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HAPPY 44TH BIRTHDAY HIP HOP – Google Doodle (VIDEO) ft. FAB 5 FREDDY via @lisafordblog
Google and the legendary Hip Hop artist, FAB 5 FREDDY, partnered up for an awesome Google Doodle experience. The "44th" birth date of of Hip-Hop stems from a fateful Bronx back-to-school party in August 1973. I'm happy to see that the genre and culture is celebrated by an American conglomerate such as Google and that video contains a small history lesson of how this internationally influential artform was conceived from "scratch".
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Check Out This Amazing “Bali Travel Vlog” from Travel Writer, PAIGE FORD. (VIDEO) LivingLifeCrazy.com
"I want to live forever or die trying" is the motto I live by everyday, and in every step I take, I'm constantly reminding myself to live life to the fullest. This is what attracts me to travel blog, LivingLifeCrazy.com, a very elegant presentation of what life is really about when you travel the world and live without limits. LivingLifeCrazy.com features page-turning stories, beautiful up close and personal photography, and an adventurous spirit that encourages travelers of all experience levels to get out there and…
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Calvin Harris – Feels (Official Video) ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, Big Sean via @lisafordblog
Pitchfork: "Calvin Harris has shared a colorful music video for “Feels,” his latest single featuring Katy Perry, Pharrell, and Big Sean. All three appear in the clip, which was directed by Emil Nava. In the video, they lounge around on a desert island. The collaboration marks yet another star-studded release off Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1. Harris has so far dropped three other tracks, including “Slide” (with Frank Ocean and Migos), “Heatstroke” (with Young Thug, Pharrell, and Ariana Grande), and “Rollin” (with Future and Khalid).…
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Drake Plays Steph Curry in ‘Get Out’ Parody (VIDEO) via @lisafordblog
In the spirit of the first annual NBA Awards show on Monday night in Basketball City at Pier 36 in New York, a 'Get Out' parody featuring DRAKE as Steph Curry was dropped to promote the highly anticipated event. SBnation writes, "While awards had been previously released at the end of the season, this is the first time it’s happening in an award show setting. The NBA will be handing out awards for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Sixth Man of…
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Snoop Dogg “Moment I Feared” Feat. Rick Rock (Young Thug Diss? Music Video) via @lisafordblog
SNOOP DOGG and producer Rick Rock released the visuals for Snoop's new single, "Moment I Feared”, which is featured on Snoop's fifteenth studio album, "Neva Left” (released May 19th). “The Dah Dah-directed clip plays out like an extended episode of Snoop's GGN Hood News web series and features a fake young rapper named Fonz D-lo, who seems to be a parody of Young Thug.”
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Big Boi ft. Killer Mike & Jeezy – “Kill Jill” (Music Video) via @lisafordblog
Spin: "After releasing the video for Boomiverse’s lead single “Mic Jack” last month, Big Boi returns with a new flick for the album’s second single, “Kill Jill.” Killer Mike shows up in a red room and amongst smoke clouds, while Jeezy does his hook from a darkly lit room. Big Boi, the star of this Japan-influenced setup, cooly performs with a lion nearby. Watch it below. Boomiverse was released June 16."
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MOBB DEEP’s, PRODIGY, has passed away. HE was 42. RIP to the Legend via @lisafordblog
"To all the killers and the hundred dolla billers" Hip Hop lost a legend today… RIP PRODIGY, the infamous lyricist from Iconic rap duo, MOBB DEEP. Songs like “Survival of the Fittest” inspired me and increased my undying love for Hip Hop, and "The Infamous", album was one of the best Hip Hop projects of all time. I keep the "Shook Ones Part 2" playing in regular rotation DAILY, as this is one of the few songs that captivate my ears. And Mobb Deep’s influential…
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TUPAC – A Rare Video You Probably Never Saw. #PacsBirthday via @lisafordblog
The Tupac biopic, "All Eyez On Me", directed by Benny Boom, dropped today to commensurate the legacy the iconic rapper. The filma also served as birthday gift to his fans as Pac's birthday is today, June 16th (Pac would have been 46 years old). I'm a die-hard fan and I'm personally nervous about watching the film because I hold a very nostalgic view of Pac that I don't want ruined (even though I don't think that's possible). In previous blog posts, I did publish the…
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Miami’s COCAINE COWBOY Set to Be Released from Prison via @lisafordblog
Famed Cocaine Cowboy about to get out of prison — but now faces deportation ride to Cuba. Miami Herald: Willie Falcon, who together with high school pal Sal Magluta, helped turn Miami into the country's cocaine capital in the 1970s and '80s, is scheduled to be released from prison on Saturday after serving most of a 20-year prison sentence for money laundering. But Falcon, 61, won't become a free man and won't be coming home to Miami. As soon as he leaves the custody of…
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THE WEEKND Is A $92 Million Dollar Man – Read How Artists are making a Killing!! via @lisafordblog
Forbes: The indirect spoils of streaming can be even greater. Abel "the Weeknd" Tesfaye parlayed his play count--5.5 billion streams in the past two years--into an estimated $75 million touring advance. To him it's all part of the model he's been following throughout his rapid rise, one that applies to all sorts of businesses: Create an excellent product, make it widely available and flip the monetization switch when the timing is right.
