Music We Love :: The Black Ships
Allow me to introduce you to The Black Ships, an up-and-coming band based out of Saratoga Springs, New York, who have raised their sails with a sound that is not only retro but fresh and definitely fun.
music we love :: no compromise by black & spanish
Two of my favorite producers, Orin Walters & Phil Asher, are killing it with their new collaboration, Black & Spanish. If you don’t know these two masterminds by name, you’ll definitely know Orin’s work in Bugz in the Attic & Phil’s Restless Soul. Their new track No Compromise has the Latin house beat that’s making my hips shake right now, a rebellious sample from one of my favorite films, Network, and an unstoppable groove that will have hands up in the air and baby powder on the floor. Big up!!
Artists We Love :: Richard Hambleton
Any kid who grew up in and around NYC during the late 70′s and early 80′s has to remember all those eerie black images of sandblasted shadow men all around Manhattan. Long before I even knew what the hell “art” was, I remember these images leaving an indelible mark on my imagination. Back in the day when I used to ride in my Dad’s taxi, he would point them out and tell me stories that the “Shadow Men” were images of what our bodies would look like if an atomic bomb were to go off. Implying that all that’d be left of us would be these ashed out black images all over the streets of Manhattan – YIKES!
music we love :: black thought – the professional
By far one of the most gifted lyricists in hip-hop. Period!
Music We Love :: KSpace Exclusive: Jose James “Black Magic” Podcast
Sexy, jazzy, and above all, magical – that describes BLACK MAGIC, the latest podcast from Gilles Peterson, available completely exclusively on Kspace. In its nearly half-hour of non-stop music, BLACK MAGIC focuses on one of Gilles’ latest, greatest discoveries – 21st century crooner José James and his second album of the same title, along with samplings of his 2008 debut The Dreamer and other influences that make up his sound.
hip-hop we love :: “the cypher” ft. mos def + black thought + eminem
THIS IS WHY I LOVE HIP-HOP!!!
This clip is an excerpt from “The Cypher” series produced by B.E.T. In this “cypher” they showcase 3 of the best to ever do it- Mos Def, Black Thought and Eminem. Nuff said…
docs we love :: good hair / trailer
Good Hair, a wonderfully insightful and entertaining, yet remarkably serious, documentary about African American hair culture.
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