1 year ago today Hurricane Sandy forced Ebro Darden to step out of his role as program director of Hot97, into a new role as an on-air personality. In this exclusive Okayplayer interview Ebro discusses sexual politics in hip-hop, Mister Cee's on-air resignation and coming out conversation and the clash between Hot97 & Nicki Minaj, just to name a few events he's been a part of as the new voice of hip-hop radio.

The Okayplayer Interview: Hot 97's Ebro Darden On Hurricane Sandy + Sex Scandals


A lil something over the, Busta Rhymes - Turn Me Up Some (It Ain't Safe No More)


Shout out to Dr. Dre: http://bit.ly/beats1runnin
RIP Dilla.

- Dion

This Ain't The One

The amount of love we've been getting back from this series has been beautiful. Thank u all for listening & for Jake Merten for bringing this to life! Volume 7 here!

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SqueakyCleanSundays℠ ~Vol.⁷~ curated by Jake Merten

THERICHESTDIRT

A new feel curated by MissBlkAmerikah.

Track List
Stay Flow - Solange
Panty Hose - Jesse Boykins III (Mndsng remix)
On & On Instrumental- Erykah Badu (feat. Ruth Carter Vocals)
Erykah - Shungu
Dark & Handsome - Blood Orange (feat. Ruth Carter Vocals)
I Want You Around - Snoh Aalegra
Binz - Solange
Nangs - Tame Impala
Cheeba - Iman Omari (feat. Ruth Carter Vocals)
Ya Own Way - Mndsng
Cold - Moruf (feat. MoShadee & Ivan Ave)
Stay Down - Brent Faiyaz
Hope - Blood Orange ( feat. Puff Daddy & Tei Shi)
Nothing To Me - Snoh Aalegra
5 - Sebastian Mikael
93 - Liv.e (feat. PinkSiifu)
Funeral - Miguel
Hold Tight - Slum Village
4 am - Black Party (feat. Anajah)
Playground - Steve Lacy
Kick Push Instrumental - Lupe Fiasco
Simply Beautiful - Al Green (DJ Steef edit)
Day & Night - Thundercat

Repost and share this mix with your loved ones if youre feeling the vibes!

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Passerby

versus

Real Nigga

"An artist's duty (as far as I'm concerned) is to reflect the times. At this crucial time in our lives when everything is so desperate, when everyday is a matter of survival, I don't think you can help but to be involved." -Nina Simone

Long live Oluwatoyin Salau and every black girl and boy that has lost their life in this fight. The body is gone but the spirit remains.

Chorus:
I’m a long way from home 
watch on my soul
I need protection 
Cuz shit is getting aggressive 
Yeah yeah 
They beat me down for no reason
And got me face to face with demons
But I know 

Britt Verse:
I’m a woman of the people/
Not above but equal/ 
All we want is peace/
Nothing but blood on leaves/
Hate us no matter what we do/ 
Kneel or walk n the streets/
They wants us living in fear/ 
I say we fuck up they pockets/ 
Instead of lynching us, yeah/ 
Put all my people through college/ 
Im a long way from home/ 
Feeling like Christopher Wallace/
Watch over my soul lawd/
The demons know moor/
Look how we living/ 
I can’t take this image no more/ 
Head in a book/ 
but my mind on war and dollars/
try to change it I can’t/
Constant visuals/
of my people slaughtered/ 
Robbed and mistreated/ 
Still we undefeated/ 
Our culture you love it/
Our lives, you need it/ 
How many times/
We gotta talk about this shit/ 
How many times/
We gotta march up in this bitch/ 
Just wanna roll up and forget/
To many names on the list/
Just want to ball up both my fist/
But Your history’s all a lie/ 
My people all the shit/ 
If you feel me raise your fist/

Scolla Verse:
How dare you, look like me and take her life from her/ 
you stole her innocence, you took the light from her/
She lit the world, that little girl she was a bright summer/ 
she was the right someone/ 
She lead the fight for us/
As do many queens/
I don’t know much but I know I won’t be her enemy/
While she out defending me/
We suppose to be symmetry/
Instead we outta line for like the thousandth time/
These generational curses have got us traumatized/
Them shoes too tight, them hand me downs don’t fit/
She wears her heart on her sleeves/
Don’t wear her out with yo fists/
Don’t break her down with your words/
Just lift her up in her spirits/
Picture her going thru hell/
And still see God in her image/ 
We’re all a long way from home/
And we gon’ lose if the family feuds so we gotta stay strong/ 
And know that you’ve got a spot for the weight you’ve gotta take on/
This world gets heavy as hell but Atlas you ain’t alone/
Let make our way down this road/

Britt Street X Scolla - A Long Way (Prod. BrxttStreet)

Floral Fresh Mixtape vol 1 
Featuring DJ Nico Marie 
For the Tracklist go to idunnomarty on instagram

Floral Fresh Mixtape vol 1

"Passage: Guided Meditations from Okayplayer" is a compilation EP featuring 8 guided meditation tracks produced and voiced by artists and creatives of color. The project was developed to inspire collective healing through sound and stillness. With the lead track voiced by rapper Big K.R.I.T. and accompanying short film visualizer directed and edited by Andrew Morrow ("Lemonade", "Black Is King"). "Passage: Guided Meditations from Okayplayer" is a testament to the artistic power of voices of color when amplified with intention.

Music Producer: MMYYKK
Curator & Musical Director: Steven Othello Brown

Passage: Guided Meditations from Okayplayer

Healing

True Notes since 1987.
Our Gift To You. Stream PASSAGE, The EP: http://hyperurl.co/passage

The Okayplayer Interview: Hot 97's Ebro Darden On Hurricane Sandy + Sex Scandals

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