Stalley - "Monkey Ish (RIP Pimp C)"

Stalley drops his Pimp C tribute and second leak off of Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music). The project will be presented by Mishka on 1-11-11 and produced entirely by Columbus, Ohio’s Rashad Thomas. I got a chance to see Stalley at the Talented 2 event in DC this fall and he put on a great set. 2011 is looking like its gonna be a big year for the Ohio native.

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Stalley - Monkey Ish (RIP Pimp C) (Prod. by Rashad Thomas)

DJ Premier & Pete Rock Chop It Up For A While

Nollywood Exhibition In New York City

The exhibition is called "Sharon Stone in Abuja," after a 2003 Nollywood film, and is taking place at Location One gallery in the Soho district of New York. The exhibition has been up since November 5th and will be at the gallery until January 22nd. The exhibition was created by Zina Saro-Wiwa who is a British-Nigerian film-maker and founder of AfricaLab. The idea behind this was to pays homage to the 50 year old genre of Nollywood. The exhibition contains photographs and films inspired by the themes and style of Nollywood over the years.

Yellow Fever Outbreak In Uganda

Yellow fever has killed over 40 people in the African country of Uganda and has many more around the country ill. The disease which is transmitted by infected mosquitoes has first detected in the nine northern districts of Uganda. Yellow fever vaccines are currently being imported into the country to try to contain the outbreak.

[VIDEO] Lyriciss – Give Em A Show

Directed & edited by Langston Sessoms of Inner Loop Media Group.

A night in the life of Lyriciss, as he performs at Hustlepalooza DC at U Street Music Hall on October 26, 2010.

Cameos from (in order of appearance): Hustle Simmons, Rockie Fresh, Uptown X.O. (of Diamond District), Nike Nando, Obii Say, Dugee F. Buller, Mo Betta, Dre The Mayor, Da Phuture, Sir Michael Rocks (of The Cool Kids), RAtheMC, iLL Prophet, Laelo Hood, Fat Trel, P-Stew, Tangie, Kingpen Slim, Big Chopps aka Choppa Block (of M1 Platoon), Stalley, Carlitta Durand, Ricky Parker (Studio 43), J-$crilla (of Guns-N-Butter), The Slutty Boyz, Black Cobain, DJ J-Buttah, Logic, & Pro'Verb.

Haiti Is Still The Same Almost A Year Later

Jean-Max Bellerive the Prime Minister of Haiti has been frustrated and upset that the international community has not been allowing his country to play a more significant role in its own reconstruction from last January's earthquake. Because most of the aid and relief money for the disaster is from outside of the country, Bellerive is having a tough time controlling how funds are being allocated. The minister said that about 20% of the aid pledged had been received. The country is still far from being restored and has more than one million Haitians living in camps around the country. With NGOs controlling most of the outside money, there will continue to be a battle on the most effective way rebuild the nation.

Today In Black History: Black Football

On this date in 1892, the first black intercollegiate football game was played in the Salisbury, North Carolina between Livingstone College and Biddle College, which eventually changed its name to Johnson C. Smith University. The young women of the school's industrial department made the players' uniforms for the first game. The teams played two 45-minute halves on Livingstone's front lawn with Livingstone winning 5-0. The Commemorative Classic now celebrates this game yearly. You can find out more about this historic game and the Classic here.

Post From A Post: Theo Martins In Africa

I haven't done this in a while, but I felt my homie Theo's trip was a great opportunity to do so. From time to time I like to post about a post one of my friends did on their site. Theo Martins aka The Rhode Island Hero just got back from an incredible trip to Zambia, South Central Africa. We chopped it up a little bit over BBM about just how amazing it was. He actually put together a great recap of his entire trip over at his Site/Blog. So when you guys get a chance hit his post up and enjoy his African Trip.

Read:  Eating.Praying.Loving (My Trip To Zambia)

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Fly.Union – Long Run [VIDEO]

Fly.Union is working on a new project, The Greater Than Club, which should be released in the first quarter of 2011.

Lupe Fiasco “The Show Goes On” [VIDEO]

Today In Black History: Battle of Okeechobee

On this date in 1837 Seminole Indian forces defeated American troops at The Battle of Okeechobee. The natives were lead by John Horse who a Black Chief by all accounts of the battle. Horse shared command with Alligator Sam Jones and Wild Cat. Because the government could not tell if these darker natives were “Indians” or run away slaves, In 1849, the U.S. attorney general's office ruled that Black Seminoles were slaves by law. The U.S. government actively promoted slavery among relocated Native American tribes.

Even tribes who had never practiced slavery before were encouraged to do so. It was in the same year that John Horse founded the city of Wewoka in Mexico. It served as a refuge for runaway slaves.

Jay Electronica’s Mountain Dew Ad [Video]

I'm not even sure if Jay Elect even drinks soda, but I'm glad he's getting a chance to grab a new audience to his incredible music.

Dinner In Harlem With Nas [Video]

This week HIV/AIDS victims had Christmas dinner with Nas at the famous Melba's restaurant in Harlem, New York.

[Video] Kendrick Lamar, CurT@!n$, & ScHoolboy Q “Live Again”

[Video] PHRED DIAMOND- LIFE2K10 [Hill Will]

Knowldgeable ENT presents to you the visuals for Phred Diamond's "LIFE2K10" by Hill Will off of their "Nowalaters" Mixtape