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“Brave New Voices” – First Episode + B. Yung Poem “Change”

While everyone hoped to have a Def Poetry Season 7, Russell Simmons decided to put whatever hopes of another season on hold. Instead, HBO and Russell Simmons teams up to present “Brave New Voices”. This is a seven part documentary that features teenage poets and their mentors from San Francisco, Philadelphia, New York, Santa Fe, Ft. Lauderdale, Honolulu and Ann Arbor as they prepare for Youth Speaks’ 2008 Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Finals. It’s narrated by Queen Latifah, but the real stars are the young poets.

This series is of course an HBO exclusive. However, they was kind enough to showcase the first episode for free, which you can catch after the jump.

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MIMS – He’ll Make A Believer Out Of You (Interview + Music)

mimsinterviewTo a lot of people, MIMS (Shawn Mims) is a ringtone rapper and a one-hit wonder. However, Mims look at himself and what he brings to the game in a very different light and he can make a believer out of you. He’s a well balanced act, knowing not only to how to make hit records, but is fully knowledgeable of what he’s capable of. You can hear it in his voice; he has a full knowledge of self, something that some artists going into their second album has may have trouble demonstrating. Mims aims to prove it again with his latest effort, “Guilt”, which will drop on April 7th. On a personal note (let’s keep it real, I try not to sugar coat things), I wasn’t that impressed with Mims before accepting the interview. My mind soon changed afterwards.  (The interview after the jump)

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Who is Chedda? Chedda’s Blog Exposed! (With Video)


If you been to hip-hop sites as of late, you’ve probably seen an ad called “Chedda Gets Cheddar.” While there are other blogs that have exposed this guy, I’m going to call out this “Chedda” and show you once and for all that he’s a fake.

First off, let’s look at this ad.

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If you visit a black or hip-hop related site, you’ll see an ad that targets you. Click on it and it will take you to Chedda’s “blog,” which I will not directly link to.  Just google “Chedda’s Blog” and you’ll find it.  Chedda claims that all you have to do to get money from the government is buy his kits and by using the kits, you’ll get government cheese that you can use as you please.

He explains how he “started to do some research and found out that a ton of government money is given to ‘minorities’ each year.” He also has a backstory:

“So over the past couple of years, I ended up running up a ton of debt (partying, girls, clothes, ya know) and didn’t have a good job to pay this off.  On top of that, I had my rent and car payment to worry about.   I was working at Foot Locker making like $10 bucks an hour, so I needed to find a way to get some money.”

Basically, he’s telling you that he’s irresponsible, yet he’s living life to the fullest and now wants the government to pay for his errors so he can start a “clothing line” and keep his woman “pretty happy.” Sound too good to be true?

It is… and I’m going to tell you about “Chedda’s Real Plan.” Continue reading ‘Who is Chedda? Chedda’s Blog Exposed! (With Video)’

KRS-One on Obama, Democracy &… Quantum Physics?

I just caught a brand new KRS-One video. He talked about Barack Obama becoming President, but the revolution does not stop there. He wants Barack Obama to be known as an “African-American President” because if we call him a black, that would be “insulting Obama’s mother”. He also freestyled about the Democracy concept as well as the physical and metaphysical. Hmmm… talk about Food for Thought.

Jay-Z – History (Fan Made Video & Lyrics)

I heard Jay-Z’s latest song. I thought it was a very, very, VERY good song. It was touching, motivational song. But this video that a fan of Jay-Z made… well, it made me cry. Not just a tear, but actually made me cry. Talk about a tear jerker. I can so picture myself in there.

Jay-Z – History

CHORUS:
Now that all the smoke is gone
And the battle finally rise
Victory`s finally ours
History so loved, so long, so long, so long.

VERSE 1:
In search of victory, she keeps it (?) with me
If only we could be together momentarily
We could make love, and make history
Why won`t you visit me, until she visits me
I’ll be stuck with a sista, her name is defeat
She gives me agony, so much agony
She brings me so much pain
So much misery, like missing your last shot
And fall to your knees
As the crowd screams, for the other team
I practice so hard for this moment victory don`t leave
I know what this means, I’m stuck in this routine
Whole new different day, but the same old things
All I got is dreams, but nobody else could see
Nobody else believe, nobody else but me
Where are you victory, I need you desperately
Not just for the moment. to make history

CHORUS

VERSE 2:
So now I’m flirting with death
Hustla like a cheat, while victory wasn’t watching
Took chances repeatedly
As a teenage boy, before acne
Before i got proactive, I couldn’t face sheet
I just threw on my hoody and headed to the streets
I swear I met success, we lived together shortly
A success is like lust, which is good for the touch
Which is good for the moment, but she’s never enough
Everybody’s had her, she’s nothing like me
A success is all I got, unfortunately
But I’m burning down the block
I’ve been in it down defeat
But something tells me that there’s much more to see
Before I get killed, cause I can’t get robbed
So before me, success and death bandage
I gotta get lost, I gotta find free
We gotta be together to make history

CHORUS

Verse 3:
Now history is mine, it taste so sweet
She’s my trophy wife, she comin’ with me
We have a baby who stutters` repeatedly
We name him history
He repeats after me
He’s my legacy, son I’m a hard work
Future of my past, he’ll explain who I be
Rank me among the greats
Either 1 2 or 3, if I ain’t number one
Then I failed your victory
Ain’t in it for the fame, that dies in 10 weeks
Ain’t in it for the money, can`t take me when you live
I wanna be remembered long after you breath
Long after I’m gone, long after I breath
I live all I am, in the hands of history
Bless my last will testimony
This is much more then a song
It`s a baby shower, I’ve been waiting for this hour
History your ours.

CHORUS x2