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Saturday, December 12, 2020
Friday, December 11, 2020
Bear Witness, Take Action 2 [December 5, 2020]
Artists and activists assemble to learn, to heal, and to raise awareness for the Equal Justice Initiative.
The conversation has begun - and now it’s headed for the next level. More artists and activists than ever are joining in to discuss and confront the issue of race in America. #BearWitnessTakeAction 2: Continuing the Movement, hosted by Common & Keke Palmer.
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
In Memoriam: Pop Smoke What You Know Bout Love [#Explicit #NSFW] [October 9, 2020]
Bashar Barakah Jackson [July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020] known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He was considered by many to be the face of Brooklyn drill. Born and raised in Canarsie, Brooklyn, Pop Smoke began his musical career in 2018. He often collaborated with UK drill artists and producers, who employed more minimal and aggressive instrumentation than drill artists from Chicago.\ Pop Smoke rose to fame with the release of his breakout single "Welcome to the Party" in April 2019.
Following his rise to fame, Pop Smoke signed a recording contract with Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records, and released his debut mixtape Meet the Woo [2019]. The mixtape's second single, "Dior", produced by 808Melo, reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. His second mixtape, Meet the Woo 2 [2020], debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200. Two weeks after the release of the project, Pop Smoke was fatally shot in a home invasion in Los Angeles. His debut studio album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, was posthumously released in July 2020 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with all 19 tracks from the album charting on the Billboard Hot 100.
Bashar Barakah Jackson was born on July 20, 1999, in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jamaican mother and Panamanian father. He spent his childhood in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn. Pop Smoke was expelled from eighth grade for bringing a gun to school, and spent two years in house arrest after being charged with weapons possession. When he was 15, he won a basketball scholarship to Rocktop Academy, a Philadelphia prep school, but was forced to leave after being diagnosed with a heart murmur.
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_Smoke
Six Million Steps 6MS Sessions [December 5, 2020]
The 6MS Saturday Session on Stomp Radio from 5 December with JJ and Dave Cooper on the decks, playing a slightly more laid back than usual mix of old and new soul, funk and jazz. Featuring tracks by the Temprees, Moodyman, the Space Invadas, Rene Geyer, Lonnie Jordan, Smokey Robinson, the Alan Parsons Project, American Gypsy, Switch, and others. Enjoy.
DJ Cassidy Pass The Mic 2.5 [Live September 15, 2020]
"When philanthropist, songwriter, and friend, Denise Rich @nisijoy, asked me to produce the Studio 54 themed virtual edition of her annual Angel Ball fundraiser for cancer research (in which we raised over one million dollars), she asked me to put together something special with @nilerodgers and @kathysledge for the grand finale of the event. I’ve been excited to share this since the event on September 15th, so here it is...“Thinking Of You” and “We Are Family,” Pass The Mic style. Enjoy and get ready for Pass The Mic: Volume 4, coming soon" --- DJ Cassidy
DJ Cassidy Pass the Mic: BET Soul Train Edition [Live November 30, 2020]
DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic: BET Soul Train Edition. DJ Cassidy spreads love and soul with some of his musical heroes as they pass the mic and perform classics! Artists include: Jody Watley, Deniece Williams, Ready For The Word [Melvin Riley], Sheila E., The Time [Morris Day & Jerome Benton], Shannon, Lisa Lis, Cameo [Larry Blackmon & Willy Morris], Evelyn "Champagne" King, Alicia Myers, George Clinton, Chaka Khan and El Debarge! #PassTheMic #SoulTrainAwards
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
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