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Respect due to the Pyramidwest Media crew for hitting us up with this video!

Video Description:

"He struggled...because so much of the lifestyle that was glorified was not his lifestyle." Branford Marsalis speaking of Keith "Guru" Elam

World renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis speaks candidly about Guru of Gang Starr (R.I.P.) and the internal struggles he had as a Hip Hop artist.

Marsalis tells of Guru feeling pressure to portray the glorified street lifestyle even though that wasn't his real lifestyle.

He also speaks on what prompted him to create the Buckshot LeFonque album with close friend DJ Premier.

Lastly, he also talks about why he and Harry Connick Jr. started the New Orleans Habitat Musician's Village for musicians who were Hurricane Katrina survivors.

As I’m sure most people know, the state of Black people's portrayals in media (whether via consistent negative portrayals in the mainstream media aka MSM, the lack of People of Color who own or are employed different forms of media outlets, some actual Black-Owned outlets just straight up slacking, etc.) is at a modern day low.

Whether via TV, magazines, radio or newspapers, fewer people have the access to a medium that is supposed to represent them & multiple viewpoints.

Why does it seem that you hear the same songs, see the same videos and multiple clones of TV programming all of the time?

It’s due to how are media is set up.

After all, whoever controls the media controls the people at large.

The Internet - essentially the 21st century printing press more & more people are able to access everyday - is being lined up next to by various companies and interests to segregate people from diverse information, editorial and entertainment as well.

Just check out what's happened about a week ago with the 80+ websites that were shut down by Homeland Security/ICE for "copyright infringement" without any warrants or warnings, such as OnSmash.com and more on the Hip-Hop news, culture & entertainment ends that were working damn near hand in hand with major labels for permission to distribute & promote some of their material.

Finding out is media power is structured in our various countries and why it needs reform is a vital question we all have to look at to properly battle any of the injustices that are occurring from the outside and the inside at all angles.

The awesome non-profit media democracy organization Free Press has a few excellent documents that summarize these issues in a straight & too the point manner for media issues here in the United States that are VERY worthy for anyone interested in this subject matter to check out...

PLEASE feel free to read, print & distribute them ALL and read the other links! Let us know what you think!

Civil Rights & Media Justice (a plethora of links to articles, documents, etc.)

Minority Media Ownership “A National Disgrace” (1 page PDF flyer – download)

Media Is Not A Partisan Issue (1 page PDF flyer – download)

Net Neutrality Fact Sheet (1 page PDF flyer – download)

Who Owns The Media in Washington, DC? (1 page PDF flyer - download)

Who Owns The Media in Chicago? (1 page PDF flyer – download)

Low Power FM Factsheet (1 page PDF flyer – download)

Media Policy 101 booklet (20 Page PDF file – download)

Learn the nuts and bolts of media policy so you can change the system. From the role of Congress and the Federal Communications Commission in crafting policy to the laws that govern the public airwaves, everything you need to know about media rulemaking and regulation is here in this booklet.

Media Reform Action Guide (68 page PDF file – download)

This 68-page booklet is an essential primer for changing the media. Filled with useful tools, it gives step-by-step instructions on everything from mobilizing your community and monitoring your local media to advocating for national policy changes.

Let’s have more of an idea of exactly WHAT we’re fighting against so we can at least understand and battle things in the best way possible to win against dry and sometimes harmful media in the world.

Free Press Official Website: http://www.FreePress.net

Hey there BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast Family!

During a bit of quiet time this weekend, I hit up the TED website to see if there were any cool talks I could post up to share with everyone, especially after hitting up one of their events about a month ago in Washington, DC, TEDxMidAtlantic.

One of the things I'm really big on with the entire TED concept is that you have different people from all over the world expressing their ideas, concepts, projects, etc. to people in a short time frame to spark minds and conversations - 18 minutes or less.

While this year's DC area TED talks weren't posted up officially yet, I just wanted to share this pretty interesting video about the power & future of performing arts, which I think is really important for the music and entertainment world in general, especially with Black Music.

Give it a view and let us know what you think! :)

Talk Description:

Arts administrator and live-theater fan Ben Cameron looks at the state of the live arts -- asking: How can the magic of live theater, live music, live dance compete with the always-on Internet? At TEDxYYC, he offers a bold look forward.

Ben Cameron Mini-Biography:

Ben Cameron is the Program Director, Arts, at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in New York, where he supervises a $13 million grants program aimed at the theatre, contemporary dance, jazz and presenting fields.

Grants happen in three main areas: commissioning and distribution of new works; building strong arts organizations; and supporting national arts organizations.

During 13 seasons, Cameron has been a panelist on the opera quiz during the Live from the Metropolitan radio broadcasts from New York. He has also served as a member of the Tony Awards Nominating Committee.

"Ben Cameron is one of the most articulate proponents and supporters of the performing arts."
pamsterling, YouTube

Video: Ben Cameron - The True Power Of the Performing Arts

Direct Link to this Video on TED.com with Comments, Related Videos etc.

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This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of December 1, 2010 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary.

This week's show commentary focused on the lots of things that happened this past week with the Internet & it's role as a tool of open communication being threatened via the Dept. of Homeland Security/ICE shutdown of over 80+ websites for alleged copyright infringement without warrants, the latest happenings with the Wikileaks saga, Fox News commentator Glenn Beck talking about writing a book to "correct" the history of the United States, passing of comedic actor Leslie Nielsen and some other things here and there.

There are some brand new Black Agenda Report, Free Press "Media Minutes" & Direct EFX mini-segments on this week's syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast episode.

Feel free to check out some recent episodes of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast over at our official blog, BlackRadioIsBack.com - all of the shows are clean/radio friendly.

FuseBox Radio Playlist for the Week of December 1, 2010

Stetsasonic/Heaven Help the M.F.'s/Tommy Boy & WB
Space Invadas (Steve Spacek & Katalyst) feat. Jade Macrae/Done It Again/BBE
Strict 9 feat. Mistah F.A.B./Holding On To Something/Money Hungry Productions (http://www.myspace.com/ThizzyGillespie)
Eric Benet feat. Ledesi/Good Life/Reprise
Chrisette Michelle feat. Talib Kweli & Black Thought/Let Freedom Reign/Def Jam
Kanye West feat. Raekwon & Kid Cudi/Gorgeous/Roc-a-fella & Def Jam
Black Einstein feat. Xavier Barnett/Fascination/White Label (http://www.BlackEinstein.co.uk)
Hexstatic/Skateboard Sense/Ninja Tune
Sapo/It's The Music/Nascente
Susu Bobien/You Don't Know (Muthafunkaz Tribute Mix)/Strictly Rhythm
Harvey Averne/Struttin' Slow/Fania
JR & PH7 feat. Sean Price & Oliver Day Soul/Persuasion/Soulspazm & Foundation Media
John Regan feat. Marsha Ambrosius/All I Got To Give/Culture VI Records
Gensu Dean feat. Large Professor/Forever/Can I Borrow This Record Productions
The Electric feat. Yarah Bravo/Beautiful (Suonho Italian Boogie RMX)/OGS
Ghostface Killah/Together Baby/Def Jam

PLUS Some Extra Special Hidden Tracks in the Jon Judah Master Mix w/ Old School Black Music Classics and Independent Music Finds

Current FuseBox Radio Broadcast Radio & Internet Affiliates (as of this week):

UrbanNetwork.com's The Mix Internet Radio Station - UN Power Jam Radio (owned by Urban Network Magazine) OKRP.com, ReeWineMusic.com/ReeWine Radio,Progressive Blend Radio, Sprint Radio Extra/mSpot (via the Worldwide Alpha Communications Network), SouthBound.FM, DeadBeat Radio, CrackAudio.com,TheBestJams.com/The Best Jams Radio, Radio CPR 97.5 FM, FlyTunes.FM/FlyCast,Planet Urban (Austrailia)/PlanetUrban.com.au, AmalgamDigital.com,BlockJams.com, ConspiracyUK.com , FONYE Radio , VI Radio ,DurdeeSouthRadio.com , Beyond.FM , MyBlockRadio.net, Rutgers University Radio, WRSU 88.7 FM, Stop Beefin' Start Eatin' Radio, Ceesiety Radio, Mixshow Blast Radio,Slip-N-Slide DJs Podcast, The Best Jams, ExtravaGangsta Radio,HipHopSoulRadio.com , Digiwaxx Presents: The Blast , White Folks Get Crunk for DJs, Legion Music & Media, UnderWorldMixRadio.com, MixLaWax Radio, Trunk Hustlers Online, 907 Jamz. The6.FM, Nilo Radio, 1.FM Jamz, Blayze University Radio, Blip.TV, iBlog126.com, Miro, WSOUF.com, True Fire Radio, StreetsD.com (Streets Mos Magazine Radio), Rock The Dub, Last Word Online, Soul Pitch Hustle,Black Soul Rhythms, Honey Magazine, i95.FM, The PRess Junkie, Planet Ill, Ground Up Radio, W.O.W. Radio, DIRadioCast, Fleet DJ Radio, SWURV Radio, Revolt Radio,GC Radio, BlackCoffeeChannel.com (Coming Soon), Gutta Muzik (HD) Radio (Coming Soon)

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The BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast family as always has to give love and respect to the family over at Oh Hell Nawl! (OHN) for supporting us from the gate when this blog was started a few years ago and for about the past year, giving me the chance to run my mouth/go off with the oen over on their 'site through some music weekly articles!

Each week on OHN's Mixtape Mondays, I put out there some of the best music downloads that's available on the web of FREE dope mixtapes and independent music releases/EPs/albums off all different types of music genres.

With OHN's New Music Tuesdays, I contribute a review or 2 as a part of OHN's Music Staff (props to Bef, Slaus and all of the crew) on the latest independent & mainstream music releases that are dropping that week.

Below are links to all of the latest Oh Hell Nawl articles written by and/or with contributions by yours truly in the past few months...check them out, let me know what you think & enjoy!

Oh Hell Nawl!'s Mixtape Mondays

Week of 6/28/2010
Week of 6/21/2010
Week of 6/14/2010

Oh Hell Nawl!'s New Music Tuesdays

Week of 11/30/2010

(features my review of Chrisette Michele's Let Freedom Reign album)

Week of 11/23/2010

(features my reviews of Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,

Nikki Minaj's Pink Friday & Nelly's 5.0 albums)

Week of 11/9/2010 album

(features my review of Quincy Jones' Q: Soul Bossa Nostra and The Floacist's Floetic Soul albums)

Week of 10/26/2010

(features my review of Lil' Wayne's I'm Not A Human Being album)

Week of 10/12/2010 (features my review of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity album)

Week of 10/5/2010

(features my reviews of Ice Cube's I Am The West and Aloe Blacc's Good Things albums)

Week of 9/21/2010 (features my review of Black Milk's Album of the Year album)

Week of 9/14/2010 (features my review of Rah Digga's Classic album)

Week of 8/24/2010 (features my review of Paul Wall's Heart of a Champion album)

Week of 8/10/2010 (features my review of Bun B's Trill O.G. album)

Week of 7/27/2010 (features my review of Fat Joe's The Darkside album)

Week of 7/20/2010 (features my review of Rick Ross' Teflon Don album)

Week of 7/13/2010 (features my review of The Roots' How I Got Over album)

Week of 7/6/2010

(features my review of Big Boi's Sir Lucious Left Foot - The Son of Chico Dusty album)

Week of 6/29/2010 (features my review of Eminem's Recovery album)

Week of 6/22/2010

(features my review of Wu Music Group Presents: Pollen - The Swarm Part 3 album)

Week of 6/15/2010 (my review of Drake's Thank Me Later album)

Week of 6/8/2010 (has my review of Plies' Goon Affiliated album)

Week of 6/1/2010 (has my review of Scarface's Dopeman Music album)

Week of 5/25/2010 (has my review of Damian Marley & Nas' Distant Relatives collabo album)

Week of 6/1/2010 (has my review of Scarface's Dopeman Music album)

DEFINITELY check out the Oh Hell Nawl! website whenever you can - they have a great mix written of humor, topical seriousness, a dope comic strip and things that just really sometimes do make you go "Oh Hell Nawl!" for real:

http://www.OHellNawlBlog.com

What's the good word BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast crew? :)

We've been making great moves with the fine folks over at the Planet Ill website in doing the Indiesent Exposure weekly article & free music downloads column for the past two years - the series is now on it's official 60th week!

The purpose of Indiesent Exposure is to give some deserved props to various independent music artists from all types of different genres (Hip-Hop, Soul, Electronica, Rock, Funk, Reggae, Jazz, etc.) from all over the world.

Indiesent Exposure #28: Alpha Females (Lady Hip-Hop MCs The Major Record Labels Are STILL Sleeping On) Compilation Volume 1

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The Syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast, BlackRadioIsBack.com and PlanetIll.com Prsents:
Indiesent Exposure: Alpha Females (Lady Hip-Hop MCs The Major Record Labels Are STILL Sleeping On) Compilation Volume 1 Tracks:

AD The General – Who I Be (N.A.N., N.A.N., N.A.N.)
Bahamadia – Commonwealth (Cheap Chicks)
Boog Brown feat. Stahhr & Mojo Swagger – Grind Season RMX
Charli Baltimore feat. DJ Premier – Everybody Wanna Know
Charli Baltimore feat. Ghostface Killah – Stand Up Feat. Ghostface
Crew Grrl Order feat. MC Lyte – All Bets Off (clean – SlamJamz Records)
Cubic Zirconia – Josephine
De La Soul feat. Queen Latifah – Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children
Emperess – Outside The Box
Eternia feat. Ness Lee & Poodie The Byz – Do This Like Me
Fiona Simone – Fierce
Fiona Simone – Keep It Moving
Green Tea – Get Off That Road
Hedonis Da Amazon – Speaking My Mind
Hop Da Great feat. Quintescence – They Say U Nice
J. Ross Parrelli – Hey There Sister
Jay Mills – Winter Sadness
Jean Grae – The Jam
Kwan Lee feat. Mala Reignz, Miss Michelle & Elus – Livin’ Our Dream
Madam Madon – Benning Rd Bomber
Mala Reignz feat. Chino Moy – Secret Surveillance
MC Lyte – I Am Woman
Mia X feat. Mystikal – Who Got The Clout
Monie Love – Pups Lickin Bone
Nikki Lynette – Loveless
Nonchalant – 5 O’Clock (DJ Heart Attack Remix)
Princess of Controversy – Why Not Today
Queen Latifah – Five on the Black Hand Side
Queen YoNasDa – So Special
RA The MC feat. Pro’Verb – Lost Ones
Rita J – Inspiration
Salt-N-Pepa – Chick On The Side RMX
Skyzoo feat. Mickey Factz & Nina B – Hit Me
Stacey Epps – Floatin’
Tiye Phoenix – Killin Everybody

Indiesent Exposure #29: Soulful! And Urb Alt Sampler Dos

Indiesent Exposure #30: Apple Juice Kid, Willbe And Daru Jones

Indiesent Exposure #31: Bad Rabbits, K-Beta & Nahuatl Sound System

Indiesent Exposure #32: Fly Gypsy & The Moustache Men Bring The Flair, Matthew Africa Says Goodbye To Guru

Indiesent Exposure #33: Damu The Fudgemunk & Ali N. Askin Expand Your Collection

Indiesent Exposure #34: Freddie Joachim Gets Dusted,Elodie Rama & The Blue Apple Quartet Sizzle

Indiesent Exposure #35: We Gotta Say What’s Up To Tony Williams (G.O.O.D. Music)

Indiesent Exposure #36: Nikki Lynette Likes "Roses N Guns"/Guru Tribute Mixtape

Indiesent Exposure #37: Chicago's Pslam One Gets It In

Indiesent Exposure #38: OmegaBand, Renegades Of Bump And DJ K.O. Represent

Indiesent Exposure #39: Clan Destined, DJ Applejac & DJ 1derful Represent For The Duurty

Indiesent Exposure #40: Mega Ran And The URB ALT Collective Get It In

Indiesent Exposure #60 (NEW!): MC Droop-E -Stunting Like His Daddy

PLEASE definitely explore the Planet Ill website on the regular, there are lots of great articles on news, music, politics & culture up on there!

Planet Ill Official Website: http://www.PlanetIll.com

And now, BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast supporters & whatnot, here's even MORE video from the past month or two from the archives to share... :)

This year in October was the first time we rolled out to New York Comic Con to see what was up with the world renown event.

We got the first peek at a lot of the movie, music, cartoon, video game and comic book premiers for 2010 and beyond, found out a bit of what is going on with the indie & major distributor + artist scenes all over the world, the business of comics in entertainment, how REALLY into comics & anime some folk are (the answer by the costumes & conversations we had...VERY) and other good stuff.

Overall the event was a real good time - no strange vibes or attitudes were amongst the literal thousands of people at Jacob Javits Center throughout that Columbus Day weekend, cool information, comic & toys were grabbed up* and a lot of great info & fun was shared by all.

Anyway, below is our FuseBox Radio Broadcast/BlackRadioIsBack.com picture slideshow and panel video we captured during the 3 day event...lay back, watch, relax and enjoy! :)

* Just trying to find a hotel in northern New Jersey - much less New York - without selling my first born & rights to my future children - was utterly insane because of the sheer numbers of people coming to the event - thanks a LOT to Priceline for not having the crew stay at some No Name Boondocks Hotel somewhere during some last minute room booking snafus on our end.

** Hey, I was at NY COMIC CON...HAD to cop something ;)

FuseBox Radio Broadcast/BlackRadioIsBack.com NY Comic Con 2010 Picture SlideShow:

Video: Stan Lee (Marvel Comics/POW Ent.) & Ne-Yo (Def Jam/R&B Artist): NY Comic Con 2010

Most Random Combination of the entire weekend of events - Stan Lee (Marvel Comics, POW Entertainment) & Ne-Yo (Def Jam/R&B Artist) talking about comic books, upcoming projects, music, joking (Stan Lee constantly calling Ne-Yo a rapper...heh) and more during a panel promoting Ne-Yo's LibraScale album and comic book influenced music video series for his singles...

Stan Lee (Marvel Comics/POW Ent.) & Ne-Yo (Def Jam/R&B Artist): NY Comic Con 2010 from Mary Nichols (DJ Fusion) on Vimeo.

Video: Kickstarter.com Panel - Kickstart Your Project! (NY Comic Con 2010)

This is the panel was done by Kickstarter.com during this year's NY Comic Com 2010 - good info in general is imparted for creatives who want to utilize the website to raise microfunding for their projects.

Offiicial Panel Description:

Whether you're an indie comic creator, writer, filmmaker, or game designer, producing and self-publishing your own creative work can be a Herculean task!

More and more, independent artists are turning to Kickstarter.com as a place to not only raise funding for their projects, but as a unique way to build fan support and reach out to new communities.

Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler will be on hand, while panelists Jamie Tanner (Aviary), James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot of Blinkworks Media (Indie Game: The Movie), and Courtney Zell (The Wonder City) will discuss their extraordinary Kickstarter campaigns.

NY Comic Con 2010: Kickstarter.com Panel - Kickstart Your Project! from Mary Nichols (DJ Fusion) on Vimeo.
New York Comic Con Official Website: http://www.NewYorkComicCon.com

Props to our special NJ/NYC correspondent Walter Conley aka W.I.C. for handing some of the video, writing and picture taking duties during NY Comic Con this year!!