Technology
BLITZ – 3/21/12: 1st Team Tryouts
March 21, 2012
The Persuaders – “Trying Girls Out”
HEADLINES
Trayvon Martin’s Father Reacts To The 911 Tapes
President Obama’s Daughter Safe Following Earthquakes In Mexico
Downloading All Those Free Apps May Be Killing Your Cellphone Battery
Supreme Court Will Decide If A Man Can Father A Baby After He Has Died
Online Dating Sites Agree To Screen For Sexual Predators After Woman Was Assaulted
Hines Ward Retires As A “Steeler For Life”
Without Parole, Juveniles Face Bleak Life In Prison
Grand Canyon Bride Dies In 300 Foot Fall
U.S. Space Tourism Set For Takeoff By 2014
Porn Star Alleges Lindsay Lohan Paid Him For Sex
Oil Workers Protest President Obama’s Visit
Jeremy Lin Signs Two Year Contract With Volvo
Is The Telephone An Endangered Species?
Son Shot To Death Saving Father From Weed Seeking Robbers
Allen Iverson’s Wife Wants A List Of Every Woman He Has Slept With Outside The Marriage
Photos Of Former Steeler Hines Ward’s Dream Home In Atlanta That’s For Up For Sale
New iPad Investigated For Excessive Heat
Israel Bans Under Weight Models In Ads
Black Staff Accuses Black School Superintendent Of Being Racist
Ohio Lawmaker Suggest Women Use Rape As An Excuse For Abortions
Kirk Cameron Defends His Comments Against Homosexuals
New Van Gogh Painting Discovered
More Than 30 Million Chinese People Live In Caves
Robert DeNiro Says It’s “Too Soon For Another White First Lady”
Dial-A-Star Is A New Pay-Per Minute Service That Let’s You Chat With Celebrities
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BMW i8 Sporty Hybrid Car (Video)
March 19, 2012
I was speaking with my homie DJ Blakmagic yesterday & he was telling me about the Atlanta International Auto show that was taking place in the city over the weekend. Blak told me that unlike previous years where there were many luxury, sports cars, & concept cars on the showroom floor, this year they were very few if any. It’s apparent that those elements of the trade show are most likely casualties to the current economic conditions the country has been facing including General Motors’s recent rebound from financial collapse in Detroit. One of the concept cars we did discuss was a new BMW hybrid that will most likely be in production & on the road in a year or two. Check out the video above of the BMW i8 Hybrid & a new model Lambo that people have been talking about below…..
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Posted in Technology, Videos | Tags: Adventador, Atlanta Atlanta International Auto Show, BMW, Cars, i8 Hybrid, Lambo, Lamborghini, Sports cars | No Comments »
BLITZ – 3/8/12: Pound 4 Pound
March 8, 2012
HEADLINES
Whitney Houston’s Will Leaves Everything To Her Daughter Bobbi Kristina
Bill Maher On Drugs, Death Threats, & Dropping $1 Million On Barack Obama
Former U.S. Congressman Is Denied The Right To Vote
12 NFL Teams Have Contacted Peyton Manning’s Representatives
In Pictures: NFL Players Who’ve Played With The Same Team Their Whole Careers
Woman Continues To Collect Food Stamps Despite $1 Million Lotto Win
Bill Maher Defends Rush Limbaugh
Marvel Set To Debut Full-Length Feature Film For Spiderman’s Nemesis “Venom”
French President Sarkozy Says France Has A Growing Problem Of Too Many Immigrants
Teens Choose Death In Russia; Third Highest Suicide Rate In The World
Nurse Aide Gets Fired For Posting Pictures Of Patients On Facebook
The REAL ‘Young Money’: Billionaires Under 40
Black Gay High School Student Suspended For Wearing High Heels
Are African-Americans Afraid To Enter Tech Industry?
Middle School Students Discover Teacher’s Porn Past
7 Million Pounds Of “Pink Slime” Will Make It’s Way To School Lunches
The New York Jets Are Inquiring About Peyton Manning
All You Need To Know About The New Ipad
Middle School Student Brings Hand Grenade To School
Burglars Break Into LA Homes Through Doggie Doors
Why The Student Loan Situation Is Worse Than We Thought
Two Men Busted During Drug Deal After Accidentally Calling 911
Ja Rule Punished For Giving An Unauthorized Phone Interview From Prison
Jamaican World Champion Sprinter Usain Bolt Races Prince Harry
11 Year Old Handcuffed For Being Rude At School
Why It’s Cheaper To Go To Harvard Than A California State School
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Cheetah Robot Sets World Speed Record For Legged Robots (Video)
March 6, 2012
The first thing I thought about after watching this video of a robotic “Cheetah” was the movie “Transformers” or something of that nature. More specifically I think of the Decepticon character “Ravage” that was a large robotic cat. Ironically tests are being done for the military for a variety of operations that will utilize something similar. Can you imagine what the next 20-50 years or so holds when scientists recreate robots that mimic living animals in the wild? Crazy. Read more about this under the hood below…..
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9th Wonder On ‘Glory Road’ (Video)
February 29, 2012
9th Wonder was interviewed as the featured subject for a program on teen based Channel One news called “Glory Road”. The piece covers 9th Wonder’s success as a producer, teaching as a professor at Duke University, & delves a little more in-depth as to why the African-American experience in music is important as a part of not just black history, but in American history.
Posted in Cover Story, Hip-Hop, Producers, Technology, Videos | Tags: 9th Wonder, Glory Road, Interview | 1 Comment »
King I Divine Cookin’ Up Some Heat For The ‘Divine ScienZe’ EP (Video)
February 28, 2012
The cameras catch up with dope Atlanta based producer King I Divine as he cooks up what I like to call some “Audio Hot Grits” that’ll have Al Green hollerin’. Prepare for his upcoming collaborative project called “Divine ScienZe” with NY emcee ScienZe due March 13th….
Posted in Hip-Hop, Producers, Technology, Videos | Tags: Behind The Scenes, BTS, Divine ScienZe, KING I DIVINE, MPC 1000, producer Spotlight | No Comments »
M-Phazes – ‘Another Classic’ Beat Making Tutorial (Video)
February 28, 2012
Australian producer M-Phazes just released a project entitled Phazed Out on Coalmine Records, which is a remix project featuring a lot of dope emcees. Check him out here breaking down the process of making the beat for a remix he did with Brooklyn rap artist Torae.
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BLITZ – 2/28/12: You Are The Prototype…
February 28, 2012
HEADLINES
2 Killed 3 Injured At Ohio School Shooting
Jim Jones Arrested For The Second Time In 3 Days
Columbia Police Seize 10,000 lbs Of Marijuana
Elderly WWII Vet Crawls On The Ground After Carjacking But No One Helps Him
Mark McGwire Thinks He Has Hall Of Fame Numbers, But “Something Obviously Happened”
Chicago Cops Accidentally Shoots Himself During Chase
Trey Songz Shuts Down Interview After Chris Brown Joke
For African-Americans, Mixed Emotions On “The Help” On Oscar Night
“Downlow” Gangbangers? New Details Emerge In The “Skinny Jeans” Video
92 Year Old Man Murders 90 Year Old Wife
Initiative To Legalize Marijuana Makes The November Ballot In Colorado
Facebook’s New Plans For Mobile
Community Colleges See An Influx Of Rich Kids Due To Economy
Top 4 Ways To Increase Gas Mileage
LeBron James Makes Costly Mistake At All Star Game
GoodYear To Recall 41,000 Tires
BLITZ – 2/22/12: Nutcracker
February 22, 2012
HEADLINES
Debt Collector Scam Milked Millions Out Of U.S. Residents
Some Apple Fans No Longer In Love With Siri
Adele Sells Another 730,000 Copies Of Her Album 21 Following The Grammys
Early Nicki Minaj Footage Before The ‘Barbie” Persona
Republicans Are Making It Easy For Obama
Russian Scientist: New Ice Age To Begin In 2014
Toxic Chemicals Found In Over The Counter Beauty Products
Hospital Places Ad Seeking “Hot” Nurses
President Obama To Introduce A New Corporate Tax Plan
11 Children Removed From Home Owned By A Sex Offender
A ‘Giant Anthology’Of Profile Records, Rap’s Early Champion
Alleged Iran Bombs Hidden in $27 Radio
Experts Say To Go Ahead And Sell Your iPad 2 Now Before The Release Of The iPad 3
Harley-Davidson Unveils Black Bikers Museum Exhibit
Woman’s Breast Implant Explodes During Assault
Exposing Corruption Can Decrease Voter Turnout
Magic Johnson To Launch TV Network
Supreme Court To Take A New Look At Affirmative Action
Lawmaker Accuses Girl Scouts For Pushing “Pro-Abortion” Agenda
White Women & Black Men Penalized For Aggressive Behavior; Black Women & White Men Not?
“Sesame Street” Comes To Pakistan
BLITZ – 2/15/12: Would You Like A Box Of Chocolates?
February 15, 2012
HEADLINES
After Whitney Houston, Musicians Are Afraid Of Early Death
Jeremy Lin Hits Game Winning 3 Pointer To Lead The Knicks Over The Raptors 90-87
Movin’ On Up Like The Jeffersons: Jeremy Lin Goes From His Bro’s Couch To New Apartment
GOP Says It’s Okay To Beat Your Wife
Kid Ordered To Eat School Lunch By Inspector
Nicki Minaj Responds To Pissed Off Catholics
Antibiotics May Be Useless For A Sinus Infection
Drake And Common Get Into Fight Backstage At Grammys
Russia Argues Over How To Set Their World Clock
To Celebrate Valentine’s Day, The 99 Percent Break Up With Bank of America
TSA Forces Woman Through Naked Body Scanner Three Times
Man Arrested For Trying To Pay Stripper With Crack
Bobby Brown Not Welcomed At Whitney Houston’s Funeral
Indianapolis Colts Owner Jim Irsay Says The Future Is Up To Peyton Manning
The Most Outspoken Black Athletes Of All Time
White Grandfather Harassed By Police For Walking With Black Granddaughter
Europe Sees Historic Fifteen Feet Of Snow
Glee Predicts Majority Of Americans Will Speak Spanish By 2030? Politifact Does Fact Checking
Cincinnati High School Pays Students To Attend Class
3 Men Gets Life In Prison For Robbing A Prostitute Of $210 & A Cellphone
California Rapper ‘Philthy Rich’ Arrested Over Stolen Bentley
The Next iPad Version Could Be 4G
Just How Did Allen Iverson Blow Through 154 Million?
High School Football Coach Resigns After Posting Naked Picture On Facebook
BLITZ – 2/8/12: F%@K The City Up
February 8, 2012
HEADLINES
Changing the (Dis)Course of HIV/AIDS in the Black Community
Jay-Z Brings Hip Hop To Carnegie Hall
Irony? Dr. Conrad Murray In Cell Next To Janet Jackson’s Ex-Husband
Obama Campaign To Return 200k Tied To Mexican Fugitive
Facebook Founder Stuck With 1 Billion-Plus Tax Bill
Amar’e Stoudemire Brother Killed In Car Crash
Pinterest is 2012’s New Hottest Site
Elementary School To Replace Staff Amidst Abuse Allegations
Bank of America Plaza To Be Auctioned Off
Virginia Senate Passes Voter ID Measure
Karen Handel Resigns From Komen For The Cure
Dad Arrested For Biting 1 Year Old Son
Karl Malone Feuding With Utah Jazz Owner
Apple Looking For iTV Launch Partners
Nicki Minaj Perpetuates White Beauty Standard
Newt Gingrich Says Spanish Is The Language Of The Ghetto
New Study Suggests Gang Violence Is Not Less Connected To Drugs Than Expected
Red Bull Music Academy Contest (Video)
February 7, 2012
It’s about that time again for musicians to submit their applications to attend the Red Bull Music Academy that will be held in NYC this year from September 30 – November 2, 2012. The Red Bull Music Academy is an international workshop that was founded in 1998, and touches down in a different city each year. Last year the workshops were held in Madrid Spain & artists like Erykah Badu, Young Guru, MF Doom, Bootsy Collins, Chic & more either performed or lectured during the symposium. How it works is two groups of 30 successful applicants, themselves representing a diverse range of music styles and methodologies, attend lectures by musical pioneers, and work on their own tunes in custom-built studios. By night, they have the chance to perform in some of the host city’s most iconic clubs and concert halls. Atlanta has been fortunate in that a few participants have come from this city in DJ Rasta Root & most recently producer Slide 20 XL who attended Georgia State University here in Atlanta. There’s no age limit, but you must be 21 to enter & it’s totally free to apply so if you or anybody you know of is an aspiring artist, DJ, Producers, emcees or all around musician that would be interested just tell them to go to the link below & download the application. Application deadline is April 2nd so y’all better not procrastinate with this opportunity….
TWITTER: @RBMA
FACEBOOK: REDBULLMUSICACADEMY
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BLITZ – 02/06/2012: And The Winner Is….
February 6, 2012
Giants Beat Patriots In Superbowl
Patriots Release Player Night Before Super Bowl
Atlanta Parents March In Protest Against Redistricting Plans
Bishop Long Apologizes to Jewish Community
NFL Considers Getting Rid of The Pro Bowl
The Best Super Bowl Commercials Of The Night
Prosecutors Drop Case Against Lance Armstrong
Tax Company Steals Refund Checks
M.I.A. Flips Bird During Super Bowl Performance
Gas Prices To Rise 60Â Cents By May
Aruba Offers Super Bowl Losers Free Trip
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BLITZ – 2/1/2012: Are You Ready For Some Football?
February 1, 2012
Apple Puts Employees On Fake Projects?
Meet The New Coach Of The Oakland Raiders
The Pro Bowl Pulls in Big Numbers
Drake Apologizes To Vanessa Bryant, But Not To Common
Who Cares That Lebron Rides Bike To Work?
2 Chainz Finds A Home With Def Jam
Will Rozay Make An Appearance On “Detox”?
3 Very Good Reasons To Not Drink Soda
Is Peyton Manning Out For The Count?
Car Slams Into House & On Top Of Sleeping Man
Want To Know How Your Credit Score Is Calculated?
So, Apparently New York Is Pissed at Tom Brady…
Facebook Post Gets Over 1 Million Comments
Early Tax Filers Wait Longer For Refund
Meet MegaUpload Founder Kim Dotcom
Gay Rights And Civil Rights Are The Same?
BLITZ – 1/31/2012: It Could Have Been Worse
January 31, 2012
HEADLINES
Happy Birthday Jackie Robinson!
Car Of The Future Folds Up Like A Stroller
Thinking About Walking Away From Your Home Mortgage?
McDonalds FINALLY Drops “Pink Slime” From Burger Recipe
Twitter To Start Censoring Tweets
Karma? Terrell Owens Broke With No Friends
Should You Still Tithe In This Recession?
Is Spike Lee Becoming A Grumpy Old Man?
Say It Ain’t So; Kroger Recalls Some Aunt Jemima Products
Pat Sajak hosted “Wheel” Wasted!
Robber Uses Infection As A Weapon
Real or Fake: Amber Rose Face Tattoo
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off In New Honda CR-V
Kinect Coming To A Laptop Near You
Technology: BMW Introduces Self Driving Car (Video)
January 30, 2012
BMW recently introduced a 5 Series concept vehicle that has the ability to drive itself completely in all forms of traffic. Currently this car was just part of an experiment and research on the technology, however you can look forward to seeing this car available to the public in the near future.
-Isrealite
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Q-Tip Gets DNA Test & Discovers More About His African Roots (Video)
January 25, 2012
Former A Tribe Called Quest frontman, Q-Tip, was interviewed by the people over at OkayAfrica who through a simple DNA swab of his cheek helped him determined more information about his African roots.
Posted in Cover Story, Hip-Hop, Technology, Videos | Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, African Roots, ATCQ, DNA test, Q-Tip | No Comments »
The Colbert Report on SOPA (Video)
January 18, 2012
Check out Stephen Colbert’s satiric take on SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) legislation which, in all seriousness, we don’t support here either. We went offline like many other websites around the world to draw attention to the problem with SOPA & the PROTECT IP act. On Tuesday January 24th the U.S. Senate will vote, but you need to make your voices heard to avoid any chance that the PROTECT IP act or SOPA gets ANY chance of passing. The legislation threatens to violate the First Amendment, would censor the internet, and could threaten whistle-blowing and other free speech actions. For more information on PROTECT IP & SOPA & how you can help to make your voice heard, watch the video under the hood or click on the link below…
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Metropolis II (Mini-Documentary)
January 15, 2012
Check this cool mini-documentary about a kinetic sculpture that took four years to build at famed visual artist Chris Burden’s studio. The sculpture has been making some headlines today as it was recently moved to the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art (LACMA) where it was just installed.
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Technology: Introducing MPC “Renaissance” (Video)
January 7, 2012
Here is a new video introducing Akai’s latest MPC (Music Production Controller),the “Renaissance”, that is sure to have producers, beat makers, heat makers, and MPC enthusiasts salivating waiting for this product to hit the market. The Renaissance is to have all the functions of every MPC Akai has created, but with the classic MPC sound (boom bap heads know what I am talking about).Not sure when the Renaissance is going to be released for consumers, but Akai has vowed to change the game with this product.Stay tuned….
-Ismatic
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