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Jun
23
WORD: Lil Wayne & Diddy Talk About Success
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Lil Wayne & Diddy talk about how to reach success. It’s definitely something we have all heard before so it’s not any new advice, just a reintroduction for people that might have forgotten and feel at a standstill. WORK!!
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Jun
23
WORD: The Black Skateboarder
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Remember when skaters of color used to get called white boy and sell out? Then those same people that clowned heard Kick Push and saw Pharrell skating and started doing the same thing? We do too! In this video a couple of skateboarders from NYC talk about what it was like growing up trying to skate and being picked on when it wasn’t culturally accepted.
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Jun
20
WORD: Americas Gasoline Relief Program of 2008
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It isn’t a secret that gas prices are ridiculously high. Recently I was entertaining a guest, discussing the rumors that gas will be as high as $7 by the end of summer, and they told me about this website RadioGasRelief.com. I’m glad to see that a few alternatives are popping up to paying these high prices. Rather than explain how Americas Gas Relief Program works, I’ll paste the explanation from the website itself:
Summary:
1. Verify Participating Zip Code
2. Register Shipping Information
3. Consider Optional Offers
4. Complete Advertiser Offers for Gas Card & Redeem.
How It WorksLet us explain how we are able to offer such a great program that is helping thousands of Americans. Major companies spend billions every month on advertising to attract consumers. Instead of spending this money on yet another TV, Radio or Print ad, many advertisers are wanting to give back that money to consumers for trying their products and services. AGRP was created for this very purpose! This program takes those marketing dollars and gives them directly to you in form of a gasoline card for your participation in the program, providing a temporary solution to the ridiculously high gas prices that we all are facing today.
To earn your gas card, participants must complete any offer of their choosing from the participating advertisers and vendors. In exchange for completing an advertised offer of your choice, you are sent one (1) gas card valid at any of the participating vendors. This program covers over 97% of the nation. These offers are often from major companies that you already know, trust and conduct business with. Also, we have collectively compiled promotions that are specifically tailored to individuals in your age group and location as you register.
There is no limit on how many gas cards you can acquire. Each advertised offer covers the difference of the national price of gas to $2.49/Gallon with 15 gallons per offer.
So if you’re looking for some form of alternative to the high prices, this site may offer some relief. As far as me, I may start biking it, I’ve been slipping on those cardio workouts recently anyway, lol.
For more details go to RadioGasDeal.com
Jun
19
WORD: D’Angelo Gets Busy on J Records Debut
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Finally some news that I’ve been waiting for, D’Angelo is on his way back. OFFICIALLY! I’m interested in hearing what kinda sound he’s on now since he’s been gone so long, or if the drugs has had any affect on his genius. I’m sure it will be classic D’Angelo, but what I do hope is that it’ll be progressive D’Angelo because its been a pretty long damn time. Here’s some details from Billboard.com:
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
R&B star D’Angelo is making progress on his first studio album since 2000, which will likely be released early next year via J Records. The label purchased D’Angelo’s contract in 2005 from Virgin, which issued his first two studio albums.
For his as-yet-untitled J debut, D’Angelo has already collaborated with Raphael Saadiq and also plans to record with John Mayer, according to a source. A single may be out before the end of the year.
D’Angelo has largely fallen off the musical map since 2000’s “Voodoo,” which has sold 1.69 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Its single “Untitled (How Does It Feel),” hit No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart and No. 25 on the Hot 100.
In recent years, the artist has endured a serious car accident and drug-related arrests. In lieu of new music of his own, he’s made sporadic guest appearances on albums by Common, Snoop Dogg and J Dilla.
On Tuesday (June 24), Virgin will release a CD/DVD retrospective, “The Best So Far…,” featuring hits, rarities and previously unreleased videos.
Here’s A BONUS:
Exactly: Billboard.com
Jun
18
Greetings all,
Due to the high volume of submissions we have received for Your New Favorite Mixtape it’s taking us a bit longer than we expected to decide on which songs will make it and which songs won’t. But don’t fret, we are nearing the end of our process and we thank you for being so patient. We have made a few selections and those people have been emailed, so if by July 1st you DO NOT receive an email from us it means we have decided not to use your material. We do thank all of you for your constant support and we appreciate every single one of you that visits us everyday.
P.S. - If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the Promo for Your New Favorite Mixtape with Like of Pac Div!
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Jun
17
Just a few words from Like of Pacific Division.
We present, Your New Favorite Mixtape
Mixed by Haircut of Athletic Mic League/Now On and featuring joints from Pacific Division, Miguel, Jessica Tonder, U-N-I, TiRon, C.R.A.C, Dom Kennedy, Diz Gibran, Now On and more…
Available July 22nd.
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Jun
4
WORD: Barack Obama’s Victory Speech
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Did you ever think that in YOUR lifetime you would see a black man or woman get this close to becoming President of the United States? A good friend of mine brought up a good point yesterday. He said, “Now black parents can finally tell their sons or daughters that they CAN be president and actually mean it.” and the same goes for women cause Hillary got damn close. I sure wish a lot of folks were alive to see this.
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May
30
With summer rapidly approaching we here at The Exactly felt it would be fitting to hook everyone up with some fresh cuts and a proper line up. With that said we’ve decided to put together a project with some of our favorite joints along with a few exclusives.
We present, Your New Favorite Mixtape
Mixed by Haircut of Athletic Mic League/Now On and featuring joints from Pacific Division, Miguel, Jessica Tonder, U-N-I, TiRon, C.R.A.C, Dom Kennedy, Diz Gibran, Now On and more…
We still have a few chairs open and are currently accepting walk-ins. So artists feel free to send your material to:
yournewfavoriteemailaddress@gmail.com
or contact us via MySpace!
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May
29
WORD: David Banner drops some gems..
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David Banner was recently in East New York @ a record store to promote his new album “The Greatest Story Ever Told”, and decided to kick some knowledge to those up and coming rappers out there, check it out, pretty interesting…
Shouts out to OnSmash.com
May
21
Rev. Al Sharpton is cheered to hear Nas has given up on calling his new CD “N-.”
The Queens rapper just announced that he was abandoning the N-word title - mostly, we hear, because he feared the big chains wouldn’t sell the CD.
“I see this as a partial victory,” says Sharpton, who has been among those calling for hip-hoppers to stop using the racist epithet. “The record companies have to consider the downside of using it, businesswise. That would not have happened if we hadn’t protested.”
Execs at Island Def Jam couldn’t believe it when we informed them, in February 2006, that Nas had told us he planned to slap the slur on his next album. “I don’t care about sales,” he said at the time.
After those execs bugged out, the provocateur claimed he “was being facetious.” Only he wasn’t. He later informed label chief L.A. Reid that he really did want to call his album “N-.” Though Nas told MTV that he was getting pressure to change the title, Reid insisted, “Anything Nas wants to do, I completely stand beside him.”
One insider says Reid did advise Nas that Wal-Mart was unlikely to carry the record with the N-word on the cover. That, apparently, got his attention. The album, now untitled, is due out July 1.
“He doesn’t want to hurt sales,” says the source. “He’s an artist, but he’s also a smart businessman.”
The source, who’s heard the CD, says it’s still filled with the N-word: “Every song talks about the word. It’s a political manifesto about the hypocrisy of a vocal minority, which wants to censor lyrics but doesn’t mind 200 people getting killed and maimed in a Quentin Tarantino movie.”
“I want my fans to know that creatively and lyrically, they can expect the same content and the same messages,” Nas said in a statement. “The streets have been waiting for this for a long time. The people will always know what the real title of this album is and what to call it.”
Adds Sharpton: “I have a lot of respect for Nas. I liked what he said about [police shooting victim] Sean Bell. We have a fundamental disagreement on this. He can rap against me. I’ll preach against them. We’re still friends.”
Exactly: NY Daily News