-Bahamadia “spontaneity’
10-Mystic ‘Ghetto Bird’
11-Lauryn Hill ‘Lost ones’
12-Hurricane G ‘Whateva’
13-Poetess ‘Simply Poetry’
14-Heather B ‘Glocks Down’
15-Conscious Daughters ‘Come Smooth Come Rude’
16-Queen Latifah ‘Wrath of My Madness’
17-Sweet Tee ‘Its My Beat’
18-Lady of Rage ‘Sure Shot
19-Medusa ‘Fix is the Fiend’
20-Da Brat ‘Give it 2 You’
21-Queen Latifah ‘Just Around the Way’
22-Queen Mother Rage ‘Slipping Into Darkness’
23-Sista Souljah Speaking Truth
24-Aima the Dreamer ‘All you Need’
25-Dessa ‘The Crow’
26-Godesa ‘Social Ills’
27-Vanesa German ‘Two Wings’ (Zion I remix)
28-Jezzy P Ecatapec ‘La Formula’
29-Melina Jones ‘Rock w/ Fire’
Beats for the Revolution Women’s Day Mix pt1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qWUj_ZXNvU
Part 2
01-Angela Davis ‘Incarceration’
02-Lauryn Hill ‘Killing Me Softley’
03-Angela Davis ‘Women Are Targets’
04-Aisha the Raptivist ‘Who Wants Freedom’
05-Poetic Pilgrimage ‘Freedom’
06-Rosa Clemente w/ Aisha the Raptivist ‘Rosa Meets Schoolly D at Hot 97’
07-Eternia ‘Spring Fever’
08-Brand New Heavies ‘I Don’t Know Why I Love You’
09-Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings ‘Somethings Change’
10-Kellee Maize ‘Mad Human’
11-Maria Isa ‘Die Not Kill w/ Lolita’
12-Aya De Leon ‘My name is Viegues’
13-I Was Born w/ Two Tongues ‘Excuse Me Amerikka’
14-Jennifer Johns w/ Mystic ‘Ghetto Tales’
15-Kellee Maize ‘Third Eye’
16-Jezzi P Ecatapec ‘Entre Ximbo’
17-Invincible ‘People Not Places’
18-Maria Isa ‘Esto Suena’
19-Nah-ee-lah ‘Jehrico Wall’
Beats for the Revolution Women’s Day Mix pt2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz9IB5FdI8g
Part 3
01-Laura ‘Piece’ Kelly ‘Sound Awake’
02-Mystic ‘Fatherless Child’
03-Kellee Maize ‘Story of Me’
04-J Ross Parelli ‘Home is Where’
05-Dessa ‘Children’s Work’
06-Desmonda ‘Faulty Fuses’
07-Queen Latifah ‘Nature of a Sister’
08-Devynity ‘Heard em Say’
09-Brigette Gray ‘Shades of Gray’
10-YoYo ‘ Don’t Be No Fool’
11-Medusa ‘Mine to Give’
12-T-Love ‘When You’re Older-Ode to the Picanniny’
13-Kofy Brown ‘Turned Out’
14-Raw G w/ Aima the Dreamer ‘Connexiones Subterraneas’
15-Kemelo ‘Audry Funk
16-Cihualtl Ce ‘Rise Above’
17-Cihualtl Ce ‘Dreamah’
18- Women’s Roundtable’
Beats for the Revolution Women Day Mix pt3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlq1n19r2dE
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