[Karriem Riggins\Madlib]
Riggins: “This is our Hymn meditation. This is the music for Love. This is the music from our souls. Working with Madlib is one of the greatest collaborations I’ve been a part of. We are both forever students of the music.”
Photo: Wikimedia Commons\James Stevens
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Black Violin Announces Debut Holiday Album ‘Give Thanks’ Out November 20th
[Black Violin]
Black Violin: “Give Thanks employs playful storytelling, whimsical strings, and hard-hitting rhythms to highlight the unifying pillars of the holiday season: Giving back to others and being wholeheartedly thankful.”
Photo: Albert Manduca
Hip Hop Duo Black Violin Releases “Impossible Is Possible” Music Video
[Black Violin\“Impossible Is Possible”]
NPR on Black Violin merging Classical music with Hip Hop: “their music will keep classical music alive for the next generation.”
Photo: Mark Clennon
RAPPERS PRESIDENT AND LOUIS KING RELEASE “WAY UP” VIDEO FILMED AMONG AUSTRALIA’S ABORIGINAL PEOPLE
[Hip-Hop\ President & Louis King]
Hip-Hop artist President: “I have tremendous respect for the Aboriginal people. Though they faced a systematic genocide and whitewashing, they persisted. I was grateful to experience their love and support during our visit. I too felt their pain, and the burden of being neglected for centuries as have Blacks in America.”
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RAPPER RELEASES “STILL HOLDING ON” SONG TRIBUTE TO COUSIN KILLED IN OHIO SHOOTING
[Entertainment News\Music]
As a tribute to Tee Jay and those that tragically died alongside him, Jevin has created an extraordinary track, “Still Holding On”. The heartfelt lyrics take on the economic devastation of Dayton that served as a background to the shooting.
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PITTSBURG PIRATE PLAYER STEPHEN ALEMAIS AND RAPPER WAVESONGIANNI HOST BRONX BASEBALL CLINIC
[New York News\Bronx Baseball Clinic]
Stephen Alemais: “I think it’s important to be here at Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club just as something to kind of give back to the kids in the community I grew up in, growing up in the Bronx and Washington Heights.”
Photo: Roc Nation