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VIDEO: ALEX WHEATLE ON THE GENTRIFICATION OF BRIXTON

… Alex mentions the school Dick Shepherd at the start of video and later goes on to say it was a good school. This made me laugh because I went to Lambeth College and met several former pupils who went to that school and I always remember them telling me that they had the time of their lives at “dirty dicks”.  They just remembered having loads of fun, witnessing bad behaviour and not learning very much. The school closed in 1994. Anyway []

UK FILM: ‘IT’S A LOT’ (TRAILER)

Written and directed by Femi Oyeniran. Starring Femi Oyeniran, Jazzie Zonzolo, Red Madrell, Kojo, Eddie Kadi, Ellen Thomas, Vas Blackwood and Tim Westwood. Shaun’s a lucky boy — growing up he’s had the right education, parents that loved him and he’s never been short of cash. But as he gets older, he finds he doesn’t fit into this world, especially with the self-righteous and entitled kids at his posh private school.  Deliberately deceiving his family, he enrols at his cousin’s college where []

VIDEO: JAY Z – PICASSO BABY

Quote via Rap Radar comments section. This is what you call bringing art to life. Jay Z New Rules. That’s why he is the greatest ever. Oh please! The man is just rapping nonsense in a gallery in front of a bunch of well known industry faces and the Manhattan elite. Seriously people really need to stop drinking Shawn Carter aka Jay Z’s batty juice. … *cringing* Your thoughts please….

UK ARTIST: GEORGE THE POET – PERFORMS ‘GO HOME’ / ANNOUNCES SIGNING TO ISLAND RECORDS

Performance artist George the Poet takes on the government’s campaign against illegal immigrants, in which a mobile advertising hoarding is driven around diverse areas of London. George Mpanga, the son of immigrants, grew up in Stonebridge Park, north-west London, and recently graduated from the University of Cambridge. … That was really good! George also announced today that he has now signed to Island Records. https://twitter.com/GeorgeThePoet/status/363351064189214721 https://twitter.com/GeorgeThePoet/status/363351499138543616 Hmmmm…. It will be interesting to see how major label Island Records plans to promote and market an []

VIDEO: THE LEGENDARY HARRY BELAFONTE TALKS ABOUT TRAYVON MARTIN AND JAY Z / JAY Z – “MY PRESENCE IS CHARITY”

Legendary singer, songwriter, actor and Civil Rights activist Harry Belafonte  talks about the death of Trayvon Martin, the occupation in Florida and Jay Z. For those of you who don’t know last year Belafonte accused Jay Z and his wife Beyonce of turning their backs on social responsibility. This rattled the jigga man and he responded by calling the 86 YEAR OLD a “boy” on the track called Nickles And Dimes (featured on his new album Magna Carta Holy Grail). Check out []

BLACK MEN IN CRISIS: OWNER OF THE “UK’S TOP ETHNIC MODEL AGENCY” SHOWS OFF HIS EARNINGS

For those who don’t know, Charles Nunoo is the owner of the  “UK’s leading ethnic model agency” Charles & Ko. A few of the models on his books have appeared in numerous music videos including US rap videos (e.g. DJ Khalid -Bitches & Bottles and Flo Rida – Wild Ones) and Charles is a well known face among the UK “URBAN” party set. He also seems to be earning a lot of money if the video below is to be believed….. Via []