Friday Flashback: Jagged Edge "I Gotta Be"

Red deacon suits, check! Butter yellow leather peacoat, check! Floor length white fur coats, check! That's my definition of gangstah, yessir.

Aloe Blacc "I Need A Dollar"

Here is soul singer Aloe Blacc's "I Need A Dollar".  I am really feeling this song.  Shhhhhhhiiiittt, I think everyone I know can relate to this song's topic. Times are ruff and they ain't getting no better.  Check out the video which also features a snippet of another song from this artist.


Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar (Official Video) from Stones Throw on Vimeo.


The second song on the video reminds me of one of those bar closing, last call, not ready to go home, using your palms to warm that final glass of cognac moments.  You know, that last moment before you throw all common sense out the window and end up in a wrong place at the wrong time scenarios.  I'm in trouble, need bail money!

Nike Blazer AC - White/White

Summer is right around the corner and you already that means its officially time to pull out your white on white tennis.  With that being said, if you don't already have a pair of white kicks, hurry to go cope these Nike Blazer AC's.  The simple design of the shoe hosts the 3 strap lacing system.  These shoes will look real fly while chilling at those summer bbq's.

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M.I.A "Born Free"

The latest video from British born singer/rapper M.I.A. is filled with explicit, violent and politically charged themes.  The video for the single entitled "Born Free" plays like a movie and brings to mind the modern day genocide that has occurred in places such as Darfur, Rwanda and Bosnia.  Some of us take for granted the liberties that we are granted because we haven't been subjected to this type of violence.

I am not really a fan of the song but the video makes for an interesting conversation piece.  Are you "Born Free"?  

*Warning NSFW*

M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.

Quote Of The Day

"It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny."

-Anthony "Tony" Robbins
American self-help author and motivational speaker (born Feburary 22, 1960)

Bone Thugs N Harmony "See Me Shine"

Here is the latest video from Bone Thugs N Harmony.  This video features all five original members of the group.  This is a classic Bone Thugs N Harmony track, this will definitely please their old fans and probably grab them some new fans along the way.


See Me Shine (Official Video)

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Friday Flashback: Bell Biv Devoe "Something In Your Eyes"

"I'll take you to the peak, I'll make you wanna scream, and like a lion you'll hear my body roar and roar and roar and roar and roooooaaaaaaarrrrrr"   Red and black stripped blazer, yellow t-shirt and a lion cub, what!?!?!? 

R.I.P. - Guru (July 17, 1966 - April 19, 2010

Rap artist, Guru, has passed away as of April 19, 2010.  Earlier this year Guru, half of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, had suffered a cardiac arrest and days later after surgery; Guru slipped into a coma.  Guru was born Keith Elam in the Boston neighborhood of Roxbury.  The name Guru is a backronym that stands for Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal and the less often used God is Universal; he is the Ruler Universal, which are both references to the teachings of the Nation of Gods and Earths.


Guru, along with DJ Premier, released six albums as the group Gang Starr.  Their first album being released in 1989.  Guru also released a series of solo rap/jazz albums entitled Jazzmatazz volumes 1 - 4, making him the first artist to blend rap with live jazz. 
 
Guru was 43 years old at the time of his passing.
 

 
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Lil Wayne "I'm Single"

Here is a new video from Lil Wayne.  Its one of the many videos he recorded right before went to prison. 

Lil Wayne
MTV Music

Quote Of The Day

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."

-Booker T. Washington
American political leader, educator, orator and author (April 5, 1856 - November 14, 1915)

Friday Flashback: Zhane "Sending My Love"

Drake "Over"

Quote Of The Day

"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life."

-Charles Darwin
English naturalist (February 12, 1809 - April 19, 1882)

Friday Flashback: Jodeci "Stay"

"Tonight we can start our love again, tonight we can be more than just friends. The suuuuuuuuuunnnnnnn is going down, so baby won't you stay for a little while!"




A grown ass woman on a rocking horse?!?!!? *Kanye shrug*

Quote Of The Day

"You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong." 

-Warrent Buffett
American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (Born August 30, 1930)

Friday Flashback: Lauryn Hill "Sweetest Thing"

Waka Flacka Flame "O Let's Do It" ft. Diddy and Rick Ross

What's really hood?

Janelle Monae "Tightrope" ft. Big Boi

Wooden Watch

Casio has just created a wooden version of their popular G-Shock watch, called Wood Shock.  The wooden bezel are 100% hand and laser crafted.  The watch comes with all of the features that you would expect from a G-Shock.  It has an auto-calendar, backlight, alarm multi-function, stopwatch and a countdown timer.  The watches are made to order.  Although not as sturdy as the G-Shock, this watch is must have for any collector.

Via Freshnessmag