Big Boi of multi-platinum rap duo OutKast, teamed up with GQ Magazine to tell us 10 essential things he need while on the road for the Shoes For Running tour. Surprisingly, #1 on his list is the Big Boi Bandana souvenir that he’s sporting in the video. Also on his list are rolling papers, collard greens, bee pollen, and more. Check out this funny skit and don’t be afraid to leave a comment below.
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Divide and Conquer: Leave Old Friend to the Wolves?
In war, alliances and enemies is everything. The questions at the end of the day: Who is the biggest enemy and what is the end game? America, Israel, Russia, China, N.Korea, Lebanon, Great Britain, and so many other powers are involved in the Syrian War. Players are always being added and new alliances begin to form. Hamas a staunch enemy of Israel and America, former ally of Syria and Hezbollah called for Hezbollah to withdraw its troops. Against it’s own best interests last year Hamas withdrew its backing of Syria.
It essentially threw it’s former ally Assad to Israel in the hopes that it could avoid another conflict with Israel. Hamas wants Hezbollah to keep it’s weapons aimed at Israel, but want’s it to ignore an important advanced weapon lifeline and a proxy Western battlefront. Israel and Western powers are trying to gradually take over the middle east by isolating and destroying enemies. Iraq was targeted in the 90’s but only fell recently. Syria was targeted previously but has allies to fall back on in hard times.
Hezbollah gains by remaining in the war. Syria can more easily transfer weapons to an ally, who it is in direct contact with(i.e. fighting alongside them in war) and it keeps a buffer/enemy of Israel/ally in Syria. This is the same dilemma that the West has in arming rebels, if the arm the rebels then weapons will automatically end up in terrorists hands. If the west supplies inferior weapons, then the rebels will be unable to compete with Assad, but if they supply advance weapons then they open hells gate to potential weapons Al Qaeda can get it’s hands on. The fighting stokes social boundaries between Shiites and Sunnis, but the war has the potential to strengthen political power by obtaining victory. It also gives Hamas already battle hardened soldiers, more experience on the battlefield.
Hamas would be better off obtaining and strengthening alliances in the region, instead of practicing isolationist military policies. Syria and Hezbollah could be a great alliance to join.
America would also be seen as turning it’s back on fighting terror wherever it is. America would be in fact supporting and arming terrorists in a direct political fight. It has the potential to quickly turn southward like Benzhai and Fast and the Furious. The only problem is that traditional media has seen it coming from a mile away. The real question is: What is the US government thinking in arming terrorists and was the US government always the terrorists we were looking for?
By: Diallo Burke 6-17-2013
Owner and Ceo of A Green Earth Now www.agreenearthnow.com
https://www.youtubeBurke.com/user/demonbirdee
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United Surveilled America
Obama says that he feels that he has not violated personal freedoms, 1st, or 4th Amendment with the Prism program. New laws(the Patriot Act) and state laws (ordinances against sleeping in public parks) are used to trump the Constitution and the rights of the people. The courts tried to use a similar argument(state law against sleeping in the parks, trumps our right to peacefully assemble) when suppressing riots here in America, which they champion in foreign countries, under the threat of military intervention. This same argument of state law trumping federal law could be used to pass marijuana legislation on a state by state case.
Apple says that it received 5,000 data requests from the government last year. This is where the government admits to pouring over call data but not actually call information. These requests can be National Security, helping to assist in a criminal investigation, locating a child, or one of the hundreds of bureaucratic reasons that the government gives to snoop.
Obama knows that some people are uneasy about the programs, but like all political scandals he welcomes a limited political debate where the people still have no power(only bureaucracy can write legislation) .He claims that terrorists attacks have been stopped by the network, but at what costs. He continued a Bush era surveillance program, that steps on the worlds civil rights.
This is a scary program,once you look at it. The government basically controls all phone, internet, and communication data in the world. One rogue person, worker, bureaucrat, hacker, or business has the potential to access all of the worlds secrets at a push of the button. The government has access to all of your videos, private pictures, numbers, and a picture of all of your activities at it’s fingertips. It’s like building a personal data network on each individuals electronic actions, autonomously through a computer program or PRISM. This system could be used for intimidation, trade secret theft, blackmail, and for inside information to play the markets. Oversight on secret programs like this are usually very relaxed, because only a handful know their true purposes.
I am surprised that more people have not expressed more alarm at this program. We are knowingly and unknowingly handing our lives over to the government. The government started the program in secrecy. ,but once we receive the information it is our time to react. The government can essentially act as a gatekeeper of information and steal what information it can from the poor under the disguise of National Security. The government could have access to all of the information on energy, weapons, innovation, and technology by looking for key words in conversations. The pursuit of terrorists and the protection of the USA from future attacks may cost us more than electronic monitoring, it may cost us our intellectual futures.
By: Diallo Burke 6-17-2013
Owner and Ceo of A Green Earth Now www.agreenearthnow.com
https://www.youtubeBurke.com/user/demonbirdee
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Mac Miller – Watching Movies – Youtube
New music by Mac Miller entitled Watching Movies.
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Listen to Kanye West – Yeezus – Full album Leaked – Youtube
Are you waiting to hear Yeezuz? Look no further, Kanye West new album Yeezus on Youtube and it will be removed soon. If you want to listen to the album before you go out and purchase it, click below and enjoy.
The video has been removed. Sorry about that!
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United Serfdom- Cutting Foodstamps
Protests have been raging in North Carolina and its not Occupy. NAACP’s “Moral Monday’s” has transformed into a movement where hundreds have been handcuffed in the last two months in a show of solidarity for the countries poor. GOP have referenced the bible in their attacks on food stamps and programs for the poor. This has hit a chord in the black and religious bible belt of the south.
Contemporary GOP argue that the por need private charity, jobs, and self reliance instead of government handouts. This ignores the fact that their are a limited amount of wealthy donors(less than usual because of the recession and nearly stagnant recovery) and dollars as the price of living and food continues to skyrocket. GOP also ignore the fact that the jobs market is still recovering slowly, workers wages are at record lows compared to Ceo pay, and the workforce has to compete with a global workforce that can operate at a much cheaper man hour price.
The GOP wants to continue to give bush era tax cuts, while following the age old American policy of cuts to the nearly bankrupt Medicaid program,raise taxes on middle class families, and restrict access to the state run pre-k program. The NAACP has vowed to carry on the protests indefinitely until change is brought. The protesters know that change won’t be immediate, but they vow to continue to fight until the end.
By: Diallo Burke 6-13-2013
Owner and Ceo of A Green Earth Now www.agreenearthnow.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/demonbirdee
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Tomocracy (Totalitarian Democracy)
I am an American and a patriot at heart, but our country has a lot of secrets to hide. We now allow for the government to willing monitor all forms of “free communications’ in the name of protection, we allow for the president to seemingly go to war at will (because we have been in a constant state of war since 9/11), and our legislators continue to line their own pockets with our money (We are indentured servants paying off the Politicians playhouse bill).
The government is currently building a case against former NSA worker Snowden. Snowden alleges that even as we call China a cyber hacker, we engage in similar attacks on China’s main Information Traffic Router in Hong Kong. Snowden alleges that the government targets public officials, businessmen, and students.
The attacks began in 2009 and focused mainly on information hubs(places where all information is filtered through) so that the government could have access to the countries entire database.Similar information could be happening domestically and could be used to fatten the pockets of officials, workers, and/or government. Media outlets have likened it to a thief calling another thief a thief, as cyber warfare is an important part of the U.S. military industrial complex.
By: Diallo Burke 6-13-2013
Owner and Ceo of A Green Earth Now www.agreenearthnow.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/demonbirdee
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Wiz Khalifa – Paperbond – Youtube – Video
Wiz Khalifa is back with a new video “Paperbond”.
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Taxing the Poor- Cuts to Food Stamps?
I used to be sold on the idea of Obama, Democracy, and the American Dream. This was before I realized what Capitalism and our way of living meant. Capitalism is a system of inequality and a system built on division. It teaches us that we have to work hard, that we have to work to accumulate(super wealthy and super poor), and that it teaches us to value the individual in the hopes of personal success. Capitalism will never be a system for the people, because it is built on the principle that for one person to have, another person must lose.
The Dow has made remarkable returns since the economic downturn, businesses sit on huge stashes of cash, and the parties still disagree on how to fix a floundering U.S. economy as we rake up billions in government debt. Congress now begins on how much to cut from food entitlement programs mainly food stamps. After passing a farm bill that is aimed at protecting growers over the general population, even as the United States and most developed countries continue to produce more food than is consumed.
The bill passed in the Senate 66-27 and now heads to the House. Estimates range from 4 billion over 10 years to 20 billion over 10 years. The people who are supposed to have the best interests of the people decide to cut down on food assistance, during a time when jobs are hard to go by and product price inflation continues to outpace average worker wage growth. This amounts to a slap in the face of the poor as some corporations continue to legally pay no taxes but social programs such as education, food, and assistance for the poor continues to get taxed.
By Diallo Burke 6-10-2013
Owner and Ceo of A Green Earth Now www.agreenearthnow.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/demonbirdee
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2 Chainz Debuts “Feds Watching” At Hot 97 Summer Jam XX
I give 2 Chainz props for performing a new song on the stage of Summer Jam XX in NYC. He put himself on the spot when he performed Feds Watching and the crowd responded well.
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TI and Lil Wayne – Wit Me – Youtube Video
Check out this new video by T.I. entitled Wit Me featuring Lil Wayne. Two of the nicest emcees from the south on the same track. Both rappers snapped on this joint and the video is amazing.
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Who is Big Meech – BMF Documentary
BMF, Black Mafia Family was a powerful movement until the Feds moved in to cripple their operation. The Rise And Fall Of A Hip Hop Drug Empire is a documentary about their movement and their leader, Big Meech.
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Is Benzino Leaving Love & Hip Hop Atlanta – Smashed Da Homie
Is Benzino leaving Love & Hip Hop Atlanta over beef with Stevie J? Recently Benzino a.k.a Zino Grigio released a new single/video entitled Smashed Da Homie. The video was inspired by accusations on the reality show (Love & Hip Hop Atlanta) that Benzino had sex with Stevie J’s artist/girlfriend Joseline.
As a publicity stunt, Benzino featured Joseline Hernandez in the video and that is when the issues escalated. According to TheUrbanDaily.com, Benzino and Stevie J have been beefing on Twitter back and forth and the tweets are very personal. I hope these guys get pass the b.s. and move forward as men. Don’t let reality tv ruin your long term friendship.
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Assad and Rebels- Enemy of my Enemy?
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri calls for the rebels to unite against Assad and to prevent the United States from creating a Syrian puppet government like Iraq. Al qaeda’s leader calls for rebels to unite for an independent Islamic Syria. He is seen calling for jihad against Assad and Hezbollah in the hopes of setting up Sharia Law. Al qaeda like Assad sees the civil war as a Western ploy for political expansion in Syria. The United States, Israel, and Western powers risk creating a power vacuum in the Middle East, which could lead to extremism and advanced weapons transfer. This fear has Israel on edge and is the basis behind their preemptive strikes, which have the effect of uniting Syria, Iran, N.Korea, and other powers behind a common enemy. Israel would rather attack a weakened Syria ruled by terrorists than fight another potentially costly war with Syria and potentially Hezbollah/Iran.
The call comes as rebels tried to capture the Golan Heights today(A crossing with parts of Israel occupied Syria), Assad continues to push into strategic areas, and the United States continues to defend its policy on collecting citizens phone data. A part of the Golan Heights, Quneitra,was briefly overrun by rebels before being recaptured by government forces. This has caused Austria to withdraw all of its peacekeepers after a Filipino peacekeeper was hurt. This recent skirmishes near Israel’s border renews fears that Israel will be forced to join the fight.
Assad has also began making pushes in the key cities of Homs and Aleppo in the hopes of dislodging rebels. This offensive is to dislodge the rebels who may have fled Qusair and to keep the already divided rebels on edge. There is little belief in traditional media that Assad and Hezbollah will be as effective as the puppet government in Mali and France.
This comes as the United States chooses to step on the 1st Amendment freedoms of Americans and continues to collect location data, call times, and phone numbers from millions of Verizon users and potentially more. They say that the collection of data which lasts until July is for National Security and is covered under the Patriot Act. This unlawful tapping of American phones has me wondering what else is the administration hiding or doing unlawful in the name of National Security. Hopefully we open our eyes and ears long enough to ask the important questions and demand answers.
By: Diallo Burke 6-6-13
Ceo and Owner of A Green Earth Now www.agreenearthnow.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/demonbirdee
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Who Snapped the Hardest – TI – BOB – Kendrick Lamar – Memories
So, by now I’m sure you have already heard Memories by T.I., B.O.B., and Kendrick Lamar. You’ve already saw the video and you probably know all of their verses by hard now. After many debates and discussions, I have a question for all of you in Martacard land. Who snapped the hardest on this song? All three of them had dope verses, in fact I rate this song as the hottest hip hop track this year.
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Tank is back with new single feat. Chris Brown – Shots Fired
R&B star Tank stepped away from his usual bedroom melodies and hooked up with mega superstar Chris Brown for this soon to be club banger entitled Shots Fired. Tank is going to make some noise with this song, the production is amazing. Thumbs up for Tank’s collaboration with Chris Brown, this was a very strategic move for both artist. The bottle popping club scene in the video was very inviting.
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Winner of Battle of Qusair
The first Battle of Qusair in the current Syrian Civil War has been won by Assad’s forces on Wednesday June 5, 2013. Tens of rebel fighters stayed behind in the city to delay Assad’s troops, as a majority of rebels and civilians withdrew in response to Assad’s greater fire power. 100’s were reportedly injured and the United Nations has requested access to treat the wounded.
Rebels reportedly pulled out overnight during a night raid by Assad after two weeks of fighting. Qusair had been under control for a year and like the French intervention in Mali, foreign military aid seemed to turn the tides against homegrown extremist. Qusair was seen as a strategic city and it’s loss to government forces is sure to strengthen Hezbollah’s and Assad’s resolve.
Qusair was seen as a crucial corridor to Homs and Assad’s minority Alawite sect. Qusair was seen as a strategic military location and will be an important bargaining chip for Assad. Qusair’s close proximity to Lebanon, essentially allowed Hezbollah and Assad to trap the rebels in a pincer attack.
This offensive comes as Assad continues to consolidate power by retaking key cities. Assad launched an offensive to retake key cities outside of the capital of Damascus. Battles have been fought in Jobar, as rebels have used it as a place to launch rocket attacks in the city.
By: Diallo Burke
Owner and Ceo of A Green Earth Now www.agreenearthnow.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/demonbirdee
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Oil Money Gang by Rick Ross and Jadakiss – Youtube
Have you had a chance to check out the new video by Rick Ross feat. Jadakiss? The song is entitled Oil Money Gang and it is a nice joint. Jadakiss is one of the dopest emcees to ever bless the mic. Rick Ross is hot right now, even though he is still in hot water about the molly in her champagne line in “U.O.E.N.O.” If you are still rolling with Ross, check out this new joint and feel free to comment below!
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Explosion at Nyack College
A possible gas explosion occurred today in a building at Nyack College. At least 7 people were injured as windows were blown out of a two story building called the Sky Island Lodge. 1 student was hurt at the time because classes were out for the summer time. Witnesses claim that gas could still be smelled after the explosion.
The explosion occurred right before noon and trapped some people. Everyone is reported safe and non life threatening injuries were reported with one woman being injured while jumping out of a building.
By: Diallo Burke 6-4-2013
Owner and CEO of A Green Earth Now www.agreenearthnow.com
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Wale releases remix with Rihanna – Bad
Remember Bad by Wale featuring Tiara Thomas? That song is still doing good numbers today. It gained major radio play, and even peaked at #7 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs. Well, now the remix is out. Wale’s new version of the song features the r&b mega-star Rihanna. I’ve been hearing mixed reviews on this song. Some like it and some don’t. I like it myself, but I think the original sounds better. What do you think?