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Hassan Hajjaj: Kesh Angels

The New York art scene is a great place to meet new people and see old friends.

Tonite was no different.

Rich & I headed downtown to visit the Taymour Grahne Galleryfor the closing party of ‘Kesh Angels’.  My new friend, Moroccan native & Artist Hasan Hajjaj’s work is about reppin’ his hometown of Marrakech while captures young women on scooters and motorbikes. Playing with mosaics, pop culture…

"Elephant Ride" by: D. Prosper (prod. Flying Lotus)

Visuals: Irie Studios

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D. Prosper and Flying Lotus's year-old collaboration, "Elephant Ride" FINALLY gets visuals...and for a great cause.  I'm an animal lover in general, but for some reason I often have dreams with elephants in them.  But before we get to the video, let's talk about the song.

I think I'm ready to make it official... Flying Lotus is on my 'top 5 producers alive' list.  He's GREAT at what he does.  This beat sounds like a hybrid of a DOOM, a RZA, and a Jay Electronica beat.  In fact, when Prosper jumps on the track, his voice even sounds a bit like Jay Elect.  The beat is amazing.  The rhymes are top notch.  The song is dope.  You can download the full album here.

Now to the video... 

The video is basically a public service announcement, advocating for the protection of African Elephants.  Even though there was only one scene, it was highly effective and beautifully done.  To summarize the message of the video, if illegal elephant poaching is not stopped, "African Elephants will be extinct by 2025".  Can you imagine that?  That sounds crazy to me!  Anyway, for more information, check out the video, but also go to the website, www.elephantri.de.  

In D.Prosper's own words:

#Atom - Monsanity

Big love out to big D. Prosper for releasing this incredibly artistic, thoughtful and much needed video for his song "Monsanity".

In case you weren't aware, most of the food on the shelves at your local grocery store are filled with poison. There is no question that this is true, it's just a question of how much poison is in there, and how much effect it will have on us. The answer may not be fully known. What is known, is that the FDA and the government have been in bed with each other for a very long time, and, they (surprise, surprise) do not have our health and best interest at heart.

When you buy processed or packaged food, you can look at the label and find out what is in there (according to the corporation that manufactured it). When you buy a piece of fruit or a vegetable, you do not have that option. The seeds that are used to grow these living things have a war being fought over them. As far as mass consumed food goes, the big chemical and biotech companies are winning this war. Their seeds contain whatever they want them to, and this includes GMOs and who knows what else.

We should all be paying the utmost attention to what we're eating, because it's having a direct effect on our heath and well being, in so many ways.

D Prosper "Come On"