Above & Beyond the Color (The Mike Brown Verdict)

Passed Racism

Doesn't take 100 days to decide if murder is a crime, it takes 100 days to figure out how to tell people it isn't...... #FergusonDecision
— Chris Rock (@ozchrisrock) November 25, 2014

Last night, November 24, 2014, the Ferguson, Missouri Grand Jury announced their verdict in the case of Mike Brown vs. Darren Wilson. In the case of the Mike Brown murder Wilson was not indicted. The country is in outrage once again, protesting, rioting, and social media is "going off." My family asked me if I were going to attend a protest in Atlanta, GA, but my question is what's the point? The reality of the situation is that this is no longer a shock; a police officer gunned down a defenseless man and got off. Yes, this is wrong, there is no way around the situation when an officer who's given certain training procedures does not follow them, but are you honestly surprised. 

I will not go to a protest suggesting race issues which we know by now that racism is prevalent in this country. I will only attend a protest that suggests equality instead of awareness on an ongoing issue. Turning to racism every time something happens is not the answer, this is only a hindrance to our growth. Once again, I am not saying that racism doesn't exist, because we clearly see this society. I am simply saying that suggesting racism constantly isn't how we eliminate the problem. Murder is wrong, black on black, white on white, black on white, white on black etc... Doesn't matter what color, occupation, position, etc... Murder is wrong!

So how do we solve this problem? Only through unity may we elevate our society past the ongoing issues that divides our world. At these protest instead of saying words like "this isn't right, because racism exist," we should say "color is not the issue the unfairness to people, generally speaking is the issue." This is not a race issue, but a government and societal issue. Ask yourself about the above tweet: if you wanted to keep things as they are, what plan would you develop to keep society divided?

Eliminate the division and unity shall begin.

Tools of division: Wake Up Everybody
Race, religion, class, sexuality, gender etc..

J. Cole Announces New Album

2014 Forest Hill Drive

Roc Nation's J. Cole announced his upcoming surprise album release via twitter on Nov. 16, 204. Tweeting the cover art, the name, and the release date...

My new album. 2014 Forest Hills Drive. 12/9 http://t.co/gjLq6iB4qo http://t.co/nhyCgP9LE9
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) November 17, 2014

J. Cole once called the savior of hip hop has yet to deliver a platinum album to his fans. His debut album Cole World was a disappointment to his fans that knew him from mixtapes like Friday Night Lights. The sophomore album Born Sinner deemed once again worthy by his fans, but still not platinum or a classic. So in my opinion this is the finally straw J. Cole you have to give your true fans that classic album. Drake has Take Care, Kendrick has Section 80, and now you need a classic to officially claim you’re thrown. I believe in Cole, don't let us down again.

Alongside of the album J. Cole has a fan contest that will give you a chance to meet Cole and go to the album listening at his Fayetteville home. Good Luck

Li Li Nicols Shall Reign "Draft Day"

Li Li Nicols - Draft Day

. Li Li Nicols Live L!ve member and upcoming rapper coming out of Atlanta, originally from New Orleans. Li Li Nicols relocated to Atlanta in 2005 because of Hurricane Katrina. Hip Hop finally is taking a unique turn in the conscious direction. Li Li currently is working on a 7 track Ep titled "The Review" as her first musical introduction into the hip hop industry, and plans to release the project before the end of the year 2014. Here is her Draft Day cover which will be on the Ep, watch out!Follow @lilinicols on Twitter & Instagram

Mockery or Photography? Kim Kardashian Naked on Paper Magazine

That Ass Award

I officially claim the year 2k14 of "That ASS." Between Nicki Minaj's Anaconda cover art and Kimy K's Paper cover, that's enough ass for the year. Kim Kardashian crashed the internet yesterday with her front cover issue on Paper Magazine. How do you feel about this? I'm not surprised of this exposure from Kim I mean she has a leaked sex tape, but I wish she was seen for the brains over sexuality. Kim Kardashian is a business and should be acknowledged as such. Hopefully this doesn't confuse the younger generation into thinking that beautiful women should only be seen as a sex symbol. No, I am not against nude photography and I am not judging Kim, but art and sex are different. There is some art that is sexual, but this cover is clearly exploiting just sex. I feel like it was highly unnecessary to grease her already desirable body up to add to the sexual display. Women I just think we should hold our self to a much higher pedestal.

Another issue I have with the photo is the mockery of once again our African Queens. Sarah Baartman (center image) during the 19th century was mocked in European freak shows because of her figure. Once again queens being mocked by the public. Let's honor our (all women) instead of mocking them or treating them as animals.

Horizon X Worthless NEW VIDEO!!

Horizon X Worhtless

Horizon releases the cover art for the single worthless. The unofficial worthless video hit the net receiving over 3000 views, in preparation for the official video. Sunday, November 2 marks the beginning of the video shoot for the single Worthless. The video is set to release on November 23.