Tag Archives: Hip Hop

BLACK BODIES_ (ONE DAY SOON)

This video was directed by RT for The NE the song ‘Black Bodies‘ is available on the album One Day Soon// As I write this I am sitting in a cafe in Junction in Nairobi, Kenya; one of the places that made me decide to record the album One Day Soon. I came here after […]

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A Yellow Man_ 3000 Miles of Youth

I’m not a Christian, nor do I hold any other title of that nature, I do however appreciate people that believe in something and put their positive belief into what they are doing. While scrolling through my facebook I came across this video on the timeline of Amanda NK watched and appreciated the creativity of […]

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Pharoahe Monch_ Fader TV Interview

Pharoahe Monch was one of my favorite hip hop artists when I was in high school. I had a tape (yes a tape) of Extinction Agenda that I had in my walkman (yes my walkman) for months. Back then if you wanted to hear a song again you had to rewind it (what’s rewind you […]

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Blu_ Jesus (Prod. Madlib)

love is love

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Method Man & Masta Killa_ Hip Hop: A Cultural Odyssey

Method man and Masta Killa of the Wu-Tang Clan sit down and man-handle the book Hip Hop: A Cultural Odyssey. I enjoyed watching Method slap and hit this book in his display of tough love and affection. via Pinboarding

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Shabazz Palaces_ Black Up

The group Shabazz Palaces has been around for a while. I first experienced a video/short-film of theirs a year ago and was immediately drawn in by the visuals; the guys voice sounded familiar. My friend Gabriel Teodros (an artist, music lover and native of Seattle where Shabazz Palaces resides) informed me on one if his […]

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Shad (Illume Sessions)_ Rwanda

My brother Shadrach Kabango is a great person and a talented artist. He is one of the most grounded and humble people I know despite his success in doing music for the last five years or so. After he put out his third and latest album TSOL I was happy to know that him and […]

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KJ_ Bossed Up

AHRfilms Presents – KJ “Bossed Up” from Mark Valino on Vimeo. KJ of the 88 Days collective is one of the hip hop artists in Toronto that I check for, he is one of the most interesting young rap artists coming out of my city right now. Looking forward to what he does in the […]

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Blu_ The ExplaNation

TheExplaNation from Johnson Barnes on Vimeo. I like Blu he’s ill, interesting, I admit I’ve been sleeping on him a bit. Grabbed this from Huda of The Africana‘s blog (thanks Huda).

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The Village (Full Video)_ (One Day Soon)

Ian Kamau_ The Village (One Day Soon) from Ian Kamau on Vimeo. This video for The Village is the first full video of of the album One Day Soon. The video was directed and edited by Marcos Fantu, who lives just down the street from me in Esplanade. Both the song and the album are […]

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