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Big up the DJ!

Remember when DJ'ing was a lost art? In the mid to late 90's emcees with low budgets and big egos banished their scratching counterparts which included Kool G Rap's DJ Polo, Fresh Prince's DJ Jazzy Jeff etc. Today DJ's stands alone and are now rising to become money makers in their own right thanks to likes of DJ Khalid, Kay Slay, Drama and former Rap City personality and WPGC's own Big Tigga becoming the new DJ for the Washington Wizards. Scratching and mixing has not onlybeen a creative art, but a lucrative one. Check out the Technics 1210 turntables. The technics still remain the standard for DJ's across the world.

R.I.P-Jam Master Jay- The 2007 JAM Awards is going down Nov.30 check http://www.jammasterjay.org/

The Great Connection- Lebron x Warren

Cleveland Cavaliers player Lebron James has recently declared that he wants to be the first billionaire athlete. Recently Lebron was out eating cheeseburgers with none other than billionaire investor, Warren Buffett. Although this may seem like an odd pair, the two have much to discuss. Lebron, an endorsement phenomenom has over 100 million dollars in contracts with Nike, Upper Deck, and Coca Cola. With a mentor like Buffett, Lebron is sure to secure his plans.It was Buffett who also gave business advice to Yankees A-Rod some time ago as he was approaching his 10 year $275 million dollar contract. Something tells me we are going to start seeing a lot of these new found relationships.

Economic Empowerment is the key to true monetary wealth! Stay on your GARVEY!!

WHO ARE YOU?

Take any offensive word such as bad, ugly, thug, and pimp. Webster’s dictionary would describe these words as distasteful or rude behavior. So how can these words often used to describe negative things be used in a positive way? In rap lyrics, pimp can be used as a word to describe not only the exploitations of women for money, but also as a word to describe how hard one hustles, or easily makes money. We also heard the “n” word being used not as a sign of disrespect but a term of endearment. According to author Ra Un Nefer Amen (now Shekem Ur Shekem) and current king of the Agogo state of Ghana, West Africa, states in his book “Metu Neter” that African Americans can be linked with the ancestry of the ancient Egyptians. They were a predominately right brained thinking people who used many abstract ideologies and symbols as a way of life. In the book, those same Egyptians, some called “Ausarians” would use words that had double meanings equivalent to the language of African Americans of today.

THINK ABOUT THAT! Order the Metu Neter @ BOOKiDO.com to learn more.

Alicia Keys drops another Banger!!!

Alicia Keys has been doing movies and setting up schools in South Africa lately and know she just released a hot album called As I Am! Check it out and tell us what your favorite track is. A great gift for the Holla Day season.

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The HURRICANE

ONE OF THE BEST BIOGRAPHICAL MOVIES DENZEL WASHINGTON PLAYED NEXT TO "MALCOLM X" WAS THE STORY ABOUT RUBEN "HURRICAN" CARTER WHO WAS FALSELY ACCUSED OF ROBBERY. CHECK OUT THE NEW TEES BY NO MAS.The Pantheon Collection represents a special series of t-shirts from No Mas utilizing soft custom body tees and special athlete hang tags. Both are available now at No Mas.

American Gangster

The new Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe movie has been released and many of you have already seen it on one of the clearest bootleg DVDs of the year(next to 300). The movie has been getting both good and critical reviews, for its violent content and portrayal of one of Harlems notorious heroin dealers who made millions from smuggling drugs on military airplanes from southeast Asia. The important factor of this movie is that the bad guys never win completely and that the real gangsters are the policemen and military officials who collaborate with drug dealers. From the 60s to the 21st century this business venture has never stopped and nor does it see any decline in drug abuse in America or worldwide. Since the so called "war on terrorism" the Afghan heroin trade has seen a 90% increase in production! Who wil be in the next American Gangster movie 10 years from now?

LEAD BELLY: Life in Pictures (Book)

The book is finally finished and it will hit the shelves this holiday season! The long awaited book of the life of the King of the 12-string guitar is about to make some serious noise. The book has tons of rare never before published photos of Lead Belly, personal letters, and historical account from his friends and family. Lead Belly was the first bluesman to do a show in Europe and he was also one of the 20th century greatest musicians recorded. This book was compiled with family photos and personal archives from John Reynolds who has been working the book for over 25 years now. make sure to check www. Bookido.com to get your copy of this classic book.

Sneaker Pimps Exhibit-NYC

Imagine NAS, EPMD, Slick Rick and a room filled with b-boys, skateboard ramps and sneaker displays! The Sneaker Pimps exhibit ended its world tour in the birthpalce of Hip Hop. The exhibit stopped in Tokyo, China, L.A. and other cities I dont know. The vibes were crazy and NYC was definatly representing for NAS as he jumped in the crowd and gave an all star performance. The month of OCtober was crazy busy for us as we traveld from city to city making moves. Check the pics!

African Martial Arts Conference--- Detroit

We recently got a chance to go to the African Martial Arts Conference in Detroit and meet many legends who shared knowledge and awesome stories. The people came from all over teh world to be there and learn more about the ancient fighting systems from Africa. Capoeira, Kupigana Ngumi, Silat, Zulu Stickfighting, Jiu jitsu, Nubian Wrestling and much more. Abraham Hardy from H.C.W. was there to represent for the young upcoming martial arts masters and even did an interview for Stic.man from dead prez'z new documentary titled "The Way of the Black Fist"!