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Up In My Head

Monday, August 16, 2010

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Cooly G – “Up In My Head” [itunes] Was just looking for a dope image to post with some new Cooly G. Looked up this guy Chris Ofili, whose book Afromuses had caught my eye this afternoon. Turns out Cooly G did a mix based off one of [...]

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At The End of The Night

Sunday, August 8, 2010

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Miss Banks – “Slow Hands (Interpol Cover)” Got it from here. Also – peep a new Nike campaign video featuring Miss Banks talking about her hometown of Harlem after the jump.

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Escapes

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Visual Diary 2 by Olivia Seally “Fort Tilden escapes, the week that Laura and I turned my house into a nude colony, photoshoot adventures, raping the “Rape Van(halen)”, giggles in McCarren park, the outside lurk at Happy Endings, Flower Puff Girls hosts Johnny Nelson’s “Too Much Fun” mixtape meetings and smoke park parties. Song: Crave [...]

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Soy Como Soy

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Makossa & Megablast feat. Cleydys Villalon — “Soy Como Soy” [via] Pretty lady dances on a rooftop. No chauvo on me but I’m enthralled, rendering the disclaimer at the very tippy top of the clip (blink and you’ll miss it) invalid. I have a question that I already know the answer to. Like, was this [...]

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Conversate

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Ahhh – been meaning to chat about The Conversation Piece for a while, and their new summer drop gives me a fresh opportunity. If M.I.S.S. Crew didn’t already put you on, The Conversation Piece is an online thrift boutique that presents quality vintage items in a seasonal collection format. In other words, where other sites [...]

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Apartheid, Gentrified and High Tides

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

The shared experiences of the folk in post Katrina New Orleans and the citizens of post apartheid South Africa meet in a photographic series in three parts at the Studio Museum of Harlem. The works of South African photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa will be featured at SMH starting July 15 until October 24. “Interiors”, “Empty Beds” [...]

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The Opposite of No

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Lance Drummonds – “The Opposite of No” [Live Video] #Noshots – but I’m sayin…in an era where even established R&B stars are trying to show just how far in the future they’re from, ain’t it nice to have some smooth, classic grooves? My personal opinion anyway. Now, if you frequent the site, or downloaded Scareapeutic, [...]

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Mindreader

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Kingdom feat. Shyvonne – “Mindreader” [via]

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Love Thing

Friday, July 2, 2010

Eli Escobar feat. Amanda Blank — “Love Thing Pt. 3“ This track is taken off of the Love Thing EP, out now on Beatport, and out 7/13 on iTunes and Amazon.

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In My Tribeca Loft-Wit My High Brow Art

Friday, July 2, 2010

Are you are one of the many young word slingers with nothing more than a dollar, a dream and the first drafts of the next great American novel in your notebook? Or, are you a designer who collects the cut outs from the pages of your favorite high fashion magazine and pastes them in your [...]

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