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D’ANGELO’s New Album After 15 years – “Black Messiah” LISTEN: via @lisafordblog
D'Angelo, an old-school R&B king, is back after nearly 15 years. “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can easily be misunderstood. For me, the title is about all of us. It’s about the world. It’s about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah. It’s about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community had enough and decides to…
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DAMIAN MARLEY – “Is It Worth It (Gun Man World)” – Music Video via @lisafordblog
DAMIAN MARLEY graces us with visuals for his politically-charged single, "Is It Worth It (Gun Man World)", an incredible song off of the upcoming "Ghetto Youths International" compilation which drops December 23rd. The video is directed by Nabil Elderkin & Francesco Carrozzini and stars Saai Taghmaoui (‘American Hustle’), who 'plays a contract killer who tries to balance his violent lifestyle with being a family man'. It's refreshing to see so much time and thought put into a good video, and the track is obviously a…
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JHENE AIKO – “Wading” (Music Video) via @lisafordblog
The video doesn't match the song and a lot of people don't understand where the visual's for "Wading" fit in with JHENE AIKO's overall image and artistry. But she is one to think outside the box and I guess she wanted to change it up a little.
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PRO ERA – “Sol Luna” ft. Joey Bada$$, Dyemond Lewis & A La $ole (AUDIO) @LISAFORDBLOG’s IPod Pick
If PRO ERA's "Sol Luna" isn't already on your IPod, and you're a so-called Hip Hop purist, then I don't know what to say. It was released damn near a year ago on their "Secc$ Tap.e pt.2" mixtape and it represents 80's & 90's era Hip Hop. This shit is straight fire fam, authentic and smooth. Joey Bada$$ laces the track and the whole sound reminds me of A Tribe Called Quest. Props to the producer. Pro Era is bringing New York back for real!
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J COLE’s Amazing NPR Interview – “Ain’t Enough Of Us Trying” (Audio) via @lisafordblog
J COLE tweeted a couple of hours ago... "2 important things for you to watch and listen to today. Angie interview http://dreamville.com/angie/ NPR interview http://dreamville.com/npr/". So that's exactly what I did. This blog post includes the audio and printed interview between J COLE and "Microphone Check" hosts Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Frannie Kelley on NPR, the day after his third and much-anticipated album, "2014 Forest Hills Drive", was released. It's a long interview, but the best interview Cole has ever did. A lot of folks…
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STALLEY – “Free” (Audio) @LisaFordBlog’s IPod Pick!
WHAT UP DOE? I've missed you all. I've basically been on a month-long vacation working on my novel, traveling to Atlanta, Georgia, and uploading this blog to a bigger server to handle the influx of traffic. In deciding who would be the first artist to post, I chose STALLEY's "Free". The drive from Miami to Atlanta was about 12 hours, and "Free" was one of those jams on constant rewind. This post includes the audio only because Stalley has yet to do a video for…
