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Do You Hear Me Now Black Male Vulnerability Don Cornelius Soul Train

February 7, 2012 – 8:51 am | 5 Comments |

I cowered at the revelation that our soul brother number one, musical architect Don Cornelius, whose funky good time was always buoyed by a distinguished gentleman aesthetic, had taken his own life. Not by a pill popping escapade gone woefully astray, but rather a volatile projectile to the dome. This was personal. A profound proclamation of sadness with a mountainous burden: Do you hear me now?

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Shannon McCollum Produces dead prez Video Summertime

Submitted by From Afros To Shelltoes on July 24, 2009 – 11:11 pmNo Comment |

Like kool aid on a hot summer day, our play cousins dead prez provide a new summer time “chill with the fams and break out the red cups” cookout jam. Peep this exclusive dead prez video “Summertime” produced by our homie Shannon McCollum with lens master Tao Ruspoli serving as director.