Mon
10th
Kid Cudi ft. Kanye West & Common - Make Her Say
Published by: Afolabi on Monday 10th August 2009 08:08pm
Thu
30th
On Imagination
Published by: Afolabi on Thursday 30th July 2009 04:07pm

IMAGINATION who can sing thy force?
Or who can describe the swiftness of thy course?
Soaring through air to find the bright abode,
Th'empyreal palace of the thund'ring God,
We on thy pinions can surpass the wind,
And leave the rolling universe behind:
From star to star the mental optics rove,
Measure the skies, and range the realms above.
There in one view we grasp the mighty whole,
Or with new worlds amaze th'unbounded soul.
-Phillis Wheatley
-Bibio
Tue
21st
On Point: Prom Night in Mississippi (HBO)
Published by: Afolabi on Tuesday 21st July 2009 10:07pm
"With all thy getting, get understanding"
-Solomon
Few movies are made that actually make you look at the world as it is, warts and all. Just as there is good with bad, understanding with ignorance, love with hate; it is no different when considering society. Not to say that there is a majority on either side of the spectrum, just that there always lies a contradiction to whatever one may think is the norm.
A movie debuted on HBO recently, Prom Night in Mississippi, that is sure to spark quite a bit of uproar. Here's a clip to give you some more insight.
Sometimes, it's the people you think you understand the least that are the most like you, and vice versa. This documentary does a great job of presenting the story of a community made to address its status quo, juxtaposed against the reality of the society it lives in. The high school seniors are the movie, and give you a real glimpse into the mindset of a community that hasn't been forced to measure itself against society at large. That is surely going to change now.

-Solomon
Few movies are made that actually make you look at the world as it is, warts and all. Just as there is good with bad, understanding with ignorance, love with hate; it is no different when considering society. Not to say that there is a majority on either side of the spectrum, just that there always lies a contradiction to whatever one may think is the norm.
A movie debuted on HBO recently, Prom Night in Mississippi, that is sure to spark quite a bit of uproar. Here's a clip to give you some more insight.
Sometimes, it's the people you think you understand the least that are the most like you, and vice versa. This documentary does a great job of presenting the story of a community made to address its status quo, juxtaposed against the reality of the society it lives in. The high school seniors are the movie, and give you a real glimpse into the mindset of a community that hasn't been forced to measure itself against society at large. That is surely going to change now.

Sat
27th
Vote for Str8 Buttah - The Last Stand
Published by: Afolabi on Saturday 27th June 2009 02:06am

The 2009 SoundCity Music Video Awards will be held on August 1, 2009. "Rewarding Africa's Finest and... Best Acts". It doesn't matter what continent you find yourself, the artists and acts being honored are well worth your interest and time. I'll leave you to do the browsing yourself, but cannot stress this enough...
VOTE for STR8 BUTTAH - The Last Stand (Best hiphop video)
**Look under "Categories & Nominees"
If you are longtime Highlifer, you know about The Jumpoff. I haven't written one in a while, but it would behoove you to go through archives and check them out. Regardless, i put up a track on the B-Side of The Jumpoff 10.23.08 post from a hiphop outfit (Str8 Buttah) based out of Lagos, Nigeria, called "The Last Stand". Here it is again in case you missed it.
So once again...
VOTE for STR8 BUTTAH - The Last Stand (Best hiphop video)
Also, if you like what you hear. Find them on Facebook, you'll find a lot more to like.
Fri
19th
City on a Hill Center Presents: Alvin Slaughter
Published by: Afolabi on Friday 19th June 2009 09:06pm
Do something good for yourself today. Tonight,
Friday June 19th, 7pm, at the Hyatt
Regency, Cambridge, MA, acclaimed NYC based, Dove Award
nominated vocalist, Alvin
Slaughter will be slaying troubles and
woes with the unassaillable might of music and the Word.
Take your mind of yourself for a bit, be there. I
will.
Wed
13th
Victoria Holt
Published by: Afolabi on Wednesday 13th May 2009 08:05pm
"Fain
would I climb,
Yet fear i to fall."
- Sir Walter Raleigh
Yet fear i to fall."
- Sir Walter Raleigh
"If
thy heart fails thee,
Climb not at all."
- Queen Elizabeth I
Climb not at all."
- Queen Elizabeth I
Fri
17th
something to think about...
Published by: Afolabi on Friday 17th April 2009 09:04pm

Robert F. Kennedy (L) and Sargent Shriver (C)
"Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being."
- Sargent Shriver
"But suppose God is black? What if we go to Heaven and we, all our lives, have treated the Negro as an inferior, and God is there, and we look up and He is not white? What then is our response?"
- Robert F. Kennedy
"In Austria, a distinguished composer, the cast, the villagers, and the audience gathered for a coffee break with the local baker. There was no class distinction."
- Sargent Shriver
"It is well to be prepared for life as it is, but it is better to be prepared to make life better than it is."
- Sargent Shriver
"Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events; and the total, of all those acts will be written the history of this generation."
- Robert F. Kennedy
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