What's up BlackRadioIsBack.com & FuseBox Radio Broadcast Folks, hope that your week is wrapping up well!

We have some more DVDs to giveaway here for the hard economic times and the Holiday Season (also including the American Drug War DVDs).

All you have to do to enter this DVD contest is to send an e-mail out to blackradioisback@gmail.com with the subject header "Holiday DVD Contest" by December 24, 2008.

The ten winners will be randomly selected by the BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast staff.

Good Luck to everyone who enters in and a big grateful shoutout to the folks over at Lightyear Entertainment for providing the DVDs for this giveaway!



Here's the description of the House Arrest DVD:

DJ Johnson is a certified slacker at the crossroads of his life and he’s found himself in a wacky situation that’s a tough one to crack. A judge has sentenced him to 48 hours of house arrest for stealing jewelry to impress sexy Kiki - the girl of his dreams.

When word gets out in the “hood” that DJ has put himself in jeopardy with the law in an attempt to woo her, Kiki decides now is the time to give him a shot at love. DJ needs the help of his motley homeboys to pull the whole thing off while not provoking the police who are watching him like a hawk.

House Arrest is a hip-hop comedy with a cast full of quirky characters that keeps you laughing to the end!



Here's the description of the Take A Leap Of Faith DVD:

Take A Leap of Faith is the story of a woman named Rose Montgomery. Rose is a spiritual, independent, and sophisticated woman. So why is it so hard for her to find her way in love?

Could it be that her faith in God needs more attention, or maybe it’s that she has just too many men to choose from? Turns out she is simply waiting for the one that knows her best, then she’ll commit with her whole heart and soul. As time on the clock goes by in her life, we explore Rose’s relationships with the men she meets. Mitch: the rich guy, Moet: the romantic, and Winston…

She and Winston, her best friend since college, are business partners and as it turns out, much more than she ever expected.

Rose didn’t think she was going to fall in love with Winston, but after trying to find “Mr. Right" out there, she winds up finding him exactly where he’s always been, right there beside her.



Here's the description of the Johnson's Family Christmas Dinner DVD:

The Johnson Family is back! Christmas is upon us and as the family comes together many spirits will be lifted and lives renewed. Family conflicts erupt again and major drama ensues.

This time around Mom and Dad are experiencing the baby-boomers crunch, Dad isn t sure he will have enough money for retirement and Mom wants to help. Alex and her husband Sam have opened their new restaurant and business is great. Lisa is caught in the middle of an emotional triangle between a man who isn t right for her and her family.

Robert Jr., now divorced, is moving back home and his ex-wife is moving in with the baby. Money Mike, who is always in a mess, is now pursuing a career in rap music with thugs from the neighborhood!

When they all come together this Christmas their lives will move forward in very new directions Johnson Family Christmas Dinner will make you laugh and cry. It will warm your soul just like any dinner, for any occasion.

What's up BlackRadioIsBack.com & FuseBox Radio Broadcast Folks, hope that your week is wrapping up well!

It has been a little while since we've done a giveaway here, but we've been working hard to get y'all some decent stuff for the hard economic times and the Holiday Season.

We have 10 DVD copies of the documentary American Drug War: The Last White Hope and movie posters to giveaway (shout out to director Kevin Booth, Sacred Cow Productions and Nancy Byron of OGPR providing the materials to us).

This is a very good documentary for everyone - whether pro- or anti-drug bias - to check out.

Here is a mini-description of what the movie American Drug War: The Last White Hope is about from the official website:

35 years after Nixon started the war on drugs, we have over one million non-violent drug offenders living behind bars.

The War on Drugs has become the longest and most costly war in American history, the question has become, how much more can the country endure? Inspired by the death of four family members from "legal drugs" Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth sets out to discover why the Drug War has become such a big failure.

Three and a half years in the making, the film follows gang members, former DEA agents, CIA officers, narcotics officers, judges, politicians, prisoners and celebrities. Most notably the film befriends Freeway Ricky Ross; the man many accuse for starting the Crack epidemic, who after being arrested discovered that his cocaine source had been working for the CIA.

AMERICAN DRUG WAR shows how money, power and greed have corrupted not just drug pushers and dope fiends, but an entire government. More importantly, it shows what can be done about it.

This is not some 'pro-drug' stoner film, but a collection of expert testimonials from the ground troops on the front lines of the drug war, the ones who are fighting it and the ones who are living it.

After 4 years of production including several sold out test screenings in New York, Austin & Los Angeles, the final version of American Drug War "the last white hope" is locked and loaded.

120 Minutes on DVD

American Drug War: The Last White Hope Movie Trailer:


All you have to do to enter the American Drug War: The Last White Hope DVD and Poster contest is to send an e-mail out to blackradioisback@gmail.com with the subject header "American Drug War Contest" by December 24, 2008.

The ten winners will be randomly selected by the BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast staff.

Good Luck to everyone who enters in!

American Drug War Official Website

Bonus Video Segment from American Drug War: The Last White Hope Documentary: Modern Day Slavery: Racism and the Drug War

I recieved this press release today and being one who appreciates the foundations of Black Music, it's pretty hot that Stax Records (record label home of such classic Black Music artists such as Issac Hayes, Otis Redding, Booker T. & the MGs, etc.) currently has out some documentary and live concert DVDs.

We'll be doing reviews and some giveaways of these joints on BlackRadioIsBack.com soon...in the meantime, check out the press release description and the video promotional streams we have (shouts to Gibran & The Room Service Group folks for the hookup):

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story Promo Trailer - Windows Media Player

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story Promo Trailer - RealPlayer

From the Press Release:

To celebrate their 50th anniversary, Stax Records is proud to present a trilogy of DVD's, documenting the influential artists and timeline of Stax Records. Starting with the "Dreams to Remember : The Legacy of Otis Redding" DVD, which features a wealth of staggering performances, re-mastered sound and video as well as in-depth interviews with those who helped Otis write and create his incredible music. Following up is the "Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story" DVD, narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. "Respect Yourself" provides a first-hand account of what really happened on the streets and behind the doors from celebrated musicians such as Issac Hayes, Brooker T. Jones, Steve Cooper and a whole list of others. Lastly, the "Stax/ Volt Revue-live in Norway 1967" DVD, marks the first-ever official release of this historic concert.

Dreams To Remember: The Legacy Of Otis Redding features classic performances with re-mastered sound and video as well as in-depth interviews with those who helped Otis write and create his incredible music with stirring reminiscences from his wife Zelma and daughter Karla. Also interviewed are Steve Cropper, who co- wrote with Otis and played guitar on virtually every record he made at Stax; Wayne Jackson, the trumpet player for the Mar-Keys/Memphis Horns who also played on most of Otis' recordings, and Jim Stewart, the founder of Stax Records, who gave his first interview in 13 years for this DVD. These tender and insightful interviews paint a portrait of Otis as an amazing singer, artist, songwriter, and family man. The story begins with memories of his first amateur talent contests and concludes with the touching recollections of the final days leading up to the tragic plane crash on December 10, 1967.

In the "Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story" DVD, 1957, a square, white bank teller who knew nothing about African- American music launched a record label with only a tape recorder in a barn on the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee. Over the next two decades, the racially-integrated Stax studio - which had moved to a theater in South Memphis by 1960 - would produce a string of hits that defined the "Memphis Sound": "Soul Man," ", (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," ", Green Onions," ", Midnight Hour," ", I'll Take You There," ", Respect Yourself," ", Theme from Shaft,"'Shaft', and many more. "We were so busy working and having fun that we didn't realize the impact that we were creating at the time," says Stax superstar Isaac Hayes. Stax Records would become one of the largest and most successful black-owned companies in the nation and a virtual soundtrack to the Civil Rights movement before succumbing in 1975 to financial and legal battles. The film will detail the story behind the legendary label that launched a who's-who of soul music greats: Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, Eddie Floyd, Carla and Rufus Thomas, Albert King, and Booker T. and the MGs, to name a just a few.

"The Stax/Volt Revue Live In Norway 1967" DVD features for the first time on this 75- minute concert DVD are 18 classic full-length performances by some of the greatest soul artists of all time. Highlights include an amazing five-song set by the great Otis Redding and a blistering four songs by Sam & Dave. Also featured are performances by the legendary Booker T & the MGs, Arthur Conley, Eddie Floyd, and the Mar-Keys. Issued with the full cooperation of the artists or their estates, this DVD captures the Stax/Volt Revue on an amazing night during one of most legendary and important concert tours of the last five decades. Otis Redding delivers jaw-dropping versions of "Shake," "Satisfaction," the only known filmed concert performance of "Fa-Fa-Fa- Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" and a six-minute version of "Try A Little Tenderness" in which he comes back for four encores. Sam & Dave show why they were nicknamed "Double Dynamite," with powerful performances of "Hold On! I'm Comin'," "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" and a chilling version of "You Don't Know Like I Know." Other highlights include Booker T & The MGs' scorching rendition of "Green Onions," Arthur Conley's definitive version of his big hit "Sweet Soul Music," Eddie Floyd's soulful "Raise Your Hand," and the Mar-Keys' grooving take on their top-five hit "Last Night."