Performance
Beat Battle: Swizz Beatz Vs. Just Blaze (Video)
February 27, 2017
Okay, so the objective is to put on a dope show; not so much smash the other guy to bits. Guaranteed you will be no less pleased. Settle in. It’s going down for a while in this clip. And keep your eyes/ears open for some unreleased had-to-be-there ish in this ‘battle’ video. Nice!
Swizz Beatz and Just Blaze hit the studio impromptu late in NYC and go head-to-head in a “Battle Of The Beats” from our live stream. Special guest appearance from Busta Rhymes.
Bussa Buss got them expressions that tell the story. Hahaaa!
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Tags: Beat Battle, Just Blaze, Party, Swizz Beatz | 
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The Most Epic Hip-Hop Showdown: Big Daddy Kane vs. Kool G Rap (Video)
February 22, 2017
You remember how the two dudes in the “Five Heartbeats” movie had that soul-singing battle on stage and made the lady fans faint? This Big Daddy Kane vs. Kool G Rap showdown… It’s like that. Yup. And that’s the way it is! Two Golden Era legends going head up; doing hit-for-hit in front of the fans. An intra-squad rhyme-sayer scrimmage between two of the Juice Crew.
Oh yeah, Masta Ace shows up later in the show to rock a short set, too. Click play and overdose on the dopeness already!
NxWorries (Knxwledge x Anderson .Paak) – “What More Can I Say” (Live Performance) [Video]
February 16, 2017
Yessir Mr. .Paak. It is always the simple things. Beautiful strings. Soulful singing. Sexy slimmies. Silky underwear… that ain’t theirs… wait what?! Nice. Plays out on the Jimmy Fallon stage like a modern day Aesop fable. Remember: Greedy greedy makes a hungry puppy, .Paak. Check out this live performance of the Knxwledge & Anderson .Paak collabo “What More Can I Say” (off their “Yes Lawd!” album).
Posted in Album, Performance, R&B, Television, Videos | Tags: KNXWLEDGE X ANDERSON .PAAK, NXWORRIES, What More Can I Say, YES LAWD | 3 Comments »
The Wind Games 2017: Footage From The Freestyle Finals (Video)
February 14, 2017
Yeah, yeah, yeah… something about music and dancing is grounds for good competitions. We get it. But focus! This is skydiving, inside, without the plane, or parachute, and better ‘noise’… so when can we get a turn??
Oh, they have a wind tunnel place in Marietta now, too. Indoor skydiving near Cumberland Mall where the new Atlanta Braves stadium will be? Um… excuse please. Y’all can watch this clip above. Someone around here has to get ready to get ready for some indoor skydiving of his own!!
Posted in Performance, Sports, Videos, Youth | Tags: freestyle final, indoor skydiving, Maja KuczyÅ„ska, sky dancing, Wind Games, Wind Games 2017, Wind tunnel, windoor empuriabrava tunnel | No Comments »
Comedy: Aziz Ansari’s Saturday Night Live Opening Monologue (Video)
February 8, 2017
Epic opening monolog to start an epic episode of SNL. Barely a day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, they were going IN on him over there. And the first three minutes of this clip: SOLID COMEDIC GOLD!
Keep in the back of your mind: SNL is on NBC… and so is the latest incarnation of The Apprentice, which still credits Trump as executive producer. Just saying.
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Comedy, Performance, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Aziz Ansari, Monologue, Saturday Night Live, SNL | No Comments »
Cassidy Freestyling Over Classic Instrumentals With Swizz Beatz Backing Him Up (Video)
February 7, 2017
Got damn! Step your freestyle game up lame ducks. Cass Larsiny got barz AND Swizz doing live overdubs while he spits ’em. Wow, how can anyone else win? BAAAARRRZZZ!!!!
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Performance, Radio, Videos | Tags: Cassidy, DJ Whoo Kid, Freestyle, Shade 45, Swizz Beatz, The Whoolywood Shuffle, WHOOLYWOOD SHUFFLE | No Comments »
Classic Clips: Gang Starr In Concert (Video)
February 6, 2017
If you are a Gang Starr fan, or simply have not been made aware that you should be, this throwback video is a rare treat! Especially if you have never seen the duo live. If you have, here’s another dose of the dopeness to enjoy. R.I.P. GURU. Gang Starr forever!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Throwback, Videos | Tags: Concert, DJ Premier, Gang Starr, Guru, Keith Elam | No Comments »
Opinion: Talladega College’s Marching Band Goes To Washington (Video)
February 1, 2017
Above: The Talladega College Marching Tornadoes march in the parade celebrating the Inauguration of the United States’ 45th President, Donald Trump. The music selection played in the clip…“Dreamin'” (appropos in a way).
Complicated. Mixed feelings. I could easily sort them out by sticking to my President Trump = Cobra Commander = Ultimate Evil algorithm… but Trump is who we got. He is The President now.
And these kids. Children. OUR children. What would they have ‘got’ from listening to me, or to the many who’d tell the Talladega College band to turn down an opportunity to perform for The President on National TV and get exposure and funding their school needs? What would they have ‘got’…? Nothing!
Now, that is no justification either… because back when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and lifelong friend Ambassador Andrew Young and eventual U.S. Rep. John Lewis, CT Vivian, Dr. Bernard LaFayette and… what did THEY ‘got’ after being booed, beaten blue and bloody? Nothing! That’s what our heroes ‘got.’
I cannot, if I am real with my realest self, declare those TC band members ‘sellouts’ or say that they were fools for playing the Inauguration. Had I the talent and opportunity in that situation, I might have done the same or sent my kids if I had any. But being an official old man in the eyes of every student who went, I could have told them about optics (Omarosa being their ‘welcome committee’ and clamoring for selfies) AND what the event looks like from a historical perspective… melancholy at best.
Think of it this way: When you picture King, Lewis, Vivian, LaFayette and pictures from poignant moments of their youth… What do you see? Courage, strength in the face of adversity, a fight worth fighting, hope for the future. But when you see TC’s band in pics with Omarosa or playing the Inauguration…
That is for YOU to decide, perhaps over the next few years.
Either way, kids, the story ain’t over. By now you are back on campus. That scholarship money, new practice space, etc. can be used to learn to EXCEL… to prepare you to ENGAGE… to follow in the footsteps of the guy many of you hoped to see (Barack Obama) and CHANGE THE WORLD. You can take what ‘the man’ gave you and use it to fuel the revolution!
– @ojones1
Gifted Gab Performs “No Days Off” in Convenience Store for Swisher Sweets Artist Project (Video)
January 1, 2017
Three years ago I traveled to Seattle to cover the annual Bumbershoot Music festival. That trip turned out to be as much of a networking and new artist discovery as it was for festival coverage. I was introduced to a multitude of artists and Gifted Gab is one that I told people about after seeing her perform live. She has continued to work hard, releasing new music along with performing at shows up and down the west coast. She even rocked out here in Atlanta for A3C 2016. Well she has caught the eye of Swisher Sweets who have made her part of their convenience store sessions. Yes the title explains exactly what it is Gifted Gab performing live inside a convenience store unannounced, unrehearsed, with real customers. Gab definitely has the personality to pull this off. So check out this cool footage where the Seattle emcee controls the crowd while they are grabbing a six pack and some swishers!
–ArtbyOdell
Posted in Performance, Uncategorized, Videos | Tags: Artist Project, Bumbershoot, Convenience Store Sessions, Gifted Gab, Performance, Seattle, Swisher Sweets | No Comments »
Classic Clips: Stevie Wonder – “Superstition” (Live On ‘Sesame Street’) [Video]
January 1, 2017
Stevie being the genius that gave us “Superstition” is enough. But seeing him do it live… Okay, that’s incredible; and enough, to be certain. But what will make your Sunday and New Year wonderful is that Stevie Wonder rocked ‘Sesame Street’ live with that joint!
It was like a funk & soul clinic for the kids: Talk about a Children’s Television Workshop!
Robert Glasper Experiment – “Find You†(Live) [Video]
December 29, 2016
Another “ArtScience” live performance gem from the in-studio set Robert Glasper Experiment did with DJ Aaron Byrd. This is “Find You” on KCRW.
(Now… you gotta read that last text block like some classic NPR radio intro ish. And if you don’t listen NPR, you should try it out. Some dope music featured and opportunities to expand await.)
Posted in Album, Jazz, Performance, R&B, Radio, Videos | Tags: ArtScience, DJ Aaron Byrd, Find You, KCRW, National Public Radio, Robert Glasper, Robert Glasper Experiment | No Comments »
Robert Glasper Experiment – “Day To Day” (Live) [Video]
December 28, 2016
Grammy award-winning jazz fusion group Robert Glasper Experiment doing “Day To Day” (off “ArtScience”) live for KCRW. Studio session dopeness. Accompanied by DJ Aaron Byrd. Turntablism adding that Hip-Hop finish. The Culture on behavior here is beautiful. NPR does it again!
Posted in Album, Jazz, Performance, R&B, Radio, Videos | Tags: ArtScience, Day To Day, DJ Aaron Byrd, KCRW, National Public Radio, NPR, Robert Glasper, Robert Glasper Experiment | 1 Comment »
Now He’s Here: Golden State Warriors’ Lawyer Started Out As An Underground Rapper (Video)
December 26, 2016
(Check out the expo piece above, and hit the jump for some Capital D throwback footage.)
– @ojones1
Posted in Business, Hip-Hop, Human Interest, Performance, Throwback, Videos | Tags: All Natural, Capital D, David Kelly, DJ Tone B. Nimble, general counsel and vice president, Golden State Warriors, National Basketball Association, NBA, Rapper, Stony Island, Tone B. Nimble, underground rapper | No Comments »
Termanology Freestyles On Flex | Freestyle #030 (Video)
December 24, 2016
Termanology going IN for his hometown ’round Beantown (Law Town aka Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA)! Hilarious how Funk Flex jumping in there was throwing him off a bit. Still spit fire with Statik Selektah over there co-signing. Dope Freestyle #030
on Hot 97 above.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Freestyle, Freestyle #030, Funkmaster Flex, Hot 97, Termanology | No Comments »
Dec 99th – “Seaside Panic Room” / “N.A.W. Medley” (Live Performance) [Video]
December 24, 2016
Dec 99th – alternative Hip-Hop duo Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) and producer Ferrari Sheppard – performs “Seaside Panic Room” and “N.A.W.” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
(Good thing Yasiin has that distinctive voice. Otherwise, could we really be sure it was him?)
The Roots, Jimmy Fallon, Paul McCartney & The ‘Sing’ Cast Have “Wonderful Christmas Time” (Video)
December 23, 2016
If you’re gonna do the holidays… do ’em right! Right includes dope music. A capella, with beatboxing, no less. Nice!
Jimmy and The Roots join Paul McCartney, Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Seth MacFarlane and Tori Kelly for an a cappella rendition of “Wonderful Christmastime.”
– The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Kendrick Lamar – “Vice City” (Freestyle) [Video]
December 22, 2016
A quick #ViceCity freestyle from @KendrickLamar while performing w/ @JayRock at #TDEXmas2016 in Watts #NickersonGardens 90059 OUT NOW! #TDE pic.twitter.com/hkrDBrVvtZ
— TOP DAWG ENT (@TopDawgEnt) December 21, 2016
Yep. He did. With Jay Rock looking on he did. K. Dot freestyled on the spot doing “Vice City” live for the Watts (California, USA) crowd. Enjoy the clip above; and a different vantage point of the happening after the jump.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | Tags: JAY ROCK, Kendrick Lamar, Nickerson Gardens, TDE, TDEXmas, TDEXmas2016, Vice City, Vice City Freestyle, Watts, Xmas, Xmas2016 | No Comments »
Alternative/R&B: Childish Gambino – “Redbone” (Live Performance) [Video]
December 17, 2016
Hip-Hop’s eclectic is seen here performing “Redbone” live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Check out Childish Gambino, outside his Ern role, going alternative with the stage show.
Event: My City, 4 Ways Atlanta (Video)
December 12, 2016
Essence Magazine and Ford kicked off their ‘My City, 4 Ways Atlanta’ event at the Mason Fine Art Gallery in Atlanta (Georgia, USA) this past Saturday, December 10th, with a blend of food, music, art and style featuring some of the city’s influencers such as Anthony David, Algebra, Tweet, Loni Love, Chef Ahki, Erica Key, Kenya Freeman, Kashmir Thompson and DJ Princess Cut.
(More, including video clips, after the jump.)
Posted in Art, EVENTS, Performance, Videos | Tags: Essence, Essence Magazine, Ford, Ford Motor Company, My City 4 Ways Atlanta | No Comments »
Comedy: John Cena Lampoons The University Of Alabama’s Football Players’ Academic Performance On SNL (Video)
December 12, 2016
Three judges (Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Kenan Thompson) play favorites while reviewing students’ (Mikey Day, Vanessa Bayer, John Cena) projects.
Okay, knowing that @ojones1 is on the squad and that he is an Alabama alum and die-hard Tide fan aside… this is hilarious! Shout to A Tribe Called Quest and Dave Chappelle for getting eyes back onto Saturday Night Live for real back a while ago. So glad to have caught this ep. Damn O-Jeezuz, your school’s athletes research many of those ’round orange bananas’? And banana peel crust for real?? BWAAAAAHAHAAAAA!
But fair is fair. Read the @ojones1 commentary/response/rebuttal/whatev after the jump!
Posted in Celebrity, Comedy, Opinion, Performance, Sports, Videos | Tags: Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Crimson Tide, Dumb jock, John Cena, Kenan Thompson, Mikey Day, Saturday Night Live, Science Presentation, smart jock, SNL, The University of Alabama, Vanessa Bayer | No Comments »
