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Les Nubians on Nu Revolution Album and the Power of Music Over Language [VIDEO]

Posted: July 31, 2011 in Music News
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“Music is its own language…”

The beautiful French sisters Les Nubians recently dropped their third album Nu Revolution, their first in eight years. The duo is unique for being one of the few acts to find success in America while retaining their native language. According to them, Nu Revolution is more uptempo then their past work and focused on the need for the radical change in popular music’s sound and approach. As someone who’s seen them perform numerous times here in ATL and had the pleasure of meeting them, I can attest to the transcendence their music has over language and cultural barriers.

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Peterson KOs Cayo in 12, Earns Khan Title Shot [VIDEO]

Posted: July 30, 2011 in Fight Reports
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LAS VEGAS, NV — In a hard-fought contest of attrition, Lamont Peterson’s (29-1-1, 15 KOs) right hands finally broke Victor Cayo (26-2, 18 KOs) for a KO victory with just 15 seconds remaining in the 12th round. Both men stood their ground and exchanged hooks for the majority of the bout. Peterson’s mixed his offense to the body and took most of the rounds with his harder, more debilitating punches. Peterson dazed Cayo with two successive overhand rights with 43 seconds remaining in the 12th. Cayo complaints of rabbit punches were ignored, and Peterson landed several left uppercuts and doubled the right hook to the body then head to score the fight-ending knockdown with 30 seconds left. The win was a title eliminator that makes Peterson that #1 contender for Amir Khan’s newly won IBF junior welterweight title.

Freddie Roach Welcomes Khan-Guerrero Matchup

Posted: July 29, 2011 in Fight News
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Although Amir Khan’s goal is securing a big money showdown with Golden Boy stablemate Floyd Mayweather, another potential opponent is Robert Guerrero, who faces Marcos Maidana on August 27 for the “vacant” WBA junior welterweight title (Khan is recognized by the WBA as its “super champion). In an interview with Comcast Sports Net, Khan trainer Freddie Roach offered the below quote on the proposed bout, explaining he’d expect a very good fight despite Guerrero’s fight next month being his 140 pound debut.

Guerrero’s a very good fighter, and he used to train in my gym. He’s a very good boxer.  He’s starting to sit on his punches more.  It  would definitely be a competitive fight and would be a great fight for the fans,  but I’m confident in my guys.  I get them prepared to win.  I don’t believe  fights should end in decisions, and I’d like for my guys to end them with  knockouts.

Amir Khan is expected to return to the ring in early December. His other potential opponent is Erik Morales should the Mexican legend defeat Jorge Barrios for the WBC junior welterweight title on September 17.

Timothy Bradley Stripped of WBC Title

Posted: July 29, 2011 in Fight News
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Officials for the WBC have confirmed that newly crowned champion Timothy Bradley has been stripped of their title due to inactivity.

Bradley unified the WBO and WBC titles in January when he scored a technical decision win over Devon Alexander. Bradley was in talks earlier this year to face now WBA and IBF champion Amir Khan. In a widely criticized move, Bradley opted to hold out for more money. He is also in litigation to end his promotional contract with promoter Gary Shaw to explore possible opportunities to face Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao.

WBC president Jose Sulaiman declined to use the word “stripped,” instead opting to state Bradley will be a “champion in recess,” allowing the September 17 matchup between Erik Morales and Jorge Barrios to be for Bradley’s title. Morales is coming off a spirited decision loss to Marcos Maidana in April.

 “The WBC has placed Timothy Bradley as champion in recess, not to hurt him, but because he has not defended his title in a timely manner,” Sulaiman told Ring Magazine. “He is involved in some legal matters, and we hear that he is planning on moving up in weight as well, and he has no schedule. We have been in communication, but we have not received his confirmation.”

At press time, Bradley nor his team have advised if they will contest the WBC’s verdict in court.

 

Pusha T Returns Fire at Consequence on New Ace Hood Track

Posted: July 29, 2011 in Music News
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Ace Hood’s listening session revealed a short diss Pusha T fired back on Consequence via Hood’s “Go N Get It (Remix),” which also features Beanie Sigel and Styles P. The song itself is essentially “Hustle Hard” with a slightly different chorus. The diss comes at 1:42 (“Consequence, nigga talk is cheap/ You don’t want no problems/off the beat/For I off his ass/ With his awful teeth.”). Considering Cons has already dropped diss records and videos, you can be sure he won’t let this little shot slide. Based on Pusha’s recent interview with 107.5′s The Morning Riot, this might be all we get from him.

 

 

Neon Hitch Covers Wiz Khalifa’s “On My Level” [VIDEO]

Posted: July 28, 2011 in Uncategorized
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With the assistance of director Trevor Cox, English pop singer Neon Hitch took to the streets of NYC to record this cover of Wiz Khalifa’s “On My Level.” The beat knocks more on the original, but Hitch has a strong enough voice to carry the sparse instrumentation of her interpretation. Considering the blurring of dance-pop and mainstream/radio Hip-Hop production in recent years, it wouldn’t be surprising if these two linked up for an original piece. You can get more info on Neon Hitch via her official site http://www.neonhitch.net.

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Frank Ocean “Thinking About You”

Posted: July 28, 2011 in Music News
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You can count Frank Ocean amongst the few other acts that makes R&B music with the male perspective in mind. The cold bluntness of “Thinking About You’s” second verse (“No I don’t like you/I just thought you were cool enough to kick it/Got a beach house/ I can sell you in Idaho…) is countered by the vulnerability heard in Ocean’s falsetto and other lyrics (“Do you not think that far ahead?/ ‘Cause I’ve been thinking about forever…Do you think about me still?”). This track was leaked by Ocean himself last night, and there’s no word on where this will end up.

FRANK OCEAN “THINKING ABOUT YOU”

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The Game Gets Focused on “Infrared”

Posted: July 28, 2011 in Music News
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“Will I ever go at Nas?/ Hell no!/ Will I ever go at Jay?/ I don’t know…”

After trying to siphon attention from Watch the Throne with the comical Jay-Z diss record “Uncle Otis,” The Game is getting serious again with a promising track entitled “Infrared.” As with any Game track, we get name drops spanning NBA player Chauncey Billups to Redman, the latter he admittedly shouts out “just because.” And even here we get another Jay-Z mention. What makes this track solid is Cool and Dre’s Blaxpoitation-infused production. Considering the reference to Eminem’s Relapse album, this is probably an older song recorded for The Red Album that’ll end up on the mixtape Game is supposedly dropping this Monday (August 1). The Red Album hits stores on August 23.

THE GAME “INFRARED” [PROD. BY COOL & DRE]

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N.O.R.E. ft. Macy Gray “Electrolytes”

Posted: July 28, 2011 in Music News
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Despite this being an off the wall pairing, I’m always up for any track that samples the classic opening of Bob James’s “Take Me to the Mardi Gras.” This is scheduled to be on Noreaga’s new album S.U.P.E.R.T.H.U.G.

Source: 57thave

N.O.R.E. X MACY GRAY “ELECTROLYTES”

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HBO Face Off: Mayweather vs. Ortiz [VIDEO]

Posted: July 28, 2011 in Fight News
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“The sport of boxing needs this fight: a young strong champion against a future Hall of Famer.”

“Nah, it ain’t Berto. It’s me, Mayweather and Pacquiao. That’s the combination”

Floyd Mayweather displayed his usual confidence against a brooding Victor Ortiz on last night’s airing of “HBO Face Off.” Mayweather is promising that he’ll stand in front of Ortiz like the Mosley fight. Ortiz starts out good by calling Max Kellerman and the media out for questioning his heart. He stumbles when he can’t really answer how he’ll fight Mayweather. You’ll hear in Mayweather’s voice that he really doesn’t take Ortiz seriously and thinks he’s not ready. At the end, Floyd treats Ortiz like a child, chuckling that “he’s a good little fighter… I’m finna get in there and destroy this kid.” Nonetheless, Victor Ortiz still exudes a quiet confidence. We’ll see if that translates into being competitive with Mayweather on September 17.

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