Banksy, Banksy, Banksy...where do I begin?
For those of you who've never heard of this amazing street artist, I suggest you GET FAMILIAR.
Bansky has been using walls all over the London area to express his political views for years and recently crossed the pond for exhibits in New York and Los Angeles, as well as putting up pieces in New Orleans during the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and many other random locations.
This film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010, was shown in select theaters nationwide, and is now up for an Oscar Award for "Best Documentary".
The picture on the right of my blog is a Bansky piece but to see more of his work, check out his book "Wall and Piece" or visit his website here.
2/7/11
R.I.P. Big Pun
Today marks the anniversary of Big Pun's untimely death in 2000.
The "It's So Hard" video came out shortly after his death and features his children, wife, and many friends of the late great emcee. Although it's not the song I'd choose to represent Pun's tremendous contribution to Hip-Hop, it shows how much love and respect he earned even after he was gone.
RIP Pun.
Erykah Badu - Telephone
Knowing the back-story of this song gives me chills every time I hear it so it's only appropriate to post it on J. Dilla's birthday. RIP J. Dilla.
A snippet from our tribute along with the story about the track can be found after the jump. UPDATE: I was told by a friend that the song didn't play the whole way thru and it's been changed with a new mp3. (click on the track name to download)
Erykah Badu - Telephone
2/6/11
Info from Go Live Radio 2/05/11
Here's a re-cap of all the info I mentioned on our previous broadcast of Go Live Radio:
* J Dilla Foundation website is http://www.jdillafoundation.org/
Follow Jessica Estevez on Twitter @iheartdilla for info on events throughout the month
* Donations to help the Father of Hip-Hop, Kool Herc, with his medical bills can be sent to: Kool Herc Productions, PO Box 20472, Huntington Station, NY 11746 or Donate with PayPal here
* Details about The Grammy Museum's Hip Hop Exhibit can be found here: http://www.grammymuseum.org/
Their address is 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Ste. A245, Los Angeles, CA 90015
* "Donate a Dollah" for the National Museum of Hip Hop at http://nmoh.org/
Follow Jessica Estevez on Twitter @iheartdilla for info on events throughout the month
* Details about The Grammy Museum's Hip Hop Exhibit can be found here: http://www.grammymuseum.org/
Their address is 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Ste. A245, Los Angeles, CA 90015
* "Donate a Dollah" for the National Museum of Hip Hop at http://nmoh.org/
Go Live Radio 2/05/11
In the month of February we'll be discussing elements of a dope Hip-Hop show and feature different Artists, Producers, and DJ's each week.
This week's guests are emcee Joey Gallo and DJ Swerve 360 (producer Kleph Dollaz was ill but we hope he'll stop by before the month ends). Tune in next week when we have DJ Lonnie B, emcee Nick Fury (aka Nickelus F), and producer Diallo stopping by.
DJ Jeff C and I have been working on a J. Dilla tribute all week so we hope you enjoy. All the info I mentioned on this show will be posted tomorrow with the exception of the complete "Telephone" track, which I'll post on the 7th.
This week's guests are emcee Joey Gallo and DJ Swerve 360 (producer Kleph Dollaz was ill but we hope he'll stop by before the month ends). Tune in next week when we have DJ Lonnie B, emcee Nick Fury (aka Nickelus F), and producer Diallo stopping by.
DJ Jeff C and I have been working on a J. Dilla tribute all week so we hope you enjoy. All the info I mentioned on this show will be posted tomorrow with the exception of the complete "Telephone" track, which I'll post on the 7th.
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