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RODDY RICCH – “THE BOX” [Official Music Video] via @lisafordblog
All I can say about Roddy Rich dropping the visuals for his hit record, The Box is…about damn time. Rolling Stone writes, ” If you’ve taken a look at the charts or turned on the radio at all this year, the story is blindingly clear: Roddy Ricch‘s “The Box” is 2020’s first dominant hit. Released at the tail-end of 2019 on Roddy’s debut album, Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial, “The Box” took everyone (likely including Roddy himself) by surprise “ Lisa Ford’s crime novella, South Beach Suicide, on sale now at Amazon.
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK on #Music in His Films #Flashback Interview (Audio) + #Eminem’s (Video) for “Darkness”
Portrait of Alfred Hitchcock by Antonio Mossucca This is just a quick blog post to pay homage to the great American horror filmmaker, Alfred Hitchcock, Eminem’s muse for his latest album, Music To Be Murdered By. I wonder if Hitchcock knew that one day his style and his 1958 album, the original Music To Be Murdered by would inspire the biggest name in Hip Hop. In this 1972 interview with BBC, Hitchcock reiterates on his 1932 statement that the music in his films and the editing of the films have a great deal in common as both are seamless and establishes the tempo and mood of the scene. In this interview,…
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J DILLA Makes Music From Beyond The Grave!! Incredible! (Podcast & EP) – LISTEN via @lisafordblog
I'm reporting on one of the best interviews and chronicles in Hip Hop history. It's an incredible tale on how producer extraordinaire, J DILLA, comes back from the grave, to release some of the world's most beautiful music. This mesmerizing story begins with the narrative of vintage album shop owner, Jeff Blue Back, of UHF Records in Detroit, an avid vinyl record collector since early childhood. As you will hear in this Podcast, via today's segment of NPR's Snap Judgement, Jeff's passion for music transforms into an astonishing twist of fate...
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GRACE JONES Tells Us How To Get A Man in Conan The Destroyer (#Throwback Video) via @lisafordblog
Hey, I’m doing a little freelance blogging today and writing about random things that are on my mind. I was watching the 2011 version of Conan The Barbarian, starring Jason Momoa on Netflix the other day, and got a little curious about the 1984 version, Conan The Destroyer, staring Arnold Schwarzenegger and the amazing, GRACE JONES. In the film, Grace played Zula, a sorcerer and ally of Conan. Check out one of my favorite clips of her below giving advice on how to get a man. And by the looks of it, Grace was serious, she wasn’t acting. That one single sentence delivered for comical effect contains more practical, effective…
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KOBE BRYANT’S – “Dear Basketball” His Oscar-Winning Short Film (Video) via @lisafordblog
We still can’t believe that the Legend and father, Kobe Bryant, is no longer with us. Yesterday, we all witnessed a deep tragedy when Kobe and his daughter Gianna, died in a helicopter crash on their way to Gianna’s away basketball game. We grew up watching Kobe dominate the NBA while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. And from what we could see on TV and on social media, Kobe and Gianna were basketball’s new dynamic duo with Kobe’s daughter on track to one day play in the WNBA. Kobe Bryant was a proud father and we all looked forward to watching the amazing 2nd act of his life play…
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Tommy From POWER May Be Getting His Own Show. (VIDEO) of Tommy’s Journey via @lisafordblog
Of course Tommy finished the show POWER (Starz) alive because, well, that’s what the whole world wanted. Following the jaw-dropping last episode, which honed in on Tommy’s (played by Joseph Sikora) backstory, the audience was able to connect with this character by learning his true motivation…to be loved and accepted by his mother (or by anybody at this point). Tommy remained loyal to the streets throughout all of the seasons of Power, he never snitched on any of his conrads, and remained a powerful one-man army that kept him alive. Check out Tommy’s journey below – Metro.co.uk caught up with Joseph Sikora to discuss what we can expect from the drama…
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco – (Movie Review & Trailer) Have you seen it yet?
I highly recommend that you watch The Last Black Man in San Francisco on Netflix. This independent drama focuses on the effects of gentrification in the area and I must admit, watching this movie was surreal considering that San Francisco is my 2nd home and I got to see it through the lens of a struggling black man desperately trying to reclaim a Victorian home that his grandfather built. I often travel to the rich historic city to marvel in it’s beauty with it’s unique architecture and epic oceanfront/mountain front hiking trails. And after viewing the film, it mirrored a mix of understatedly beautiful aesthetics (including some extraordinary cinematography of the…
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DJ SNAKE Opens The #SunBurnFestival in GOA, India (Video) via @lisafordblog
International Superstar, DJ SNAKE, played at the wildly popular EDM SunBurn Fesitval in GOA, India December 27th before jetting off to China. “I love you India… whole world is watching you. No matter where are you are from… whether you are from east or south…no matter what your religion is… just be together and stay united…. So do not listen to TV, radio or what any politician is saying. Just spread love and peace,” he said. DJ SNAKE was referring to the political turmoil in India amid the ongoing protests around Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) across the nation. Entrepreneur.com, “Snake is currently in India and was one of the major performer…
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‘Mulan’ Trailer: Live-Action 2020 Version Is Kick Ass & Resembles the Animated Film
I have to admit that i have watched Mulan 1998, the animated film at least a hundred times, so I am truly looking forward to to this live action version dropping March 27, 2020. in.Askmen, “The similarities between the animated movie and the live-action version severe most ties (mid way through the trailer). From training to become one of the men in the Emperor’s army to fighting Xian Lang in hand to hand combat, Mulan changes the definition of bringing honour to a family and the empire. The action pieces look epic, to say the least. From the surface, Bori Khan looks like the main antagonist of the movie, but…
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QUEEN & SLIM (Official Trailer 2) – Watch It Now!
Through the title characters, (who are actually unnamed until the last moments of the film) Lena Waithe manages to illuminate the complexities and vastness of the Black experience, while zeroing in on two very specific people. Jodie Turner-Smith is mesmerizing as a buttoned-up, high achieving defense attorney who’s led by an intense desire for justice. Daniel Kaluuya is flawless as Slim. He is more easy-going, and doesn’t expect too much from anyone. He relishes the simple things in life like faith and family and accepts the way things are without much thought given to how they should be. – Read more at the grio
