Posted on 09/10/2008
Back in June, the OkayplayerTV crew that is Greg The
Dude and Tunji linked up with Erykah Badu for an exclusive interview following her performance at the legendary Greek Theater in Los Angeles, California. Here she introduces us to her studio bus, speaks on her show, hints at the formula she used for the still-to-come New Amerykah Pt. 2, all inter-spliced with some live clips. In the second clip she speaks specifically on her thoughts RE the OKP message boards. Check out Episode 6 of okayplayerTV.
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Posted on 09/05/2008
This shrine is like no other. The vivid stage lights worthy of an Elvis Presley Las Vegas act replace the dull lights of a candlelit sanctuary. Tight jumpsuits, contrasting colors and prints, vibrant makeup and fedoras adorn the faithful rather than long robes and anything resembling uniformity. No Virgins here, just the Queens, a chorus line of warrior women/wives and girlfriends/singers/dancers. The scene may not lead to any religious purification, but it is holy nonetheless as Nigeria’s answer to Bob Marley and James Brown comes forth to his pulpit where he preaches independence from government oppression and freedom through the African drum.
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Posted on 09/02/2008
No one on the corner has swagger like Barack, heh. Yeah, we know it was last week but this is how we are going to kick things off after the long Labor Day weekend, by reminding the collective OkayConscious that last Thursday, Barack Obama spoke to an audience of 84,000 at Mile High Stadium in Denver, CO for the biggest event of his service thus far (with much more to come). If you still didn't catch it, we have the official piece from the Obama camp below, including some pre-speech backstage shots. For a minute there I thought dude was going to bring out Jay-Z. Also seen here are a few exclusive snaps from that day by our boy
Jay Esposito (bonus points for anyone who can name all the celebrities in his last photo! Rosario, we see you). Lastly, the big news following the DNC was McCain's announcement of his running mate, the virtually unknown Governor of Alasak, Sarah Palin. For your knowledge, we've included some info on her below as well, care of MoveOn.
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Posted on 08/26/2008
Although we've been inundating you with Rock The Bells coverage this year, with the line-up they've got who can blame us? To wrap up our '08 RTB run, we've got Trevor Traynor's gorgeous portraits from the San Francisco show, including Meth and Red, Rakim, Pharcyde, Ghostface and Raekwon, Goapele, dead prez, Jay Electronica and more. For Trevor's other work, visit trevortraynor.com.
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Posted on 08/18/2008
It all began on August 28, 2005 for the Roberts family. That was when tape began rolling on Kim Rivers Roberts’ home video of her neighborhood's preparations for the impending hurricane. Many of the folks on their porches and at the corner stores nonchalantly went about their routines, proclaiming they would not be moved by a storm. They'd never evacuated before and Katrina would be no different. Kim's husband, Scott, even repeated reports from the news that New Orleans might only get a mild beating from the storm since the brunt appeared to be heading to Mississippi. Nonetheless, in a press conference, Mayor Ray Nagin encouraged those who could get out to do so. Kim runs around the neighborhood like a kid in a candy store, stoked to be getting these funny and honest insights from her friends and relatives. It was her first film, shot on a Hi-8 camera she had just bought from a friend a few days earlier for twenty bucks. The shocking images she would capture during Hurricane Katrina laid the foundation for the moving portrayal of her family's survival, Trouble the Water.
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