and while we're on the subject of MTV

“Oh snap…MTV (Illuminati’s favorite network) back on the attack…why can’t y’all just chill out? Salacious banality [at] the speed of light?
I think I’ve been very good natured with you. I personally know several employees of your company. You guys know me as well. I’m confused. Where is the true music journalism??? Where is Suchin?!! What happened? Where are the honest critiques of cultural expression?
For it’s not about being RIGHT it’s about being HOT. Fame over self-awareness and virtue. Hedonism over self respect. Celebrity over cerebral. A destroying force in our culture and society just like rest of the useless vapid spectacles that pour out of our tv’s and radios.

What are we supposed to be learning from you? What is your point? Do you have a point beyond corporate sponsored distraction? [You’re] a materialistic shell of your former self that can only identify with celebrity pageantry and instant gratification. Corporate garbage pushing plastic lifestyles and wasteful, destructive behavior into the brains of the youth of the world.

So when your relevance thins [into] a whisper & the stock price collapses and you have [to] come [to] grips with the mess you made. I’ll be here [for] ya. We’ll be here. With hands full of baby powder [to] smack some sense back into your body & a warm shoulder to cry on. We want the REAL MTV back!”
— Lupe Fiasco

Why wouldn't we need black colleges?

Watch the full episode. See more Tavis Smiley.

I know, it's 17 mins long but believe me it's worth it

and I can see why people may not like him, He does have a superficial high view of himself (really nigga comparing yourself to Nelson Mandela and Emmit Till, lmao), but if you can look past that, you can see the passion he has and that's what I admire about him.

I'm just gonna say this, If you hate on KanYe, u just don't understand art

kanye mtvnep
Uploaded by yardie4lifever2. - Explore international webcam videos.Like, sometimes i hate him, because he just gets shit waaaaaay too much. It's becoming such a cliche to say this now, but seriously, KanYe is a genius. FUCK

meant to post this on the day, ah well better late than never

Dieter Rams' Principles of Good Design from Cool Hunting on Vimeo.

Bishop Carlton Pearson on CNN addressing Gays in the Black Church

Bob Marley on Weed vs. Alcohol

When You Fall Down by Terry Richardson

"When you fall down... you get back up though... you always do." from Terry Richardson on Vimeo.

wow, never thought i would be touched by anything Terry Richardson did (No Pun Intended)

"If America is doomed, Why are you here?"

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

Steve Stoute Feature in Time Magazine

Stoute is poised to translate the biggest trend on the horizon, what he calls "the tanning of America." The growing African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American populations together command an estimated $2 trillion in buying power. The tanning concept, he says, is built around not the physical reality of different racial makeups but rather what he calls "a shared mental complexion." To make a brand relevant, companies need to understand that multicultural advertising is no longer a niche strategy: multicultural is what America looks like.

And that is why I look up to him.

Read the full article here

There Is No 'Ground Zero Mosque' - 08/16/10

LISTEN TO THIS RICH MOTHERFUCKER

Some material things make my life more enjoyable; many, however, would not. I like having an expensive private plane, but owning a half-dozen homes would be a burden. Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing friends.

— Warren Buffett in “My Philanthropic Pledge”

Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

WISDOM Trailer from Andrew Zuckerman Studio on Vimeo.

Pharrell Keynote at MIDEM 2010 from thecashmerethinker on Vimeo.