In a recent editorial, Russell Simmons discussed Proposition 8, and civil rights in general.
It pains me that we have come to a point in this country where we use the ballot box to address the civil rights of our people. If President Johnson had to take a vote, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 would [...]

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The latest track from Finale’s debut album A Pipe Dream & A Promise is “Issues.” The song features beats from Swiss producer Dimlite.

From their forthcoming mixtape The Lost Weekend comes Custom Made – “New Life.”

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Frank Nitt of Frank’N’Dank has teamed up with producer Terrace Martin (Snoop Dogg’s Ego Trippin’), J.Black, and DJ Quik for the new Delicious Vinyl single, “Love.”

“Laura’s Song” comes from Donwill’s forthcoming album, Tanya Morgan Presents: Don Cusack in High Fidelity.

Tha Blaqprint album sampler covers 15 tracks in 21 minutes, giving you a taste of what to expect when the full-length drops on June 30.

From Nicolay:
In July of 2006, I was approached by people representing world renowned jazz keyboardist Bob James. They were working on putting together a project, to be called ‘Sampling Bob James: The Nautilus Project’, on which several DJ’s and producers would present their take on one of the most sampled tracks in hip-hop history, ‘Nautilus’, [...]