Archive for July, 2015

Jul 23

NikoIS – Thinking of (prod. Thanks Joey) (Lyric Video)

Javotti Media & Colours of The Culture present: NIKO IS – Thinking Of (prod. by Thanks Joey) (Lyric Video) from the album, Brutus. Purchase Brutus: bit.ly/1PaJzer Directed by Sean BrownVideo Production – Fill In The Blank Productions – FIBPro.com

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Jul 14

Talib Kweli to spin at Silent Alleyway Disco on Former “Worst Street in Brooklyn”

  “Grove Alley, a former dead-end garbage dump between Downtown Brooklyn’s Fulton and Livingston Street, was once dubbed a “candidate for the worst street in Brooklyn” by Forgotten New York. It’s since been transformed into an event space, though, and on July 31st, hip-hop artist Talib Kweli will be spinning at a silent disco in this 250-foot alleyway, mixing beats along with DJ Beto, […]

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Jul 8
Jul 8

New video from NIKO IS. Thanks to SOHH for the support!

“When I made “Private Room,” I definitely wanted something that sounded like Miami. You know, beach. Remember when you used to have that idea of Miami back when everything was pink? Every time you see Miami in the movies, you see it would be super tropical.” – Nikolai www.sohh.com/sohh-world-premiere-niko-private-room-music-video/    

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Jul 8

Talib Kweli x MK Asante Freestyle (& throw books!) in Brooklyn

Talib Kweli brings out MK Asante to perform at the annual International African Arts Festival in Brooklyn, NY. While MK is rapping, Kweli throws out copies of MK’s bestselling memoir, BUCK, to the crowd.

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Jul 2

Talib Kweli Essay ‘From Ferguson to Freedom: Hip Hops Role’

  “When we ask the question of how to change America’s perception of black men, we must understand that the perception of black people in this society is based on the preservation of white supremacy — the same white supremacy that arose from the greed of the Atlantic slave trade, the same white supremacy that […]

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Jul 2

CBS6News on Talib Kweli Instagram controversy

  “The hip-hop star posted a historical photo Wednesday of a man waving a Confederate flag and holding a sign that used the N-word. He captioned it “aka states rights.” But soon the entire post was gone from his Instagram page. Kweli says the social media network removed the photo on grounds that it violated “community guidelines.” […]

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