Obama Action Figures???

How do you fell about these Obama action figures for your kids? Would you buy them for your kids? Well the makers of this toy hopes so. The toys are currently $12.99 and be found here.

Mike Tyson’s Oprah Interview (Video)

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Too Marvelous for Words - Art Tatum

On this date in 1909 Arthur Tatum Jr was born in Toledo, Ohio. Tatum is considered by many as the greatest jazz pianists of all time. It was often said was so good on the piano words were never necessary for his music. Art was born blind in one eye with only very limited vision in the other. He was a child prodigy who learned to play by ear in church. He developed a incredibly fast playing style, without losing accuracy which would go on to become his trademark. He would go on to set the bar for which all other jazz pianist would be measured.



Dizzy Gillespie - "First you speak of Art Tatum, then take a long deep breath, and you speak of the other pianists.

Today In Black History - Nipsey Russell

On this date in 1924 comedian and actor Nipsey Russell born in Atlanta, Georgia. Russell was best known for his spots on game shows and his stand-up act. Nipsey gained national fame as he had a leading role in the film version of The Wiz.

You Can' Blame The Youth, You Can't Fool The Youth...

On the real I'm going to keep it 100....

Mr. Marley is one of my favorite 3 musicians of all-time. Just felt like sharing a song/video from the original Wailers, back when they had Peter Tosh and Bunny. The message in this song is as true today as it was when it was written. The problems still exist today, just in different forms. Don't let television or your required reading books for school be your only sources of knowledge. Read to gain knowledge for yourself and for better understanding. Don't be a puppet for the politicians each election year. Stand up and be heard all the time. Think outside the box especially if your box is small and narrow. Bob stood for so many things to many people, but above all he stood for freedom and righteousness and he used his music to get his message across to the masses.....





P.S....... Pep the columbus reference in the song..... Isn't it ironic that today is "Columbus day".... what a crook he was, and we are still tricked into celebrating this guy.... what a f-ing joke. Read this nice blog post entitled The Real Columbus Day or Rediscovering the real Columbus.





And That's That....

Q-Tip – Life is Better f. Norah Jones (Video)

Here's the next official video off Q-Tip’s Renaissance album. This track with Norah Jones was one of my personal favorites off the album, and I'm glad to see it come out.

YEBies Birthday - Tony Dungy

Happy 54th birthday to Tony Dungy. Tony was born on this date in Jackson, Michigan in 1955. Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008. He became the first African-American head coach to win Super Bowl with the Colts 29–17 victory over the Bears in Super Bowl XLI.

The Foreign Exchange – I Wanna Know (Video)

1/3 of the original LB just finished his final installment of Take Off the Blues/Valediction trilogy, his project with Nicolay.

The Cornel West Theory – Durito’s Revenge (Dirty Bombs)

The Cornel West Theory has released a new track called “Durito’s Revenge (Dirty Bombs)”. The new group out of the district had an amazing show in DC last month at Liv.

Listen/Download: The Cornel West Theory – Durito’s Revenge (Dirty Bombs)

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Nas Interview On CNN

Nas speaks on the death of Derrion Albert as well as discusses how rap lyrics are not the problem or the cause for violence.

New Music Monday - Wale - Bittersweet Life ft. Colin Munroe (prod. DJ Toomp)(Unreleased)

Wale has dropped another unreleased track via his twitter account today. Attention Deficit will be out on 11/03/2009.

Listen/Download: Wale "Bittersweet Life" (Unreleased)

The Thrilla in Manilla - Ali vs Frazier 3

On this date in 1975 Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought each other for third and final time. The fight took place at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. ESPN ranked the fight as the fifth greatest sporting event of all time and most consider it the greatest boxing match ever.

Happy Birthday George Weah

George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah was born in the Clara Town part of Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. Weah has gone on to become arguably the greatest African soccer player ever. Weah is the only African soccer player to be named World Best Player, a title which he held in 1995 along with European Player of the year and African Player of the year. Weah was voted the African player of the Century by sport journalists from all around the world. George Weah is also known for his humanitarianism. He was a devoted humanitarian to Liberia during its civil war. For his efforts he won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2004 ESPY Awards. Weah also ran to become the president of Liberia but lost to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

Today In Black History

On this date in 1945 Donny Hathaway was born in Chicago, Illinois. Few people will ever be able to leave such a lasting mark in the music as the one left by Donny. During his short 33 years here, Donny Hathaway was a singer, songwriter, arranger, conductor, record producer,and instrumentalist.

Today In Black History

On this date in 1960 Nigeria gained its full independence from the United Kingdom. Here's a article about the future of this West African nation as it celebrates it's 49th independence day (Article).

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