[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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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