What's up residents of BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast Land! :)

Playing catch up on doing some posts here on the 'site (life has been pretty cool but INSANELY hectic) and wanted to start off the week with a little bit of comedy from our peoples over at It's The Real.

This video both made laugh out loud for the first time in a minute via YouTube & wonderfully highlights the utter "meh" status of Hip-Hop/Rap Beef these 21st Century days.

Give the video a look see and hope you enjoy!

Video: It's The Real's "Def Jam Vendetta: Shyne vs 50 Cent"


And here are some bonus videos as well:

Bonus Video #1: Deconstructing Ke$sha

Deconstructing Ke$ha from jeff on Vimeo.

Bonus Video #2: Kat Stacks - Last Comic Kneeling

Kat Stacks: Last Comic Kneeling from jeff on Vimeo.

We're keeping it moving over here BlackRadioIsBack.com & FuseBox Radio Broadcast family catching up on blog posts over here (partially due to other commitments lately & partially due to needing to be inspired a bit musically)...

We've posted up some pretty fly music mixes, remix projects and mixtapes from UK DJ & producer Chris Read over here in the past and now, he hit us with his latest joint, a collaborative mixtape project with 2 time ITF mix champion Marc Hype for the holiday season called The World's Greatest Christmas Mixtape (humble title, right...heh).

Here's the description from Chris Read below about the project & how it came into being:

When it came to putting together a mixtape at this time of the year, I knew I couldn't do it without getting my friend and 2 time ITF champion, Marc Hype in on the act.

Marc and I first met about this time last year when DJing at the Rap History club night in Berlin and bonded over our love of obscure rap 12s, unusual breaks and, as it turns out, funky Christmas records. So it only seemed right that we collaborate on a Christmas mixtape.

The result of many hours of digging, many more of mix construction and a few email conversations is what we've decided to call 'The World's Greatest Christmas Mixtape', a title we hope will be taken in good humour and a dose of Christmas cheer.

You'd be forgiven for thinking a Christmas mix is going to be a little corny and to an extent you might be right, but what the hell.

If some of our favourite artists of all time (Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Michael Jackson to name a few) can get away with making Christmas records with their integrity in tact, I don't see any reason why we shouldn't give some of those records our loving touch - so that's what we've done; Two mixes taking in some funk fueled Christmas classics, forgotten Funk gems, a little Soul, Hip Hop from the 80s, 90s and beyond, and even a touch of Reggae and Latin all with that Christmas theme.

Merry Christmas - We hope you enjoy!

I've been rocking this heavy for the past week (and that's a VERY big compliment, by this time of year, I'm ready to throw out the window any radio that's playing cloying Holiday Season music) and had to share it with everyone...let us know what you think and hope you enjoy it!

Chris Read & Marc Hype Present: The World's Greatest Christmas Mixtape
Download Link (includes mp3s of both mixes, tracklisting and cover artwork)

Tracklisting:

Part 1: Chris Read – Merry Chrismixx!

1. Chris Read – Merry Chrismixx Intro (Featuring Nat King Cole, Mike Epps, Dolemite, Ghostface, Disco 4, Derek B & Sweet Tee)
2. Lionel Hampton & Sonny Parker – Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
3. Jackson 5 – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
4. Petula Clark – Where Did My Snowman Go?
5. Barry Gordon – Nuttin’ For Christmas (DJ Unite Refix)
6. Elvis Presley – Here Comes Santa Claus
7. Eddie Murphy – Doo Doo Christmas Gifts
8. Mike Epps – Bad Santa Skit
9. De La Soul – Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa
10. Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime
11. De La Soul - Simply
12. Danimal & Lakim – Big Pooh Vs. Santa Claus
13. King Sun D Moet – Christmas In The City
14. Margaret Whiting – Misteltoe Kiss Polka
15. Scoopy – Scoopy Rap
16. Diana Ross & The Supremes – Born Of Mary
17. Sweet Tee – Let The Jingle Bells Rock
18. Ryuichi Sakamoto – Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
19. Jackson 5 – Up On The House Top
20. Run DMC – Christmas In Hollis
21. Clarence Carter – Back Door Santa
22. Kurtis Blow – Christmas Rappin’
23. Super J – Santa’s Rap Party
24. James Brown – Signs Of Christmas
25. James Brown – Soulful Christmas
26. Bootsy Collins – Winterfunkyland (Excerpt)
27. Bobby Helems – Jingle Bell Rock
28. INT – That Magic Of Christmas
29. Stevie Wonder – What Christmas Means To Me

Part 2: Marc Hype – Jingle Bells ‘09

1. Blondie ft. Fab 5 Freddie - Yuletide Throwdown (Excerpt)
2. Mirror Image - Deck The Halls
3. Dan The Automator - Jingle Bells Remixed
4. Bing Crosby - Happy Holiday (Beef Wellington Remix)
5. Cheech & Chong - Santa Claus And His Old Lady
6. The Soul Saints Orchestra - Santa's Got A Bag Of Soul
7. Harvey Averne Band - Let's Get It Together This Christmas
8. Electric Jungle - Funky Funky Christmas
9. Billy Jackson - Have A Happy Christmas
10. Cold Crew - Rappin' Christmas (Platurn Edit)
11. Thurl Ravenscroft - You're a Mean One, Mr Grinch
12. Elf Elf & Dok-Im - My Christmas Bells
13. Derek B - Chillin' With Santa
14. Jewel T - Bring On The Sleigh Bells
15. Fiona Apple - Frosty the Snowman
16. Martin Mull with The Sondra Baskin Glee Club - Santafly
17. Funk Machine - Soul Santa
18. J.D. McDonald - Boogaloo Santa Claus
19. Pee Pee Dynamite - Groovy Christmas & New Year
20. Al Hirt - Nutty Jingle Bells
21. Mirror Image - O Tannenbaum
22. Billy May Orchestra - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
23. James Brown - Merry Christmas I Love You
24. Martin Mull - Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope
25. Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
26. Tom Waits - Silent Night / A Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis

Chris Read Official Website
Chris Read Official MySpace Page
Chris Read Official Twitter Page

Marc Hype Official Website
Marc Hype Official MySpace Page
Marc Hype Official Facebook Page

What's up residents of BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast Land! :)

We're able start off the week with a little bit of comedy from our peoples over at It's The Real for the holiday season called Wreckx-n-Effecxmas.

Give the video a look and enjoy!

Video: Its The Real Presents Wreckx-n-Effecxmas

Shouts to my boy, the comedian Crazy Al Cayne, for giving me this crazy parody on Christmas/Holiday Songs to laugh at for a bit here at BlackRadioIsBack.com and the FuseBox Radio Broadcast, especially with me being one of those who is ready to beat a boombox with a bat after hearing 9,999,999 versions of the same joints before Dec. 25th of each year...

Hope y'all enjoy! :)

* DEAD at the R. Kelly & Micheal Jackson sounding interludes *

Check out Crazy Al Cayne's website for a lot more dope comedy bits, his TV show and other things here.

Crazy Al Cayne - Santas Creepin'

"Robot Voice, Robot Voice, All The Kids Like The Robot Voice"

Shouts to my folks over at TJsDJs, TJ Chapman for dropping this on the BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast fam earlier today...



Atlanta Hip-Hop Artist/Producer/Overall Talented Guy B.o.B. makes fun with this video of the entire "Robot Voice" trend and usage of the Auto Tune software that makes everyone and their mom think they can sing and make a hit.

* side eyes 99% of Pop Music lately *

Give the video a look and hopefully, y'all will get a good laugh out of it like we did over here. :)

* dies at the chorus of this joint *

"Well I was in the studio/
But i couldn't hit the notes/
I could've got a vocal coach/
But i ain't want no vocal coach/
Then someone showed me this plug-in/
So you can't hear the notes i miss/
So i don't need no vocalist/
And now i got an instant hit"

B.o.B. - Auto Tune


B.o.B. - Auto Tune mp3 Download

Good Monday to Everyone in BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast Land! :)

Let's start off the week with a little bit of comedy from our peoples over at It's The Real, that brings out a discussion & defense of producer, Hip-Hop MC and overall "interesting" character Mr. Kanye West's transformation in Evolution 101 class.

Give the video a look and enjoy!

Video: Its The Real Presents Evolution 101 with Mr. West

Hey there BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast family,

While 'net surfing today, I just ran into this music video that debuted on a cable Public Access channel in Queens, NY.

I don't know what kills me more about this video:

* The fact that this dude looks like a reject for Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo with his outfit, especially with the arm and leg tassel/band things

* That any grown a** man BUT a stripper would call themselves Ecstasy with a straight face

* That this foolishness jack's the beat from the classic R&B song by the "All Night Long" by the Mary Jane Girls

* The Bootleg 1988 - 1992 era LL Cool J lyrics ("sex the spot" - really?!?) and flow

I will let y'all judge yourselves:

Ecstasy - I Need a Plus Size Woman (Around the Clock)


If you want this for your iPod or ringtone, cop the mp3 download with the intro here.

First seen on Videogum

What's good BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast family! :)

This weekend, cable news channel CNN is going to give comedian D.L. Hughley (The Original Kings of Comedy) a shot doing his own weekend news & political comedy series with D.L. Hughley Breaks the News that premieres tonight (October 25, 2008) at 10 pm EST.

With the success of such shows like Comedy Central's The Daily Show and The Colbert Report along with HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, I can see the news channel seeing it as pretty smart move to enter into this realm of entertainment.

D.L. Hughley is a pretty smart brother (though I do not agree with him all of the time at all) from hearing his commentary on various radio shows like the Tom Joyner Morning Show and other outlets, so him being able to get information out there as well as being able to keep it light at the same time should probably not be an huge issue.

Now, if we could only get an acutal show with some intelligent Black Commentators and such without the comedy aspect on any of the Mainstream Media outlets, we'll me making some moves in the 21st century...

* hears crickets from the programming staff at these places *

Anyway, here's the commercial and a promotional clip for D.L. Hughley Breaks the News below for folks to check out:

"D.L. Hughley Breaks The News" Commerical Promo

"D.L. HUGHLEY BREAKS THE NEWS" on CNN
Uploaded by thatsfunny

D.L. Hughley Talks About The Current Presidential Election on "D.L. Hughly Breaks The News"

Shouts out to the AfroPunk Family for dropping this in both the BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast e-mail boxes.

This is one of those video's that is funny because (let's face it, at least in the United States) it is true.

Fear of a Black Planet Deluxe has always been effect (even though if you are a believer of the Bible as a historical document OR Darwinism, um...it's true) but in this ultra Policially Correct Age where being anywhere from the African Diaspora and actually saying that you're "Black" and identify with such struggles and issues from society is bad, sometimes you need to laugh from crying, you feel me?

Anyway, give it a look and let me know what you think....

To check out more videos like this, hit up the comedy crew over at the RecklessTortuga YouTube Channel here.

PSA: Racism in the Elevator


Bonus Video: PSA: Black Man In A Car

What's up family,

Just wanted to hit y'all BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast supporters at the beginning of the week with a little bit of comedy and laughs from the folks over at ItsTheReal.com with a video talking about the apparent epidemic of Hip-Hop folks getting chains snatched like it's the 1980s all over again.

Sit back, give it a look and enjoy!

Its The Real Presents: Making It Chain

After the utter wackness that was this weekend (see the news here and here), I thought folks could use a little laugh today to start off the week from our e-Homies from The Real with this "Two Dummies' Guide To Learn How To Freestyle" joint to watch.

Enjoy!

Video: "Two Dummies' Guide To Learn How To Freestyle"


If you can't see the video directly from this post, click here.

Woke up to this news this morning...how terribly sad, especially since the brother seemed like his health condition was improving from the past few days.

Another great loss for great acting and comedy in general, much less one of the many great Black Comedians that has been around this earth.

Condolences from the BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast family to his family, friends and fans.

Bernie Mac dies at 50

By Kelley L. Carter and Glenn Jeffers | Tribune reporters
8:35 AM CDT, August 9, 2008

Comedian and Chicago native Bernie Mac died early Saturday morning from complications due to pneumonia, his publicist confirmed.

Mac, 50, had been hospitalized for about a week at Northwestern Hospital, according to his spokeswoman. A few years ago, Mac disclosed that he suffered from sarcoidosis, a rare autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in tissue, most often in the lungs.

The comic born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough could cut an imposing figure. He stood six-foot-three, was built like a fullback and carried himself with a bouncer's reticence. But perhaps the strongest weapon in the Chicago comedian's arsenal was that voice, that amalgam of thought and a delivery that could rise like a tidal wave, outpace a Gatling gun and remained, to his last days, loud and unapologetic.

He wasn't scared, he told us time and again, to tell anyone what he thought, to say what others were afraid to say. That fearlessness wasn't always welcome, considering Mac didn't get his big break until his 30s. But when he did, the comic skyrocketed to success in stand-up, television and the big screen.

Mac shared screen time with some of Hollywood's larger-than-life leading men, co-starring with Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Matt Damon in the "Oceans 11" remake and subsequent sequels.

Most recently, Mac garnered attention for making unsavory comments at a Barack Obama benefit that the presumptive Democratic candidate had to distance himself from.

Growing up on the South Side a hard-core White Sox fan, Mac discovered early on that he wanted to make a go at being a comedian. Before his 10th birthday, Mac was performing comedy standup, honing his skills on CTA trains and parks before graduating to well-known haunts like the Regal Theater and the Cotton Club. He came to a realization during those first years as a struggling comic: If he could kill in front of a black crowd, he could kill in any crowd.

"Black audiences are hard," he told the New York Times in 2002. "You got to come with a little extra to satisfy them."

He also learned that comedy isn't a lucrative business when you starting out. During those lean years in the 80s, Mac drove a Wonder Bread delivery truck to pay the bills.

Life changed dramatically for Mac when he was 32. He won the Miller Lite comedy search that year and that performance took him to the standup stage, which ultimately led to regular performances on popular shows like HBO's "Def Comedy Jam."

In a few short years, he was able to put a stamp on this tell-it-like-it-is brand of comedy that audiences had come to know him for. He was a hit on the stage, delivering sordid tales of his early life growing up on Chicago's South Side. Would be great to get a couple examples here

His work hit home to the African American audience -- his aggressive, brash comedy had a down home feel to it, tackling everything from family life to black romantic relationships -- yet Mac was able to cross it over, connecting with a majority entertainment scene.

"When I started in comedy in the clubs in 1977, blacks couldn't do certain clubs -- not because they were segregated. They just didn't want to put the [black comics] out there. In Los Angeles, the clubs would have a black night. People would say, 'Why don't you come by and do something?' I would say, 'I'm a comedian -- don't put a title on me.' Don't limit yourself. How you start is how you finish," he told the Tribune in 2007. "If you let people put tags on you, you'll never be able to remove them. You've got to make people respect you. Respect is bigger than dollars and cents."

Mac got his respect and he gained national attention after his set on HBO's popular late-night series Def Comedy Jam in 1992. Decked out in a pair of jeans with his face illustrated, graffiti-style, on the right pants leg, Mac expounded on one taboo subject after another, from the benefits of snitching to his prowess in the bedroom.

"I ain't scared of you [expletive]!" became his signature tagline.

Many took note of the blue comic's performance, which later led to a bit part in 1992's "Mo' Money," and later an HBO Special, "Midnight Mac."

In 1995, Mac earned a spot in the cult-classic "Friday," and the film helped Mac break out. His portrayal of Pastor Clever was one of the film's highlights, however small it was. He followed it up with bit roles in other films, including "Booty Call," and "Def Jam's: How to Be a Player."

But he wanted more.

Mac sowed the seeds for his success on a cloudy day in North Carolina while taping the 2000 Spike Lee concert film, "The Original Kings of Comedy." There, on a rain-soaked basketball court, buttressed by co-stars Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley and Steve Harvey, Mac issued a challenge to Hollywood:

"Do I have a television show? Nah," Mac told the cameras. "Why? 'Cause you scared of me, Scared I'm a say something. You [expletive] right. Think I won't say something?!"

A year later, Mac got his chance. "The Bernie Mac Show" debuted on Fox in November 2001, drawing critical acclaim, numerous awards, including two Emmy nominations for Mac and, most important, high ratings. Its premiere episode drew 11.4 million viewers. The second episode, which immediately followed the first, drew 12.4 million.

For the next four years, Mac spoke to the America public--via a break in the fourth wall a la Dobie Gillis--with all the befuddlement of a 40-something taskmaster father lost in a sea of talk therapy and "Time Outs." "Now, America," Mac would often begin before going into a rant about undisciplined children, cuddling parents or, one of his favorite topics, the differences between black and white people.

But in 2005, the show went off the air. Several reasons contributed to cancellation: The show's ratings had dropped, Mac was getting more lucrative offers from the movie studios. Before the 2000 concert film, Mac's biggest credit was a recurring role on "Moesha."

But Mac's health was also a factor. In 2004, he halted production on the show while recovering from exhaustion. A year later, he disclosed that he suffered from sarcoidosis, a rare autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in tissue, most often in the lungs.

In spite of that, his star has risen a great deal. In addition to the highly popular "Oceans" films, he co-starred with Ashton Kutcher in a reverse remake of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" in 2005.

Last spring, Mac said that he was hanging up his standup career, and instead focus more on movies. In 2007, he co-starred in "Ocean's Thirteen," "Pride" and had a role in the blockbuster "Transformers."

Scheduled for release later this year is "Soul Men," with Samuel L. Jackson and was cast in "Old Dogs," with Robin Williams, which is due next year.

Mac is survived by his wife Rhonda McCullough, their daughter, Je'Niece, a son-in-law and a granddaughter, Jasmine.

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gjeffers@tribune.com, klcarter@tribune.com

Source

Bernie Mac Show Official Website

One of Bernie Mac's Great Standup Pieces - "My Sister's Kids"


Bernie Mac on Def Comedy Jam

Cake From The Release Party

Hey there folks,

Some of my peoples in New Jersey from Still Standing Productions directed and acted in this short film about the "interesting" affects of smoking weed/marijuana/grass/whatever you like to call it in your circle of folks.

It's called Munchies (title pretty much gives things away, doesn't it - heh).

The movie descrption is mad to the point:

A group of serious potheads gather for a friends birthday party only to discover there's no food.

To save folks from getting in trouble at the 9 to 5, its a bit NSFW due to language (not safe for work).

Check it out, hit them and us up, let folks know what you think and hopefully enjoy:

Still Standing Productions Presents: Munchies


Still Standing Productions Official MySpace Page

Cast and Writer/Director of Munchies

Here's another funny video from my sketch comedy folks over at Its The Real making fun of the RIAA, bootlegging and such...enjoy!

Its The Real Presents: "Can't Nobody Hold Me Download" Video

This music video right here is just a HOT A** MESS that makes any of the Crank Dat [fill in the blank] videos and the old BET Uncut music roster look like tapings of a sophisticated night at the ballet directed by Martin Scorese.

If this gets on BET, MTV, major radio stations, etc. in serious rotation, we are truly at the End of Days with Black Music for just some of the following reasons (which you will get once folk peep this):

1. The main people popping it doing the dance are a big Shim (and the hook, Lawd), your drunk aunties, random folks at the family reunion/street corner and what looks like an 8 year old. SMH

2. WTF is a Poak Chop?! The Higher Power Be A Spell Check...

3. MS Paint '98 font

4. These classic lines in the song: “Shake yo poak chops, work ya ham hocks, tho them butta beans" and “I don’t like chicks that is sadiddy, I like my poak chops exkra crispy?”

5. Filming this video on the leftover remains of what looks like "The Color Purple"/"Porgy and Bess" movie set

6. Reading the credits...

I'm a little upset that I have to give folks props that the beat is kind of decent and may get stuck in my head for a minute.

Thank my peoples over at Oh Hell Nawl for finding this, having my eyes rest upon it and spreading the comedy/love/hate around today with this joint and let me know what you think...

Tamechi feat. Tazzman - Poak Chop (Sunbrick Music)



If you can't see it, click here.

If you want more fine * sarcasm * music and info from these folks, hit up Tamechi.com.

The folks over at ItsTheReal apparently knew I needed a big laugh this Monday while slaving away at the 9 to 5 (and blogging in between)...

And without any further wait, I bring you Soulja Boyz II Men (click here if you can't see the video):



and here is the mp3 of this joint for your ringtone, iPod Food or CD burning pleasure.

Some laughs and comedy from the good folks over at The Real this Monday about the numerous Failed Ideas in Hip-Hop Culture, Music, etc.

Enjoy and give them a visit!

The Real Presents: Failed Ideas in Hip-Hop #2 (if you can't see the video click here)

What's good everyone, we have a promo clip from the upcoming concert DVD from comedian Eddie Griffin (from the movies Undercover Brother, John Q, The Five Heartbeats & Dysfunktional Family amongst other films, TV and things), Freedom of Speech, that's dropping on April 8, 2008 on Codeblack Entertainment.

The bro is usually funny as all get out 90% of the time, so I'll be on the lokout for this joint.

Eddie Griffin: Freedom of Speech DVD Promo (NSFW):



Bonus Video: Eddie Griffin Doing Standup on Aliens & Michael Jackson (NSFW by the way)



Eddie Griffin: Freedom of Speech DVD Official MySpace Page
Eddie Griffin Official Website
Eddie Griffin IDMB Listing
Eddie Griffin Wikipedia Listing

This video was forwarded over to BlackRadioIsBack.com from the Angry Alien Productions folks - they do a lot of animated movie parodies and such in 30 seconds with animated bunnies (why bunnies, I have not a clue).

It's mad funny to me and gave me a laugh for the day (cute animals wilin' out always amuses me).

What do you all think?

Pulp Fiction in 30 Seconds (Re-Enacted By Bunnies)



Bonus Video: Kill Bill In 30 Seconds (Re-Enacted By Bunnies)



For more stuff like this, go to AngryAlien.com.

Enjoy folks - this is "The Boondocks" episode that has currently been banned/delayed from Cartoon Network's Adult Swim Lineup that makes fun of BET and Lord knows what else:



* dies and cries at same time at "I saw three n***ers reading yesterday and one of them was SMILING." knowing that there are people of all backgrounds who would get mad at that mess *