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9 hours ago - 5
“right now, Nigeria is not the centre of anything but global chagrin.” (Soyinka on Achebe, African literature, clans, beefs, etc)

“right now, Nigeria is not the centre of anything but global chagrin.” (Soyinka on Achebe, African literature, clans, beefs, etc)

1 day ago

Kanye West / “New Slaves”

(Source: youtube.com)

3 days ago

How To Dance To Dubstep (Bronx Style)

(Source: vimeo.com)

5 days ago

Romare/ “Hey Now (When I Give You All My Lovin’) “

5 days ago

Wale / “Bad” f. Tiara Thomas

(Source: vimeo.com)

5 days ago - 1
Kelly Rowland / “Dirty Laundry”

Kelly Rowland / “Dirty Laundry”

5 days ago
on Tuesday night Ms. Hill did not disappoint. Following an hour-plus-long DJ set from A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip, who spun classics from Wu-Tang to Drake, through LL Cool J and Gang Starr, and incorporating the Jackson Five and a singalong to Al Green’s “Let’s Get Together,” Ms. Hill took the stage backed by a ten-piece band that was contagious in its ferocity and launched immediately into a high-tempo, rock-reggae jam that included snippets of “Killing Me Softly,” the Fugees cover that Ms. Hill made famous on the group’s Grammy-winning 1996 sophomore album “The Source.” She rolled through tracks off another of her Grammy-smashing albums, her solo debut “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” guiding her tightly-bound yet loosely-wound band through “Everything is Everything” and “Superstar,” with her rapid-fire vocals propelling the crowd into a near-constant frenzy. […] it bled seamlessly out of her, with near-flawless transitions and an intensity […] It wasn’t Lauryn Hill, neo-soul rapstress. It was Lauryn Hill laying it all on the line regardless of what would, or will, come next. The finale of “Ready Or Not” saw Hill leave the stage a little over an hour after her set started, but that wasn’t going to be the end. She came back out almost immediately for a slower, groovier and more fully realized “Killing Me Softly” before transitioning into a chaotic, breakneck-paced “Neurotic Society” (which she at points slowed all the way down and dove into near-a capella moments), before breezing through full-blown covers of Bob Marley’s “Jammin’” and “Could You Be Loved.”

on Tuesday night Ms. Hill did not disappoint.

Following an hour-plus-long DJ set from A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip, who spun classics from Wu-Tang to Drake, through LL Cool J and Gang Starr, and incorporating the Jackson Five and a singalong to Al Green’s “Let’s Get Together,” Ms. Hill took the stage backed by a ten-piece band that was contagious in its ferocity and launched immediately into a high-tempo, rock-reggae jam that included snippets of “Killing Me Softly,” the Fugees cover that Ms. Hill made famous on the group’s Grammy-winning 1996 sophomore album “The Source.”

She rolled through tracks off another of her Grammy-smashing albums, her solo debut “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” guiding her tightly-bound yet loosely-wound band through “Everything is Everything” and “Superstar,” with her rapid-fire vocals propelling the crowd into a near-constant frenzy.

[…] it bled seamlessly out of her, with near-flawless transitions and an intensity

[…] It wasn’t Lauryn Hill, neo-soul rapstress. It was Lauryn Hill laying it all on the line regardless of what would, or will, come next.

The finale of “Ready Or Not” saw Hill leave the stage a little over an hour after her set started, but that wasn’t going to be the end. She came back out almost immediately for a slower, groovier and more fully realized “Killing Me Softly” before transitioning into a chaotic, breakneck-paced “Neurotic Society” (which she at points slowed all the way down and dove into near-a capella moments), before breezing through full-blown covers of Bob Marley’s “Jammin’” and “Could You Be Loved.”

5 days ago - 3

“Death to Molly”: Kendrick Lamar / “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” {video}

(Source: youtube.com)

1 week ago - 2
“Although his bright light and boundless potential are gone from this life, we are grateful that he now rests in peace in the arms of his grandparents and the safety of God,” (via NPR: “Arrests Made In Malcolm Shabazz Murder Investigation”)

“Although his bright light and boundless potential are gone from this life, we are grateful that he now rests in peace in the arms of his grandparents and the safety of God,” (via NPR: “Arrests Made In Malcolm Shabazz Murder Investigation”)

1 week ago - 1
Unlocking The Truth

Unlocking The Truth

1 week ago - 2
“The current editorial effort is to create something for a day or two of attention in the newspaper and hopefully for tens of thousands of pageviews. Why not start with the apps and e-readers (both paid), then follow up with the web version and then get to the newspaper. While apps and selling e-reader-oriented content might involve the Times learning new tricks, the company doesn’t need to change much for the latter two channels.”

“The current editorial effort is to create something for a day or two of attention in the newspaper and hopefully for tens of thousands of pageviews. Why not start with the apps and e-readers (both paid), then follow up with the web version and then get to the newspaper. While apps and selling e-reader-oriented content might involve the Times learning new tricks, the company doesn’t need to change much for the latter two channels.”

1 week ago

“The iPhone 5 is For Food Photography” (dir. Adam Sacks)

(Source: youtube.com)

1 week ago

Although he’s joking, there is an element of truth to this. The hashtag is no longer simply a means of sorting – it’s become a multi-faceted, functional part of electronic language. It carries a specific tone, in the way that sarcasm does in spoken language. And it’s trying to break free from its cage.

#Hastags & #Language

1 week ago - 2
“So the moral choices aren’t very different without the internet. The practical things like maps and offline shopping aren’t hard to get used to. People are still glad to point you in the right direction. But without the internet, it’s certainly harder to find people. It’s harder to make a phone call than to send an email. It’s easier to text, or SnapChat, or FaceTime, than drop by someone’s house. Not that these obstacles can’t be overcome. I did overcome them at first, but it didn’t last.”

“So the moral choices aren’t very different without the internet. The practical things like maps and offline shopping aren’t hard to get used to. People are still glad to point you in the right direction. But without the internet, it’s certainly harder to find people. It’s harder to make a phone call than to send an email. It’s easier to text, or SnapChat, or FaceTime, than drop by someone’s house. Not that these obstacles can’t be overcome. I did overcome them at first, but it didn’t last.”

1 week ago - 1