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Monday, February 7, 2011

Blacque Sistory

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This is appropriate not just for the month, but to teach a lesson of education and entertainment internationally. I wrote a poem some years ago inspired by a dream where in this club were legendary figures of the past and I was in the place marveling at the marvelous relevance. Years later, 250 Black women rounded out this fictional interpretation and each time performing I would think "It would be fire to have moving images projected behind me as I recited this". The video here was a struggle to complete but a template for a larger vision in the future had to begin from a foundation. Nevertheless and without excuse, I present to our Blaxploitation Pride community..............

"Blacque Sistory"

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Tom Skinner – Up From Harlem (Blaxploitation Style Comics) ’1975


@ Musicdawn
Thanks to Brother Zen Tiger

"Wazzup brothers & sisters! Today I am pleased to present to you great blaxploitation comics from seventies! The plot is about Tom Skinner trying to instruct ghetto thugs on the gods path. Ohh not again? But it really doesn’t matter because its drawn in true blaxploitation style with lots of gangsters, sluts and ghetto dudes with cool afros! Big thanxes to the real soul brother Zen Tiger for this great blax art sharing!

-Musicdawn-
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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Monk Higgin and Solomon Burke - Sheba Baby (1975) & Cool Breeze (1972)


Friday, September 3, 2010

Various Artist - Crooklyn OST (1994)


This is one of my favorite Spike Lee movies with a great soundtrack to go with it as well. Thanks once again brother Musicdawn.

1. The Crooklyn Dodgers – Crooklyn
2. The Staple Singers – Respect Yourself
3. Sly & The Family Stone – Everyday People
4. Curtis Mayfield – Pusher Man
5. The Persuaders – Thin Line Between Love and Hate
6. Joe Cuba – El Pito (I’ll Never go Back to Georgia)
7. The Jackson 5 – ABC
8. The Chi-Lites – Oh Girl
9. The Spinners – Mighty Love
10. Jean Knight – Mr. Big Stuff
11. The Five Stairseps – Ooh, Child
12. The JB’s – Pass The Peas -
13. The Chambers Brothers – Time Has Come Today
14. Marc Dorsey – People Make The World Go Round