THAT BROOKLYN BULLSHIT

Just bought my tix...



For more info and to order tix:ROCK THE BLOCK BK

RESPECT THE ARCHITECH

Watching this video gave me the same ugly face I got when I first heard Nas' "Halftime" or Pun's "Dream Shatterer"...

Tito Puente, Kako, and Nicky Marrero killin' it at the Village Gate...murder.



and I will throw this clip in for good measure:

VINYL IS FOREVER

Wiken Recap

I had the pleasure of catching "Soul Power" on Saturday...highly recommend it! If you have seen the Fania Live in Africa video, then you have seen the performance before-but this film gives you a lot of behind the scenes that add to your appreciation of the magnitude of the entire concert. The star of the show was James Brown,as he was the headliner, but what I felt and enjoyed most was Bill Whiter’s performance, the Fania All-stars along with B.B. King doing a parrandaesque performance on the13 hr flight from NY to Zaire (which of course lend itself to the fact that we make a party wherever we go-and that we are loud), Pacheco teaching a few ladies how they do it in the Bronx, Hector screaming “Africa” while feeling the love from within the crowd, Barretto’s impromptu performance with the local congueros, Mohammad Ali in his essence, and all the social commentary about what the trip meant. Dope movie.



On Sunday I went to check out Fania Live, and if you weren’t there you missed out on magic. Ilu Aye, Laylo, Bobbitto and Sake all esharon el adobo all over Santos! It was a multi-generational, multi-ethnic parade of dancing, chanting, singing, and respect for a label that gaves us so many memories and that is so many ways defined a sound and a culture. I am already looking forward to next years! Much respect to Laylo for making this happen! Vaya!

THIS WIKEN'

As mentioned before this Sunday the FANIA LIVE tribute will be going down at Santos...Bobbito, Laylo, and Sake 1...ya tu sa'es...you can't miss this!



ADVANCE TICKET SALES ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED..SO CLICK ME

also, Jonathan Mannion's Photo Exhibition will be closing this Saturday July 11 at Milk Gallery.


In case you aren't familiar with the name,he is responsible for this:




y tambien..."SOUL POWER" will be showing at the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas...looking forward to watching it...below is the trailer:

ROCK THE BLOCK BK: BAD BOY V. DEF JAM

On Friday, July 24th "Rock the Block BK" will be presenting "Bad 2 Def"-Bad Boy v.Def Jam.



WHEN: Friday July 24, 2009
WHERE:ReBar
147 Front St. near Jay St. & Pearl. Brooklyn, NY
TIME:9pm-3am
SOUNDS BY: DJ Goldfinger & the Ahficionados
FREE admission
Dress attire is casual but "clean cut"

DONT FRONT

this shit grew on me...and the video is proper...

Drake "Best I Ever Had" from kwest on Vimeo.

and so no one says ish...heres the sample for the "keep it real" folks...