I was as shocked as everyone when I heard the news that WAMO, Pittsburgh’s only “Urban” radio station and black owned business was sold. That same night at The Shadow Lounge was the Hip-Hop Game show competition Rhyme Cal which featured a performance by Pittsburgh MC/New York resident Chen Lo fresh off video spins on BET and MTV of his hit Song “Brooklyn”.

Chen asked me to come and rock a joint with him so I figured I’d grab the flip cam and get the Pittsburgh Hip-Hop community’s reaction to the surprising news that “Pittsburgh’s Home for Hip-Hop and R&B” was bought out and changing it’s format. Below is the eye-opening footage.

Legendary West Coast Pioneer Kam speaks on the state of West Coast Hip-Hop and the negative influence of Hollyweird in this episode of 60 Seconds.

Kam first appeared on the soundtrack of John Singleton groundbreaking movie Boyz n the Hood with Every Single Weekend. He turned it up a notch with his politically charged debut album Neva Again which featured the classic tribute to the LA gang truce Peace Treaty. Kam followed that up with revolutionary albums Made in America, and Kamnesia

Born from a dedication to unadulterated truth, Jasiri X teamed up with legendary West Coast Hip-Hop artist Kam and his brother Yung Bruh to produce one of the most intellectually lethal artistic concoctions to date, "Fruit Pruno". Fruit Pruno is lyricism resurrected to produce what can only be defined as the Hereafter for Hip-Hop.

In this episode of "60 Seconds" we caught up with Detroit’s own Invincible to discuss Independence and those inevitable Eminem comparisons from “The Industry”
 
Invincible is as well known for her community activism on a host of issues, from gentrification to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as for ripping the MIC. Dubbed by XXL Magazine as "every A&Rs worst nightmare" for rejecting major label deals and general industry politrix, Invincible started her own record label, EMERGENCE, self-releasing her long-awaited full length LP, ShapeShifters, June, 2008.

Invincible is also a member of the all-female group, ANOMOLIES, which seeks to erase misogynistic narratives in Hip-Hop by reflecting, musically and beyond, true womanhood.

"It's an honor and a blessing to be included on this tour. A STRONG shout out goes to Paris and Guerrilla Funk for all the hard work they put in to make this happen. I'm looking forward to seeing all yall in a city near you." Jasiri X

For the full tour schedule go to HardTruthSoldiers.com

By the way Paris Presents: Hard Truth Soldiers, Vol. 2 is coming May 12 featuring The Box by Jasiri X.

In the second episode of 60 Seconds-Legendary Hip-Hop Journalist/Historian/Author Jeff Chang crushes Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) over her racist picture mocking Asian-Americans. Jeff Chang authored the award winning “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” and has a master’s degree in Asian American Studies from the University of California at Los Angeles.

In the premier episode of Jasiri X's new interview series 60 Seconds, Wise Intelligent, of Poor Righteous Teachers responds to a story Jay Z’s former close friend and mentor DeHaven told in an interview with HipHopDX.com, about bringing Jay Z to Trenton New Jersey to battle Wise.

Check DeHaven’s interview with Hip-Hop DX

This is Wise Intelligent’s response in "60 Seconds"




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Inspired by another banging beat by "King Sym" that reminded him of a classic Wu Tang production with a 2009 Swag to it, Jasiri X flips Gza's legendary song "Labels" and brings it into the new millennium with "Blogs":

It was my way of paying homage to the blogs that have supported "This Week With Jasiri X", and also provide a commentary on the state of online discussions and the promotion of Hip-Hop music and culture. - Jasiri X

"Blogs" is the perfect introductory theme to Jasiri X's newly launched Blog: RealtalkXpress  which focuses on Hip-Hop, politics, news and the media.

"RealTalkXPress" also will introduce new original content such as the next season of "This Week With Jasiri X" and a (soon to debut) Hip-hop interview show "60 Seconds".

Stay tuned for more info and the hot video for Jasiri X's new song "Blogs" coming soon.

Yeah I'm just as surprised as you are that the video for the Season Finale of This Week With Jasiri X Season 2 was chosen to be a feature video on MySpace, OK I'm not that surprised the video is straight flames! So tomorrow we make MySpace history. Now how do I top all this in Season 3? To be continued........

So check out "Our Defining Moment" The MySpace Version

Our Defining Moment