Ebrahim :: Beautifulest Thing Cover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLl43NVp9vI

Canadian artist Ebrahim flippin this classic Keith Murray joint. He’s been putting these together for a while now. Love to see cats throw together a sick record on the fly. Takes serious talent, something they have a lot of in t-dot. Big up to my peoples in the 88 days Collective. They’re making some serious noise up there as well…Enjoy

Asher Roth :: On His G.R.I.N.D.

Asher Roth is an interesting artist. Initially thought to be the next Great White Hype, his debut was solid but left a bit to be desired in my opinion. Since then, his star has been eclipsed by the uber-talented Yelawolf. But this record is a step in the right direction. It has that hip-pop crossover sound that the kids are diggin’ these days but, as a duepayer, I was more drawn to the message than anything. Like I always say, rather than force feed edutainment to the masses you gotta put that pepto bismol in a bottle of YooHoo. Make it fun to listen while serving up some good food for thought. But what really brought it home for me was the visuals. Again, I was drawn to the authenticity of the imagery. Just like NY, LA is definitely a “feast or famine” type of town. You’re either doin’ it way big or hustlin’ to get by. This video does a great job of depicting the Hollyhood side of LA. Not mad at this at all.

Trailer | Night Catches Us

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9vmFczH2_M

Something about this movie just feels real and authentic to me. I love movies about black life in the 70s. They say it was the time when blackness was perfected. I couldn’t agree more. I’m still mad that they cast Anthony Mackie to be Tupac in Notorious (Bokeem Woodbine, anyone?!). But the chemistry between he and former She Hate Me screen mate Kerry Washington is unmistakable. So I’m really looking forward to seeing this one. Planning to go see this at the movies of course, since I watch most of my movies at home, because I have a good TV with a full motion tv wall mount, but I plan to do the exception for this. You should do the same. Gotta support black media. #knowdat