Blessings Fam! Here is my new video "Ghetto Life" from the album "Mental Graffiti" coming soon! Please check it and give some feedback! This album is a new sound and energy...i'm very excited about the release. Thank you for your blessings and support! In sound, ZIN
1. Paris –Don’t Stop the Movement 2. Nas –Sly Fox 3. Public Enemy – Black Steel 4. X-Clan – Verbal Milk 5. Boogie Down Productions – illegal Business 6. Cornel West feat. Talib Kweli – Bushonomics 7. Immortal Technique feat. Mos Def – Bin laden 8. Dead Prez – We want freedom 9. Mos Def – Murder of a teenage Life 10. Emmanuel Jal – Warchild 11. Knaan feat. Chubb Rock – ABC’s 12. Common – Changes 13. ZIN – Be Free 14. Rashaan Ahmad – Cool Down 15. Justice Allah – Power 16. India Arie feat. Mc Lyte - Psalms 23 17. Lauryn Hill – Lost Ones 18. Curtis Blow – The Breaks 19. Grand Master Flash – The Message 20. Afrika Bambaata feat. James Brown – Unity 21. Three times dope – Peace Ya Self
I’ve made so many relationships and formed so many close bonds with so many really good people in the music industry but not very many can compare to the love and respect I have for my friend, mentor and big brother Tony D.
My other big brother from another mother YZ introduced me to Tone a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away called Ewing NJ. He took me to Tone’s when I was about 14 before we worked on the Sons of the Father album. I spit something for Tone and he was like we gotta do an album on you too! Knowing his rep as a dope DJ and the songs him and Z were coming up with I was bugging that he thought I was nice let alone record an album with him.
I recorded my very first full songs at his mom house called “I’m the Principal” and from there we made so many really good records. Some got shine, most of them were overshadowed by label politics and bullshit but definitely left a great impression on Jersey as well as the world.
When we worked on the Funk Family project in ‘91, Tone was one of the people who convinced me that I could be a star. He gave me some of his hottest tracks and I remember the feeling I got when we recorded each of them as feeling free and that we were doing something amazing that would change hip-hop. I always welcomed the opportunity to go verse for verse with Tone. I knew that even though he loved making beats he was a true Emcee at heart and we did some classics together like “Lose’em” & “Dummy Move.”
All throughout my career, even when I started making beats for myself, Tony said go for it and honestly, I merely considered myself a beat maker until he gave me the thumbs up. Tone has always been my measuring stick for music. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for him because he kept me focused always believed in me even when I didn’t. I wouldn’t know as much as I know about this industry and the reason why I should stay true to myself as an artist even if it means you aren’t number one on Billboard because of him.
His legacy is deep from YZ, PRT, Blvd Mosse, Suicide Posse, Black Prince & Asiatic, Too Kool Posse, Crusaders for Real Hip-Hop, Shawn Lov, Kaaos, Scott Lark, Unfound Flavors, Almighty & KD Ranks, Mo Flex, The Funk Family, Baby Chill & the Secret Squirrels, Blaque Spurm, Sworn Secrecy and so many other dope Jersey MCs. He was a pioneer and his sound is the blueprint for the J-Dilla’s (RIP), Mad Libs and 9th Wonders of today. Didn’t matter that he was just a cool ass Italian cat from Trenton, he was our big homie that blew our minds every time he tapped the SP1200 or MPC and I will always be grateful for having him in my life.
Now if you ask me Hip-Hop would not be itself without a great Emcee battle! However over the years some battles have turned violent and others have been outright stupid, but when you have cats with skills willing to get it in for the sake of spittin...that's Hip-Hop! Below is a clip of Mos Def calling out a few of YOUR favorite "rappers" for a battle...check it out!
Seg 1 1. Africa Bambata feat. James Brown - Unity 2. Grand master flash - Freedom 3. Funky 4 +1 - That's the Joint 4. Sugar Hill Gang - Apache 5. Crash Crew - Breaking Bells 6. Talk break
Seg 2 1. India Arie feat. MC Lyte - Psalm 23 2. Gumbo Red - Family Reunion 3. Common - Changes 4. Conya Doss - Ride 5. Talk Break
Seg 3 1. Sabrina Gilbert - Pride 2. Rashaan Ahmad - Cool down 3. Scholarman - Dream 4. ZIN - Be Free 5. Talk Break 6. Black Violin - Good Music 7. Angela Johnson - How Sweet life is 8. Ledisi - Alright 9. Hil St. Soul - Life
Seg 4 1. Talk Break 2. X- Clan feat. Bobbie Fine - Do it like you 3. The Reminders - Black Rose 4. Demarco - Life as a Juvenille 5. Kymani Marley - Hustler
Seg 5 1. Talk Break 2. Nas - Nigger 3. IG Culture - Black 4. Roy Ayers - Searchin 5. Chaka Khan - Super Life 7. Aretha Franklin - YGB
Zin-SoulHopv.1.mp3 - 1. M.Jackson - Butterflies 2. Loose Ends - Slow Down 3. Maze - Before I let go 4. Aretha Franklin- Rocksteady 5. Eric B. & Rakim - Pump up the volume 6. Beyonce feat. Jay-Z - Deja Vu 7. Musiq - Radio 8. Fabulous feat. Neyo - Make me better 9. James Brown - Payback 10. EPMD - You gots to chill 11. Parliment - Flashlight 12. Chaka Khan - Tell me something good (live) 13. Bootsy Collins - I'd rather be with you
Peace and Power Fam! God willing everyone has now began their new years resolutions! Haaaaaaa! Well to start off I've been working on being more pro-active with content. The first installation of the year is S.O.S. RADIO LIVE's Top 10 Videos of 2008. Check it out and vibe...I know there are people that I didn't add that are my friends but it's not personal and your videos will be add into S.O.S. RADIO LIVE future segments, trust me! Please leave a comment...In Sound, The 1 like Z to the I to the N
p.s. If you watch in the S.O.S. RADIO LIVE Player above you can view all segments!
Peace and Blessings Fam, God willing as we embark upon the new year, we find ourselves giving thanks for all we accomplished this year! We are truly thankful for all of the love S.O.S. RADIO / Trickle Down Entertainment has received from our supporters and fans. A new edition to the Trickle Down Ent. family took place while finishing up the ZIN/Mental Graffiti album. Meet Andre Hutchins a young, dynamic,soulfully skilled trumpet player, which has the ability to from Classical to Hip-Hop and back to Jazz. The first single from his debut album "Tales of a Gentleman" (2009) on T.D.E. "After Hang" was produced by ZIN. Check out the video and post a comment let us know what you think! Blessings, love, and light!
Zenzile Miriam Makeba was born in Johannesburg in 1932. Her mother was a Swazi sangoma and her father, who died when she was six, was a Xhosa. As a child, she sang at the Kilmerton Training Institute in Pretoria, which she attended for eight years.
Makeba first toured with an amateur group. Her professional career began in the 1950s with the Manhattan Brothers, before she formed her own group, The Skylarks, singing a blend of jazz and traditional melodies of South Africa.
In 1959, she performed in the musical King Kong alongside Hugh Masekela, her future husband. Though she was a successful recording artist, she was only receiving a few dollars for each recording session and no provisional royalties, and was keen to go to the US. Her break came when she starred in the anti-apartheid documentary Come Back, Africa in 1959 by independent filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. She attended the premiere of the film at the Venice Film Festival.
Exile
Makeba then travelled to London where she met Harry Belafonte, who assisted her in gaining entry to and fame in the United States. She released many of her most famous hits there including "Pata Pata", "The Click Song" ("Qongqothwane" in Xhosa), and "Malaika". In 1966, Makeba received the Grammy Award for Best Folk Recording together with Harry Belafonte for An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba. The album dealt with the political plight of black South Africans under apartheid.
She discovered that her South African passport was revoked when she tried to return there in 1960 for her mother's funeral. In 1963, after testifying against apartheid before the United Nations, her South African citizenship and her right to return to the country were revoked. She has had nine passports, and was granted honorary citizenship of ten countries.
Her marriage to Trinidadian civil rights activist and Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee leader Stokely Carmichael in 1968 caused controversy in the United States, and her record deals and tours were cancelled. As a result of this, the couple moved to Guinea, where they became close with President Ahmed Sékou Touré and his wife. Makeba separated from Carmichael in 1973, and continued to perform primarily in Africa, South America and Europe. She was one of the African and Afro-American entertainers at the 1974 Rumble in the Jungle match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman held in Zaïre. Makeba also served as a Guinean delegate to the United Nations, for which she won the Dag Hammarskjöld Peace Prize in 1986.
After the death of her only daughter Bongi Makeba in 1985, she moved to Brussels. In 1987, she appeared in Paul Simon's Graceland tour. Shortly thereafter she published her autobiography Makeba: My Story (ISBN 0-453-00561-6).
Return to South Africa
Nelson Mandela persuaded her to return to South Africa in 1990. In November 1991, she made a guest appearance in an episode of The Cosby Show, in the episode "Olivia Comes Out Of The Closet". In 1992 she starred in the film Sarafina!, about the 1976 Soweto youth uprisings, as the title character's mother, "Angelina." She also took part in the 2002 documentary Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony where she and others recalled the days of apartheid.
In January 2000, her album, Homeland, produced by Cedric Samson and Michael Levinsohn[5] was nominated for a Grammy Award in the "Best World Music" category[6]. In 2001 she was awarded the Gold Otto Hahn Peace Medal by the United Nations Association of Germany (DGVN) in Berlin, "for outstanding services to peace and international understanding". In 2002, she shared the Polar Music Prize with Sofia Gubaidulina. In 2004, Makeba was voted 38th in the Top 100 Great South Africans. Makeba started a worldwide farewell tour in 2005, holding concerts in all of those countries that she had visited during her working life.
Her publicist notes that Makeba had suffered "severe arthritis" for some time.
Transition
On 9 November 2008, she became ill while taking part in a concert organized to support writer Roberto Saviano in his stand against the Camorra a mafia-like organisation local to the Region of Campania. The concert was being held in Castel Volturno, near Caserta, Italy.[8] Perhaps angry about immigrant drug dealers cutting in on their turf in general, members of the local Camorra shot and killed six immigrants of African descent who were working in a store selling ethnic products in Castel Volturno on September 18, 2008.[9] Violent riots erupted among immigrants and locals prompting Italy's Minister of the Interior to dispatch 400 law enforcement agents to help keep the peace in Castelvolturno as well as other affected areas in the province of Caserta.[10][11] Organizers and construction workers working on Miriam Makeba's last concert in Castel Volturno were threatened by members of the Camorra to pay 2000 euros for the anti-Camorra concert to go on without incident;Carabinieri police officers were called to ensure safety during the concert.[12] Makeba suffered a heart attack after singing her hit song "Pata Pata"[13], and was taken to the "Pineta Grande" hospital. Doctors were unable to revive her.[2][14][15][13] When Miriam Makeba arrived at Pineta Grande Clinic she was surrounded by her entourage. She seemed to be feeling better, however, after drinking some cognac she suffered a second heart attack.[16] In his condolence message, former South African president Nelson Mandela said it was “fitting that her last moments were spent on a stage, enriching the hearts and lives of others - and again in support of a good cause. Below is a video of "Pata Pata" Blessings and light to her and her family!
Here is the first of my Video blogs entitled "Z-Blog" I'm a little under the weather and looking kinda ruff, lol! Anyway blessup to all my fam! S.O.S.!
DOWNLOAD NOW! Playlist: 1. Erykah Badu - Soldier 2. Stacy Epps - Floating 3. Conya Doss - Ride 4. Ledisi - Alright 5. Bilal Salaam - Blah 6. Dwele & Leon Ware - Rockin' you eternally 7. Amp Fiddler - You 8. Choklate - Bigger than you 9. Platinum Pied Pipers - Open Your Eyes 10. Pete Rock feat. Leela James - No Tears 11. Joy Denalane feat. Lupe Fiasco - Change 12. Anthony Hamilton - Struggle no more 13. David Sha - Clap Clap 14. Anthony David - Krooked Kop 15. Amel Larrieux - Get up 16. Bobby Caldwell - What you won't do for love 17. Roy Ayers - Everybody loves the sunshine 18. Soul II Soul - Back to life
